Di pa (kami) kapit sa patalim, says Eala as he douses Cortez trade talk

SAN Miguel Corp. director for sports Noli Eala on Monday immediately doused speculations of a trade that would send Barangay Ginebra's Mike Cortez to Air21 Express, saying the Kings may be struggling at the moment "pero hindi pa naman kapit sa patalim."

Eala took to Twitter as he reacted to reports that Cortez is headed to Air21 to reunite with college coach Franz Pumaren under a proposed three-team trade that may also involve Ginebra's sister team Petron.

"When there's smoke ... there's a rumor mill that's overheating. Time to douse it with water," the SMC official tweeted on his account @NoliEala.

Air21 official Lito Alvarez is apparently the one pushing for the trade, which, according to the reports, may see Petron guard Denok Miranda go to Ginebra and Express big men Yousef Taha or James Cena, or both, joining the Boosters to beef up the Petron frontline the absence of injured big men June Mar Fajardo and Danny Ildefonso.

Sought for comment by Spin.ph, Eala was cool to the trade proposal.

"Ginebra and Petron may be in a bit of a bind right now, but di naman kapit sa patalim," said the former PBA commissioner.

"I won't deny, however, that we are studying all our options with our coaches. So any decision on our teams won't be knee-jerk," he added.

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nako po bukas mkalawa tuloy ang trade na yan kunwari lang yan si eala

in denial ka pa! kunware ka pang kumag ka! pakatotoo ka!

From Hoopla c/o Petiksmode :

got a txt from bgsm na totoo tong trade na to..pero like him i dont see any sense..players were informed na about this

Anak ka ng TOKWA EALA...

aysus! maka PWETRON yang si Eala eh! sablay yan pag sa ginebra..tsk

Sinungaling!!!

bwisit na balita to dapat nasa tabloid nalang to

di namen kelangan si Denok tas aalisin mo pa si cortez ano yun? LOKOHAN?!

ang isang ATTY. tulad ni EALA ang mali pilit na tinatama ang tama pilit na binabaluktot

^kahit ano pang sabihin nyang si Eala sigurado pabor yan sa Petron at di yan papabor sa Ginebra!

kailangan ng ginebra ay center ,,,,kung itra trade c cortez tas ang ipapa;it c denok wag na lng kung center ang ipapalit kay cortez why not kahit its too late sa ginebra....

kung may trade wag na isli ang petron 1 on 1 trade nalang

shaquee wrote:kung may trade wag na isli ang petron 1 on 1 trade nalang

AGREE! pinapagulo lang nila yung trade na yan di naman naten kelangan si Denok

..bakit ba ang ginebra player ang itra trade bakit di muna umpisahan sa management pababa.......try nyo lng....

KAPAG KAPIT NA SA PATALIM ibig sabihn TULOY NA TULOY na yan EALA?!

wag na nilang isama ang ginebra sa trade.....

wala taLAga malasakit sa mga fans ng gin ang eala na yan tingnan mo taas pa ng standing ng petron tapos sila pa daw nangailangan ng malaki i anu ba si sison si pena si jaywash dawindi ba yan

know ni eala ang kulang sa petron ...bat sa ginebra di nya know/....

shaquee wrote:wala taLAga malasakit sa mga fans ng gin ang eala na yan tingnan mo taas pa ng standing ng petron tapos sila pa daw nangailangan ng malaki i anu ba si sison si pena si jaywash dawindi ba yan

natawa naman ako sa dawindi loko nga yang si eala, kitang kita naman talaga kung SINO yung may KELANGAN ng MALAKI!

babyevoces wrote:know ni eala ang kulang sa petron ...bat sa ginebra di nya know/....

Maka PWETRON kasi yang si Eala

♕ (名) プリンシペ島 ♕ ‏@DennisPrincipe
Five game losing streak for Ginebra. Maiiyak **** mga fans. All I can say is, Tahana... ♕ (名) プリンシペ島 ♕ ‏@DennisPrincipe

@Nolieala -weh di nga? siguraduhin mo ha

Pano ba napasok sa SMC yang Abogago na yan?

MR. FAST wrote:♕ (名) プリンシペ島 ♕ ‏@DennisPrincipe
Five game losing streak for Ginebra. Maiiyak **** mga fans. All I can say is, Tahana... ♕ (名) プリンシペ島 ♕ ‏@DennisPrincipe

@Nolieala -weh di nga? siguraduhin mo ha

may kredibilidad pa ba tong taong to?,,tsk,,tsk..kaliwete kasi,,hehe,,

Sana di ka nalang nagsalita.. padeny deny ka pa.. ilang araw lang natuloy din naman.. tsk.. #sinungaling