Aguilar likely to win his first major award

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2020 08:55:08 +0000

By JONAS TERRADO

Japeth Aguilar showed why he was a model of consistency for Barangay Ginebra San Miguel with his performance in the PBA Governors’ Cup Finals.

Ginebra’s Japeth Aguilar scores against Meralco’s Chris Newsome (left) and Allen Durham in the PBA Governors’ Cup finals game 3 at Smart Araneta Coliseum, January 12, 2020 (Rio Deluvio)

The athletic big man averaged 15.5 points on 58-percent shooting with 6.8 rebounds and 3.3 blocks before Friday’s Game 5 at the Mall of Asia Arena to emerge as a likely candidate for the Finals Most Valuable Player award.

Ginebra has three chances to close out Meralco for the title with Games 6 and 7, if necessary, set Sunday and Wednesday at the Philippine Arena in Bocaue, Bulacan.

Aguilar game-saving block on Allen Durham in the series opener last Jan. 7 and a seven-block effort in Game 3 will likely convinced members of the PBA Press Corps to select him as the series top player.

Getting the Finals MVP could end up as the biggest individual award Aguilar had since turning pro in 2009.

He shared the All-Star MVP with San Miguel Beer’s Arwind Santos last March in Calasiao, Pangasinan, was a two-time member of the Mythical First Team (2016-17, 2017-18), Mythical Second Team in 2015-16 and a two-time member of the All-Defensive Team (2015-16, 2016-17).

Another possible Finals MVP is Stanley Pringle, who posted 18.8 points on 46-percent with 6.8 rebounds and 3.5 assists through four games.

After being held to 10 points on 3-of-14 shooting in Game 1, Pringle averaged of 21.7 points on 53-percent clip in the next three matches.

Pringle score
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