Huge offseason acquisitions Christian Standhardinger and Stanley Pringle are set for their Terrafirma debuts when the Dyip take on the Converge FiberXers for their opening assignment in the PBA Season 48 Governors’ Cup at the Smart Araneta Coliseum on Wednesday, Aug. 21.

 Donning new uniforms following a trade that sent them to Terrafirma from Barangay Ginebra in exchange of Stephen Holt and Isaac Go, both Standhardinger and Pringle hope to usher in a new era for the Dyip team that is hoping to pick up from where it left off following a surprising quarterfinals run in the Philippine Cup.

Tip-off of the clash between Terrafirma and Converge is at 5 p.m. before a showdown between Phoenix and powerhouse San Miguel Beer follows suit at 7:30 p.m.

Of course, the main gun remains Juami Tiongson who welcomed the addition of a potent inside operator in Standhardinger and reliable veteran in Pringle. The Dyip also has returning import Antonio Hester who came in on short notice after original choice Brandon Edwards sustained an ACL injury during one of the team’s tuneup games.

Out to make a splash, however, is Converge which did not make many changes to its lineup but instead made tweaks with the coaching brain trust following the departure of former coach Aldin Ayo.

Making his debut as interim head coach is longtime assistant Franco Atienza who will have the wits of active consultant Rajko Toroman and new assistant coach Charles Tiu on the bench.

The dynamic inside-outside combination of Justin Arana and Alec Stockton is expected to still be the focal point of the FiberXers system although they are getting plenty of help this time with import Scotty Hopson, brimming with NBA experience, coming in.

Meanwhile in the second game, San Miguel begins its quest of reclaiming the lost glory against a young and hungry Phoenix.

Bannering the Fuel Masters are Tyler Tio, Jason Perkins and Javee Mocon along with sophomores Ken Tuffin and Ricci Rivero and promising rookie Kai Ballungay. Jayveous Mckinnes serves as Phoenix reinforcement as it hopes to replicate its semifinals run in the Commissioner’s Cup last season.

However, they are running straight into a brick wall with the Beermen, led by eight-time Most Valuable Player June Mar Fajardo who still has his old reliables in Marcio Lassiter, Chris Ross, Terrence Romeo with him. Import Jordan Adams, a former NBA campaigner, also adds to the list of weapons at Beermen’s disposal.