Category Archives: PBA

Philippine Basketball Association

Kirk wants to turn pro

Follow my blog at www.sydrified.org! FORMER Ateneo standout Kirk Long wants to join the PBA. The former Blue Eagle who just completed his UAAP eligibility averaged 8.3 points, 3.1 rebounds, 3.1 assists, and 0.9 steals in 27.4 minutes of action. The American helped Ateneo’s dynasty covet numerous titles from the UAAP and beyond. He wasaaa

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Loyalty Swap: Meralco’s New Guys

Follow my blog at www.sydrified.org! The Meralco Bolts had two separate trades that should help the team clinch their first semifinal berth in the PBA. Although if you think about it, this is more of an upgrade than a downgrade. MERALCO’S PAUL ARTADI VS BARAKO BULL’S CHICO LANETE A journeyman is traded for a journeymanaaa

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Fonacier is the Finals MVP!

Follow my blog at www.sydrified.org! Talk N Text’s Kelly Williams and Jimmy Alapag have MVP trophies tucked on their shelves while Jason Castro, Ryan Reyes, Ranidel De Ocampo, Harvey Carey, and Ali Peek have won Mythical Team selections in the course of their careers. Larry Fonacier has a Rookie of the Year award… that heaaa

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Powerade fears the sweep

Follow my blog at www.sydrified.org! I thought the semifinal round of the 2011-12 PBA All-Filipino Cup was kind of imba because I felt that the Talk N Text Tropang Texters versus the Petron Blaze Boosters series looked like a final round than the winner of this match and the “lucky” winning contestant in the seriesaaa

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Alfrancis Chua, New Ginebra Team Consultant

Breaking news tweeted by Noli Eala… Al Francis Chua now a Team Consultant with the Brgy Ginebra Kings. Ginebra also welcomes new Team Consultant, Coach Alfrancis Chua to the SMC family! Go Ginebra! It’s the second time in half a year that the SMC enlisted a marquee coach/consultant outside the SMC coaching pool. The firstaaa

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The Ube Republic is back!

Check out my blog at www.sydrified.org! The Ube Republic has finally returned to the PBA! While the Air21 Express has yet to grab a title, they are one of the league’s most famous staples. One reason is that their team color is violet (indigo to state a more regal color) – which is their monopoly.aaa

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El Granada vs Spiderman: The Power Rankings

Follow my blog at www.sydrified.org! Happy Chinese New Year! With that said, this is my final and official power ranking list for the 2011-12 PBA All-Filipino Cup. Since Day One, Arwind Santos has dominated the list but what are the repercussions of the Petron Blaze Boosters’ ouster and the eruption of Gary David in theaaa

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Finals Preview: Talk N Text vs Powerade

Catch the extended version of this article HERE! Two teams fought hell and back to contend at the PBA’s most prestigious conference. The rationale behind the All-Filipino Cup is self-explanatory and the top player of this conference will likely proceed to winning the Most Valuable Player trophy. Without the imports, these coaches will use everyaaa

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Rich Alvarez was TNT’s surprise package?

Follow my blog at www.sydrified.org! Rich Alvarez was relevant last year… when he got married to singing phenom Kyla. And that’s about it. Alvarez’ PBA career has been anything but… benchwarmy. Yeah, benchwarmy is not even a real word but that’s the first thing that reminded me of him. Whenever we see Rich barely breakingaaa

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Do or Die for TNT

Follow my blog at www.sydrified.org! Here is one PBA series that I have been neglecting. Perhaps I’d rather root for the series dimmed as the Battle for Third Place than the series that looks a lot like the All-Filipino Cup finals. This is the semifinals showdown that pits the Petron Blaze Boosters and the Talkaaa

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