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is Danny Ildefonso still playing for SMB? he's my man. Danny I.
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^ He's injured...
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I'm hoping that this season, SMB will capture the championship that eluded them for so long..
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yeah almost forgot he was still in the league, he's been out for awhile now, hope he gets back soon
anyway who do you guys think should be the 10 selected for HOF?
[table][tr][td]LIST NARROWS FOR PBA HALL OF FAME PICKS[/td] [/tr][tr][td]10 players, Kume Jun B head 20 nominees[/td] [/tr][/table][table][tr][td]Tuesday, 17 March 2009[/td] [/tr][tr][td]
A list of 10 players, including two imports, was submitted the other day by the nomination committee for consideration in the selection of the third group of PBA Hall of Fame inductees to be enshrined in a gala night at the Sofitel Philippine Plaza Hotel on May 23.
The Nominations Committee, chaired by Barako Bull team manager Andy Jao, deliberated on 14 candidates before trimming the lineup to 10, namely Bernie Fabiosa, Allan Caidic, Ato Agustin, Hector Calma, Samboy Lim, Benjie Paras, Ricardo Brown, Freddie Hubalde, Bobby Parks and Glenn McDonald.
The other members of the committee were Chito Loyzaga, PBA operations & technical director Rickie Santos, PBA media bureau chief and special assistant to the commissioner Willie Marcial, Tito Talao and Quinito Henson.
Also nominated to the Hall of Fame were coaches Tommy Manotoc and Ed Ocampo, referees Igmidio Cahanding and Dr. Eriberto Cruz, league officials Jun Bernardino, Carlos Palanca III and Walter Euyang and media practitioners Fred Luarca, Rudy Navarro and Romy Kintanar.
Jao said the committee is recommending a special citation for a fans category to recognize the PBA's diehards.
Among the nominated players were MVPs Paras (1989, 1999), Brown (1985), Caidic (1990), Hubalde (1977) and Agustin (1992). Parks was a seven-time Best Import awardee while McDonald, a Boston Celtics hero in the 1977 NBA Finals, was nominated as a role model during his five-year PBA tour of duty.
The PBA instituted the Hall of Fame during its 30th anniversary rites in 2005. Enshrined in the first batch were Bogs Adornado, Francis Arnaiz, Philip Cezar, Atoy Co, Ramon Fernandez, Robert Jaworski, coach Baby Dalupan, former commissioners Leo Prieto and Rudy Salud, late league officials Danny Floro and Emerson Coseteng and broadcaster Joe Cantada.
Two years ago, the second batch was inducted. Named were San Miguel Corp. chairman Eduardo Cojuangco, Jr., coaches Ron Jacobs and Dante Silverio, former PBA president Domingo Itchon, import Norman Black, two-time MVP Abet Guidaben, pioneer pros Manny Paner and Danny Florencio, writer Tony Siddayao and broadcaster Pinggoy Pengson. Itchon, Siddayao and Pengson were cited posthumously.
Of this year's nominees, eight have passed away, namely, Ocampo, Cahanding, Cruz, Bernardino, Euyang, Luarca, Navarro and Kintanar.
Every two years, the nominations are open for players who must be retired five years and at least a veteran of five seasons, coaches who are either retired or not have coached in the PBA the last five years, league or team officials either retired or not have served in the PBA the last five years and a late media practitioner with at least five years of involvement in the league.
A PBA Honors Committee headed by chairman Joaqui Trillo will be convened the coming week to discuss the nominations and select the inductees for the third batch. Other members of the Honors Committee are commissioner Sonny Barrios, former PBA chairman Tony Chua, incoming PBA chairman Lito Alvarez, Bulletin sports editor Ding Marcelo, Inquirer sports editor Teddyvic Melendres, former Vintage chairman Carlos Velez, a retired PBA player and a representative from TV rights holder Solar Entertainment.
Barrios said the Honors Committee will be the final screening body and members will carefully review a candidate's qualifications. At least six votes are needed for a nominee to be included in the Hall of Fame. [/td] [/tr][/table]
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^why is not Alvin Patrimonio included? is it determined by age of the retiree or he retired with a different batch?
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i was thinking of the same thing, but then the list includes the tower of power who is actually younger than the captain.
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^^baka may sarili siyang ceremony? grabe naman kung hindi hall of fame si cap!
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The team from Down Under is expected to bring to the surface the deep-training Philippine national squad.
A 6-foot-10 center and two 6-foot-9 forwards banner an Australian selection flying in on April 2 for a pair of goodwill games against the FIBA Asia-bound national team at the Araneta Coliseum.
The Hoopdreamz Great White Sharks will have first crack at Yeng Guiao's Powerade-Team Pilipinas on April 3, followed by a second encounter on April 5.
Guiao, the RP mentor, had rued the lack of tune-up games for the Nationals as they head for Medan, Indonesia in June to compete in the Southeast Asian Basketball Association tournament, the qualifier for August's Asian Championship in China.
The circling Sharks, fierce and physical, should give the Nationals a measure of what they need.
"Based on their lineup and what we've heard from our sources, this is a good Australian team and we're excited to test ourselves against tough competition," said Guiao.
"This is a good opportunity for us and we plan to use the series as a tool and mechanism to evaluate ourselves. We hope to see the progress of the team so we can try to remedy our weaknesses."
PBA commissioner Sonny Barrios lauded the coming goodwill series.
"We're enthusiastically looking forward to this," said Barrios.
"Finally, the team of Coach Yeng will get to play tune-up games with a big team like the Australian selection.
"We're also happy for our millions of PBA and basketball fans since they will be able to watch the games live either at the Araneta Coliseum or on TV via C/S-9."
Facing the Australians are team captain Asi Taulava, Mick Pennisi, Kerby Raymundo, James Yap, Gabe Norwood, Jayjay Helterbrand, Arwind Santos, Cyrus Baguio, Kelly Williams, Ryan Reyes, Willie Miller, Sonny Thoss, Ranidel de Ocampo and Jared Dillinger.
Assisting Guiao on the bench are assistant coaches Roehl Nadurata, Gee Abanilla and Kenneth Duremdes.
The Australian selection will be led by NBL superstars, including 6-9 former MVP Bruce Bolden, swingman 6-7 Graeme Dann, 6-10 Anthony Susnjara and 6-4 Eban Hyams. The final two additions include Townsville Crocodiles duo 6-7 Brad Williamson and 6-3 Michael Cedar.
The Aussies possess a tall, deep and athletic bench featuring 6-5 Tony Lalic and 6-9 Goran Veg, and ABA stars 6-7 Terry Amir, 6-7 Leslie Coe and 5-11 Sami Tsegay. The youngest member of the team is rookie 6-3 Mark De'Riviere, a top 18 year old college prospect from Sydney .
"We will definitely give the Philippine Team a run for their money," said Bolden, the playing-coach. "The Hoopdreamz squad is going to match the Filipinos' speed, strength and athleticism. We have full respect for their PBA stars and head coach Yeng Guiao, but we are hoping to shake it up in their home court."
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The team from Down Under is expected to bring to the surface the deep-training Philippine national squad.
A 6-foot-10 center and two 6-foot-9 forwards banner an Australian selection flying in on April 2 for a pair of goodwill games against the FIBA Asia-bound national team at the Araneta Coliseum.
The Hoopdreamz Great White Sharks will have first crack at Yeng Guiao's Powerade-Team Pilipinas on April 3, followed by a second encounter on April 5.
Guiao, the RP mentor, had rued the lack of tune-up games for the Nationals as they head for Medan, Indonesia in June to compete in the Southeast Asian Basketball Association tournament, the qualifier for August's Asian Championship in China.
The circling Sharks, fierce and physical, should give the Nationals a measure of what they need.
"Based on their lineup and what we've heard from our sources, this is a good Australian team and we're excited to test ourselves against tough competition," said Guiao.
"This is a good opportunity for us and we plan to use the series as a tool and mechanism to evaluate ourselves. We hope to see the progress of the team so we can try to remedy our weaknesses."
PBA commissioner Sonny Barrios lauded the coming goodwill series.
"We're enthusiastically looking forward to this," said Barrios.
"Finally, the team of Coach Yeng will get to play tune-up games with a big team like the Australian selection.
"We're also happy for our millions of PBA and basketball fans since they will be able to watch the games live either at the Araneta Coliseum or on TV via C/S-9."
Facing the Australians are team captain Asi Taulava, Mick Pennisi, Kerby Raymundo, James Yap, Gabe Norwood, Jayjay Helterbrand, Arwind Santos, Cyrus Baguio, Kelly Williams, Ryan Reyes, Willie Miller, Sonny Thoss, Ranidel de Ocampo and Jared Dillinger.
Assisting Guiao on the bench are assistant coaches Roehl Nadurata, Gee Abanilla and Kenneth Duremdes.
The Australian selection will be led by NBL superstars, including 6-9 former MVP Bruce Bolden, swingman 6-7 Graeme Dann, 6-10 Anthony Susnjara and 6-4 Eban Hyams. The final two additions include Townsville Crocodiles duo 6-7 Brad Williamson and 6-3 Michael Cedar.
The Aussies possess a tall, deep and athletic bench featuring 6-5 Tony Lalic and 6-9 Goran Veg, and ABA stars 6-7 Terry Amir, 6-7 Leslie Coe and 5-11 Sami Tsegay. The youngest member of the team is rookie 6-3 Mark De'Riviere, a top 18 year old college prospect from Sydney .
"We will definitely give the Philippine Team a run for their money," said Bolden, the playing-coach. "The Hoopdreamz squad is going to match the Filipinos' speed, strength and athleticism. We have full respect for their PBA stars and head coach Yeng Guiao, but we are hoping to shake it up in their home court."
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Originally Posted by manilaboyxix
^^baka may sarili siyang ceremony? grabe naman kung hindi hall of fame si cap!
hahhahaha...4 time MVP...hmmm.....could be.
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Didn't Benjie retire earlier than Alvin? If so, it might be because of the batch....if not, then im going with manilaboyxix...Cap's having asolo ceremony for the hall of fame! hahahaha
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It could be that Patrimonio is still having a position in the Board of Directors for Purefoods. Remember "league or team officials either retired or not have served inthe PBA the last five years", if he's in the Board of Governors / Directors for Purefoods, he can still be consideredactive Team Official. I'm not that sure though.
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that could be a possible explanation
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http://www.pba.ph/images/...009-03-25_lewis_4321.jpg
jai lewis in some cp3.2 and shawn daniels in jumpman pros
jai lewis in some cp3.2 and shawn daniels in jumpman pros
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wow shawn daniels changed shoes lol at first he was wearing the black kd1s he mustve switched during the break
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[table][tr][td]NATIONALS CONCENTRATE ON AUSSIES FOR NEXT SEVEN DAYS[/td] [/tr][tr][td]PBA coaches heed Commissioner's call to excuse RP Team members from ballclub practices[/td] [/tr][/table][table][tr][td]Tuesday, 31 March 2009[/td] [/tr][tr][td]
In response to the call made by Commissioner Renauld 'Sonny' Barrios, PBA head coaches gave their players free passes for four straight days starting Monday, allowing them to join national mentor Yeng Guiao in practice to prepare for the Motolite RP-Australia Goodwill Games on April 3 and 5 at the Araneta Coliseum.
Except for Burger King guard Cyrus Baguio, who attended the burial of his late grandmother, Guiao had a full complement of 13 players at The New Arena in San Juan, and he set the tone for Powerade Team Pilipinas with an emotional pre-practice speech before plunging into protracted drills from six to nine in the evening.
"As national players, you're not only promoting the country but your careers as well," Guiao said. "And when you do that, you also promote your fellow players and the PBA as a whole."
Guiao, who expressed gratitude for the mother ballclubs' support, urged his team to feel the "passion" and the "excitement" of the coming series with the Motolite-Australia Hoopdreamz.
"You only get these feelings, the motivation, when there's competition coming," he said. "This is how we want it to be as often as we can. But there are very limited opportunities and so we really try to make advantage when they come along."
With at least seven players over 6-foot-6, the Australians, Guiao believes, will provide the nationals a better understanding of how to deal with bigger opponents.
"We will know how we fare against size," he said. "That has always been a problem for the Philippine team. Now we'll find out if this one is good enough to play a big team."
Noted for his run-and-gun philosophy in the pros, Guiao says he intends to "compensate" for his team's lack of height with their "athletic" ability.
"Can this team counter size? We'll see," he said. "This is important, not just in the Australian series, but when the real tournaments come along, like the Jones Cup and the FIBA Asia."
The next couple of days, Guiao says, will be devoted to "ingraining" and "mentally tuning" the players to the kind of system they will employ in international competition.
"They're coming in from different systems and we'll try to disengage them from that for them to be able to absorb what we'll use, at least for the next four days," Guiao said.
Present were Asi Taulava, Jayjay Helterbrand, Mick Pennisi, Kerby Raymundo, James Yap, Arwind Santos, Gabe Norwood, Sonny Thoss, Willie Miller, Kelly Williams, Ryan Reyes, Ranidel de Ocampo and Jared Dillinger.
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In response to the call made by Commissioner Renauld 'Sonny' Barrios, PBA head coaches gave their players free passes for four straight days starting Monday, allowing them to join national mentor Yeng Guiao in practice to prepare for the Motolite RP-Australia Goodwill Games on April 3 and 5 at the Araneta Coliseum.
Except for Burger King guard Cyrus Baguio, who attended the burial of his late grandmother, Guiao had a full complement of 13 players at The New Arena in San Juan, and he set the tone for Powerade Team Pilipinas with an emotional pre-practice speech before plunging into protracted drills from six to nine in the evening.
"As national players, you're not only promoting the country but your careers as well," Guiao said. "And when you do that, you also promote your fellow players and the PBA as a whole."
Guiao, who expressed gratitude for the mother ballclubs' support, urged his team to feel the "passion" and the "excitement" of the coming series with the Motolite-Australia Hoopdreamz.
"You only get these feelings, the motivation, when there's competition coming," he said. "This is how we want it to be as often as we can. But there are very limited opportunities and so we really try to make advantage when they come along."
With at least seven players over 6-foot-6, the Australians, Guiao believes, will provide the nationals a better understanding of how to deal with bigger opponents.
"We will know how we fare against size," he said. "That has always been a problem for the Philippine team. Now we'll find out if this one is good enough to play a big team."
Noted for his run-and-gun philosophy in the pros, Guiao says he intends to "compensate" for his team's lack of height with their "athletic" ability.
"Can this team counter size? We'll see," he said. "This is important, not just in the Australian series, but when the real tournaments come along, like the Jones Cup and the FIBA Asia."
The next couple of days, Guiao says, will be devoted to "ingraining" and "mentally tuning" the players to the kind of system they will employ in international competition.
"They're coming in from different systems and we'll try to disengage them from that for them to be able to absorb what we'll use, at least for the next four days," Guiao said.
Present were Asi Taulava, Jayjay Helterbrand, Mick Pennisi, Kerby Raymundo, James Yap, Arwind Santos, Gabe Norwood, Sonny Thoss, Willie Miller, Kelly Williams, Ryan Reyes, Ranidel de Ocampo and Jared Dillinger.
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San Miguel beer .. Allan Caidic lufet 3 pts.d paawat .Iba pa rin ang PBA nun araw..
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[/td] [/tr][tr][td]Motolite Hoopdreamz Great White Sharks arrive Thursday[/td] [/tr][/table][table][tr][td]Wednesday, 01 April 2009[/td] [/tr][tr][td]
No seven-foot, 240-pound, rugby-playing behemoth is going to put fear in the heart of the Philippine team's Asi Taulava.
"I've played a lot of seven-footers in my life. One guy isn't going to make any difference," says Taulava of Patrick Pilae, the Samoan giant who will beef up the Motolite Australian Hoopdreamz in the Goodwill Games with Powerade Team Pilipinas this Friday and Sunday at the Araneta Coliseum.
Apparently not content with 6-foot-10 and 6-foot-9 Great Whites as frontliners, the visiting Motolite-Australian Hoopdreamz, known as the Sharks, is flying in a whale of a center in Pilae, 26, a native of the Samoan Islands in the Pacific Ocean but now a resident of Western Sydney.
The colossal team from Down Under arrives early morning Thursday on Philippine Airlines Flight PR 212 and will practice at the Jose Rizal University gym in Mandaluyong at 2 p.m. before making a guest appearance at a basketball show on TV.
Billeted at EDSA Shangri-la Hotel, Manila- their official residence during their stay here -- the Australians are also scheduled to scrimmage with the San Miguel Beermen at 9 a.m. on Saturday at the Acropolis gym in Pasig.
Pilae, who is bound to make Taulava and Mick Pennisi - both 6-9s -- and Sonny Thoss - who's 6-7 - look like schoolchildren in his presence, plays basketball in the Filipino heartland of Blacktown in New South Wales.
He also suits up for the Australian rugby league during the winter season, and will team up with playing coach Bruce Bolden, Anthony Susnjara, Terry Amir and Goran Veg to form an imposing defensive wall against the SEABA-bound national team coached by Yeng Guiao.
But Taulava, who held his own against 7-foot-6 Chinese center Yao Ming during the 2002 Busan Asian Games, is unfazed.
"This is going to be a good gauge for us because the Australian team will be like the Middle Eastern teams with their size," the Coca-Cola Tigers' center says.
"And even though this guy is bigger, my mindset going to the game won't change. We're playing for flag and country, and that's it. No reason to feel scared or intimidated."
The Nationals - also made up of James Yap, Kerby Raymundo, Kelly Williams, Ryan Reyes, Ranidel de Ocampo, Jared Dillinger, Jayjay Helterbrand, Gabe Norwood, Arwind Santos, Cyrus Baguio, Willie Miller, Taulava, Pennisi, and Thoss - are making their first public appearance after five months of limited training.
Guiao hopes to address an inherent weakness of recent RP teams with the Australian series.
"We will know how we fare against size," Guiao says. "That has always been a problem for the Philippine team. Now we'll find out if this one is good enough to play a big team."
Noted for his run-and-gun philosophy in the pros, Guiao intends to "compensate" for his team's lack of height with their "athletic" ability.
"Can this team counter size? We'll see," he says. "This is important, not just in the Australian series, but when the real tournaments come along, like the Jones Cup and the FIBA Asia." [/td] [/tr][/table]
[/td] [/tr][tr][td]Motolite Hoopdreamz Great White Sharks arrive Thursday[/td] [/tr][/table][table][tr][td]Wednesday, 01 April 2009[/td] [/tr][tr][td]
No seven-foot, 240-pound, rugby-playing behemoth is going to put fear in the heart of the Philippine team's Asi Taulava.
"I've played a lot of seven-footers in my life. One guy isn't going to make any difference," says Taulava of Patrick Pilae, the Samoan giant who will beef up the Motolite Australian Hoopdreamz in the Goodwill Games with Powerade Team Pilipinas this Friday and Sunday at the Araneta Coliseum.
Apparently not content with 6-foot-10 and 6-foot-9 Great Whites as frontliners, the visiting Motolite-Australian Hoopdreamz, known as the Sharks, is flying in a whale of a center in Pilae, 26, a native of the Samoan Islands in the Pacific Ocean but now a resident of Western Sydney.
The colossal team from Down Under arrives early morning Thursday on Philippine Airlines Flight PR 212 and will practice at the Jose Rizal University gym in Mandaluyong at 2 p.m. before making a guest appearance at a basketball show on TV.
Billeted at EDSA Shangri-la Hotel, Manila- their official residence during their stay here -- the Australians are also scheduled to scrimmage with the San Miguel Beermen at 9 a.m. on Saturday at the Acropolis gym in Pasig.
Pilae, who is bound to make Taulava and Mick Pennisi - both 6-9s -- and Sonny Thoss - who's 6-7 - look like schoolchildren in his presence, plays basketball in the Filipino heartland of Blacktown in New South Wales.
He also suits up for the Australian rugby league during the winter season, and will team up with playing coach Bruce Bolden, Anthony Susnjara, Terry Amir and Goran Veg to form an imposing defensive wall against the SEABA-bound national team coached by Yeng Guiao.
But Taulava, who held his own against 7-foot-6 Chinese center Yao Ming during the 2002 Busan Asian Games, is unfazed.
"This is going to be a good gauge for us because the Australian team will be like the Middle Eastern teams with their size," the Coca-Cola Tigers' center says.
"And even though this guy is bigger, my mindset going to the game won't change. We're playing for flag and country, and that's it. No reason to feel scared or intimidated."
The Nationals - also made up of James Yap, Kerby Raymundo, Kelly Williams, Ryan Reyes, Ranidel de Ocampo, Jared Dillinger, Jayjay Helterbrand, Gabe Norwood, Arwind Santos, Cyrus Baguio, Willie Miller, Taulava, Pennisi, and Thoss - are making their first public appearance after five months of limited training.
Guiao hopes to address an inherent weakness of recent RP teams with the Australian series.
"We will know how we fare against size," Guiao says. "That has always been a problem for the Philippine team. Now we'll find out if this one is good enough to play a big team."
Noted for his run-and-gun philosophy in the pros, Guiao intends to "compensate" for his team's lack of height with their "athletic" ability.
"Can this team counter size? We'll see," he says. "This is important, not just in the Australian series, but when the real tournaments come along, like the Jones Cup and the FIBA Asia." [/td] [/tr][/table]
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IT was more like a quiz than a test. Either way, Powerade-Team Pilipinas passed it with flying colors.
The Nationals took the bite out of the Hoopdreamz Great White Sharks early and came up with a cruising 87-63 victory Friday in the Motolite RP-Australia Goodwill Games at the Araneta Coliseum.
Coach Yeng Guiao's charges used the momentum gained from a big second quarter to finish just as strong and easily come out on top in their first official game together as a team.
So totally outclassed were the hastily-assembled Australians that they even trailed by as much as 85-57, off Jared Dillinger's two-handed dunk off his own steal, 2:18 left.
"I was surprised we had it this... I wouldn't want to say easy," said Guiao. "But we expected a closer game. I'm sure they will make adjustments and play better on Sunday."
To beef up the Australian club players and thus offer more bite, the organizing PBA is mulling the possibility of reinforcing them with two American imports from the current Fiesta Conference for the second and last match of the two-game series, set 6:30 p.m. Sunday, also at the Big Dome.
The series has a P75,000 winner's purse put up by Phoenix Petroleum as incentive, but Guiao cares more with the way his 14-man pool displayed more cohesiveness than expected after playing only among themselves since being formed late last year.
"We're still a little rough around the edges as I've said, but this is a good sign that this team is gonna come out even better," he said.
Not even the physical style of game the Australians brought could deter the Nationals, who were led by Kerby Raymundo's 13 points.
"We have made some mental adjustments regarding the ruggedness and (international) rules so our players are accepting the referees' calls and the physicaility of the game," Guiao said.
"We will come across this type of game in international tournaments and since we handled it better mentally it's a good sign towards that mental preparation."
Graeme Dann led the Australians, supported by Motolite and EDSA Shangri-la, with 12 points with seven-foot reinforcement Patrick Pilae turning out to be a big disappointment with only four points and becoming the lone visitor with no rebounds.
"I think he just wanted to fight everybody," said RP skipper Asi Taulava, who had repeated scrapes with the well-built Samoan.
The Nationals simply pounced on the disorganized Australian side that lacked any legitimate playmaker and was beaten in all the game's major departments.
Before Australian Ambassador Rod Smith and US counterpart Christie Kenney, Guiao's charges actually started cold due mainly to unfamiliarity with their opponents and only got their bearings in the closing minutes of the first period, which they barely took, 17-14.
Once the Nationals got going, however, there was little the Australians could do.
Forcing their foes to go 0-for-6 from the field and commit five turnovers in the first five minutes of the second 10-minute canto, Powerade-Team Pilipinas steadily padded its lead to 33-14, on a triple by Raymundo.
A layup by Tony Lalic broke the ice for the Australians but the RP momentum was in full swing by then as it went on to limit its opponents to just 10 points in the period and had a 43-24 spread at halftime.
The difference initially ballooned to a high of 24, the last at 54-30 on back-to-back baskets by Jayjay Helterbrand and James Yap, 6:14 to go in the third and the Nationals went into the final quarter with a very comfortable 60-44 lead.
The scores:
Powerade-Team Pilipinas 87 - Raymundo 13, Thoss 11, Yap 11, Norwood 9, de Ocampo 7, Pennisi 7, Helterbrand 6, Reyes 4, Baguio 4, Santos 4, Taulava 4, Dilinger 3, Miller 2, Williams 2.
Hoopdreamz Great White Sharks 63 - Dann 12, Hyams 11, Veg 10, Lalic 10, Susnjara 6, Bolden 6, Piliae 4, Amir 4, Hammer 0, Alcantara 0, Tsegay 0.
Quarters: 17-14, 43-24, 60-44, 87-63.
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IT was more like a quiz than a test. Either way, Powerade-Team Pilipinas passed it with flying colors.
The Nationals took the bite out of the Hoopdreamz Great White Sharks early and came up with a cruising 87-63 victory Friday in the Motolite RP-Australia Goodwill Games at the Araneta Coliseum.
Coach Yeng Guiao's charges used the momentum gained from a big second quarter to finish just as strong and easily come out on top in their first official game together as a team.
So totally outclassed were the hastily-assembled Australians that they even trailed by as much as 85-57, off Jared Dillinger's two-handed dunk off his own steal, 2:18 left.
"I was surprised we had it this... I wouldn't want to say easy," said Guiao. "But we expected a closer game. I'm sure they will make adjustments and play better on Sunday."
To beef up the Australian club players and thus offer more bite, the organizing PBA is mulling the possibility of reinforcing them with two American imports from the current Fiesta Conference for the second and last match of the two-game series, set 6:30 p.m. Sunday, also at the Big Dome.
The series has a P75,000 winner's purse put up by Phoenix Petroleum as incentive, but Guiao cares more with the way his 14-man pool displayed more cohesiveness than expected after playing only among themselves since being formed late last year.
"We're still a little rough around the edges as I've said, but this is a good sign that this team is gonna come out even better," he said.
Not even the physical style of game the Australians brought could deter the Nationals, who were led by Kerby Raymundo's 13 points.
"We have made some mental adjustments regarding the ruggedness and (international) rules so our players are accepting the referees' calls and the physicaility of the game," Guiao said.
"We will come across this type of game in international tournaments and since we handled it better mentally it's a good sign towards that mental preparation."
Graeme Dann led the Australians, supported by Motolite and EDSA Shangri-la, with 12 points with seven-foot reinforcement Patrick Pilae turning out to be a big disappointment with only four points and becoming the lone visitor with no rebounds.
"I think he just wanted to fight everybody," said RP skipper Asi Taulava, who had repeated scrapes with the well-built Samoan.
The Nationals simply pounced on the disorganized Australian side that lacked any legitimate playmaker and was beaten in all the game's major departments.
Before Australian Ambassador Rod Smith and US counterpart Christie Kenney, Guiao's charges actually started cold due mainly to unfamiliarity with their opponents and only got their bearings in the closing minutes of the first period, which they barely took, 17-14.
Once the Nationals got going, however, there was little the Australians could do.
Forcing their foes to go 0-for-6 from the field and commit five turnovers in the first five minutes of the second 10-minute canto, Powerade-Team Pilipinas steadily padded its lead to 33-14, on a triple by Raymundo.
A layup by Tony Lalic broke the ice for the Australians but the RP momentum was in full swing by then as it went on to limit its opponents to just 10 points in the period and had a 43-24 spread at halftime.
The difference initially ballooned to a high of 24, the last at 54-30 on back-to-back baskets by Jayjay Helterbrand and James Yap, 6:14 to go in the third and the Nationals went into the final quarter with a very comfortable 60-44 lead.
The scores:
Powerade-Team Pilipinas 87 - Raymundo 13, Thoss 11, Yap 11, Norwood 9, de Ocampo 7, Pennisi 7, Helterbrand 6, Reyes 4, Baguio 4, Santos 4, Taulava 4, Dilinger 3, Miller 2, Williams 2.
Hoopdreamz Great White Sharks 63 - Dann 12, Hyams 11, Veg 10, Lalic 10, Susnjara 6, Bolden 6, Piliae 4, Amir 4, Hammer 0, Alcantara 0, Tsegay 0.
Quarters: 17-14, 43-24, 60-44, 87-63.
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Can't they get a little more tougher opponent that will really help our NT raise their game? Anyway, a win is still a win. Congrats!
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i watched the game and yeah it was a blowout, i was kinda expecting a better fight (being my first live "pba" game).
Like everyone said, a win's a win... good show.
Pilae is a HUGE disappointment though...
Like everyone said, a win's a win... good show.
Pilae is a HUGE disappointment though...
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i never saw the game but was the opponent that bad?
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half of the points of Australia awhile ago was from the 2 imports. Kirby Raymundo took over the crucial stretch of the game
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^ yeah. Kirby was the man in the 4th hitting big baskets. Arwind however sealed the win for Team Pilipinas on overtime
dami nga lang TO's: 31 ata if im not mistaken
dami nga lang TO's: 31 ata if im not mistaken
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kirby have played well the 1st 2 games...
[table][tr][td]DOOR OPEN FOR LATE ADDITIONS TO POWERADE-TEAM PILIPINAS?[/td] [/tr][tr][td]Hopefuls expected to strut stuff in All-Star Week[/td] [/tr][/table][table][tr][td]Tuesday, 07 April 2009[/td] [/tr][tr][td]
Time and again, Powerade Team Pilipinas coach Yeng Guiao has made clear that although he's "not closing the door" on the possibility, it would nonetheless be "very difficult" for other candidates to crash into the RP lineup because of what he and his players have gone through in the last five months.
The Motolite RP-Australia Goodwill Games, featuring middling but tall and rugged players, may have left the door ajar, however.
And unless what has become painstakingly evident is dismissed as inconsequential, the forthcoming All-Star Weekend - where the national team is scheduled to thrice meet import-backed PBA selections - could swing the gate wide open for one or two players to get in.
That's not counting Japeth Aguilar.
The first tune-up game last Friday was pathetic at its best because the Australians, showing no cohesion nor outside shooting, surrendered early, allowing the Nationals to manhandle them in front of their country's ambassador, 87-63.
But the inclusion of two PBA imports for the second game last Sunday - a wise decision that saved an otherwise doomed situation - evened out the odds.
Suddenly, Asi Taulava, Mick Pennisi and Sonny Thoss were battling not only the rough-playing 7-foot Samoan, Patrick Pilae, and a couple of 6-foot-9 forwards, but two American reinforcements as well.
And with Talk 'N Text's Tiras Wade and Burger King's Shawn Daniels taking care of business offensively, guys like Goran Veg (13 rebounds), Anthony Susnjara, Tony Lalic (11 points) and Eban Hyams (11), harmless in the teams' first outing, emerged to inflict damage this time.
Against an opponent resembling the size of Middle Eastern teams, the Nationals withered and trailed by as many as eight points in the fourth quarter, unable to contain the Great White Sharks until Kerby Raymundo came to the rescue.
The veteran Purefoods Giants center unloaded 15 of his 24 points during the period, carrying the entire RP team on his shoulders and providing the momentum that drifted into overtime where Arwind Santos eventually took over for a 93-89 victory.
It was the RP team's first public appearance and its first scrimmage with players other than themselves.
Though they won both games, the Nationals, however, shot just 7 of 27 from three-point range in Game 2 and were outrebounded, 51-44. They also missed nine free throws, including two by Taulava that could have won it for them in regulation.
Bound for the Southeast Asian Basketball Association tournament in June, the William Jones Cup in July, and the FIBA Asia Men's Championship in August, the team resumes training after the Lenten season, with Guiao expected to tinker with the system that he is putting in place.
In the press room after the game, Guiao said the tuneup games, backed by Phoenix Petroleum and EDSA Shangri-la, provided no startling revelation.
"We know what we are capable of doing," he said. "All this is part of the learning process."
That means the door remains closed for now. But players from the North and South All-Star teams, hopefuls like Mark Cardona and Jay Washington, even Dondon Hontiveros, will come knocking two weeks from now.
And though Guiao insists no changes are going to take place, he may not be able to keep his hand on the knob for long [/td] [/tr][/table]
kunin kaya ni coach yeng si dondon and if so ano kaya maging relationship nila after the elbow incident?
[table][tr][td]DOOR OPEN FOR LATE ADDITIONS TO POWERADE-TEAM PILIPINAS?[/td] [/tr][tr][td]Hopefuls expected to strut stuff in All-Star Week[/td] [/tr][/table][table][tr][td]Tuesday, 07 April 2009[/td] [/tr][tr][td]
Time and again, Powerade Team Pilipinas coach Yeng Guiao has made clear that although he's "not closing the door" on the possibility, it would nonetheless be "very difficult" for other candidates to crash into the RP lineup because of what he and his players have gone through in the last five months.
The Motolite RP-Australia Goodwill Games, featuring middling but tall and rugged players, may have left the door ajar, however.
And unless what has become painstakingly evident is dismissed as inconsequential, the forthcoming All-Star Weekend - where the national team is scheduled to thrice meet import-backed PBA selections - could swing the gate wide open for one or two players to get in.
That's not counting Japeth Aguilar.
The first tune-up game last Friday was pathetic at its best because the Australians, showing no cohesion nor outside shooting, surrendered early, allowing the Nationals to manhandle them in front of their country's ambassador, 87-63.
But the inclusion of two PBA imports for the second game last Sunday - a wise decision that saved an otherwise doomed situation - evened out the odds.
Suddenly, Asi Taulava, Mick Pennisi and Sonny Thoss were battling not only the rough-playing 7-foot Samoan, Patrick Pilae, and a couple of 6-foot-9 forwards, but two American reinforcements as well.
And with Talk 'N Text's Tiras Wade and Burger King's Shawn Daniels taking care of business offensively, guys like Goran Veg (13 rebounds), Anthony Susnjara, Tony Lalic (11 points) and Eban Hyams (11), harmless in the teams' first outing, emerged to inflict damage this time.
Against an opponent resembling the size of Middle Eastern teams, the Nationals withered and trailed by as many as eight points in the fourth quarter, unable to contain the Great White Sharks until Kerby Raymundo came to the rescue.
The veteran Purefoods Giants center unloaded 15 of his 24 points during the period, carrying the entire RP team on his shoulders and providing the momentum that drifted into overtime where Arwind Santos eventually took over for a 93-89 victory.
It was the RP team's first public appearance and its first scrimmage with players other than themselves.
Though they won both games, the Nationals, however, shot just 7 of 27 from three-point range in Game 2 and were outrebounded, 51-44. They also missed nine free throws, including two by Taulava that could have won it for them in regulation.
Bound for the Southeast Asian Basketball Association tournament in June, the William Jones Cup in July, and the FIBA Asia Men's Championship in August, the team resumes training after the Lenten season, with Guiao expected to tinker with the system that he is putting in place.
In the press room after the game, Guiao said the tuneup games, backed by Phoenix Petroleum and EDSA Shangri-la, provided no startling revelation.
"We know what we are capable of doing," he said. "All this is part of the learning process."
That means the door remains closed for now. But players from the North and South All-Star teams, hopefuls like Mark Cardona and Jay Washington, even Dondon Hontiveros, will come knocking two weeks from now.
And though Guiao insists no changes are going to take place, he may not be able to keep his hand on the knob for long [/td] [/tr][/table]
kunin kaya ni coach yeng si dondon and if so ano kaya maging relationship nila after the elbow incident?