Sunday, May 19, 2013

New face of Alaska: Fred Uytengsu sees bright future for star rookie Calvin Abueva


In just his first year in the PBA, Calvin Abueva has become the new face of the Alaska Aces franchise, drawing the most love from Gatas Republik fans, leading the team in statistics, and helping them win the Commissioner’s Cup.

Alaska chief executive officer Wilfred Uytengsu said that the best is still ahead for the brash rookie.

“He has a lot of potential. He has oodles and oodles of talent and he has a bright future in the PBA,” Uytengsu told InterAKTV.

“He has that kind of energy I that I haven’t seen before.”

The Aces top supporter is well aware of Abueva’s reputation as a pest and irritant on the floor, which often earns the forward boos from fans of other teams.

“You’ll be glad when he’s playing on your team and you’ll hate playing against him when you’re on the opposing side,” said Uytengsu.

But while Abueva is emerging as Alaska’s star, he would still need to buy into the team concept.

“In Alaska, there’s always that sense of ‘we rather than me,’ and Calvin will just have to develop his maturity and work well within our system,” said Uytengsu.

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