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Learned Today :: Misguided Bravado [A Snippy NSA Leader] | Pinoy Everyman

Didn’t know that we had a pro baseball league. Hope you can read the whole article on hubris from the PABA president.

So our baseball athletes must have jumped for joy upon hearing Harbour Center owner Dr. Mikee Romero’s interest to shoulder expenses and to be involved in forming a national team that would compete in the Southeast Asia Games. It should be noted that Dr. Romero also owns a championship-winning team in our local pro baseball league.
via Misguided Bravado [A Snippy NSA Leader] | Pinoy Everyman.

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Sports::SMART-Gilas loses heartbreaker to Iran in FIBA-Asia semis – Interaksyon.com

Bravo Team Pilipinas!!!! You played with heart and gave it your all, as a Filipino that is all that one can sometimes ask for.
 

“I’m proud of my players,” he added, expressing a sentiment shared by the 7,000-strong crowd who trooped to the arena to cheer on the national team. While the final scoreboard said that SMART-Gilas players were not winners, it would be hard to find anyone in attendance who would call them losers.
via SMART-Gilas loses heartbreaker to Iran in FIBA-Asia semis – Interaksyon.com.

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Fiba Asia Champions Cup 2011 June 1

 
Was lucky enough to get good seats around great cheerers for the Smart Gilas during yesterdays game.
 
It was the loudest and raudiest bunch of supporters. It was reminiscent of Ginebra fans, although I still credit Ginebra for having fans across all economic stratas.
 
The whole game was a great experience, something I can scarcely believe I was a part of. The game was hard fought and I was beginning to have doubts that Smart Gilas would pull through because No.4 of ASU-Jordan seemed to be able to score at will.
 
THE FANS ARE HERE. Was watching for the last few days and I can say without a doubt this was the funnest crowd of all the games I’ve been fortunate to have watched(this tournament).
 
The cheering on my estimation was started by the tiu groupies but the red courtside people needed only a little prodding. It was fun watching the last 4 minutes or so of the game standing up because everybody was so hyped. I wish I was a better writer to convey how fun the game was. It was well worth the half-day I incurred between watching the NBA Finals at home arriving after lunch and leaving early to catch Smart GILAS make their countrymen proud!!!!!!!!!!
 
On a related note we need a two syllable chant to shout during offense the way we do with defense when Smart Gilas is defending. I say we can shout GI-LAS.
 
I’m irked that I don’t know whether I’d be able to get great seats for the quarter finals , the semi finals and God willing the Finals!!! That experience was just to damn good to not spread by word of mouth.
 
On  a related note shame on GMA and ABS-CBN for not covering Smart Gilas with the same dedication they do the Azkals.  I have nothing against football and I actually enjoy watching high level football, but damn even if the Smart Gilas people aren’t of the same artista caliber as the Azkals, and the game is featured in IBC13 we really need to set aside these petty rivalries for things that can create a sense of nationalism. We have a shattered cultural psyche and we need all the events and accomplishments, pseudo accomplishments we can muster to galvanize ourselves as a nation. A house divided falls, a nation divided crumbles.

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Fiba Asia Champions Cup 20110531

 
Got great courtside seats Yeah!!! It was a hard fought game, which surprised me a lot. I expected our team to not roll over Duhok Iraq but at least not flex their muscles too much. It seems I’m over rating SMART GILAS. Lebanon and Quatar are now surely going to be problematic teams. I just hope they find it in them to get to the next level! The coliseum was probably 60-70 percent filled, I am probably not going to get good seats any longer for the coming games.

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22nd FIBA ASIA CHAMPIONS CUP 2011 Schedule

If you have the time maganda malamang mga laban between Lebanon, Iran, UAE and Philippines. Mabait talaga nag organize nitong FIBA Asia lahat ng nakakatakot nasa kabilang Team.  As I said before slight edge and Lebanon over us so konting swerte lang may chance ang Team Pilipinas. Laban sa Iran dapat sobrang swertehin tayo, or mag step up ang mga gwardya or Asi/Aguilar show they are tough enough to guard athletic 7 footers.
22nd FIBA ASIA CHAMPIONS CUP 2011 – 053111
Philsports Arena (formerly Ultra), Pasig City
May 31, 2011 02:00pm
The FIBA Asia Champions Cup 2011 will be the 22nd staging of the FIBA Asia Champions Cup, the basketball club tournament of FIBA Asia. The tournament will be held in Pasig, Philippines from May 28 to June 5, 2011.[1] The event is co-organized by the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas and FIBA Asia.
PARTICIPATING TEAMS
GROUP A
Jordan (ASU)
Malaysia (WKL DRAGONS)
Irag (DUHOK)
Saudi Arabia (AL ITTIHAD)
Philippines (SMART GILAS)
GROUP B
Lebanon (AL RIYADI)
Qatar (AL RAYYAN)
U.A.E. (AL SHABAB)
I.R. Iran (MAHRAM)
Syria (AL JALAA)
SCHEDULE OF GAMES
28 May 2011 – Saturday
02:00PM – Iraq VS Jordan
04:00PM – Syria VS I.R. Iran
06:00PM – Philippines VS Saudi Arabia
08:00PM – U.A.E. VS Lebanon
29 May 2011 – Sunday
02:00PM – Saudi Arabia VS Iraq
04:00PM – Qatar VS Syria
06:00PM – Malaysia VS Philippines
08:00PM – I.R. Iran VS U.A.E.
30 May 2011 – Monday
02:00PM – Jordan VS Saudi Arabia
04:00PM – Iraq VS Malaysia
06:00PM – Lebanon VS I.R. Iran
08:00PM – U.A.E. VS Qatar
31 May 2011 – Tuesday
02:00PM – Syria VS U.A.E.
04:00PM – Malaysia VS Jordan
06:00PM – Qatar VS Lebanon
08:00PM – Philippines VS Iraq
01 June 2011 – Wednesday
02:00PM – Saudi Arabia VS Malaysia
04:00PM – I.R. Iran VS Qatar
06:00PM – Lebanon VS Syria
08:00PM – Jordan VS Philippines
03 June 2011 – Friday
QUARTER-FINALS
04 June 2011 – Saturday
SEMI-FINALS
05 June 2011 – Sunday
FINALS

 
 

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Fiba Tuesday and Wednesday?

Nood tayo sa Tuesday(08:00PM – Philippines VS Iraq) and/or Wednesday (08:00PM – Jordan VS Philippines)
 
Or more accurately, samahan ninyo akong manood!

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Thoughts on FIBA Asia Day 1

 
Game 1: Iraq vs Jordan
Because of Yoshinoya’s amazing Gyudon I missed Iraq. vs Jordan.
 
Game 2:  Syria vs. Iran
Iran is scary. They seemed to be playing at half speed but they gave Syria a good beating. Among the 5 teams I saw today Iran is the team that I fear the most against Team Pilipinas. To be honest save for a stroke of luck Ginebra style I can barely imagine us beating these guys.
 
Game 3: Philippines vs. Saudi Arabia
Great game for Japeth Aguilar.  The team was playing like a team and it shows in how out of place Hontiveros was in the rotations of Team Pilipinas.  Among all the players on the Philippine Team Hontiveros looked liked the odd man out. Fortunately I believe that they were playing him for Hontiveros to learn the system and not really to contribute substantially in this particular game. I think SMART Gilas lead after the second quarter and by the 3rd the game was all but finished. Kudos to the fans who booed loudly whenever the 3 point shooting bigs of the KSA team got the ball.
 
I think only Ballasteros didn’t have a single point. Hope he can make his mark and be more than just Team Pilipinas’ Human Victory Cigar.
 
 
Game 4: Lebanon vs. UAE
This was another lopsided match and seeing Lebanon was like seeing an older, bigger, more consistent shooting Team Pilipinas.  I give them a small advantage over Team Pilipinas because their bigs are very agile.  If we want to win against these guys we have to bring our A-game.
 
LINK to TV Coverage Schedule and ticket information care of firequinito
 
It irks me that I can’t buy courtside seats because someone bought them all. This doubly irks me when I see so many seats unoccupied. If you aren’t going to use them might as well give them to the fans who’d love to watch this very inspiring team.

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HEAT 3-1 !!!!

It looked liked miami had 3 Noahs and I believe that the effort made the difference. James and Wade were awesome!!!

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rePost :: Talk N Text survives Ginebra in game 6 epic to win 2011 PBA Commissioner’s Cup – Fire Quinito – A Philippine Sports Blog that Burns

Babawi tayo ka baranggay!!!

Ginebra put out an effort worthy of their fans’ support. Each game in this series was played with tons of pride from both sides, and the series made the PBA richer just by virtue of how well both teams competed
via Talk N Text survives Ginebra in game 6 epic to win 2011 PBA Commissioner’s Cup – Fire Quinito – A Philippine Sports Blog that Burns.

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Watching Ginebra Live 2011 01 09

I haven’t been to a game since last year. The games was never close after the second half and so the crowd were  a little tame. Mark “the Spark” Caguiao was player of the game I think, and the kabaranggay in me is happy for his resurgence.the only knack against the experience is that I was sandwiched between groups of San Miguel fans and that meant It felt strange cheering. Hope I can catch more games this year. Ginebra to the FINALS!!!!!!