Monthly Archives: May 2007

Red Bull Players For Sale

Yeah! It’s about time. SMB-Red Bull trade was too bold and too blatant to pass up? Maybe. As finally, one brave soul among the ranks of mainstream basketball journalists here in the Philippines wrote something profound about this Red Bull and San Miguel Beer trades (then the subsequent Purefoods – Red Bull trade). It’s Manilaaaa

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Kobe’s Latest “Truth”

As you’ve probably read and heard, Kobe and the Lakers are making a lot of news this week. Because there is so much speculation, rumor and innuendo floating around, Kobe has been keeping his biggest fans updated on exactly where he stands in his “Truth” section on kb24.com. Kobe’s official site also has audio fromaaa

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Rommel Adducul Is A Hotdog

Rommel Adducul has landed with Purefoods Chunkee Giants after a two-day layover with Red Bull. Adducul ended up with the Giants following the completion of a three-way trade deal among Red Bull, San Miguel Beer and Purefoods. Purefoods got Adducul in exchange for Don Camaso after Red Bull earlier acquired him from San Miguel inaaa

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Lebron Link Love: His View, His Game and His Picture

By not signing on a letter/note made by Cleveland Cavaliers teammate Ira Newble, Lebron James draws criticism for stand on Darfur-Sudan issue. The open letter made by Ira Newble was condemning China’s government for contributing to the genocide of people in the Darfur region of Sudan. All the Cavs players signed except Lebron and Damonaaa

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Sydman’s Side Effect: The General Turnaround

I’ve been swamped with work for some time now but this is just too good to pass up. This week, San Miguel traded Romel Adducul for Red Bull superstar Enrico Villanueva. Here’s the thing: on paper, San Miguel got the better with the acquisition of the Raging Bull (or Beerman). Adducul has yet to provideaaa

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Lebron James 80 Foot Bombs

Here’s the real one…

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PBA Stories: Villanueva Traded and the RP Five Sweep

Two big news hugging the PBA top stories… One, it was expected of them, the RP National Team swept the 7th Southeast Asian Basketball Association Men’s Championship, 4 – 0. The final win came after scoring a 96 – 76 victory over the host Thailand. The Philippines won with an average of 38.5 margin. Soaaa

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Ball Hog: LeBroom Prevented, Kobe Trade, Jianlian Workout and PBA Updates

Lebron James Prevented Being Called LeBroom In Game 1 at Detroit, James was criticized for not taking the Cavs’ final shot. In Game 2, James was swarmed by defenders and couldn’t get off a clean attempt in the foul lane in the waning moments of the Pistons’ second straight 79-76 win (yes, identical 79-76 losses).aaa

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Ritualo Explosion Makes It Three In A Row For RP Five

Renren Ritualo, the forgotten gunner on the star-studded San Miguel-Pilipinas team, emerged from the shadows Sunday and reintroduced himself in fiery fashion. With the game against Malaysia tied 21-all early in the second quarter, Ritualo came off the dark end of the bench and sparked a blinding flash of offense, burying five straight three-point shotsaaa

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RP Spanked The Singaporeans

Nelson Beltran of Philstar.com reports how the Philippines Five spanked the Singaporeans mercilessly, scoring a 122 – 55 victory to start the 7th SEABA campaign. RATCHABURI, Thailand — The SMC-RP team took the measure of the highly physical game Singapore put up early on. Then, rampage the Nationals went on. Coach Chot Reyes and hisaaa

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