Pinoy BasketBalista

 After NU won their 2nd championship over 60yrs in the making, a lot of MEMES circulated about

Ginebra's 6yrs of drought. I must say I'm already annoyed of these jokes because it's not funny

anymore, like in everytime there's a long come back they will associate it with Ginebra, it's

overused joke, this people should stop it and think of something NEW. Anyway, FYI.. Don't you know FedEx or Barako Bull enery  franchise never won any champ ever since they entered the PBA in 12yrs? and that's gives me an idea to do some research which teams had the worst championship drought

       Drought years : 

                     2002-2014 (12yrs) - no champ since the franchise started

                FedEx or currently the Barako Bull Energy entered the PBA league with some promising

players like Gary David, Arwind Santos, De Ocampo Brothers , Ronald Tubid and Mark Pingris. In

all PBA history for staying 12yrs and counting , they hold the longest no-championship as a

franchise. The Franchise gone a lot changes from new owners and new management then team

structure and still no success ever yet to come. The closet they ever to get to finals was in

2005-2006 where they have been eliminated by Purefoods

                  Drought years : 

                               1993-2001 (8yrs) - no champ since they started till 2001

                                2002-2007 (6yrs) - last champ 2001

                                2008-2010 (3yrs) - last chap 2007

                The franchise started in the PBL wherein they reigned and then decided to try the bigger league -

the PBA. The team struggles to get their first ever championship not until they gave up their main-

man Jun Limpot for a younger big-man Marlou Aquino, this decision becomes fruitful to get their

first championship.

After their last championship, the team struggles again for big changes in PBA specially the

emergance of younger athletic Fil-Ams, the team kept their pride that they will limit of hiring

of Fil-Am and stay as pure locals. They fail and struggles not until they got their super fil-am

Kelly Williams which help them to have their 2nd championship with also more motivated Dennis

Espino and Marlou Aquino in the sideline.

#3) Smart Communications /  (Pepsi-Cola Products Philippines, Inc.)

   Who will remember the Pepsi / 7-Up in PBA, the most underdog or just say the  farm team in 90's. Good thing the Smart Communications venture in PBA that somehow the weakest team in PBA revive and strive for competition. After 7yrs the franchise won their first finals in Centennial Cup lead by their veterans Glen Capacio and Al Solis with the help of their super import Silas Mills and Maclory.

The franchise had remarkable and controversial era with their super fil-Tonggan Asi Taulava who dominated the league in the center position in his prime but too bad he's not enough to win a championship. Not until the phonepals found a jewel from their draft pick ,Jimmy Alapag. Jimmy Alapag and Asi Taulava became another historical center-guard duo in PBA, their ERA was prevailing and they won the 2003 All Filipino cup champion.
 

#4) San Miguel Corporation  (Ginebra)

                 Drought years : 

                                1985-1990 (5yrs ) - first champ

                                1993-1998,1999 -(6yrs) - last champ 1992

                                2000-2003 - (3yrs) - last champ 1999

                The franchise become succesful after just they entered the PBA, in their first year

they went to Finals though they defeated by an older team the Great Taste. After this they

struggles all the way, going back and forth to finals and always fail specially the Beermen Era.

  The franchise won their first ever championship after the emergance of the 2 Shell legends

Magasanoc and Paras, both of them took their team to Finals and defeated the crowd favorite

Anejo rhum.

                    Coca-Cola Tigers 2004-2010 (6yrs) last champ 2003

                    Powerade Tigers 2010-2012 (2yrs) no champ

                   **GlobalPort 2012-2014 (2yrs) no champ

               

                                Just like some new teams in PBA, the RFM corp owned team had a nice debut in

PBA, winning their first champ in 2003 but after that they never win another one ever again. The

franchise has been sold to Globalport which is currently still struggling with their roster and

system.

#7) Asian Coatings Philippines, Inc

                 

                   Sunkist  Orange-> Pop Cola/ -> Swift - 1996-2001 (5yrs) - last championship 1995

               After having a great year of 4yrs straight years of championship with back-to-back, the Sunkist (RFM Corporation) went to limbo with 5yrs of drought. It started from their last championship in 1995, remember the elite rosters of Duremdes, Menesis and Boybits who disbanded and the team get reformatted to rebuild a new team but eventually didn't get no-success till they disbanded the team and sell to Coca Cola Tigers.

#11) San Miguel Corporation (PureFoods )  

              Drought years : 
                     Purefoods Carne Norte Beefies / 
                       PureFoods Chunkee Giants -  2003-2006 (4yrs)  - last champ 2002

 The former GrandSlam champion had also a difficult year of 4yrs drought. It all started when Alvin Patrimonio the Purefoods legend has officially retired and James Yap takes over the Era. James Yap had difficult years of bringing the Purefoods to Finals not until the PureFoods Big-3 with PJ Simon , James Yap and Marc Pingris finally formed to beat the Red Bull in the Finals.

#12) Lina Group of Companies (LGC)

                 Drought years :  
                      Shopinas -> Air21 ->- 2011-2013 - (3yrs) - no champ since the franchise started

                Just like Air21 curse, after the franchise has bought by the new owner, the team never

had a chance to enter the Finals and win their first champ. The team was sold to NLEX Road warriors owned by  Manila North Tollways Corporation, the same rosters has been acquired from Air21.

#13) Photokina Marketing Corporation 

                  Drought years :  
                         RedBull Thunder 2007-2010 - (3yrs)  - last champ 2006

                Barako Bull entered  in the league as a darkhorse with their 2 big Fil-foreign talents

Harp and Pennisi with also their MVP W.Miller, the team dominates the league in their primal

entrance but then after their momentum gone because of new young players came in

   

#14)  Alaska Milk Corporation

                  Drought years :  

                            2004-2007 (3yrs) - last champ 2003

                Alaska had diffuculty to win their championship in their post Tim Cone era. They had

been in a huge competition to get into playoffs but has no lucks to get into Finals