PBA MVP: James Yap

On a rainy Wednesday, awards poured in for James Yap. The former U.E. Warrior hotshot fast tracked his PBA star status by nailing the Most Valuable Player award in the PBA. Jaworski, a former UE Warrior himself was the PBA special presentor.

Although basketball is a team game, in the Philippine Basketball Association, somehow, the MVP trophy is bigger than winning one of two conferences (formerly 1 of 3). It's really hard to remember who won a particular conference in a given year. This is unless a team goes grand slam. Tell me, who is the 2002 import laiden conference champion?

But the MVP, it makes it mark. From Adordano, to Co, to Hubalde, to Brown, to Jaworski, to Fernandez, to Guidaben, to Caidic, Paras and Patrimonio, it can make a player legend. Though, I know there have been second tier MVPs too in the past.

But because the PBA.ph contains no player statistics (very unlike NBA.com), we can not see how really Yap perfromed per game basis. It's no secret that doing non-spectacular numbers or above average game on a winning team can get you MVP. Ask Danny Ildefonso and Willie Miller.

Let's us see how James Yap will evolve after winning the single best individual award that a Filipino ball player can get. I hope he will not get satisfied and improve still. I just think what James Yap have shown thus far is not the most valuable James Yap possible.

By the way, Purefoods just won the game. Leads the series 3 to 1 over Red Bull. James can add another trophy on Sunday. A PBA championship is now a possibility. This, after getting the MVP trophy and Kris Aquino.

See my previous entry regarding James Yap here.