Monthly Archives: August 2007

For all the basketball fanatics that will take their bar this sunday: learn from this guy

“By the time you open this, you’ll be moments away from walking down the aisle. I will say a prayer for you that you may find meaning in what you’re about to do.” The first time I saw this, it freaked the hell out of me. Man stating his love to a woman about toaaa

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The Incredible Shrinking PBA Imports

(To give your eyes a break, here’s the podcast.) Everywhere you look in the Philippines, there’s a jerry-built basketball game. In farming towns without paved courts, kids dribble on dirt and bank shots off of two-by-fours lashed to coconut trees. On Manila street corners, players who can’t afford sneakers run the court in flip-flops oraaa

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Blame Game 101 – Japan FIBA Asia Setback Goes To…

After 101 votes, 26 voters pointed their fingers to the stomping and kneeling coach, Chot Reyes. BTW, Olsen Racela was not spared. Blame Game: What and who’s to blame for the JAPAN FIBA Asia setback? * Chot Reyes – Little coaching and tons of sidecourt antics (26%) * RP Players Ball-hoggin ways (21%) * Thataaa

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Kobe Bryant Supernatural Tour Hits Manila

August 28, 2007, Manila – Kobe Bryant’s Sept. 5 Manila visit begins with the basketball superstar meeting kids from Eliseo Belen Charity at Nike Park, The Fort at 2 PM. Aside from being a worldwide basketball phenomenon, Kobe Bryant is also known for his generosity in bringing smiles to kids worldwide and his one-day visitaaa

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July 2007 – Best month ever for Hoops Blog

Prepared early July. Remained un-posted ’til now. This entry is to auto-post today, Sunday. Assuming that there is no new entry… Idle in this site? It’s time for chest thumping, body slamming, roof-raising, ego-boosting – post. What happened last July…

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Pinoy Sports Blogging – 12 Questions

Mc Bias posted interesting sports blogging predicaments (ethics is too strong a word) here. Check it out. Me here, will tweak the questions to suit our own sports blogging ways. My answers are bold. 1. To post or not to post private pictures of players, good and bad. – NOT POST. 2. An athlete postedaaa

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2007 FIBA Americas Scoreboard – Standings

Tracking down the USA Men’s Basketball Team… This entry will be updated as games results come in. Philippine telecast of the FIBA Americas games is by Basketball TV and RPN 9. If you have high speed internet connection, check this site. Official 2007 FIBA Americas site. Group A Argentina 4 – 0 Uruguay 3 –aaa

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Basketball TV – RPN 9 Coverage – FIBA Americas 2007

FIBA Americas Telecast Schedule (Philippine time and dates) August 23: USA – Venezuela BTV (11:00am, replays 2:30pm and 8:00pm), RPN 9 (7:00pm) August 24: USA – Virgin Islands BTV (11:00am, replays 2:30pm and 8:00pm) August 26: USA – Canada BTV (3:00am, replays 2:30pm and 8:00pm), RPN 9 (12:00nn) August 27: USA – Brazil BTV (9:00am,aaa

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Ex T’wolves baller killed in a car accident

Former Minnesota Timberwolves forward Eddie Griffin died last week when his sport utility vehicle collided with a freight train in a fiery crash, the Harris County medical examiner’s office said Tuesday. Investigators used dental records to identify Griffin, 25, who began his tumultuous pro career with the Houston Rockets in 2001. He was waived byaaa

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Paul Alvarez Battles Gretchen Malalad

Video from Tagpuan.com

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