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Published March 16, 2021, 4:47 PM More than their respective talents, head coach Chris Gavina spent the Rain or Shine’s second round picks on Franky Johnson, Anton Asistio and Andrei Caracut for their commendable character. The Elasto Painters selected the Fil-Am combo guard Johnson as the No. 17 overall pick before taking two steady backcourt players in Asistio and Caracut at No. 22 and No. 23, respectively, in the 2021 PBA Rookie Draft held last Sunday, March 14. “Acquiring Johnson, Asistio and Caracut in the second round gives us three players that we feel all embrace a mindset where t...

Published March 14, 2021, 10:57 AM Fellow colleagues, fans and observers have been spending the past few weeks doing their own mock version of the PBA Rookie Draft to figure out where the best players from the list of 86 applicants are going to end up with. With the draft proceedings slated Sunday, March 14, 2021, this writer opted to join the bandwagon to figure out if teams prefer to take the best talent available or go for a player that can fill what the team needs. The following are predictions for the first round, and it appears that the first three, four or five picks are a mere formali...

Rain or Shine taps Chris Gavina as new head coach enablePagination: false endIndex: Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, March 1) — The Rain or Shine Elasto Painters have appointed Chris Gavina as their new head coach ahead of the PBA's 2021 season. The Elasto Painters made the announcement Monday on their social media accounts. "We are excited to announce the appointment of Chris Gavina as Rain or Shine’s Head Coach," the team said. "He brings with him several years of experience as a coach in both the PBA and MPBL." Gavina replaces Caloy Garcia as Rain or Shine's chief tactician. Gavina had ...

Published March 1, 2021, 11:51 AM Rain or Shine has started making big moves ahead of the 46th PBA season.  The Elasto Painters on Monday, March 1, promoted assistant mentor Chris Gavina to the head coaching post while Caloy Garcia was appointed as the team’s active consultant.  Gavina, 42, replaced longtime chief mentor Garcia as RoS went on a reshuffle prior to the next season which is projected to start on April 9.  Garcia’s position in the Gilas Pilipinas coaching staff played a big part in the decision to move the 45-year-old tactician to the consultant role. The Raymond Yu and T...

March 1, 2021 | 5:53 pm Font Size AAA CALOY GARCIA has been replaced as Rain or Shine coach by assistant Chris Gavina. — PBA IMAGES CALOY Garcia’s tenure as coach of the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) came to an end on Monday after the team announced that it will be replacing him with assistant Chris Gavina. In a surprise announcement on the team’s Facebook page, Rain or Shine said it was elevating Mr. Gavina to head coach while naming Mr. Garcia as “active consultant” apart from being the head of basketball operations of the te...