Team Pilipinas UPDATES

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dami kc overrated fil-ams sa line up eh .

i just wonder kung meron talagang true sense of nationalism ang mga yan , that is if they really claim na pinoy sila .

or baka naman tutuo talaga ang usap-usapan na kapag commercial player/s (like in the pba) pera pera lang mga yan
kaya huwag nang umasa kung may mga sense of nationalism ang mga yan .

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tumpak ka cyrus. dapat ang pinapadala dyan yung mga gabarko ang talon at yung talagang makikipagpatayan para sa bansa. yung mga tipong galing ng inter-color sa brgy tapos bigyan mo lang ng sapatos tyak na sasahurin lahat ng mga sobrang taas tumalon na kalaban tulad ng mga player ng lebanon at korea at china na nagliliparan at dinadakdakan ang team pilipinas!!!!!!! o kahit wag mo ng bigyan ng kahit ano, basta yung mga may mga nakatatong flag ng philippines sa dibdib at sa braso!! yan tyak kang mga nationalistic yan. yung mga may poster bonifacio at ni lapu-lapu sa dingding ng kwatro nila. wag yung mga nba players ang poster at tyak hindi nationalistic yan. wag din yung idol si jawo at filfor yang si jawo.

 

[mjdking]

hinde ka naman galit nyan , puso mo baka atakihin ka sana .

isa ka ba sa mga fil-am players na nasa line up ? bilib ako kasi ang galing mo mag tagalog eh .

 

[webnoize]

jolas, ikaw ba yan???? akala ko si cyrus bagyo ka kasi sobrang hangin mo. nasalisihan ka ba ng filam sa asawa mo?? tindi ng galit mo sa filam a. malamang nga.

 

[mjdking]

blah blah blah blah blah

 

[bigballer23]

Naalala ko tuloy si idol SEGOVA ko

 

[feathertouch29]

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Naalala ko tuloy si idol SEGOVA ko

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Segova? Now I understand why. Kaya pala.

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[maxtempo96]

isnt it segovia?thats the dude that played for purefoods correct?he was ok but sonny alvarado of tanduay & rob parker of sta lucia was straight killin' it,until the pba found out they were fil-scams
FS:Militaries,AJX wht/red sz 11, crazy 1's sunshine,fire red 3's,penny 1 orlando colorway all sz 12.

 

[rapsa]

Yes!Robert Medalla Parker was one of the most explosive players to ever hit the PBA!I still remember him winning the dunk contest and consecutive block shots on Terquin Tuva Mott!Sulit ang tiket pag sya ay may laro...

 

[sneakersaremypassion]

Rob Parker + Kwan Johnson = Memories


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[airpopoy629]

^correct!

TEAM CLEVELAND CAVS​

James,Pavlovic,Hughes,Gooden,IIgauskas,Varejao,Marshall ,Da.Jones,Pollard,Snow,Wesley,Newble,Gibson,Brown​

 

[ankh7]

magaling talaga si alvarado segova... on and off court nakaka-score... kahit may bantay na hari

 

[maxtempo96]

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Rob Parker + Kwan Johnson = Memories

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sobrang sipag maglaro
FS:Militaries,AJX wht/red sz 11, crazy 1's sunshine,fire red 3's,penny 1 orlando colorway all sz 12.

 

[lbj19]

yeah, silas mills was good. all around. another import that i like the style of play was devin davis of alaska, the guy was a double double machine. and grabs 15+ rebs a game.

rob parker was also pretty good, although he was temperamental at times. his dunks are highlights and partnered with kwan johnson, they're a very exciting duo to watch

 

[sliqmik]

lamont strothers padin

all New and Improved 9milligrams.​

 

[gh0stface05]

lamont "helicopter" strothers

love is taking the air less travelled.

 

[air kamote23]

Team Pilipinas won over China 2nd time around 78-76.Just wanna share the article by Bill Velasco on Philippine Star....

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RP team in 2016
THE GAME OF MY LIFE By Bill Velasco
Saturday, August 4, 2007

Given the new proposal of PBA commissioner Noli Eala to form two pools for international competition, we can start projecting who will be on the pool for the succeeding Olympic quests. Assuming, of course, that most of the current crop of Team Pilipinas players will still own slots in the next Olympic bid (assuming the PBA will still bear the responsibility of forming the team), we can perhaps imagine the possible lineup for 2016.

Drafting for size and shooting (and projecting for a little additional growth), we could very well have a very tall, very athletic team of players roughly 30 years old and below by the time 2016 rolls around.

Gabe Norwood, 65, guard. The senior statesman of the team by then. In nine years time, these 15 players will have probably had years of international exposure and/or toughening up in the PBA. And if some of them arent on your scouting reports, they will be very soon.

Gian Chiu, 70, center. Currently a 610 incoming freshman for Oberlin College in Ohio, Chiu, a former Ateneo Blue Eaglet, is a coachs dream. Though he will be playing in the US NCAA Division III, in nine years time (if he hasnt become a doctor yet), Chiu will be 27, and will have grown up and bulked up. At Desert Christian High School in California in his senior year, Chiu played all frontcourt positions and averaged 17 points and close to 12 rebounds a game.

Gregory Slaughter, 71, center. The object of a tug-of-war between the biggest schools in Cebu, the University of the Visayas Green Lancer is a legit Fil-Am. The 611 native of Virginia will have learned a thing or two from Boy Cabahug in the next couple of years, and will definitely be a big asset at center or power forward. Imagine having two seven-footers on the floor for a Filipino basketball team. Who would have thought?

Japeth Aguilar, 69, forward. Currently sharpening his skills (and his elbows) at Western Kentucky, Aguilar shot 55.4 percent from the floor and led the UAAP in blocked shots in his last season with the Ateneo de Manila. Listed on the WK Hilltoppers website as the first Filipino-born basketball player to ever sign with a Division I program, Aguilar has already drawn attention because of his leaping ability and defense.

David Webb, 62, guard. Perhaps the best athlete among all high school players in the country. Grandson of 1972 Olympian Freddie and nephew of ex-pro Jason Webb, Spider was an All-Star at the first Nike Elite Basketball Camp. The high school senior is a tremendous all-around athlete, and often looks like a man among boys. Eventually, he will be able to do it all on the basketball court.

Clark Bautista, 61, guard. The best high school shooter in the country. Last year, the starting guard of Benedictine International High School learned how to play the point, with devastating results. This writer personally witnessed a game wherein the 511 junior hit five three-pointers in the last minute and a half of a losing game, cutting a deficit from 17 to 2. In another game, he hit 12 three-pointers. Will likely play for the UST Growling Tigers, whose assistant coach is high school coach.

Maui Villanueva, 64, guard/ forward. In his senior year at Higashiyama high school in Kyoto, Japan, the former UAAP juniors Mythical Team member has developed his perimeter jump shot and defense, not to mention a deeper understanding of international amateur rules.

Pong Escobal, 61, guard. Perhaps the most composed guard in the NCAA today. The Davao product is only in his sophomore year for the defending champion San Beda Red Lions, but pro scouts are already interested. Can play either guard position with equal skill.

Rico Maierhofer, 67, forward. Perhaps the most athletic big man in the UAAP, playing out of position at power forward or center. The De La Salle Green Archer is developing his outside shot, and has become a much more potent defender.

Jervy Cruz, 64, forward. Unstoppable in the UAAP, MVP material in any amateur league. Cruz has been polished into the mold of a Benjie Paras by Pido Jarencio at the Growling Tigers. If he develops more moves facing the basket, he will be able to play bigger opponents at his position.

Rey Guevarra, 63, guard. The upside seems limitless. When he plays in control, Guevarra is a fearless one-on-one attacker. His leaping ability is second to none, and his dribbling skill gradually getting better. With growing maturity in Louie Alas system at Letran, Guevarra can only get better.

Riego Gamalinda, 64, guard/ forward. Perhaps the most versatile player on this lineup. Can play off-guard to power forward, but is also a versatile offensive player, and works hard on defense. Another player whose potential seems limitless.

Patrick Cabahug, 62, guard. The best shooter in the UAAP, with the size to match. With Bautista and Cabahug spelling each other, wed have no problems with outside shooting. If Cabahug can bulk up and learn to create shots for himself, he can be a big threat from outside and going in to the basket.

Jason Castro, 510, guard. The most polished player in this lineup. Even as a member of the SEABA juniors champion team three years ago, Castro already looked like a young Tony Parker.

Of course, there are several other players who could be on this list, and this is just a projection. Still, this team would have the size, skill and athletic ability to match up with the toughest teams in Asia.

And theres nothing wrong with dreaming, is there?

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"What goes around,comes around..."​

 

[rapsa]

Where's Bobby Parks son?with Filipina wife Zane Parks...Quinito Henson wrote an article about him...tearing up the competition nowadays in the state of Tennessee...6'7" and still growing..Duke University already heavily recruiting him...

 

[airpopoy629]

nice one mr. air kamote..

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James,Pavlovic,Hughes,Gooden,IIgauskas,Varejao,Marshall ,Da.Jones,Pollard,Snow,Wesley,Newble,Gibson,Brown​

 

[carlofromdapi]

Interesting article...

 

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THE Cebu Coliseum was filled until 9:30 p.m. all because everyone wanted to have a glimpse of Filipino-American 6-foot-11wonder, Gregory Slaughter, who played in his debut game with University of the Visayas Green Lancers in yesterdays main offering of the Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation Inc. (Cesafi) opening.

UV, with its all-star powerhouse cast, defeated the University of Cebu Webmasters, 119-110, in an unusual backdoor win for
the defending champion UV.

All these people are here to see who this Slaughter person is, said Cesafi commissioner Felix Tiukinhoy.

The game started in what could be a drag, until the 4:28 mark in the first period, when Slaughter was fielded in and scored on a breakaway lay-up.

Such is the Slaughter-mania that that simple move sent the coliseum into pandemonium.

Slaughter was under the microscope, people shouted his name and every little chance that he was open for a shot the crowd tells the Lancers to give Slaughter the ball.

I am just so overwhelmed at the attention that he is getting, said Slaughters father William.

William said that he was surprised that even the taxi drivers know his sons name.

Despite all the bustle about him, Slaughter, however, had a lackluster game as he was given little play time, and scored only two baskets. On both occasions, the crowd went crazy.

He, however, was a major force at the post as anyone attempting to drive for the basket, changes his mind and backs off.

He was nervous before the game, but he was able to compose himself during the game. I think he did pretty well considering this is his first game in front of a very large crowd, said William.

UV also proved that it is not a one-man team, as head coach Elmer Boy Cabahug banked on his regulars to take control of the game.

This was not the case in the early goings of the game as UV found itself at the mercy of the UC Webmasters, who seemed undaunted by their opponents size.

UC, playing with passion and gusto and a tenacious defense to boot, dominated the early part of the game, and built up a 10-point lead, 69-59, at the start of the penultimate round behind the resiliency of Jonathan Canceran, Allain Abellanosa and rookie Rommel Luceo.

The third frame was the turning point of the game. UC started the quarter leading in double digits and ended it lagging behind by nine points.

The turnaround came as UVs Harlou Villanil, Ariel Mepaa, Michael Luga and Chris Diputado initiated a 15-5 run, which turned the game around for good.

When the dust settled, Luga topscored for UV with 24 points, while Villanil, who used to play for UC, scattered 20 points in his first game as a Lancer.

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[soul228]

Kelly Williams made sure that 9th place will be ours...so sad we only finished 9th...

 

[air kamote23]

Don't know where to put this but here it goes...

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The future of RP basketball
THE GAME OF MY LIFE By Bill Velasco
Saturday, August 11, 2007

What a tough month it has been for Philippine basketball. It seems that earth-shaking events have rocked the sport to its very foundation.

First, our proud mens basketball team finally hit the wall, and the odds caught up with them as they failed to qualify for the Beijing Olympics. It was heart-breaking to watch, and an expected shock. Next, the most senior guard in the NCAA, College of St. Benildes Paulo Orbeta is accused of manipulating the scores of games for money, a cloudy debate that gets murkier as time goes by, at best. Then, PBA commissioner Noli Eala stepped down in the midst of a swirling personal and legal crisis that will not be immediately resolved. Now, our Philippine womens team is fighting time and the odds, trying to come up with a decent lineup (and stepping into the pool of Fil-Ams for the first time) as it hopes to place in the SEABA next month, and the SEA Games in December.

But Philippine basketball is more than any or all of these events. Now may be perhaps the best time to clean the slate and start afresh with long-range plans for commercial and international success. The PBA is at a crossroads, in more ways than one. First, they have to decide to what extent they will support the next campaign to make it to the Olympics. I once proposed the Olympic campaign as the leagues exit strategy. In my conversation with Eala before the program was undertaken, I suggested that the PBA do everything to get into the Olympics (although I maintained it was not their job), and, once they fulfilled that promise, could gracefully bow out and hand the reigns back to the appropriate national sports association.

Now that the BAP-SBP has laid down its network and appointed regional training directors, there will be a pipeline for both grassroots development and the formation of an elite team (or two or three) for international competition. What remains to be done is the drafting of a gentlemans agreement among all the leagues in Metro Manila and the rest of the country not to recruit the members of the national team for a certain prescribed period (perhaps a four-year Olympic cycle), and the provision of a competitive compensation plan for the players involved. In the long run, this will be of greater benefit to the national team and the PBA. A cursory review of the roster of the NCC squad which was the core of the national team back in the early to mid-1980s shows that, percentage-wise, they continue to make a mighty contribution to the development of the sport as coaches or team managers.

Also, the BAP-SBP has gotten buy-in from all the major amateur basketball leagues like the PBL, NBC and MVBA, in the organization of a major regional basketball tournament, the Pilipinas Cup. Four venues will be hosting games simultaneously: Baguio, Antipolo, Cebu and Cagayan de Oro. The two-week tournament will be a showcase of talent from all over the country per region, regardless of league affiliation. The basketball NSA is currently seeking a television partner with nationwide muscle to provide adequate exposure for this maiden project.

The BAP-SBP is also putting together a US NCAA-style tournament, ranking the top 32 collegiate teams against each other, and playing 1 versus 32, 2 versus 31, and so on. You lose, youre out. Win or go home. That would be a very exciting format which has never been done on that scale.

Aside from the activities of the BAP-SBP, the national womens team recently received a quiet boost with the news that Fil-foreigners from the US and Canada are ready and willing to play for the flag and country. The first would be 27-year old Vicki Brick, a 58 point guard who was a high school All-American recruited by the University of Maryland Terrapins. Brick averaged 3.1 steals and 4.3 assists per game on her first year in the WNCAA, the second- and third-highest totals for a rookie in US history. She also played in Australia, and is raring to come over and play. Aside from Brick, there are at least six other players of Filipino descent planning to plane in, including a pair of twins averaging a combined 31 points per game in Illinois.

Privately, another school-based group is putting up a league for non-varsity grade school and high school players, to reinforce the development of the sport. Although details are still confidential, the group will launch its first tournament within the year, with a surprising list of prominent schools in its fold.

Beyond that, television networks are also planning made-for-TV basketball events, to shore up local programming and fill in valuable airtime. There is a growing competition even on cable television, for basketball content. One international cable channel is even planning a promotional basketball event in the Philippines to re-launch one of its basketball anime programs.

Bottomline, to parapharse Noli Eala, basketball is bigger than any one team, any one player, or even any one league. Basketball is alive, well, and unbowed. All the events that have stirred things up are like waves in the ocean that is our favorite sport, crashing onto the shore before being pulled back into the immeasurable grandeur that basketball continues to be.

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The BAP-SBP is also putting together a US NCAA-style tournament, ranking the top 32 collegiate teams against each other, and playing 1 versus 32, 2 versus 31, and so on. You lose, youre out. Win or go home. That would be a very exciting format which has never been done on that scale.

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[rapsa]

Thanks for the news update...Matindi si Noli Eala...

 

[soul228]

Let's Keep The Faith!!!

 

[soul228]

Name the price.

With these words coming from no less than BAP-Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (BAP-SBP) president Manny Pangilinan, the Philippines is embarking on a long-term program aimed at boosting the country's chances in the international arena following San Miguel-Team Pilipinas' heartbreaking exit in Tokushima, Japan recently.

And a new, more long-term program is currently being set up by the BAP-SBP, wth Pangilinan calling it a national mission.



According to BAP-SBP executive director Patrick Gregorio, the country is forming an under-18 team that will at least form the core for the Nationals' bids for international tournaments from next year on to the 2012 London Olympics.



With coach Franz Pumaren leading the way, we are currently in the process of identifying the junior players who will form our national pool, Gregorio yesterday said.



Patrick Gregorio has also been given the go-signal by Pangilinan to bid for said Asian junior tournament as well as the 2009 qualifier for the World Championship in Turkey the following year.

Fiba-Asia has given me a verbal advisory to be among the first to bid for next year's juniors. But it is in the 2009 Worlds qualifier we're really after, Gregorio said.

I've learned that unlike in the Olympics, where only two slots are given Asia, three Asian slots are up for grabs in the Worlds. In other words, a greater chance to qualify there.


The entire program is in line with Pangilinan's directive following a disappointing finish by San Miguel-Pilipinas in the recent Fiba-Asia tilt in Tokushima, Japan. After being bracketed in what RP coach Chot Reyes said as the Group of Death, the Nationals wound up ninth.

That put an end to the country's quest for an Olympic return next year in Beijing. The Filipinos last took part in Olympic basketball in 1972.

To avoid a repeat of such a catastrophe, Pangilinan ordered Gregorio to bid for the 2009 qualifier, no matter what the cost.

It is time to start from scratch and make new plans, said Pangilinan during last Sunday's PBA Press Corps Awards Night where he was the guest of honor and keynote speaker.

Pangilinan's vision, which includes the 2011 Fiba-Asia Championship, the regional qualifier for the London Olympics the following year, is all geared to the London Olympics and he added the BAP-SBP and the entire country should act as one for these missions because of the Filipinos' inherent passion for basketball.

Basketball seems Quixotic, a fool's dream, even a nightmare, he noted. But the fact is Filipinos have, since time immemorial, been in love with basketball.

And if we love our people, if we respect their desires and want them to achieve their dreams and not disappoint them, I see no choice but for us to support basketball.








(Credits to Daily Tribune)

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