Monthly Archives: September 2009

Regarding the tragic event that just occurred

In basketball games, teamwork and great leadership most of the time will prevail over a very tough opponent. No matter how good the opponent may be or how tough the challenges they’ll present you, your team will always come out on top if you learn to trust one another. In most parts in this tragicaaa

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HooPh Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-09-27

sad story of rodney rogers… http://bit.ly/WXHZu a heart warmer though… http://bit.ly/3ndIc0 # oscar delahoya, when was the last time he’s right? gay! http://www.fighthype.com/pages/content5733.html # tis myt be old but read this only nw.., MJ – worlds the first sore winner… http://bit.ly/xx31Z by reilly # Analysis of the Lakers backcourt rotation… http://bit.ly/2fXjDt # pacman sporting theaaa

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UAAP Season 72 Finals Preview

And we’re down to two.  Defending champions Ateneo Blue Eagles and UE Red Warriors emerged victors from the madness that is the Final Four and will be battling for the right to become this year’s champs.  For Ateneo, it will be their chance to repeat since 1987 – 1989, when Alex Araneta, Eric Reyes, Dannyaaa

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Slice needs to Dice

The Tenth Season of The Ultimate Fighter takes a “slice” from the dark side. In Episode 1, UFC Prez Dana White shocked everyone by introducing Kevin Ferguson, otherwise known as “Kimbo Slice”, as a contestant. The 35-year-old former EliteXC champ will be one of the heavyweights featured in this installment. This somewhat took out theaaa

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100 Best Careers in the NBA (3 of 5)

First seen at www.hoops.blink.ph. Damn it, I must say, compiling this is hard work! You have weigh what’s good for the haters, what will make people happy, will there be any backlash, etcetera… etcetera. Anyway, before anyone forgets, this is a BEST CAREERS IN THE NBA ranking! Get the rules and the first installment ofaaa

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Poll: Where will Japeth Aguilar end up playing?

Where will Japeth Aguilar end up playing? Answers No. Of Votes Answer 1: NBA D-League 4 Answer 2: PBA 27 Answer 3: Smart Gilas 33 Answer 4: WNBA! 36 Total Votes: 100

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Scouting Woes

I wanted to watch the UST-Ateneo game but I can’t. It seems like deep inside, I know how this will turn out. Sure, UST loves to relish on their never-say-die attitude instilled by former Ginebra guard Pido Jarencio. Plus, they have strong and dominating SG’s and SF’s like seniors Khasim Mirza, rookie Jeric Teng, andaaa

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HooPh Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-09-20

Giving expats a stage to ‘live their dreams’ – http://www.gulfnews.com/sport/Basketball/10348894.html # jordan farmar will change jersey to #1. i highly doubt if he’ll be the “1″ guard of lakers this coming season. deRock fisher will. # mark cuban speaks. again. http://bit.ly/7SrTX # kenneth duremdes is captain cleared… http://bit.ly/169iZt # kobe bryant: damn if he passesaaa

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Nike to release limited edition Manny Pacquiao products in celebration of his astonishing 2.59 victory on 5.2.09

In commemoration of Manny Pacquiao’s historic win over Ricky Hatton, Nike will give Pacquiao fans a chance to own a piece of history with the limited edition 259 Pacman Knows Trainer 1 Mid shoe and Pacman Knows Tee. Both products celebrate Manny’s quick ending and astonishing knock-out time against Ricky Hatton last May 2, 2009.aaa

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Denique Quattuor; Et Tu, Barroca?

The dust has settled and after 2 months of interesting, intense, and inspiring battles, 4 teams emerged from the fray, in order to claim the right of being the 2009 UAAP Season 72 champions.  The Ateneo Blue Eagles, FEU Tamarraws, UE Red Warriors, and UST Growling Tigers are the Denique Quattuor, the final four leftaaa

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