It's Official: Tim Cone is B-MEG Llamados New Mentor

The speculation that haunted the PBA few weeks after long-time Alaska Aces's head coach Tim Cone resigned was true after all - he is heading to B-MEG Derby Ace Llamados as Gov. Rene Pardo of BMEG confirmed to Snow Badua (@snowbadua). This rumor has been circulating the entire league moments after Alaska management announced coach Tim Cone's resignation; that time there was no confirmation on both parties about the issue. This adds to the extreme excitement the 37th Season of the PBA. It will be the first time PBA fans will see Tim Cone sitting on an Alaska opponent's bench. 

Tim Cone will still bring the fabled triangle offense system to the BMEG team, which makes the Llamados a formidable squad, a force to reckon in the upcoming 37th Season of the PBA. Cone will be joined by Richard Del Rosario, Koy Banal and Jeorge Gallent as assistant coaches. Also joining the coaching staff are former Aces and Cone's players Johnny Abbarientos and Jeffrey Cariaso.

Update: PBA 37th Season Official Line-up. Click here.

PBA Trade Update: Barroca to B-MEG, Allado to Barako Bull, Espiritu to Shopinas.com

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B-MEG failed to get what they need the most in the recent PBA rookie draft - a legitimate point guard. But the team and its entire management didn't stop until they got what they dubbed as the missing piece of their campaign last season. If they can't have it on the draft, they can via trade.

B-MEG seems not to run out of luck as they got a legitimate point guard in the name of Mark Barroca in a three-team, multiplayer trade happened last september 6, 2011. The teams involved in the said trade were B-MEG, Barako Bull (former Air21) and Shopina.com (former Barako Bull). 

B-MEG got Mark Barroca, known by his superb play-making skills in his stint with Smart Gilas, from Shopinas.com (their 5th pick from the draft), Barako Bull acquired Don Carlos Allado from B-MEG, and Shopina.com got high leaper Elmer Espiritu from Barako Bull and rookie Brian Ilad from B-MEG. 

Commissioner Chito Salud approved and signed the trade ruling that it was a fair trade, with each team benefited with the players they got. 

With Mark Barroca playing the point spot together with Roger Yap and Josh Urbiztondo, and with the return of the original "sampayan brigade" of Rafi Reavis, Rico Maierhofer and Kerby Raymundo, plus Joe De Vance - BMEG Llamados is a force to reckon in the upcoming conference.


Update: Tim Cone named as new BMEG head coach: Read here.
Update: 37th PBA Season Official Line-up. Click here.

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