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Akil Mitchell shows potential for perfect Meralco Bolts fit

Akil Mitchell brings a king of toughness Meralco needs for a tournament that will feature big imports. —MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net Akil Mitchell validated Meralco’s optimism over his arrival with an impressive performance in the East Asia Super League (EASL) that could bode well for the Bolts in the upcoming PBA Commissioner’s Cup. “We just have to…

Meralco Bolts to size up Panamanian hire vs Busan

FILE–Meralco Bolts coach Luigi Trillo.– MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net Meralco hosts Busan KCC Egis in an East Asia Super League (EASL) clash on Wednesday night, eager to use the match as some form of an advantage for the Bolts heading into the PBA Commissioner’s Cup. “The one thing that teams suffer from is that they normally get…

Allen Durham shifts focus on Meralco Bolts’ next mission

Allen Durham (with ball) and the Bolts got clocked out of the quarterfinals by Japeth Aguilar, RJ Abarrientos and the rest of the Gin Kings. —AUGUST DELA CRUZ Allen Durham’s woes against Barangay Ginebra continued to persist on Monday night as Meralco bowed out of the Governors’ Cup after getting swept in the best-of-five quarterfinals.…

Calm Bolts unfazed by specter of Kings sweep

Justin Brownlee’s clutch heroics lift Barangay Ginebra Gin Kings past Meralco Bolts in Game 2 of the PBA Governors’ Cup quarterfinals. –PBA IMAGES Meralco is on the edge of being shown the door in the PBA Governors’ Cup by a familiar enemy who has repeatedly sent them packing in the past. But even with their…

Meralco Bolts get to celebrate PH Cup win again for last time

Meralco Bolts coaching staff led by head coach Luigi Trillo and active consultant Nenad Vucinic receives the Baby Dalupan Coach of the Year award during the PBA Press Corps Awards Night at Novotel Araneta City in Cubao, Quezon City. Tuesday night became the last time the Meralco coaching staff and some of its players, who…

Kouame gives Bolts serious size for East Asia caging

FILE–Ange Kouame.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net Ange Kouame has played for multiple Filipino clubs since turning pro, and even helped steer the Philippines to the Asian Games gold medal last year. But his upcoming gig with Meralco will be the first time the naturalized big man will be playing on Philippine soil since backstopping the Ateneo Blue Eagles…

Tropang Giga, Bolts with chance to dispute first playoff berth

TNT defenders swarm Meralco import KJ McDaniels. –PBA IMAGES The result of Wednesday’s second round meeting between NorthPort and Converge could determine if either TNT or Meralco will become the first team to secure a quarterfinal seat in the PBA Governors’ Cup. TNT and Meralco are tied for the lead in Group A at 5-1…

Bolts regain winning form by stranding Dyip

Meralco Bolts’ Allen Durham against Terrafirma defenders in the PBA Governors’ Cup. –PBA IMAGES Meralco could only preach the need for others to pick up the slack as the Bolts took a share of the lead in Group A of the PBA Governors’ Cup eliminations, despite being ravaged with injuries through three games. “It’s next…

Bolts near full force in duel with skidding Dyip

Chris Newsome (with ball) is slated to play against Terrafirma. —AUGUST DELACRUZ Meralco hardly looks like the formidable Bolts squad that won the Philippine Cup nearly two months ago, with Luigi Trillo and Nenad Vucinic’s charges playing as a walking wounded lot with injuries to Allein Maliksi and Raymond Almazan. Chris Newsome, the club cornerstone,…

Bolts return to work; PBA’s four-point era begins

Meralco vs Magnolia during the PBA Philippine Cup. MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net Meralco acknowledges that it needs to shake off the championship hangover as fast as it can now that the chase for another title begins under the shadow of a different conversation starter for the new PBA season: The four-point line. “We got the monkey off…