Games schedule
JULY 30, 2009 (THURSDAY) @ BANKEROHAN GYM
1:00 PM BJMP VS. PAF
2:30 PM NSU VS. SAF
4:00 PM RHQ VS. DCPO
5:30 PM 10TH ID VS. BFP
Team standing:
W L
CMO II
DCPO I
RMG I
RHQ I
PAF I
BFP
BJMP NSU 10TH ID SAF |
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Inday Sara - Kadayawan AFP-PNP cagefest on July 30 sked
INDAY SARA AFP-PNP - 24TH KADAYAWAN INVITATIONAL CUP
Games schedule
JULY 30, 2009 (THURSDAY) @ BANKEROHAN GYM
1:00 PM BJMP VS. PAF
2:30 PM NSU VS. SAF
4:00 PM RHQ VS. DCPO
5:30 PM 10TH ID VS. BFP
Team standing:
W L
CMO II
DCPO I
RMG I
RHQ I
PAF I
BFP
Games schedule
JULY 30, 2009 (THURSDAY) @ BANKEROHAN GYM
1:00 PM BJMP VS. PAF
2:30 PM NSU VS. SAF
4:00 PM RHQ VS. DCPO
5:30 PM 10TH ID VS. BFP
Team standing:
W L
CMO II
DCPO I
RMG I
RHQ I
PAF I
BFP
CMO takes Game 1 in Ladislawa Cup
CMO takes Game 1 in Ladislawa Cup
The City Mayor's Office walloped Al-Iskandar, 98 - 76 in Game 1 of their 2009 Ladislawa Cup - 34 years old and below division - best of three title showdown, Tuesday night, at the Ladislawa Garden Village Gym.
Christopher "Bong" Go scored 22 of his total 27 points in the pivotal final half as he proved dominant enough to power CMO within a win of the league title.
The sweet-shooting executive assistant of Mayor Rodrigo Duterte
drilled seven triples, including one that came from close to the half court line that settled the final count.
Skipper Ryan Alquizar and Roy Bangkas helped Go in the offensive end while Dindo Pastor, Marvin Mondigo and Boyet Brigoli did their share in defense that gave Al-Iskandar had a hard time to get its game going in the second half.
Alquizar and Bangkas chipped in 14 markers apiece for CMO which pulled away in the third canto for a commanding 74 - 57 lead entering the final quarter.
Veteran playmaker Arvin Bonleon had 15 points for Al-Iskandar which was trailing all throughout
A Go baseline triple midway of the final period marked the biggest decifit of the ballgame at 22, 88 - 66.
CMO will try to end the series on Friday's Game 2 at 7:30 p.m.
It was a see-saw battle in the opening canto as both teams managed to trade baskets.
Behind Alquizar's 9 points in the second quarter CMO took a 45 - 35 lead at the half.
In 35 years old and above division, Goldstar Hardware downed Sanman selection, 97 - 59 in Game 1 of their own best of three title series.
Goldstar dribblers coached by Jigger Saniel played inspired basketball by the presence of their big boss Winston Ho who watched the game at the back of the bench.
The City Mayor's Office walloped Al-Iskandar, 98 - 76 in Game 1 of their 2009 Ladislawa Cup - 34 years old and below division - best of three title showdown, Tuesday night, at the Ladislawa Garden Village Gym.
Christopher "Bong" Go scored 22 of his total 27 points in the pivotal final half as he proved dominant enough to power CMO within a win of the league title.
The sweet-shooting executive assistant of Mayor Rodrigo Duterte
drilled seven triples, including one that came from close to the half court line that settled the final count.
Skipper Ryan Alquizar and Roy Bangkas helped Go in the offensive end while Dindo Pastor, Marvin Mondigo and Boyet Brigoli did their share in defense that gave Al-Iskandar had a hard time to get its game going in the second half.
Alquizar and Bangkas chipped in 14 markers apiece for CMO which pulled away in the third canto for a commanding 74 - 57 lead entering the final quarter.
Veteran playmaker Arvin Bonleon had 15 points for Al-Iskandar which was trailing all throughout
A Go baseline triple midway of the final period marked the biggest decifit of the ballgame at 22, 88 - 66.
CMO will try to end the series on Friday's Game 2 at 7:30 p.m.
It was a see-saw battle in the opening canto as both teams managed to trade baskets.
Behind Alquizar's 9 points in the second quarter CMO took a 45 - 35 lead at the half.
In 35 years old and above division, Goldstar Hardware downed Sanman selection, 97 - 59 in Game 1 of their own best of three title series.
Goldstar dribblers coached by Jigger Saniel played inspired basketball by the presence of their big boss Winston Ho who watched the game at the back of the bench.
Jones Cup post mortem
ONES CUP POST MORTEM
These coming days will determine if the country’s dream of a World Championship appearance after more than three decades is capable of reaching that far.
JULY 27, 2009
TAIPEI – The Powerade-Team Pilipinas scouting mission in the 31st William Jones Cup tournament could return with a report that might look like this:
Iran: Tall…heavy…mismatches in every position. Seven-foot-three Hamed Ehadadi indefensible inside. Score vs. RP: 85-60. Conclusion: Unbeatable.
Jordan: Big…fast…Portuguese coach Mario Palma as acid-tongued as he is good. Point guard Rasheim Wright in a class of his own. Score vs. RP: 90-59. Conclusion: Too tough to beat.
South Korea: Deadly snipers lurk everywhere…dazzling ball movement…might be vulnerable inside and against aggressive perimeter defense. Score vs. RP: 83-80. Conclusion: Beatable.
Japan: Good outside shooters…Takehiko Orimo, who Dennis Espino took out in the 2002 Busan Asian Games, still the main man…big guy in the middle joining the team in Tianjin…Asi Taulava, Japeth Aguilar and Sonny Thoss need to work overtime to contain new center. Trailed by 19 points early in the first half but showed remarkable comeback power. Score vs. RP: 87-85. Conclusion: Beatable depending on their hidden ace.
Taiwan: High percentage distance shooting…quick ball movement honed by South Korean coach…volume scoring from the onset…relatively weak inside. Score vs. RP: 86-77. Conclusion: Going down against the Nationals next time around.
Lebanon: Superstar Fadi El-Khatib slowed down a bit by age but scored 32 and 33 points in their first two games…backup guys – Brian Feghali and Jackson Vroman – too good to defend against…add to the potent mix a smaller version of Dirk Nowitzki named Matt Freije who debuted with 39 points and 11 rebounds in a 97-79 annihilation of South Korea. Score vs. RP: 95-83. Conclusion: Huge problem.
TAIPEI – The Powerade-Team Pilipinas scouting mission in the 31st William Jones Cup tournament could return with a report that might look like this:
Iran: Tall…heavy…mismatches in every position. Seven-foot-three Hamed Ehadadi indefensible inside. Score vs. RP: 85-60. Conclusion: Unbeatable.
Jordan: Big…fast…Portuguese coach Mario Palma as acid-tongued as he is good. Point guard Rasheim Wright in a class of his own. Score vs. RP: 90-59. Conclusion: Too tough to beat.
South Korea: Deadly snipers lurk everywhere…dazzling ball movement…might be vulnerable inside and against aggressive perimeter defense. Score vs. RP: 83-80. Conclusion: Beatable.
Japan: Good outside shooters…Takehiko Orimo, who Dennis Espino took out in the 2002 Busan Asian Games, still the main man…big guy in the middle joining the team in Tianjin…Asi Taulava, Japeth Aguilar and Sonny Thoss need to work overtime to contain new center. Trailed by 19 points early in the first half but showed remarkable comeback power. Score vs. RP: 87-85. Conclusion: Beatable depending on their hidden ace.
Taiwan: High percentage distance shooting…quick ball movement honed by South Korean coach…volume scoring from the onset…relatively weak inside. Score vs. RP: 86-77. Conclusion: Going down against the Nationals next time around.
Lebanon: Superstar Fadi El-Khatib slowed down a bit by age but scored 32 and 33 points in their first two games…backup guys – Brian Feghali and Jackson Vroman – too good to defend against…add to the potent mix a smaller version of Dirk Nowitzki named Matt Freije who debuted with 39 points and 11 rebounds in a 97-79 annihilation of South Korea. Score vs. RP: 95-83. Conclusion: Huge problem.
The eight-day, nine-team tournament, held in honor of the founding secretary-general of the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) and eventually ruled by Iran – dethroning back-to-back champion Jordan – stripped bare the RP team’s inadequacies: lack of foreign exposure, unfamiliarity with international rules, contrasting style of play.
Jordan finished with a tournament-best 7-1 record to Iran and Lebanon’s 6-2. But the Jordanians decision to walk out of their game with the Iranians over officiating proved costly.
Before the team left, national coach Yeng Guiao preached the need for speed, defense and accurate shooting to counter the opposition’s size advantage.
Faced, however, with opponents who are as fast, if not faster, massive, deadlier from the outside, and infinitely more experienced in the FIBA brand of basketball, the Nationals faltered, bogged down by sloppy ball handling and horrendous outside shooting.
Injuries also ravaged the squad at its most sensitive position – the point guard spot, with Jayjay Helterbrand playing hurt and Ryan Reyes not playing at all.
The imbalance forced the sacrifice of Willie Miller, who was brought in from the less burdensome position of shooting guard to help quarterback the RP team while delivering the points when needed, which was often.
Jordan finished with a tournament-best 7-1 record to Iran and Lebanon’s 6-2. But the Jordanians decision to walk out of their game with the Iranians over officiating proved costly.
Before the team left, national coach Yeng Guiao preached the need for speed, defense and accurate shooting to counter the opposition’s size advantage.
Faced, however, with opponents who are as fast, if not faster, massive, deadlier from the outside, and infinitely more experienced in the FIBA brand of basketball, the Nationals faltered, bogged down by sloppy ball handling and horrendous outside shooting.
Injuries also ravaged the squad at its most sensitive position – the point guard spot, with Jayjay Helterbrand playing hurt and Ryan Reyes not playing at all.
The imbalance forced the sacrifice of Willie Miller, who was brought in from the less burdensome position of shooting guard to help quarterback the RP team while delivering the points when needed, which was often.
There were a few bright spots, especially the emergence of 6-foot-10 Japeth Aguilar, who, despite being lanky, young and raw, demonstrated his awesome potentials – defensively and as an offensive threat above the rim.
There was also Sonny Thoss holding his own against Middle Eastern tanks, and Cyrus Baguio scorching the tracks and pushing up the pace in transition.
There was also Sonny Thoss holding his own against Middle Eastern tanks, and Cyrus Baguio scorching the tracks and pushing up the pace in transition.
In the next six days before they fly for the “real thing” – the 25th FIBA Asia Men’s Basketball Championship – where three berths are at stake for the 16th FIBA World Championship in Istanbul next year, the Nationals have their “work cut out for them,” as PBA commissioner Renauld ‘Sonny’ Barrios reminded the team Saturday after a healing mass offered for ailing former President Corazon C. Aquino.
“We shall sink or swim with this team, but you have to work real hard to get in shape,” Barrios told the players. “Only an optimum performance from you, guys, can spell success in Tianjin.”
The Philippines is bracketed with South Korea, Japan and Sri Lanka in the FIBA Asia.
Unless the Sri Lankans, a cricket-loving nation, have learned to shoot hoops as well as they play their national pastime, then the three perennial Asian rivals are guaranteed to make it to the next phase of the elimination – against the top three teams from Group B, made up of Iran, Kuwait, Uzbekistan, and Taiwan.
With the tournament format calling for win-loss records to be carried over to the Group A vs. Group B round, it makes it imperative for the RP team to get there with a 3-0 or 2-1 card in anticipation for return engagements with Iran and Taiwan, not to mention the games with the Uzbeks and Kuwaitis, both un-scouted opponents.
“We shall sink or swim with this team, but you have to work real hard to get in shape,” Barrios told the players. “Only an optimum performance from you, guys, can spell success in Tianjin.”
The Philippines is bracketed with South Korea, Japan and Sri Lanka in the FIBA Asia.
Unless the Sri Lankans, a cricket-loving nation, have learned to shoot hoops as well as they play their national pastime, then the three perennial Asian rivals are guaranteed to make it to the next phase of the elimination – against the top three teams from Group B, made up of Iran, Kuwait, Uzbekistan, and Taiwan.
With the tournament format calling for win-loss records to be carried over to the Group A vs. Group B round, it makes it imperative for the RP team to get there with a 3-0 or 2-1 card in anticipation for return engagements with Iran and Taiwan, not to mention the games with the Uzbeks and Kuwaitis, both un-scouted opponents.
Having lost to all four teams – Korea, Japan, Taiwan and Iran – in the Jones Cup tournament, the Nationals will be working from a position of disadvantage, mentally and physically, unless they make the transition from being individual talents to becoming a solid team with patience, good ball movement, judiciously-taken outside shots, and hellish defense for 40 minutes.
And that’s just to reach the quarterfinal round.
In the semis, defending champion China, Lebanon and Jordan and probably Qatar await which four from the other bracket will go up against them.And that’s just to reach the quarterfinal round.
These coming days will determine if the country’s dream of a World Championship appearance after more than three decades is capable of reaching that far.
Go fires 39 lift CMO past Air Force
Go fires 39 lift CMO past Air Force
The City Mayor's Office drew first blood in the Inday Sara AFP-PNP - 24th Kadayawan Invitational Cup by besting Philippine Air Force, 109 - 79 behind the superb showing of Christopher "Bong" Go on Saturday.
The sweet-shooting executive assistant of Mayor Rodrigo Duterte, who wowed the crowd at the Barangay 5-A Bankerohan Gym with his three point shooting prowess, scattered 39 points to put CMO in the winning column.
Go had 15 points after the first twenty minutes of play and scored the last 24 from behind the arc, hitting from all angles, in the final half.
Roy Bangkas and Dioven Braga chipped in 11 points respectively for CMO which came out strong early taking 29 - 12 after the first canto and never looked back.
Rygian Delgra paced the Airmen with 25 markers.
In the second game, Regional Headquarters needed an extra five minutes to dispose Bureua of Jail Management and Penology, 114 - 112 in overtime.
Robinson Palomares topscored for RHQ with 36 points.
Acting Mayor Sara Duterte opened the tournament to the delight of the players and team officials from ten participating teams from the various units of the Armed Forces of the Philippines and Philippine National Police.
In her short speech, she urged the players to play with highest level of sportsmanship and "enjoy the games".
The tournament is sanctioned by the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP).
The City Mayor's Office drew first blood in the Inday Sara AFP-PNP - 24th Kadayawan Invitational Cup by besting Philippine Air Force, 109 - 79 behind the superb showing of Christopher "Bong" Go on Saturday.
The sweet-shooting executive assistant of Mayor Rodrigo Duterte, who wowed the crowd at the Barangay 5-A Bankerohan Gym with his three point shooting prowess, scattered 39 points to put CMO in the winning column.
Go had 15 points after the first twenty minutes of play and scored the last 24 from behind the arc, hitting from all angles, in the final half.
Roy Bangkas and Dioven Braga chipped in 11 points respectively for CMO which came out strong early taking 29 - 12 after the first canto and never looked back.
Rygian Delgra paced the Airmen with 25 markers.
In the second game, Regional Headquarters needed an extra five minutes to dispose Bureua of Jail Management and Penology, 114 - 112 in overtime.
Robinson Palomares topscored for RHQ with 36 points.
Acting Mayor Sara Duterte opened the tournament to the delight of the players and team officials from ten participating teams from the various units of the Armed Forces of the Philippines and Philippine National Police.
In her short speech, she urged the players to play with highest level of sportsmanship and "enjoy the games".
The tournament is sanctioned by the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP).
RP-Iran game story
CONCLUSION OF JONES CUP
RP-IRAN GAME STORY
Team Standings
*Jordan 6-1
Iran 6-2
Lebanon 6-2
**Korea 5-2
**Taiwan 5-2
RP 2-6
Taiwan-B 2-6
*Kazakhstan 1-6
Japan 1-7
* - playing at press time
** - playing at press time
TAIPEI – A dwarfed Powerade-Team Pilipinas got a full measure of the height and depth of an Asian cage superpower Sunday after getting trampled by Iran, 85-60, at the close of the 31st William Jones Cup tournament at the Hsinchuang gym.
A broken-down shot clock briefly delayed the inevitable as venue technicians worked feverishly for an hour to repair the problem.
But when it was done, so was the game.
The first meeting between the two teams since the 2007 FIBA-Asia Men’s Championship – an Olympic qualifying tournament – in Tokushima, Japan ended earlier than it last did.
While their previous encounter came down the wire before the Iranians, who went on to capture the title and qualify to the 2008 Beijing Olympics, prevailed, 75-69, the Nationals fell behind early this time, 14-7, and eventually got buried at the half, 51-23.
The second half avalanche that followed sealed a doomed climax for the RP team.
“Game was very easy, no problem,” said Iran coach Vaselin Matic.
Shrugging off a hit sustained from Ranidel de Ocampo that produced an angry bruise above his right eye, Iran’s 7-foot-3 behemoth Hamed Ehadadi, who had 19 points and 12 rebounds, parked his skyscraping frame in the paint and was the key to Iran’s complete dominance in every aspect of the mismatch.
With Serbian Rajko Toroman, who coached them in Tokushima, watching at sideline, the Iranians delivered an awesome performance that installed as a force to reckon with in the 25th FIBA Asia Men’s Championship in Tianjin, China next month.
“We had no solution to their height advantage, we just couldn’t match up with their size,” said national coach Yeng Guiao.
The Nationals wrapped up its campaign with a 2-6 slate, good for sixth spot, three rungs lower than the third place finish of their 2007 predecessors.
In an earlier game, Japan, reduced to five players, including the veteran Takehiko Orimo, after the rest of the team succumbed to intestinal flu, fell to Taiwan-B, 97-91.
Food poisoning also claimed players from other teams, including Ehadadi who was brought to the hospital and was absent when host Taiwan stunned Iran, 80-76, Saturday.
With Iran’s second loss, Jordan, which walked out of its Thursday game with the Iranians in disgust over officiating, revived its bid for a third straight championship.
Lebanon, on the other hand, scuttled the hopes of South Korea after Matt Freije unloaded 39 points and hauled down 11 rebounds in a 97-79 rout.
The Jordanians (6-1) were to aim for the title against Kazakhstan after the RP-Iran game.
Meanwhile, the clock starts ticking for the injured Ryan Reyes and, conversely, for somebody from among the 12 that made it to the official lineup.
Guiao made it clear Saturday that it will be Reyes’ call – not Guiao’s – whether or not to reinsert him into the national team that will fly to Tianjin on Aug. 4.
Rules allow teams to alter the lineups they submitted Friday until three days before the tournament comes off the wraps on Aug. 6.
“If Ryan tells me he’s O.K. to play, then I’ll find a way for him,” said Guiao, who earlier named Reyes and Talk ‘N Text forward Ranidel de Ocampo as alternates.
Reyes, 25, who played for California State-Fullerton and was drafted third overall by the Sta. Lucia Realtors, pulled a hamstring muscle in his left thigh during the 8th SEABA Men’s Championship in Medan last June and has been listed as day-to-day since.
“If I don’t feel I’m 90 percent healthy, then I’d rather not play because I don’t want to bring the team down,” said Reyes, who has an appointment with noted sports medicine specialist and orthopedic surgeon Dr. Raul Canlas after the RP team returns home Monday.
NOTES: “Tie A Yellow Ribbon,” the ‘70s pop hit by Tony Orlando and The Dawn and the unofficial anthem for former Sen. Benigno Aquino on his ill-fated arrival from Taiwan in 1983, was played during the pre-game introductions for the RP-Taiwan match Saturday…Organizers apparently found out the reason for the strips of yellow adhesives taped on the Philippine team’s uniforms and dug out the song from their music archives…Jordan’s Portuguese coach Mario Palma, whose decision to walk out of their game with Iran might have cost his team a third straight championship here, remains furious over the incident, branding it “a shame” and calling the two Taiwanese referees in that game “cowards.”...Grief befell the RP team before the Iran game when news reached the players that Wynne Arboleda's father had passed away.
Scores:
IRAN 85 – Ehadadi 19 Bahrami 18, Afagh 14, Tadjik 11, Kamrany 9, Sahakian 6, Amini 3, Davoudi 2, Davarpanah 2, Akbari 1, Doraghi 0, Davari 0.
RP 60 – Thoss 13, Baguio 12, Santos 9, Aguilar 7, Dillinger 5, De Ocampo 4, Raymundo 3, Miller 3, Taulava 2, Norwood 2.
Quarters: 25-12; 41-23; 74-43; 85-60
53 APPLICANTS EYE PBA STINT
53 APPLICANTS EYE PBA STINT
A total of 53 hopefuls led by potential top pick Japeth Aguilar made themselves available for Sunday’s Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Rookie Draft at the Market! Market! Place in Taguig.
Other than Aguilar, the only amateur player to be included by national coach Yeng Guiao in the Powerade-Team Pilipinas bound for the FIBA-Asia Men’s Basketball Championship in Tianjin, China, the 2009 class also includes a pair of Most Valuable Player (MVP) awardees, a Finals MVP who played a key role in San Beda’s three straight NCAA men’s basketball championship, a gangling center instrumental in La Salle’s UAAP championship two years ago, a brother of Alaska big man Reynel Hugnatan and a slew of Fil-Am cagers including a nephew of Talk `N Text guard Jimmy Alapag.
The deadline of application ended last Friday, at least a week before the much-awaited event on August 2 that serves as the league’s first official activity for the 2009-2010 season.
Burger King owns this year’s no. 1 overall pick.
All 53 PBA aspirants had been split into four teams and will play in the two-day, eight-game schedule at the Caruncho gym in Pasig City that forms part of the traditional Rookie Camp slated on July 28, 30 and 31.
Teaming up with the 6-foot-9 Aguilar in Group A (yellow) are Pharex stalwarts Ronnie Mathias, Sean Co and Josh Urbiztondo, while PBL MVP Chris Ross, Roel Hugnatan and 2007 UAAP MVP Jervy Cruz spearhead Group B (white).
San Beda star Ogie Menor, La Salle stalwart Rico Maierhofer, Far Eastern University guard Benedict Fernandez and Oracle guard Chris Timberlake stood at the forefront of Group C (blue), while Group D (red) will be led by University of the East’s Marcy Arellano, Jose Rizal University’s James Sena and Kevin White, reportedly related to Alapag.
On the first day of play, Group 1 clashes with Group 3 in first game at 2 p.m., while Group 2 battles Group 4 at 4 p.m.
The final day of the camp is a crossover double header between Group 1 vs. Group 2 (2 p.m.) and Group 3 vs. Group 4 (4 p.m.).
The Rookie Camp starts on July 28 at the Club 650 gym in Libis, Quezon City from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and will be supervised by supervisor of officials Ramil Cruz where the prospective rookie hopefuls are subjected in terms of physical aspect, skills and strength evaluation as well as basketball drills.
Failure to attend the camp would automatically scratch the applicant from the final list of rookie picks to be announced by league commissioner Sonny Barrios on July 31.
There will be no camp on the 29th to give way to the coaching clinic to be conducted by Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra at the Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig starting at 2 p.m.
The complete rookie line ups are as follows:
Group 1 (yellow) – Aguilar, Urbiztondo, Co, Matias, Bryan Faundo, Marlon Adolfo, Charleston Bocias, Kim Macanig, Axel John Doruelo, Jim Viray, Luis Palaganas, Leemore Boliver and Glenn Bolocon.
Group 2 (white) – Cruz, Ross, Hugnatan, Filemon Fernandez III, Orlando Daroya, Richard Saladaga, Dino Daa, Robert Labagala, Jonathan Pinera, Jorel Canizares, Gerry Orera, Ramsey Williams and Jerome Cenita.
Group 3 (blue) – Menor, Maierhofer, Timberlake, Fernandez, John Walsham, Francis Allera, Jemal Vizcarra, Roser Mangahas, Jerby Del Rosario, Charles Water, Floyd Dedicatoria, Edwin Asoro and Jan Philip Villaver.
Group 4 (red) – Sena, Arellano, White, Michael Burtscher, Chris Viardo, Howard Saddi, Hafer Mondragon, Raymond Agular, Allan Evangelista, Andro Quinday, Emmanuel Malasig, Jobe Nkemakola, Mark Benitez and Jonathan Uyloan.
RP nips Taiwan-B; mass offered for ailing tita Cory
RP nips Taiwan-B; mass offered for ailing tita Cory
Team Standings
**Iran 6-1
Jordan 6-1
*Korea 5-1
*Lebanon 5-2
**Taiwan 4-2
RP 2-5
Japan 1-6
Taiwan-B 1-6
Kazakhstan 1-6
* - playing at press time
** - playing at press time
Games Sunday
11 a.m. – Taiwan B vs. Japan
1 p.m. – Iran vs. RP
3 p.m. – Taiwan vs. Korea
5 p.m. – Jordan vs. Kazakhstan
Closing Ceremony
TAIPEI – Powerade-Team Pilipinas found some reason to breath easier before it faces league-leading Iran at the close of the 31st William Jones Cup, getting past Taiwan-B, 94-90, Saturday at the Hsinchuang gym.
Willie Miller scored 22 points, Arwind Santos added 16 and Jared Dillinger 13 points as the Nationals, who had strips of yellow adhesives taped to their jerseys in honor of ailing former president Corazon C. Aquino, ended a three-game losing streak in improving to 2-5.
Taiwan’s second team absorbed its sixth loss in seven games but not after giving the RP team, which led 92-81 on Miller’s free throws with less than two minutes remaining, another endgame scare.
The Nationals were more up to the task this time despite national coach Yeng Guiao’s decision to turn the last few minutes of the game into a practicum for Dillinger, Santos and Japeth Aguilar.
“I wanted to see how they would react in the end without the benefit of a timeout or key players with them inside,” said Guiao.
Dillinger and Aguilar missed four free throws in succession, leaving Taiwan-B within 92-88, but Santos, a consistent member of the PBA’s all-defensive team, stole the ball from forward Chang Tsung and converted a breakaway layup for 94-88 with 35 seconds to go.
“Taiwan is a tough team to beat because of its quickness,” Guiao said. “They broke down our individual defense. And when we tried to play a zone, they shot well from the outside and so we had to revert to the man-to-man.”
In an earlier game, Jordan, which forfeited its Thursday’s game with Iran in protest over officiating, crushed Japan, 93-58, for its sixth win in seven outings.
Meanwhile, PBA commissioner Renauld ‘Sonny’ Barrios exhorted the national players earlier in the morning to “shape up for the mission ahead,” reminding them that only an “optimum performance” can spell success in the 25th FIBA Asia Men’s Basketball Championship in Tianjin, China two weeks from now.
Speaking to team members, including national coach Yeng Guiao and manager JB Baylon, after a mass offered at the Sunworld Dynasty Hotel for the recovery of Mrs. Aquino who is gravely ill, Barrios addressed the need for the players to get in top condition and to work on their outside shooting and free throws.
“Do it for yourselves, the PBA, and – take this seriously for they are not empty words – for flag and country,” Barrios said.
Quoting excepts from “Values of the Game,” a book written by NBA legend and former 3-term United States senator Bill Bradley, Barrios spoke of the essentials required to excel in the game.
“If you can’t run, you can’t win,” Barrios said, reading from the paperback. “And the only way to improve your shooting is to shoot.”
In the book, Bradley wrote about his personal off-season shooting regimen: taking 25 shots from five different spots.
“He shoots 25 from one area and he has to make them all,” Barrios told the players. “If he misses on the 23rd, then he returns to No. 1. That’s the kind of discipline and dedication Bill Bradley put to improve his game.”
The starting forward of the ‘70s New York Knicks also recalled the time Hubie Brown, then an assistant coach with the 1972 Milwaukee Bucks, went to practice an hour and a half ahead of schedule with the intention of impressing head coach Larry Costello.
“Lo and behold! Who was there when Hubie Brown arrived? Kareem Abdul Jabbar, practicing his skyhook,” Barrios said. “And what Kareem would did, according to the book, was put a smaller rim inside the regular ring and shoot through it.”
Barrios brought to the RP players’ attention percentages gathered from the 2007 RP-Tokushima team coached by Chot Reyes, the latest season of the NBA and the PBA, and the Powerade-RP’s performance in the 8th SEABA Men’s Championship in Medan last June.
“Sad to say, guys, we’re lagging behind, fourth and last, in combined field goal percentage, especially in three-point conversion, and in free throw shooting,” he said. “So now you know what kind of work you have to cram into the last 10 days.”
The coaching staff’s decision to name Ryan Reyes and Ranidel de Ocampo as alternates was also brought up.
“We would have submitted all 14 players to the FIBA Asia but the requirement was just for 12,” Barrios said. “However, this we told the two guys and this I share to all of you now: the coach has the discretion to change anybody in the lineup three days before the tournament begins if he feels a need for it.
“So I’m urging all of you to shape up and be in the best condition that you can be within the next few days.”
Barrios paid tribute, first to Wynne Arboleda, the veteran Burger King playmaker, for “being around to help the team,” and then to the rest of the RP, acknowledging “you work so hard within very limited parameters.”
Expressing his “faith” in them, Barrios concluded by saying, “We shall sink or swim with this team, but we have to play as one.”
The mass, originally scheduled Sunday, was officiated by Fr. Joy Tajonera. M.M., a native of Mamburao, Occidental Mindoro, and was arranged through the Sacred Heart of Joes & the Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Chapel and UGNAYAN, a migrant and immigrant ministry based here.
Scores:
POWERADE-RP 94 – Miller 22, Santos 16, Dillinger 13, Baguio 12, Raymundo 6, Taulava 6, Norwood 6, Aguilar 6, De Ocampo 4, Thoss 2, Arboleda 2.
TAIWAN-B 90 – Chang T.H. 24, Kin 17, Chen 12, Lin 8, Chen Y.A. 8, Lu 6, Lo 5, Tsai 4, Hung 3, Wang 3, Lin C.J. 0.
Quarters: 28-22; 48-41; 69-67; 94-90
Team Standings
**Iran 6-1
Jordan 6-1
*Korea 5-1
*Lebanon 5-2
**Taiwan 4-2
RP 2-5
Japan 1-6
Taiwan-B 1-6
Kazakhstan 1-6
* - playing at press time
** - playing at press time
Games Sunday
11 a.m. – Taiwan B vs. Japan
1 p.m. – Iran vs. RP
3 p.m. – Taiwan vs. Korea
5 p.m. – Jordan vs. Kazakhstan
Closing Ceremony
TAIPEI – Powerade-Team Pilipinas found some reason to breath easier before it faces league-leading Iran at the close of the 31st William Jones Cup, getting past Taiwan-B, 94-90, Saturday at the Hsinchuang gym.
Willie Miller scored 22 points, Arwind Santos added 16 and Jared Dillinger 13 points as the Nationals, who had strips of yellow adhesives taped to their jerseys in honor of ailing former president Corazon C. Aquino, ended a three-game losing streak in improving to 2-5.
Taiwan’s second team absorbed its sixth loss in seven games but not after giving the RP team, which led 92-81 on Miller’s free throws with less than two minutes remaining, another endgame scare.
The Nationals were more up to the task this time despite national coach Yeng Guiao’s decision to turn the last few minutes of the game into a practicum for Dillinger, Santos and Japeth Aguilar.
“I wanted to see how they would react in the end without the benefit of a timeout or key players with them inside,” said Guiao.
Dillinger and Aguilar missed four free throws in succession, leaving Taiwan-B within 92-88, but Santos, a consistent member of the PBA’s all-defensive team, stole the ball from forward Chang Tsung and converted a breakaway layup for 94-88 with 35 seconds to go.
“Taiwan is a tough team to beat because of its quickness,” Guiao said. “They broke down our individual defense. And when we tried to play a zone, they shot well from the outside and so we had to revert to the man-to-man.”
In an earlier game, Jordan, which forfeited its Thursday’s game with Iran in protest over officiating, crushed Japan, 93-58, for its sixth win in seven outings.
Meanwhile, PBA commissioner Renauld ‘Sonny’ Barrios exhorted the national players earlier in the morning to “shape up for the mission ahead,” reminding them that only an “optimum performance” can spell success in the 25th FIBA Asia Men’s Basketball Championship in Tianjin, China two weeks from now.
Speaking to team members, including national coach Yeng Guiao and manager JB Baylon, after a mass offered at the Sunworld Dynasty Hotel for the recovery of Mrs. Aquino who is gravely ill, Barrios addressed the need for the players to get in top condition and to work on their outside shooting and free throws.
“Do it for yourselves, the PBA, and – take this seriously for they are not empty words – for flag and country,” Barrios said.
Quoting excepts from “Values of the Game,” a book written by NBA legend and former 3-term United States senator Bill Bradley, Barrios spoke of the essentials required to excel in the game.
“If you can’t run, you can’t win,” Barrios said, reading from the paperback. “And the only way to improve your shooting is to shoot.”
In the book, Bradley wrote about his personal off-season shooting regimen: taking 25 shots from five different spots.
“He shoots 25 from one area and he has to make them all,” Barrios told the players. “If he misses on the 23rd, then he returns to No. 1. That’s the kind of discipline and dedication Bill Bradley put to improve his game.”
The starting forward of the ‘70s New York Knicks also recalled the time Hubie Brown, then an assistant coach with the 1972 Milwaukee Bucks, went to practice an hour and a half ahead of schedule with the intention of impressing head coach Larry Costello.
“Lo and behold! Who was there when Hubie Brown arrived? Kareem Abdul Jabbar, practicing his skyhook,” Barrios said. “And what Kareem would did, according to the book, was put a smaller rim inside the regular ring and shoot through it.”
Barrios brought to the RP players’ attention percentages gathered from the 2007 RP-Tokushima team coached by Chot Reyes, the latest season of the NBA and the PBA, and the Powerade-RP’s performance in the 8th SEABA Men’s Championship in Medan last June.
“Sad to say, guys, we’re lagging behind, fourth and last, in combined field goal percentage, especially in three-point conversion, and in free throw shooting,” he said. “So now you know what kind of work you have to cram into the last 10 days.”
The coaching staff’s decision to name Ryan Reyes and Ranidel de Ocampo as alternates was also brought up.
“We would have submitted all 14 players to the FIBA Asia but the requirement was just for 12,” Barrios said. “However, this we told the two guys and this I share to all of you now: the coach has the discretion to change anybody in the lineup three days before the tournament begins if he feels a need for it.
“So I’m urging all of you to shape up and be in the best condition that you can be within the next few days.”
Barrios paid tribute, first to Wynne Arboleda, the veteran Burger King playmaker, for “being around to help the team,” and then to the rest of the RP, acknowledging “you work so hard within very limited parameters.”
Expressing his “faith” in them, Barrios concluded by saying, “We shall sink or swim with this team, but we have to play as one.”
The mass, originally scheduled Sunday, was officiated by Fr. Joy Tajonera. M.M., a native of Mamburao, Occidental Mindoro, and was arranged through the Sacred Heart of Joes & the Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Chapel and UGNAYAN, a migrant and immigrant ministry based here.
Scores:
POWERADE-RP 94 – Miller 22, Santos 16, Dillinger 13, Baguio 12, Raymundo 6, Taulava 6, Norwood 6, Aguilar 6, De Ocampo 4, Thoss 2, Arboleda 2.
TAIWAN-B 90 – Chang T.H. 24, Kin 17, Chen 12, Lin 8, Chen Y.A. 8, Lu 6, Lo 5, Tsai 4, Hung 3, Wang 3, Lin C.J. 0.
Quarters: 28-22; 48-41; 69-67; 94-90
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