Poor Brandon Cablay that in this last two weeks, he has become the subject of the ire of the Aces nation. Being the recipient of all the bashing and thrashing is no good for a player who once has led Alaska to a championship back in 2003 when he received the 2003 PBA Invitationals Cup Finals MVP.
Surely, Brandon is not injured physically, but he maybe playing hurt emotionally if he has read or followed all the threads with him as the subject and being blamed for his inconsistent plays, poor shooting and unproductive long minutes on the court.
This maybe the second time that he get a duhhh!!! from the Aces fans , the first time was when the Alaska Aces decided to trade their star-player Kenneth Duremdes to the Sta. Lucia Realtors for the latter’s 5th pick in the first round of the 2003 PBA Rookie Draft to get the services of this high-flying guard from Vanguard University.
Though many observers believed that the main reason why Alaska traded for the 5th pick is to draft Harvey Carey which was snatched by the Talk ‘n Text Phonepals one pick earlier using their own 4th pick in the first round.
Well, Brandon sure get some stars with the Aces showing his daredevil drives and using his athletic leaping ability to the fullest for defensive purposes.
During Brandon’s first tenure with Aces, he mostly plays the two-guard and occasionally plays the point only if needed in the rotation.
He has shown that he can be an effective spot-up shooter and drive to the basket with his quick first step but surely every players got some limitations or weaknesses on their games.
If Brandon will continue to handle the backup point guard duties, it would limit his effectiveness as it is very evident that he is having a hard time shooting the ball, he is in a kind of dilemma or confusion whether to set the play or to shoot the ball. Maybe Brandon is not just matured enough on how to balance his passing and scoring.
From the first three games of the conference, it has showed that Brandon is not effective playing the point and it would be wiser for coach Joel Banal to let Brandon get back at his natural shooting guard position.
Alaska still has Eric Salamat or maybe try Julius Pasculado if he’s got some creative passing skills and maturity to handle the backup point guard duties.
With these changes, Brandon will surely get back on track and start shooting well coming off the picks and with less pressure in creating the plays for the team.
If in case Alaska start playing well by racking up the W’s and reach the finals of this All-Filipino Cup, Brandon will surely be needed by the team with his daredevil drives, pesky defense and timely three-point shots.
The bashing and thrashing would be replaced by praises because Brandon can prove that he still has some gas left!
Brandon’s got game but he is not a Rated PG!
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