Monthly Archives: October 2006

THE ROOKIE RANKINGS (October)

Who’s hot, who’s not. Check the Top 5 and examine the person on the radar. 1. KELLY WILLIAMS Blame this guy for Sta. Lucia’s insane run. His entry to the club made Marlou Aquino, Kenneth Duremdes, and Dennis Espino realize that they are now expendable. He has an explosive points game and an impressive defensiveaaa

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THE LEAGUE OF ALMOST THIRTY?

The FIBA WORLD Championship in SAITAMA JAPAN opened the doors for outstanding young men who play tremendous level of basketball. A player from Greece who was called baby SHAQ at 21 will play in the NBA this season. The 19 year Jian Lian Li of China should be heading to NBA next year. The 23aaa

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The Saint Becomes A King

Drafted by the Shell franchise and now playing for the Air21 Express, former UE Warrior Ronald Tubid has been dealt to the Baranggay Ginebra Kings for a first round and a couple of second round choices to be executed in the 2007, 2008, and 2009 Drafts.

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Top 20 PBA Greatest Monickers Of All Time

Prologue: Monicker can also be spelled “moniker” (bonus knowledge right there). Only Robert Jaworski’s monickers made the list twice. There are only two tandem’s monickers (read on, you’ll get what I mean) in my list. One monicker was shared by two great players (Thanks be to Mr. Eala). Without further ado, the Top 20 Greatestaaa

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Spotlight: Mark Macapagal is a Supersub

Starting out as the chief reliever for Mark Caguioa, Mark Macapagal in his last three games is averaging 19.7 points per game. No one actually thought Macapagal will unlock his skills or even play in the PBA. Well, a series of questionable judgments rose. Part of the dominating Romel Adducul led-San Sebastian Stags (then rookie)aaa

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Sports’S Top 10 Cheaters

10. MICHAEL SCHUMACHER 9. ROSIE RUIZ 8. MONTREAL CANADIENS 7. DIEGO MARADONA 6. JESSE (THE BODY) VENTURA 5. GARY PLAYER 4. MARTIN BRODEUR 3. ERIC CARTMAN 2. GAYLORD PERRY 1. TONYA HARDING. “Why? Why? It hurts so much. Why me?” No, that’s not Mike Ribeiro faking an injury — it’s figure skater Nancy Kerrigan afteraaa

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Basketball legend Auerbach dies

“He was certainly one of the most outstanding coaches, general managers and, for that matter, characters that came the NBA’s way,” said Satch Sanders, who played on eight championship teams with the Celtics and later coached them. “It was his ability to be so far ahead of the game that set him apart. He wentaaa

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My No-Show NBA 2006-2007 NBA Preview, Thanks ESPN!

How can I ever do my own NBA 2006 – 2007 Season Preview when ESPN.com’s NBA coverage puts forth as eason preview like it has on its front page? A season team-by-team preview thru its Special Edition of Daily Dime Segment will instantly give readers 10 drops of NBA knowledge and more.

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Alaska’s Triangle Offense: Dump It or Stay With It?

With Alaska loitering at the bottom of the standings, I was wondering, is the Triangle Offense over-rated? You see, this offense delivered nine championships for Phil Jackson’s Lakers and Bulls. Incidentally, it also got Tim Cone a grand slam in 1996 plus a lot of championships in the PBA. But me thinks, the triangle offenseaaa

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Alaska Milk Further Down South

Alaska playing without its lead point guard Mike Cortez suffered another setback sending them further down south in the standings at 1-5. Purefoods Chunkee Giants won its third straight while the Milkmen dropped their fourth. Score was 82-78. (This could have been easily 80-78 but Pingris decided to impress Danica Sotto even more, so heaaa

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