Monthly Archives: June 2009

Beer vs Gins in the PBA Finals

That last time these two most popular teams in the land met in the Finals was in 2006-2007 season, with  Ginebra capturing the Philippine cup in Game 6 of the said series. After being down with 0-2 deficit, the Kings were able to beat the Beermen for four consecutive games en route to the Title.aaa

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2009 NBA Draft Diary, The Lottery Picks

This is a diary of the 2009 NBA draft. The tandem of Mark Jackson & Jeff Van Gundy is doing the TV job, both great basketball minds and funny as hell. Mark & Jeff pairing (see? just the names, has the making of a great tandem) is really one of the best combos in NBAaaa

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Reaction time! Shaq moves to Cleveland.

So yeah, it’s a done deal. The Big Shaqtus will now be the Big Cav-tus. It’s official, Shaquille O’Neal will be playing alongside LeBron James next year. Amazing isn’t it? Our generation’s most dominating bigman has actually teamed up with our generations three best wingmen (In Kobe, Dwayne, LeBron) And now, the internets are onceaaa

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The Best Import of the 2009 Fiesta Cup is…

Of the 22 foreigners that reinforced their respective teams this 2009 Fiesta Cup, only Shawn Daniels and Anthony Johnson played for Burger King and Sta. Lucia since day one. By the way, here are the top ten imports of the Fiesta Cup. (The following rankings are based from their overall stat points as of Juneaaa

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The National Anthem that Magsanoc, Limpot, Meneses, Alvarez, Codinera Did Not Enjoy

She’s cute but the National Anthem rendition is not. By far, the worst ever!

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THE BEST PLAYER OF THE 2009 FIESTA CUP IS…

The stats and figures you are about to see here came from the Fiesta Cup stats as of June 22, 2009. Since both Ginebra and San Miguel played fewer games because of their instant semis seat, I gave them a 70 points upgrade. First up, here are the players that were ALMOST considered. 20) Coca-Cola’saaa

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Live LA victory celebration blogging

I got up late, on to the player introductions now.. – Man, people are booing Sasha Vujacic hard. I can’t believe it. How can you do it to the Machine? One guy shouted “YOU SUCK SASHA” At the end :D – Next up is Andrew. Andrew’s getting lots of ovation.  He’s got more post movesaaa

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Over-confidence + Rust +Poor Decision-Making = Ginebra Loss

When I turned on my t.v. set earlier, I found the GinKings leading 9-2 in the first quarter against Rain Or Shine. I thought that would be the start of another thumping, pummeling and a trashing game for Ginebra. Remember, Rain Or Shine succumbed to the devastating performance by the Gin Kings via 43-point deficit.aaa

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SEASON ENDERS – PUREFOODS TJ GIANTS

In their last game, Marquin Chandler was benched by Ryan Gregorio because he couldn’t be rational. Peter June Simon had a fantastic offensive only to fall to cramps. Kerby Raymundo botched a few plays and Jireh Ibanes stole the ball of what could have been a James Yap miracle shot. Yes, this pretty much sumsaaa

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2009 FIBA ASIA Final Grouping

Group A: Korea Japan Philippines Sri Lanka Group B: Iran Chinese Taipei Kuwait Uzbekistan Group C: China Kazakhstan Qatar India Group D: Lebanon Jordan Indonesia UAE *Info from PBA coverage.

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