PBA four-point shot adopted without consultation with coaches

PBA competition committee also bypassed, rues Guiao
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YENG Guiao is willing to give the four-point shot a shot.

But one thing that riles him to this day was that the controversial innovation was adopted by the PBA for implementation right in the coming season without consultation with the coaches and the competition committee.

“Hindi dumaan sa aming mga coaches ‘yan,” said the Rain or Shine coach ahead of a meeting that the pro league has called for its assistant coaches to discuss rules changes to be enforced starting in Season 49.

Guiao found it odd that PBA coaches themselves weren’t asked about their thoughts before a rules change that he said could either make the league look like a genius or the laughing stock of the basketball world, was adopted.

No wonder league coaches were caught by surprise when the rule change was announced during the PBA board’s planning session in Japan, voicing out diverse opinions on it later to the media.

Ginebra’s Tim Cone frankly told Pinoystep: “I’m not a fan [of the four-point shot]. In my honest opinion, I think it’s great for All-Star Games where it’s all fun and games, but not for serious basketball.”

Guiao said even the league’s competition committee, which the PBA itself created as a consultative boby for game-related issues, was bypassed. The competition committee usually consisted of coaches and league officials.

“That shows the rule was railroaded and adopted right at the PBA board level,” said Guiao.

Not only was there no consultation done among coaches, but Guiao also wondered why the four-point shot wasn’t given a trial run in the league-run PBA D-League before it was adopted for the pro level itself.

“Sinubukan mo lang [ang four-point shot] sa isang All-Star Game,” rued the veteran coach. “You don’t base decisions like that on one game. Sana sinubukan muna sa D-League, and if it worked then dalhin natin sa PBA.

‘NBA nga ‘di inadopt ‘yan, inunahan mo pa’

“Eh yung NBA nga, ang galing ng nagpapatakbo d’yan . Ang daming magagaling na officials and madaming studies. Sinubukan na nila ‘yan sa All-Star Game nila and yet, di pa rin inadopt sa actual game. Tapos ikaw uunahan mo pa.”