Ababou's Chance

It's only been a game but in 20 minutes for his new team-- the Barangay Ginebra Gin Kings, PBA rookie and UAAP UST Most Valuable Player Dylan Ababou's future looks brighter than ever.

Ababou > Intal

Granted, he finished with only 2 points, 3 rebounds, 3 fouls and a turnover, but it's clear that he is a lock as the Gin Kings' small forward of the present and foreseeable future. Once he gets his feet wet within the Kings' offense, Ababou's high basketball IQ will take care of the numbers. No, we don't really expect him to drop huge scoring efforts-- we'll leave that to Mark Caguioa, Jayjay Helterbrand and import Chris Alexander, but it's safe to say that Ababou will serve as the team's glue guy on both ends of the court.

While some fans cried over the loss of JC Intal who was traded to BMeg to play "Scottie Pippen/ Marcio Lassiter" to James Yap's "Michael Jordan/ Gary David," Ababou is a definite upgrade by a wider margin than most would think.