The Final Score: Choosing between Chris Tiu and Chris Ellis

The Final Score: Choosing between Chris Tiu and Chris Ellis



Moments before Commissioner Chito Salud reveals the sixth pick of the 2012 PBA Draft, anticipation builds. People hear the jet engine buzz inside the Robinson’s Place Manila activity center. There’s an opportunity to pair a celebrity with a celebrated team. An immensely popular team has a chance to become an insanely popular team. All Ginebra has to do is draft Chris Tiu. Write his name on a piece of paper. Wait for the Commissioner to formalize the move. Watch the phenomenon start.

It never happens.

The tantalizing idea lasts for about five minutes. After Barako Bull selects Aldrech Ramos at number 5 (he eventually moves to the B-MEG Llamados/SanMig Coffee), people looked at one another, with eyes alert and mouths agape, as if to say, “Holy cow, Ginebra can draft Chris Tiu at number six. This is happening. When can we buy tickets for the first Ginebra game?” Then, the moment disappears. Gone forever. I look at people beside me. They’re perplexed. An exciting concept gives way to an even more compelling one.

Ginebra doesn’t need Chris Tiu.

They want Chris Ellis.

It’s a choice between the man girls want their parents to meet and the man their parents probably know little about. It’s a choice between the man who can sell ice to Eskimos and the man who can break the rim in half. It’s a choice between the man who can make Ginebra a better half-court team and the man who can make Ginebra a better running unit. It’s a choice between the undeniable and the unexpected.

Why Ginebra? Why? You know what you’ll get from Chris Tiu. At least, that’s the assumption. The man has marketing magic and international experience. The franchise, then, generates even more fans. The team, then, generates even more wins. Mark Caguioa and Chris Tiu together: September 30, please arrive sooner. But as Mark Titus of Grantland suggests, what makes the most sense hardly ever happens.

Perhaps, that’s the enticing aspect of Ginebra picking Ellis over Tiu. Who is this guy? What can he do? If you saw him in the PBA D-League and the SEA Games, you know he runs like a gazelle and jumps over people. Chances are, however, you don’t know what to expect. Ah, the element of surprise. It translates to potential. It’s the wow factor. Forget Tiu. Ginebra says they don’t need him. Just wait and see. You’ll like Ellis even more.

With rookies, no matter how talented, success is a 50/50 proposition. Chris Tiu joins Rain or Shine. Chris Ellis joins Ginebra. I have no idea how this works out. Maybe Paul Lee and Chris Tiu can transform first-time champions into constant contenders. Maybe Chris Ellis can turn Ginebra into a legit running juggernaut. Someone decided not to combine the intangible forces of one man and one team. So maybe I’m simply overreacting to a lost moment.

Of course, as soon as Chris Ellis dunks on Marc Pingris in the next Manila Clasico, we can pretend this discussion never happened. - AMD, GMA News

Writer: MICO HALILI

ganito lang yan, band aid solution si Chris Two at INVESTMENT naman kay CHRIS ONE

Talent wise Chris Ellis ako syempre

Happy ako sa mga napili natin

oks na ko kay Chris Ellis

TIU-pee alis diyan!!!!

kaya si ELLIS ang pinili
dahil siya ay marunong bumati
nagpapatunay na lamang
na maganda ang kanyang ugali......

TIU-pi alis diyan!!!!
kaya ikaw ang pinili ni Yeng eng-eng
dahil pareho kayo ng ugali
sobrang taas ang tingin sa sarili

Isang ka palang ateneo na may ugaling TONDO
sa sobrang i-BILIB hindi makilala ang sarili
hindi pa marunong bumati, ,kaya hindi ka nila pinili..........

isa sa mga pamunuan ng mga HARI,
hindi mo binati!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

galing kabs rhone ah...

nice 1 kabs rhone ............ :yaay:

rhone wrote:TIU-pee alis diyan!!!!

kaya si ELLIS ang pinili
dahil siya ay marunong bumati
nagpapatunay na lamang
na maganda ang kanyang ugali......

TIU-pi alis diyan!!!!
kaya ikaw ang pinili ni Yeng eng-eng
dahil pareho kayo ng ugali
sobrang taas ang tingin sa sarili

Isang ka palang ateneo na may ugaling TONDO
sa sobrang i-BILIB hindi makilala ang sarili
hindi pa marunong bumati, ,kaya hindi ka nila pinili..........

isa sa mga pamunuan ng mga HARI,
hindi mo binati!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

natwa ako dito.. oo nga eh inisnab kasi ni Tiu si Eala ayun d siya pinili ni isa sa SMC.. at mas sikat naman ang Ginebra kahit lagay mo pa si Tiu s biik hindi nya kayang tapatan ang fanbase ng ginebra.. d naman mas may laro si Ellis.. like what i've said sa iang thread, si Ellis can dunk and shoot treys but Tiu can only provide leader ship and can't dunk.. hehe

rhone wrote:TIU-pee alis diyan!!!!

kaya si ELLIS ang pinili
dahil siya ay marunong bumati
nagpapatunay na lamang
na maganda ang kanyang ugali......

TIU-pi alis diyan!!!!
kaya ikaw ang pinili ni Yeng eng-eng
dahil pareho kayo ng ugali
sobrang taas ang tingin sa sarili

Isang ka palang ateneo na may ugaling TONDO
sa sobrang i-BILIB hindi makilala ang sarili
hindi pa marunong bumati, ,kaya hindi ka nila pinili..........

isa sa mga pamunuan ng mga HARI,
hindi mo binati!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Niceone

mas kailangan natin c ellis kesa kay Tiu ....

babyevoces wrote:mas kailangan natin c ellis kesa kay Tiu ....

tama ka kabs... mas kelangan natin c ellis kesa kay tiu.... kelangan natin ng isang player na makakapg bigay ng energy...

Tingin ko kung walang contract si Chris Tiu sa Milo kukunin siya ng Alaska. Hahaha!

Honestly, nung napanood ko yung replay akala ko talaga kukunin natin si Chris Tiu... si Chris Ellis pala.. and kitang kita mo yung hapiness sa face ni Chris Ellis nung tinawag yung name niya nung na picked siya sa Ginebra, yun naman pala.. gusto niya talaga mapunta sa atin.

I've seen some games/plays of Chris Ellis on Youtube mas aggressive player siya compared to Chris Tiu. Balik nalang siya sa Gilas. haha!

But..... Chris Tiu is also "nice to have" in our team. #justmyopinion