Allan Caidic
Definition
Allan Caidic (born 1963) is a retired Filipino basketball player regarded as the greatest shooter in Philippine Basketball Association history. Nicknamed “The Triggerman,” the left-handed forward starred for Great Taste and San Miguel in the late 1980s and 1990s, once scoring 79 points in a single game behind a record three-point barrage, and later served the national program as player, executive, and coach.
Identities (Wikipedia/Wikidata/DBpedia)
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allan_Caidic
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1871503
- DBpedia: N/A
Also Known As
Allan “The Triggerman” Caidic; PBA three-point king; member of the 1998 Philippine Centennial Team.
Examples and Analogies
Where most shooters heat up like a kettle, Caidic ignited like a match head: a single catch-and-release could swing a game’s momentum in seconds, which is why defenses game-planned his range the way artillery officers plan a howitzer’s reach.
Usage Scenarios
Coaches cite his mechanics in teaching catch-and-shoot footwork; PBA anniversary features replay his 1991 79-point, seventeen-triple performance; and national-team histories remember him as the designated sniper of Asian Games and Jones Cup campaigns, including the 1998 Centennial Team.
Strategies
He honed a lightning-quick, high-release lefty jumper with thousands of daily repetitions, ran relentlessly off staggered screens, and accepted specialist duty late in his career — spacing the floor for stars while remaining a threat defenses could never ignore.
Security and Safety Measures
His career survived the PBA’s most physical era thanks to ankle discipline, conditioning, and screen-reading that avoided blind collisions — skills shooting coaches now teach explicitly as career-longevity protection.
Historical Context
Emerging from the University of the East and national youth teams, Caidic joined Great Taste in 1987, won Rookie of the Year honors, collected multiple championships across the Great Taste and San Miguel dynasties, claimed a scoring title and three-point shootout crowns, played for flag in Asian Games and the 1998 Centennial Team, and transitioned into coaching and front-office roles with Barangay Ginebra and the national setup.
Challenges and Controversies
Chronic injuries repeatedly shortened his seasons, fueling debates over how teams manage workloads for specialists; and as a homegrown star in an import-heavy league, his career is a yardstick in ongoing arguments about minutes and development for local shooters.
Related Topic
Philippine Basketball Association