Chris Ellis will stay with Barangay Ginebra

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Chris Ellis will not be traded. This is what SanMiguel Sports director Noli Eala confirm on his twitter account.

On Eala's twitter account he said " Time to put this ugly rumor to rest. We have no plans to trade Chris Ellis,"

Chris Ellis became one of the well loved Barangay Ginebra SanMiguel player because of his hassle plays and his jaw dropping slumdunks only on his rookie year.

 Noli Eala also said the Ellis is one of the most important pieces of Ginebra's lineup.

"He's one of Ginebra's building blocks" continued by Eala on his twitter account.

This confirmation shuts down rumors of Chris Ellis and Josh Urbiztondo transferring to the Meralco Bolt in exchange for Asi Taulava and Cliff Hodge.

Gilas Pilipinas will face PBA stars and Kazakhstan national team for tune up games.

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Gilas Pilipinas is scheduled to play against a team that consists of a collection of PBA (Philippine Basketball Association ) stars and the  Kazakhstan national team for a pair of tune up games to help them prepare fot the incoming FIBA Asia tournament.

The game between the Gilas Pilipinas  and the PBA stars will be held at the Mall Of Asia Arena on July 23 while the game between Gilas Pilipinas vs Kazakhstan national team will be on July 26 in the same venue.

Both games will most likely feature the final 12 ma lineup of Gilas Pilipinas team because the deadline sor the submission of the final line up for the FIBA Asia tournament is set on July 12.

Another set of tune up games for Gilas Pilipinas will be played in New Zealand. The team is scheduled to fly to New Zealand to face some of the professional teams there as well as the New Zealand national basketball team.

SMC coaches rigodon

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Here is the summary of what happened to the SMC teams coaching roster.

C/O @snowbadua

Here now is the VERBATIM re-organization CHART of SAN MIGUEL CORPORATION teams

GEE ABANILLA named new PETRON coach.

SIOT TANQUINCEN as PETRON MANAGER.

JORGE GALLENT & ATO AGUSTIN to GINEBRA.

KOY BANAL to PETRON

OLSEN RACELA to SAN MIG

SAMBOY LIM – ALTERNATE GOV GINEBRA

HECTOR CALMA – ALTERNATE GOV., PETRON

ROBERT NON - GINEBRA GOVERNOR & TEAM MANAGER

Whats your take on it guys?

Ginebra's import Dior Lowhorn in a cameo appearance for NBA 2K1

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The soon to be Barangay Ginebra San Miguel's import when the third conference of the PBA unveils this August 14 2013 plays a cameo role for the much awaited NBA 2K14.

Dior Lowhorn told the ABL website the he was indeed invited to work for the development of the NBA 2K14 game. Lowhorn helped the development team simulate different NBA player's moves for the latest installment of the NBA 2K14 which will also feature the king LeBron James as its cover.

In an interview lowhorn said “Well, the 2K13 studio is 30 minutes north of San Francisco. Since they can’t always get the NBA players to simulate the video games, they call up local basketball players to help mock various NBA player moves – from shooting, dunking, dribbling, defense and post moves,”

“The motion capturing takes all day, but it’s a lot of fun, and I even got a free copy of the game, although I’m not much of a video gamer,” continued by Dior.

Dior Lowhorn last played in the ABL for the Saigon Heat where he had an average of 26.7 points per game and grabbed an average of 8.4 rebounds in his 11 games in the Asean Basketball League.

Lowhorn is set to arrive in July 13, 2013 then two days after Barangay Ginebra San Miguel will resume their regular team practice to prepare for the season ending tournament.

Some highlights of the San Beda vs Saint Benilde

For those who missed the very exciting game between the San Beda Red Lions and the Collage of Saint Benilde Blazers here are some of the fourth quarter highlights. The video includes two clutch plays, one was the three point shot by St. Benilde rookie Fons Saavedra and then the game winner alleyoop play by San Beda's Art Dela Cruz to win the game 71-70.

Miami Heat are your champions for the second straight years

Associated Press

June 21, 2013

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MIAMI (AP) — LeBron James and the Miami Heat remain atop the NBA, and not even a proud push from the San Antonio Spurs could knock them down.

James led the Heat to their second straight NBA title, scoring 37 points and grabbing 12 rebounds in a 95-88 victory Thursday night in a tense Game 7 of the NBA Finals that lived up to its billing.

Winning the title they needed to validate the best season in franchise history — and perhaps the three-superstar system they used to build it — the Heat won the second straight thriller in the NBA's first championship series to go the distance since 2010.

James continued his unparalled run through the basketball world, with two titles and an Olympic gold medal in the last 12 months.

He made five 3-pointers, defended Tony Parker when he had to, and did everything else that could ever be expected from the best player in the game.

The Heat became the NBA's first repeat champions since the Lakers in 2009-10, and the first team to beat the Spurs in the NBA Finals.

Players and coaches hugged each other after the game, the respect between the franchises that was obvious when the series started becoming even more apparent after two straight classics.

Fans stood, clapped and danced across the final minutes, when every score was answered by another score, each stop followed by a better stop. The Heat pushed their lead to six points a few times midway through the fourth but the Spurs would never be deterred.

The Spurs, so close to a fifth title just two nights earlier, couldn't find a way to grab it in this one, perhaps the last shot Tim Duncan, Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili will ever get together.

They were trying to become the first road team to win a Game 7 on the road since Washington beat Seattle in 1978, but those old guys ran out of gas just before the finish.

Duncan had 24 points and 12 rebounds for the Spurs, but missed a shot and follow attempt right under the basket with about 50 seconds left and the Spurs trailing by two.

James followed with a jumper — the shot the Spurs were daring him to take earlier in the series — to make it 92-88, sending San Antonio to a team a timeout as Glenn Frey's "The Heat is on" blared over the arena's sound system.

He then came up with a steal and made two free throws for a six-point lead, and after Ginobili missed, James stalked toward the sideline, knowing it was over and he was the last one standing again.

Dwyane Wade had 23 points and 10 rebounds for the Heat, who overcame a scoreless Chris Bosh by getting six 3-pointers and 18 points from Shane Battier.

Streamers fell from the arena ceiling onto the white-clad fans for the second year in a row, but this one meant so much more after how close the Heat were to losing it.

They were down 10 in the fourth quarter of Game 6 before James led the charge back, finishing with a triple-double in Miami's 103-100 overtime victory. This one was nearly as tight, neither team leading by more than seven and the game tied 11 times.

Kawhi Leonard had 19 points and 16 rebounds for the Spurs, who had been 4 for 4 in the championship round. Manu Ginobili had 18 points but Parker managed just 10 points on 3-of-12 shooting.

The Heat collected the Larry O'Brien again from Commissioner David Stern, presiding over his final NBA Finals before retiring next February.

James avenged his first finals loss, when his Cleveland Cavaliers were swept by the Spurs on 2007. That helped send James on his way to South Florida, realizing it would take more help to win titles that could never come alone.

He said he would appreciate this one more because of how tough it was. The Heat overpowered Oklahoma City in five games last year, a team of 20-something kids who weren't ready to be champions yet.

This came against a respected group of Spurs whose trio has combined for more than 100 playoff victories together.

Some highlights of the Gilas Pilipinas in Lithuania

For those who are curious to see what Gila Pilipinas did during their two weeks training in Lithuanina here is a 5 minute video that shows the summary of the team's trip to Lithuania.


Video C/O youtube.com/user/BasketNewslt

James and Allen tows the Heat to game 6 OT win

Photo: San Antonio Spurs guard Tony Parker (9) and Miami Heat forward LeBron James (6) collide during the second half of Game 6 of their NBA Finals basketball series, Tuesday, June 18, 2013 in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Associated Press

June 19, 2013, 12:21 pm

MIAMI — LeBron James led a title-saving charge, and now his crown will be on the line one more time in Game Seven.
James powered Miami to a frantic fourth-quarter rally and overtime escape as the Heat beat the San Antonio Spurs 103-100 on Tuesday night (Wednesday, Manila time) to extend the NBA Finals as far as they can go and keep Miami's repeat chances alive.
Losing his headband but keeping his cool while playing the entire second half and overtime, James finished with 32 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists, making the go-ahead basket with 1:43 remaining in the extra period.
"If we were going to go down tonight, we're going to go down with me leaving every little bit of energy that I had on the floor," James said.
Tim Duncan scored 30 points for the Spurs, his most in an NBA Finals game since Game One in 2003, but was shut out after the third quarter. He added 17 rebounds.
Game Seven will be here Thursday, the NBA's first do-or-die game to determine its champion since the Lakers beat the Celtics in 2010.
"They're the best two words in sports: Game Seven," Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said.
The Spurs looked headed to a fifth title in five chances when they built a 13-point lead with under four minutes left in the third quarter, then grabbed a five-point edge late in regulation after blowing the lead.
But James hit a three-pointer and Ray Allen tied it with another. Just 5.2 seconds remained in regulation. The Heat were that close to the edge.
James was just 3 of 12 after three quarters, the Heat trailing by 10 and frustration apparent among the players and panic setting in among the fans.
Nothing to worry. Not with James playing like this.
He finished 11 of 26, even making a steal after his basket had given Miami a 101-100 edge in the OT.
Before that, he was 12 minutes from hearing the familiar criticisms about not being able to get it done, from having to watch a team celebrate on his home floor again.
Then he changed the game and erased that story.
The Heat, who haven't lost consecutive games since Jan. 8 and 10, had too much defense and way too much James for the Spurs in the final 17 minutes. They are trying to become fourth team to win the final two games at home since the NBA went to the 2-3-2 format for the finals in 1985.
James came in averaging 31.5 points in elimination games, highest in NBA history, according to a stat provided through the NBA by the Elias Sports Bureau.
This wasn't quite the 45-point performance in Game Six of last year's Eastern Conference finals in Boston, but given the higher stakes may go down as more important — if the Heat follow it with another victory Thursday.
The Heat were in the same place as they were in 2011 at the end of their Big Three's first season together, coming home from Texas facing a 3-2 deficit in the finals.
This is a different team. And oh, what a different James.
They said they welcomed this challenge, a chance to show they how much mentally tougher they were than the team the Dallas Mavericks easily handled in Game 6 that night.
James made sure they did, looking nothing like the player who was so bad in the fourth quarters during that series.
He was simply unstoppable down the stretch of this one.
Kawhi Leonard had 22 points and 11 rebounds for the Spurs. Tony Parker had 19 points and eight assists, but shot just 6 of 23 from the field.
The Spurs had one final chance down 103-100, but Chris Bosh blocked Danny Green's three-pointer from the corner as time expired.
Bosh had said Green wouldn't get open the way he has all series — and he didn't.

Chris Banchero wants to play for Ginebra

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San Miguel Beermen's Chris Banchero want to play for the crowd favorite Barangay Ginebra San Miguel if given a chance.

In an interview Banchero said "I feel blessed to play for any team in the PBA, but since you’re asking me what I’d prefer if I get a chance to--- I think, it’s Ginebra, Ginebra has always been my favorite team... since I started playing pro-basketball here in the Philippines"

"It’s the number one team to be on, they always have the respect of the Philippines. It’s like playing for the national team. And I am not the only who sees it," continued by Banchero who is also the Finals MVP of the recently concluded Asean Basketball League (ABL).

For Banchero to fulfill his dream of playing to the PBA he must play for a PBA D-League team first before he can enter the draft.

 Reportedly eying Banchero's services is the Blackwater Sports team in the PBA D-League.
Chris is required to play at least 2 conferences in the PBA D-League before joining the draft.

Banchero said "Yeah, I am sure to join the PBA. My agent is already working on it. Right now, I am taking a break. Hopefully, next month we will know what lies ahead,"

The earliest Chris Banchero can apply for the draft is on 2014 PBA Draft.

Classic Ginobili lead the the Spurs to game five win

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Classic Manu Ginobili lead the the Spurs to game five win as Danny Green sets a new NBA finals record with 25 three points made to take a 3-2 leads against the Heat.

Danny Green who was once a teammate of LeBron in Cleveland and was cut twice by the San Antonio Spurs sets a new NBA finals record of 25 three pointers made. Green finished with 24 points on a 6 of 10 shooting clip from long range for San Antonio.

Meanwhile it was Manu Ginobili who is on fire the entire game. Ginobili was unstoppable the entire game. He has his breakout game scoring 24 point ans registering 10 assists to lead the way for Spurs as they beat the Heat 114 to 104 to take a 3-2 lead on the finals series.

The Spurs controlled the game from the start. Miami tried multiple rallies to come within 1 point on the third quarter but the Spurs unleashed a 19 to 1 run bridging the third and the fourth quarter and they never looked back.

Maimi Heat bounced back to take game 4 and ties the series at 2-2 vs San Antonio Spurs

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Lebron James lead all scorers with his 33 points and 11 rebounds but it was Dwyane Wade who played bid from the opening quarter up to the fourth quarter.

With Wade showing his old form the Heat took the fourth quarter by storm leading by as many as 15 points behind Wade's 32 points, six rebounds, and six steals definitely his best game in the post season.

Miami converted 23 points out of San Antonio's 19 turnovers which has been the main problem for the Spurs in the series so far.

It was not just LeBron James and Dwyane Wade who carried the fight for the Heat. Chris Bosh who is also part of the big three of Miami posted 20 points and 13 rebounds plus a great defensive effort from inside the paint with his shot blocks and some steals.

Tony Parker scored 15 point for the Spurs all in the first half. Tim Duncan scored 20 points but Manu Ginobili continued to struggle offensively.

Miami came out  victorious 109 to 83.

SanMiguel Beermen swept Indonesia Warriors to claim the ABL championship

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For the first time SanMiguel Beermen are the champions of the Asean Basketball League after two consecutive trip to the finals beating the Indonesia Warriors 70 to 55.

Asi Taulava score a team high 19 point followed by the finals MVP Chris Banchero with 10 points. Also helping the Beermen was last years MVP Leo Avenido with a double double effort of 10 points and 10 rebounds to beat the Warriors and avenged last years defeat against the same team.

I game three the Beermen made sure to pull away with the Warriors to prevent another close game just like games 1 and 2.

Mario Wuysang scored a game high 21 points to lead Indonesia Warriors.

The scores:
San Miguel (70) – Taulava 19, Banchero 10, Avenido 10, Acuna 9, J. Williams 7, B. Williams 6, Fortuna 5, Hubalde 2, Menk 2, Cawaling 0.

Indonesia (55) – Wuysang 21, Daniels 15, Pringle 11, Thomas 5, Smith 0, Prihantono 0, Sitepu 0.
Quarterscores: 14-10; 33-27; 53-43; 70-55.

Finally Japet Aguilar to Ginebra and Jay Washington to Global Port approved

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Finally the most talked about trade this past few days was approved by The PBA's commissioners office.

After the trade was approved, Japet Aguilar will now wear Barangay Ginebra SanMiguel jersey while Jay Washington will now wear Globalports Uniform come governors cup of the PBA in August.

Globalport sent Japet Aguilar to Ginebra n exchange for rookie center Yousef Taha and a first round pick in 2013.

Barangay Ginebra sent Elmer Espiritu to Barako Bull for the first round pick, originally from Talk ‘N Text, to send to GlobalPort.

Globalport also got Washington from Petron in exchange for rookie forward Jason Deutchmann and second round picks in 2016 and 2017.

Japet Aguilar, Jay Washington, Yusif Taha Trade is waiting for commissioner's approval

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Reports says that an official involved in trade has confirmed that the teams involved in the said trade that will bring Japet Aguilar to Ginebra is now on its way to the PBA's commissioners office.

Sources said that Erik Arejola who is the Globalport's head of basketball operations said that they have approved the trade that would bring Yusif Taha plus 2014 first-round pick from Ginebra.

Batang Pier woul also get the services of Jay Washington from Petron in exchange of  rookie Jason Deutchman and Ginebra will then send Elmer Espiritu to Barako Energy cola for a draft pick.

In one interview Arejola said "After thorough evaluation and deliberation with our coaching staff, management already grabbed the offer. It’s a good opportunity for us to start anew in our bid to form a formidable line-up,"

Arejola also said "Talagang willing yung SMC to give away anything to get Japeth. Ganun sila ka in pursuit, Kaya when we got what we wanted, inaprubahan na namin."

"Bale lumalabas niyan, tatlo ang nakuha namin kapalit ni Japeth parang we just added Jason to the mix to get a sweeter deal, Importante sa amin ang pick, kasi we’re a new team. Rebuilding kami." Arejola continued.

According to Arejola "I think that trade will be decided upon within today by the commissioner,".

Japet Aguilar to Ginebra trade is waiting for Romero's approval.

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The much talked about trade this past few days which might see Japet Aguilar jump-ship to Barangay Ginebra SanMiguel is still under negotiation. For this to happen sources says that it is only waiting for the Globalport team owner Mikee Romero's approval.

According to reports a source form SanMiguel Corporation said "Na kay Mikee na yan. Si Mikee na lang ang tanungin ninyo kung ano na ang desisyon niya,". The said person is incharge of the negotiation.

Some sources said that one of the teams involved in the trade is still trying to negotiate for more player from SMC.

Another source also said "Pero malamang sa Tuesday maisakatuparan na iyan. Nag-uusap pa kami".

For the trade details read this previous entry.

Japet Aguilar is goint to Ginebra, Jay Washington to Globalport

Replay of ABL Finals game 2 SanMiguel Beermen def Indonesia Warriors 66-65

                                          video curtesey of youtube.com/user/aseanbballleague

For Those wasn't able to catch the very exciting game to of the Asean Basketball Leage finals game two that saw a very close fight. Beermen winning it in a crucial play designed by coach Leo Austria with just 6 seconds left which opened up Brian Williams for the game winner.

San Miguel Beermen: B. Williams – 17, Banchero – 12, Avenido – 8, Taulava – 8, Acuna – 7 , Fortuna – 6, J. Williams – 6, Hubalde – 2.  

Indonesia Warriors: Pringle – 21, Daniels – 15, Thomas – 13, Canada – 11, Wuysang – 5.

Japet Aguilar is goint to Ginebra, Jay Washington to Globalport

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The long wait of Japet transferring to the most popular ball club Ginebra is gaining grounds.

According to the sources of a popular online sports website, Ginebra, Petron and Globalport is just finalizing the trade that revolves around the high flying bigmen Aguilar.

According to the same source, Globalport is set to acquire Jay Washington for the new comer Jason Deutschmann.

Also involved in the trade was Ginebra's guard Elmer Espiritu which will be sent to Barako Energy Cola for future draft pick.

According to the sources the trade can be approved as early as Tuesday.

Gilas Pilipinas suffers its first loss in Lithuania

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After winning its first two games against Lithuanian club team,  Klapedos Neptunas 81-76 and Jazz-Diremta 74-63, Gilas Pilipinas loss to LSU-Baltai 89-86.

Before the game, Gilas Pilipinas assistant coach Josh Reyes tweeted "Not as tall as the last 2 but said to be a team of shooters".

LSU-Baltai was the same team who discovered the former NBA player Zydrunas Ilgauskas were able to make fifteen three point shot against only 11 insde the arc.

After the game Gilas coach Chot Reyes tweeted "Got our first loss today to this great shooting team. We will face similar teams in fiba-Asia. Got to take the lessons to heart. Focus also wasn’t all there" 

Super Mario Chalmers played big as Miami Heat ties the series 1-1 against San Antonio Spurs

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Mario Chalmers played big for Miami Heat scoring a game high 19 points as the Heat blows out San Antonio Spurs in the fourth quarter to get a 103 to 84 victory.

LeBron James scored 17 points and gave out 7 assists to help Chalmers. This is the lowest output by James in this years post season but still they got the win that ties the series at 1-1 going back to San Antonio for games 3,4 and 5.

The went for 14 to 3 run at the end of the third and maintained a double digit lead the entire fourth quarter.

Chris Bosh scored 12 points and grabbed 10 rebounds while Ray Allen came off the bench to score 13 points for the Heat.

Danny Green score 17 points on a 6 of 6 shooting clip including 5 three point shot to lead the Spurs.

PBA Tade: Anthony to Talk 'N Text, Buenafe to Brako, Dillinger and Allado to Meralco

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Ronjay Buenafe will suite-up for Barako Energy Cola, Sean Anthony goes to Talk 'N Text while Jared Dillinger and Don Carlos Allado will wear the Meralco Bolts Jersey come the PBA's third conference in August.

The trade happened and approve by the PBA commisioners office today, June 10, 2013.

Another player part of the trade was Gilbert Bulawan who will be part of the Barako Bull Energy Cola.

According to Ricky Santos the operations manager of the PBA who is also in-charge n the absence of commissioner Chito Salud "It’s a three-way trade. The first trade was Jared Dillinger for Sean Anthony. Then, Dillinger and Don Allado for Buenafe and Gilbert Bulawan" .

Watch ABL Finals Game 1 San Miguel Beermen vs Indonesia Warriors

                                          Video via youtube.com/user/aseanbballleague
Watch and support our San Miguel Beermen battle Indonesia Warriors for the ABL Game 1

NBA Finals Game 1 Highlights of Spurs vs Heat

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For those who missed the game 1 of the Miami Heat and the San Antonio Spurs here is the game highlights.

Spurs winning it 92 to 80. Tony Parker leading the way for the Spurs with 21 points 10 of which was scored in the 4th quarter including a dagger off balanced buzzer beater shot against LeBron James who finished with a triple double.

Gilas Pilipinas registered its first win against Lithuanians

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Against Lithuanian club Klapedos Neptunas, our Gilas Pilipinas struggled at the start of the game but still, they managed to find ways to beat the Lithuanian club 81 to 76 inside the Svyturio Arena in Klaipeda, Lithuania.

Gilas coach Chot Reyes did not want to give any further details about the game. According to Reyes, the team is currently trying out new thing and they don't want our rival countries to have any hint or clue about the team's preparation.

Reyes said on his Twitter account @coachot on Friday morning, “Tweeps, apologies for not being too detailed in the games. Hesitant to even post d stats. Dami nating ginagawang bago. Mahirap na masilip,”

Gilas is scheduled to have six tuneup games against top club team in Lithuania as part of the team's buildup for Fiba-Asia Men’s Championship in Manila this August.

Tony Parker played BIG to help Spurs beat the Heat

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Tony Parker scored 21 points with his last 10 points coming from the 4rth quarter, which includes an off balanced buzzer beater shot against LeBron James to push their lead to 4 with only 5 seconds left of the game.

Parker said "I was going down and I was just trying to stay composed and get a shot up," .

In the ensuing play Miami Heat failed to convert as time expire for the San Antonio Spurs to take a 92-88 victory and take 1-0 advantage of the finals series.

Helping Parker was his old reliable teammate Tim Duncan who scored 20 points, grabbed 14 rebounds and issued 4 assists.

Actually the Heat has the full control of the game for the first three quarters until the Spurs made a big fourth quarter to take the lead on a Parker free throw at the7:47 mark of the fourth.

LeBron James finished with a triple double of 18 points, 18 rebounds, and 10 assists but was not enough to pull off a win.

FIBA Asia Championship Draw Results

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Here is the groupings of the Team that will join the 2013 FIBA Asia Championship

Group A 
Jordan, Chinese Taipei, Saudi Arabia, Philippines

Group B
Japan, Quatar, Lebanon, Bahrain

Group C
China, Korea, Iran, Sout East Asia 2

Group D
Kazakhstan, Sout East Asia 1, India, Hong Kong

The draw was help today inside the Manila Hotel Philippines.
With the Philippines as a host having the right to chose which group it will join at number 13 pick the coaching staff chooses to be in Group A.

By choosing Group A the Philippines can avoid the possible cross match with the top 2 of Group C which is also now called as the group of death.

The format on the second round would be top 2 teams in Group A & B will meet in the q'finals; Top 2 teams in Group C & D will crossover in q'finals.

I personally think that the Philippines did a very smart move by choosing Group A.

Fidel Mangonon VS Snow Badua

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Fidel Mangonon, the PBA's chief statistician has filed a case versus the well known sports columnist Snow Badua.

Fidel Mangonon III filed physical injuries case before the Quezon City prosecutor’s office against Edmund “Snow” Badua a well known sport columnist and reporter.

According to reports, Mangonon's lawyer Earl Villarin has confirmed that a cas was indeed filed.

Villarin in a text message "We have a pending physical injuries case against Mr. Badua pending before the Office of the City Prosecutor of Quezon City, As we do not want to prejudice our case in any way, we would not want to disclose any specific details at this time."

According to resources this alleged  incident happened last May 12 before the match between Barangay Ginebra San Miguel and Talk ‘N Text.

Asi Taulava wins ABL MVP

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10 years after winning his MVP award with the PBA, the man they call "The Rock", Asi Taulava once again wins another MVP award. This time Asi won it in the Asean Basketball League also known as ABL.

Taulava beat 4 other candidates for the MVP award including 3 other Filipinos. The other  nominees are Froilan Baguion of the Sports Rev Thailand Slammers, Jai Reyes of the Saigon Heat, Mario Wuysang of the Indonesia Warriors and his teammate Chris Banchero of the SanMiguel Beermen.

Taulava won the award but it was really a close fight that saw Asi beating his closest rival by only 4 points.

Asi thanks all his fans via twitter. He said "Thank u 2 all my fans here n in da Asean countrys 4 da ur support. Dis award 4 u as well! Couldnt have done it with u n 1 luv 2 all da #OWFs !" He was also greeted by a lot of  basketball players fro diffrent team in the PBA.

Could this be a sign of the return of "The Rock" to the PBA?

Belga finally secures visa.

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Beau Belga will finally join Gilas Pilipinas in Lithuania .

The Rain Or Shine Elastropainters center finally got his visa to Lithuania Monday afternoon. This means that Belga will follow his the rest of the Gilas Pilipinas training pool member to join their training camp for two weeks.

According to Beau Belga he will leave on Wednesday at 8:00 pm and is expected to arrive in Lithuania on Thursday just in time for the team first tune-up game against a Lithuanian ball club Klapeidos Neptunas.

However Belga said "Baka hindi pa ako makasali sa first scrimmage namin. Baka yung second game na".
 

Miami Heat defeats Indiana Pacers 99-76 to advance to the Finals

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LeBron James scored 32 points while Dwyane Wade added 21 points as the Heat beat the Pacers 99 to 76 to advance to the NBA finals for the third consecutive season.

It was Wade's best game in the last 12 that he played dating back to their series against the Bucks. Wade and Bosh was evidently aggressive in the first few minutes of the game. LeBron shot his first attempt after a combined 8 shots by Wade and Bosh.

Miami finished the half with 52 to 37 advantage and they never looked back. It was a complete struggle for Indiana as Miami forced them to 15 turnover.

In the second half Miami continued their dominance as they fished the game 99 to 76 to set up a tittle showdown against the San Antonio Spurs.

Asi Taulava is Ok to Stay With SMB on ABL but Wishes to Join Ginebra

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Asi Taulava's career has been revived after playing with the SanMiguel Beermen in the ABL.

The former PBA MVP Taulava help the Beermen reach the ABL's finals for the second straight year. The man they call "The Rock" has been rock soild for his team.

Because of Asi's new found youth, he is now considering going back to the PBA where he made his name for the past years. One of his wish when he returns to the PBA is to play for the country's most popular team Barangay Ginebra SanMiguel.

According to an interview Asi said "If I get a chance to back to the PBA, I’m cool with it," he aslo said "Yup, it’s a dream to play for Ginebra."

Asi's wish t play for Ginebra is easier said than done because standing their way is his former team Meralco Bolts. Meralco still has Taulava's PBA playing rights.

If his with will not be granted Taulava is very much willing to stay in the ABL to help his SanMiguel Beermen.

Pacers Ties the Series 3-3 Againts Miami

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The Indiana Pacers made a bid explosion at the second half of their game 6 against Miami Heat to tie their series to 3-3 going back to game 7 at Miami.

Paul George and Roy Hibbert played big for the Pacers. George scored 28 points while Hibbert scored 24 points and grabbed 11 rebound to bounce back from game 5 loss to tie the series 3-3.

Miami made a last run on the fourth quarter to bring the lead down to 4 points but that was the closet they have gotten. David west scored basket after basket to help the Pacers weather the 4th quarter run by Miami anchored on two consecutive 3 pointer by Mike Miller to defeat the Heat 91-77.