Fans expectation went sky high during draft day when Barangay Ginebra drafted 7 foot Gilas stalwart Greg Slaughter. For years, the man in the middle has been the problem of Ginebra ever since the departure of Eric Menk and Marlou Aquino. Since then, there had been a huge gaping hole in Ginebra's interior defense. Without a legitimate center, opponents have made mince meat of their defense.
Ginebra had made moves to fill up that hole in the middle. Last year, they took in the likes of Yousef Taha and Kerby Raymundo. Due to lack of playing time, Taha did not fulfill that requirement and was traded for Japeth Aguilar. At 6'9", it seems that he would finally be the one to fill up that requirement. But he was injured and Ginebra was not able to make it to the later rounds.
Coming in to Draft Day, fans became excited on the prospect of having a 7 footer playing for their beloved team. First of all, a 7 footer comes once in a blue moon. The last time Ginebra had one was during the 90's with EJ Feihl. Also, Slaughter had good credentials prior to his awaited entry into the pro leagues. A champion player in college and in the D-League, it seems that Greg would finally be the so-called "savior" for Ginebra.
And so it happened. The 7-foot Gilas player is now officially a ka-Barangay. With his entry, Ginebra's throngs of die hard fans finally have a reason to hope that the team's title drought would finally be quenched. Marlou Aquino gave Ginebra a championship and won Rookie of the Year. Eric Menk gave the barangay a championship and became MVP. Will Slaughter follow suit and end Ginebra's six year title drought? Fans are hoping that he would.
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