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Despite missing the last three games with a calf injury, TNT Tropang Giga’s Bobby Ray Parks emerged as the statistical race winner at the end of the PBA Philippine Cup bubble at the AUF Sports Center in Angeles, Pampanga.
Calvin Abueva of Phoenix, CJ Perez of TerraFirma and another Phoenix stalwart, Matthew Wright, held their places behind Parks even as TNT’s RR Pogoy took fifth place after his solid performance as Troop leader in a brave but losing position. against Geneva in the final.
But Parks topped them all with an average 38.2 statistical points (SP), followed by Abueva (37.1), Pérez (35.7), Wright (35.65) and Pogoy (35.64).
Other big winners in the title tie were Geneva’s Stanley Pringle (34.8) and Japeth Aguilar (32.9). Pringle narrowly missed the top 5, while Japeth Aguilar rallied to finish eighth.
Scottie Thompson (at 32.8 at 9th) was the third Geneva player in the top 25 who are now the official contenders for the “Special Five” to be honored by the PBA in a special awards rite in January.
Also in the top 10 are NorthPort’s Christian Standhardinger (34.6) and Phoenix’s Jason Perkins (32.7).
NLEX’s Kiefer Ravena (32.6) and San Miguel Beer’s Moala Tautuaa (32.5) missed the Top 10 by a hairline.
They are followed by Paul Lee, Chris Newsome, Jayson Castro, Arwind Santos, Vic Manuel, Kevin Alas, Poy Erram, Ian Sangalang, Javee Mocon, Marcio Lassiter, Justin Chua, JR Quiñahan and Robert Herndon to round out the top 25.
The best rookies were Roosevelt Adams of TerraFirma (20.3), Aaron Black of Meralco (17.3), Barkley Eboña of Alaska (16.3), Aris Dionisio of Magnolia (15.9) and Arvin Tolentino of Geneva (15.5).
