Monthly Archives: January 2008

Derrick Pumaren Unloaded by Talk N Text

Everyone saw it coming. (1) TnT players knew that their coach is in a bubble. And so, players backed up Pumaren for fear of another new system and for fear of losing their slots in case another coach comes in. (2) Team owners knew the team is in trouble. Players lacked intensity and oh boy,aaa

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Sydman’s Side Defect: THE SEMIFINALS (#1 Purefoods versus #4 Red Bull)

The amazing run of the Coca-Cola Tigers has ended and pitted up top are the four players most likely to make 2008 their biatch! See that? I used the word biatch! Anywho, here are the two matchups to take place for the right to go an inch closer to the 2008 Philippine Cup Crown. PUREFOODSaaa

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The 2008 Philippine Cup Obituaries: WELCOAT DRAGONS

The 2008 Philippine Cup Obituaries: WELCOAT DRAGONS Since entering the league they have been the cellar-dwellers. The Kings of the Underworld… comes from the Land of Down Under. Yeah, people are rough but people seriously want this team to evolve. Except for that consecutive win streak against top-tier teams like Talk N Text and Magnolia,aaa

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Ballhog: Hooters, SBP News, PBA INTL TV, NBA Slamdunk and More

Hooters, soon to open at The Fort Basketball lovers part fine diners part skimpy girls enthusiasts, this is the best news you’ll ever hear this month, Hooters will open shop in Taguig perhaps this Feb 2008.

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Jordan Brand Launches Air Jordan 23

Hey all you Air Jordan fans, Mr. 23′s Air Jordan 23 is out. Nike launched the Air Jordan 23, the much anticipated addition to the Jordan line. The AIR JORDAN XX3 celebrates 23 years of a legacy started by the most revered basketball athlete in history, Michael Jordan. “The AIR JORDAN XX3 is deeply meaningfulaaa

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Sydman’s Side Defect: THE PBA QUARTERFINALS

The QF Coke versus Alaska. Red Bull versus Magnolia. Four teams eager to strike gold. How will I rate them? Read on. In accordance to my NO BULLSHIT RULE, I shall call my alterego, the EVIL SYDMAN to make this work. ESYD: Takteng PBA website yan. Bago ka na nga pero hindi naman gumagana resultsaaa

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This Is It, The “NEW” PBA Website

Look what we have here… a quick glimpse of a refreshed PBA webbie. After YEARS of dormancy, we now see change, err, only movement thus far. Don’t get too excited boys. The “new” PBA site got some flashy-flash-flash at front while some pages are still giving 404s. Let’s see what they are up to inaaa

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Power Rankings: End of Eliminations “The Pure Rankings”

Power Rankings: End of Eliminations “The Pure Rankings” Should have played 10 Games or more. The computations for the seeding relied on the sum of the five biggest stats known in the game (POINTS+REBOUNDS+ASSISTS+STEALS+BLOCKS). These stats were taken from the results the PBA Website post. These stats are for individual accolades. The individuals that partakeaaa

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BE TRUE TO YOUR SCHOOL – The Nike Dunk 2008

BE TRUE TO YOUR SCHOOL The Nike Dunk. 2008. Check this out from our NIKE – Ogilvy friends… Get to understand the “THE NIKE DUNK 2008… BE TRUE The Nike design philosophy has always been to build a better shoe for sports, and to let style follow function. Twenty-three years ago, a basketball hi-top emergedaaa

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Sharma Hits, Didn’t Look Back And Down He Goes

From a no-bearing game, the fight between Redbull’s Carlo Sharma and Purefoods’ Jondan Salvador could have bearing in their respective incoming games. Everybody’s expecting suspensions and these could affect later games. IMHO, one direct punch/hit that lands could be equivalent to not less than 2 games.

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