In 2014, a young San Miguel Beermen team did the impossible. It was down 0 - 3 in the finals against Alaska. But they came back and won 4 straight to win the All Filipino Championship.
10 years later, Converge (formerly Alaska) could give SMB payback of sorts. They were down, 0 - 2, in this current quarterfinals series, but they came back with 2 straight wins, and could potentially upset the reigning MVP's team and head to the semifinals.
This could also be the moment Alex Cabagnot has been waiting for, ever since being traded to the Terrafirma Dyip, despite being part of the Death 5, and in my opinion, was probably the glue and the source of positivity in that old San Miguel Beermen team that won so many championships.
It remains to be seen, hours from now, if these musings are true.
But it is amazing what belief - the belief that you can win over a giant, even though you are a younger and more inexperienced team. And that game winning shot by Alex Stockton was all it took to start that small fire. The belief that they can take down the SMB Juggernaut has started. And even if they don't do it this conference, that far can only grow and burn brighter in the future.
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