Caguiao bags Best Player plum, eyes MVP next

by **Ginebra Tambayan** Thu Jul 26, 2012 10:38 am

Caguiao bags Best Player plum, eyes MVP next

Published on Thursday, 26 July 2012 00:30

Written by NOLI CORTEZ

MARK Caguioa bagged the PBA Governors Cup Best Player of the Conference award last night and now has a clear shot at the coveted MVP plum.

Ginebra’s ace guard won his second straight award for the season and overall since he emerged as the top rookie in 2001. His mind is focused on an entirely different thing, though.

“I’m happy I won the award, but I’m not satisfied,” Caguioa said after being handed his lovely hardware by PBA chairman Mert Mondragon and Commissioner Chito Salud before Game 2 of the finals duel last night between Rain or Shine and B-Meg at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.

“We didn’t reach the finals and my goal is to get to the finals, for my team. So I’d definitely trade it. When you get to the finals and win a championship kasi, iba ang feeling and it was my ultimate goal. It brings the team closer and the games get a lot easier when you get to the championship,” he added.

“Okay sa akin ang award. Pero hindi ‘yung feeling. Parang di ka satisfied, kulang. Parang hollow.”

The season MVP award will be handed out this Sunday along with the All-Defensive Team and the Mythical Teams and Caguioa is expected to again receive the bulk of the votes needed for the 32-year-old to earn the league’s highest individual honor for the first time.

Still nagging at Caguioa was the bitter memories of Ginebra’s 72-74 loss to B-Meg in their playoff for the second finals berth last Friday.

“Still can’t sleep with that last game,” he confessed.

He garnered a total of 1,121 points from the statistics and votes from the media, players and the PBA.

Rain or Shine rookie Paul Lee was a far second with 694 while B-Meg’s Marc Pingris finished third with 586.

Another B-Meg ace, two-time MVP James Yap, was fourth with 537 while Philippine Cup BPC and stats topnotcher Gary David of Powerade rounded up the top five with 528.

Elasto Painters reinforcement Jamelle Cornley shared the limelight with Caguioa by emerging as the runaway winner for the Best Import award with 1033 points.

B-Meg’s Marqus Blakely wound up second with 886, Ginebra’s Cedric Bozeman was a far third with 553 and Meralco’s Mario West was fourth with 384. Talk N Text’s Paul Harris had 360.

Source: Malaya

by **MR. FAST** Thu Jul 26, 2012 10:39 am

walang duda kay MC na yan, 2 BPC = MVP! kalokohan kapag nasulot pa sa kanya yan!

by **betterhalf** Thu Jul 26, 2012 11:20 am

para kay menk lang yan 2 BPC tapos nag MVP :bouncing:

by **betterhalf** Thu Jul 26, 2012 11:52 am

@ronnathanielz
@NoliEala The outstanding feature of Mark Caguioa is his desire to win. Never gives up. That's the mark of a true Ginebra player.

by MythicalV Thu Jul 26, 2012 11:57 am

Kapag hindi nag MVP yan kalokohan na haha!

by Kg_Makaveli Thu Jul 26, 2012 4:16 pm

siguro ang Ginebra trio na sina Eric Menk, Jayjay Helterbrand & Mark Caguioa na ang pinaka malupet na Big3 sa history ng PBA... bukod siguro sa Big3 din ng Toyota na sina Ramon Fernandez, Francis Arnaiz & Robert Jaworski... pag nag MVP si MC47... lahat sila nagMVP... lahat din sila naglaro at nag-abot sa iisang team... astigin...

by athankings Thu Jul 26, 2012 4:20 pm

Kg_Makaveli wrote:siguro ang Ginebra trio na sina Eric Menk, Jayjay Helterbrand & Mark Caguioa na ang pinaka malupet na Big3 sa history ng PBA... bukod siguro sa Big3 din ng Toyota na sina Ramon Fernandez, Francis Arnaiz & Robert Jaworski... pag nag MVP si MC47... lahat sila nagMVP... lahat din sila naglaro at nag-abot sa iisang team... astigin...