New GSM additions create redundancies at forward position.

If you think the addition of Chris Ellis, Keith Jensen and Elmer Espiritu only brings positive outcomes, think twice. Actually they create more problems for the coaches of this GSM team. 

Some say having many talents in a roster is a good problem. Well, it isn't. Just look at the Petron team last year. Everyone's competing for playing minutes. Which is why I think KG Canaleta and John Wilson are happier now because they can play on a team that needs their services. 

I'm sure everyone agrees that it is a pain to watch a talented player sit on the bench and does nothing but to do high fives every time a time out is called. 

And that's my fear coming into the season. I don't want to see Rico Maierhofer, Allein Maliksi and the others doing only high fives. Because it's not right. Even in the basketball world, there's what you call injustice. 

So let me enumerate the GSM players who play the small forward (SF) and power forward position (PF). 

SF: Dylan Ababou, Allein Maliksi, Chris Ellis

PF: Willy Wilson, Rico Maierhofer, Rudy Hatfield, Kerby Raymundo, Elmer Espiritu, Keith Jensen

If I count it right, that's about 9 players fighting for a position that can only be played for 48 minutes.

And even if I'm not a coach, I can easily predict that two or three of them will get to do what chicken hens do, warm the bench. 

Or even Espiritu won't make it to the final roster. It turns out that the trade only worsens his career. 

Last year, Dylan Ababou and Allein Maliksi didn't get the right minutes. With the Ellis addition, it only makes their basketball lives tougher. One thing I can suggest is to use Maliksi as a back up shooting guard for Mark Caguioa. But we must also remember that Ronald Tubid might do a comeback. Either way, it will be tough for Maliksi to get his desired minutes. 

At the power forward position, it gets even trickier. Just like Ababou and Maliksi, Maierhofer was not fully utilized. And with Jensen in, expect more rotation problems right? Because let's admit it, Willy Wilson will still be coach Siot's favorite. Rudy Hatfield won't get his usual minutes. Kerby Raymundo might go out on twitter complaining about his minutes too.

And For Espiritu, sorry but I can't even imagine seeing him play for the barangay. 

Last season, coach Siot tried to do the Yeng Guiao. Different starting lineups and rotation every game. But he's not coach Yeng. Was he able to make everyone satisfied? No. You can see that on everyone's faces except Mark Caguioa. Now, I really wonder how will he manage rotation problems with this current lineup. 

Unless a trade happens, I don't see those 9 forwards getting their desired playing time. 

Redundancies are not good in any sense. They create problems. You can solve them by eradicating some. In the basketball world, make a trade if you're not going to use their talents.