TOP scorer, No. 1 in assists, and best player of the conference?
NLEX star guard Robert Bolick has gained the early lead in the race for the top player in award the PBA Philippine Cup.
In his first full conference since his pro league comeback late in the Commissioner’s Cup, Bolick uncorked his all-around game in the Road Warriors’ first six matches for a leading 49.2 average statistical points.
The former San Beda star set the tone for his BPC bid with a league-best average of 29.5 points built on a single game high of 46 markers while also emerging as the No. 1 playmaker of the import-less tilt with 7.2 dimes per outing.
Bolick, who also has 5.8 rebounds an outing, leads NorthPort’s Arvin Tolentino (43.6 SPs), Terrafirma rookie Stephen Holt (40.2), reigning seven-time MVP June Mar Fajardo of San Miguel Beer (37.0) and Rain or Shine’s Leonard Santillan (35.9) in the SPs standings through April 7.
CJ Perez of SMB, fresh from his BPC in the Commissioner’s Cup, took the sixth spot with 33.8 followed by TNT’s Calvin Oftana (33.3), Beau Belga of Rain or Shine (31.9), Terrafirma gunner Juami Tiongson (31.9) and Ginebra big man Christian Standhardinger (31.).
Just outside the top 10 are NorthPort freshman Cade Flores (31.0), SMB’s Don Trollano (30.3), Meralco’s Chris Newsome (29.4), Ginebra’s Jamie Malonzo (29.0), and Phoenix’s Jason Perkins (28.).
Sitting 15th to 20th were Ginebra’s Maverick Ahanmisi (28.7), TNT’s RR Pogoy (28.6), NorthPort’s Joshua Munzon (28.6), who is No. 1 in steals with 3.6, Blackwater’s Troy Rosario (28.3) and SMB’s Jericho Cruz (28.3).
Bolick is in the hunt for his first BPC as do top five bets Tolentino (24.0 points, 7.6 rebounds, 5.0 assists), top pick Holt (20.2 markers, 8.8 boards, 4.7 assists and 2.3 steals), and Santillan (21.6 points, 9.6 rebounds).
Fajardo, the tournament’s leading rebounder with 12.3 per outing that goes with 14.3 points, is gunning for a record-extending 10th BPC while 10th-running Standhardinger (14.8 points, 10.5 boards, 4.2 dimes) is eyeing his third.
