For Urbiztondo, Halloween is a Dream
October 31, 2009 | 05:28PMGame notes from Sta. Lucia vs Burger King game 10/30/09:
- Final Score SLR def Burger King 101-93
- Undrafted free-agent rookie Josh Urbiztondo plays “dream game” on PBA Halloween Night
- Urbiztondo’s “MVP” numbers: 24 pts 4 rebs 4 assists 2 steals 9/16 FG 4/5 FT and only 1 error in 34 mins
- Urbiztondo norms just 3 ppg. Previous career high 5 points
- Urbiztondo - the player nobody wanted was the player nobody could stop
- Urbiztondo makes head coach Boyet Fernandez look like Albert Enstein. Fernandez starts Urbiztondo for first time and the undrafted rookie responds with career ballgame
- “J-Urbz” scores 7 points in 1st quarter, 8 points in 2nd quarter and 9 points in 3rd period
- Urbiztondo outshines drafted rookie teammates: 2nd rnd pick Benitez plays 4 mins, 2nd rnd pick Waters DNP
- Ryan Reyes tallies “franchise player” stats: 15 pts 5 rebs 6 assists 3 steals 6/8 FG
- Honorable Mention: Dennis Daa conference high 15 points for Sta. Lucia
- Joseph Yeo turns into John Stockton! The Ninja is issuing 6 assists per game f0r SLR.
- Gary David leads Burger King with awesome offense (23 points 3/3 3-pt) but commits game-high 6 errors
- JR Quinahan is quiet “Round Mound of Rebound”: 12 rebs vs SLR, 9.5 RPG in Philippine Cup
- Richard Yee enjoys life after Purefoods: 10 ppg 9.6 rpg 18 mpg for Burger King
- Urbiztondo’s former PBL Pharex teammate Ronnie Matias (8th pick overall) plays nightmare game for BK
- Matias, a former PBL MVP contender, plays scoreless game: 16 minutes 0 pts 0 rebs 1 assist 1 steal 2 errors
- Urbiztondo aims for encore performance against Miller/Tenorio when PBA resumes on Nov 4. MH
