Coming back for the Slasher is their skilled shooter point guard Eric Basco who will be seeing action to get his team revitalized after suffering series of setbacks. Joining Basco will be his swing man Senadre and power forward George while being supported by their improved player Eric Espartero. On the other hand, Bulls will still be paced by their dynamic duo of Dennis Castro and Joeger Supnet who are mainly the core of their offense.
In other matches, team Rangers tries to bounce back from a loss last weekend from ATT – Jaguar as they meet with the shooters of PRA – Choppers. Rams – Ballers test their skill against the quick and very talented team of Palau Nationals on the second game while the HANPA – Cardinal measures up against last year’s defending champions, Surangel.Meanwhile the team standing are as follows; #1 Western Union – 15 wins and 3 Loss, #2 Surangel 13 wins and 4 Loss, #3 Rangers 11 wins and 6 loss, #4 Slashers 10 wins, 7 Loss, #5 Jaguar 10 wins and 8 loss, #6 Iloandia 7 wins and 10 Loss, #7 HANPA 5 wins and 12 loss, where in RAMS and PRA tied at number 8 with 1 win and 16 loss.With the decided format, the top eight teams remain for the first round of playoffs where the number 1 team gets to meet with number 8, 2 versus 7, 3 versus 6, 4 versus 5. Matches are played every Sunday afternoon in which the first game starts at exactly 11:00 a.m. The 2009 Filipino Basketball League is operated and supervised by the Palau Basketball Federation and sponsored by PITI, CTSI-Logistics, J.Trading/ATT, Surangel and Sons, Ilocandia Association, Ilonggo Association, Pinoy Express, Aqua Drinking water and Western Union.
