it's me and coach rg against the world.

Labels: , , - Monday, June 29, 2009

Coach RG's gonna continue coaching the Giants, that's final. Well, at least this says so..


Purefoods board governor Rene Pardo told GMANews.TV that he instructed coach Ryan Gregorio to possibly trade one of its marquee players in exchange for a rookie that they can pluck out in the first round.

So, what's the reaction of PF fans? I'll quote a few.

I could go on, but I might end up throwing my laptop against the wall if I don't stop. So let me just leave with this parting shot, a quote from Ryan Gregorio at the beginning of the Fiesta Conference: "We had problems in scoring last conference. I hope with Allado and Canaleta on board, our inability to score can be addressed." Well, that didn't work. Maybe next time he could learn how to draw up a fucking play.

but just the same, we're F*CKED UP!

there will be a lot of fans that will leave the team because of the same system and with the same head coach that made the same boring plays. I would rather watch a barako bull againts coca cola , than PF powerhouse with the same old plays handled by a genius coach that was just hoping for luck every game.
till when we will wait for a change? what do we need as fans to to be heard by the management? we were bored with this kind of coaching!!! better disband the team than to watch them losing under this GENIUS COACH!

My reaction? YEYYYYY! I've been fighting for Coach RG ever since the day that I became a PF fan. Why? I don't know either. I just feel for him everytime. Actually, I was attacked by many "PF fans" when I said my opinions on Coach Ryan. Sorry, I like him and I'm willing to be kicked out of a forum just because of defending him from weird fans, fans who say that they've been fans since '88? Well, again, I'm sorry 'cause I don't give a damn. It's not about how long you've been a fan of a certain team, it's how you support them. Here are some excerpts on the argument. There are so many more, but I'll just post the links. Anyway, I don't really expect that you'll even care but I just want to share this.

bakit sa mga tao mo lang din sinasabi yan neneng? bakit hindi mo din sabihin sa sarili mo, minsan kasi kung gusto mong igalang ng ibang tao ang opinyon mo, igalang mo din muna opinyon nila, kung ayaw mong masaling sa forum, wag ka magreact, at kung ayaw mo mapersonal dito sa forum, wag ka din mamersonal,
fair enough db? Saying things like uncivilized sa mga nagpepersonalang fans is mali naman ata.

nagets mo naman siguro ang sinasabi ni bang db? hindi lahat ng sinasabi ng mga nasa forum ay tama at hindi mo din kailangang sagutin ang lahat ng sinasabi nila, hirap naman kasi, naglalabas sila ng frustration nila, entra ka naman at kokontra at kapag pinatulan ka na, sasabihin mo umakto ng matanda, be matured 1st bago mangaral, ok neneng?

This was written by an SMB FAN, in short, NAKISAWSAW SA ISSUE. I can't believe that they have the guts to say that I'm immature (hey, he says I'm not matured right?) Even my precious AHC says I'm a lot mature for my age. And who the hell is this guy? An SMB fan who's about 25 or even above? To Mars with him! I just haaaaaate these people. Here are some links on arguments about Coach RG in my former home, PBA Online. (I know reside in Pinoy Basketball Addicts)
There are so many more threads about him, I'm sure. But since I wasn't a regular onliner before, I didn't see them early enough. I hate fans who're like this, I swear. There was actually a time when I wasn't able to sleep well because of these efffffers. Dang, I don't know what else I could say except that I'm happy that Coach's staying. :D Come on, who wouldn't be happy if one of your inspirations' gonna stay doing what he loves? (He and Coach Ronnie are both from UP. They are the people who inspire me to try my best in the upcoming UPCAT.) People don't know the real reason for the team's loss, I think I do but, of course, I'm not spilling it. :))

Happy Birthday, Raging Giant!

Labels: , - Tuesday, June 23, 2009


Happy happy happy 29th birthday to the one and only Raging Giant, Enrico Villanueva! Wish you and your team all the best. :) I hope he'll reply to my pm in facebook one day. I can wait. :))

Penny's Heroics Give Coke a "W"

Labels: , , , , , , , , , , - Saturday, May 16, 2009

Each and every team right now is trying to avoid being in the 9th and 10th spot in the team standings. Yes, unlike the past conferences, there won't be any eliminated team. But, then again, being "up there" will give a team a lot of advantage. Being in the top 2 means automatic semifinals berth. Being in the bottom 2 means a twice to win disadvantage. Last night's 2nd game was a significant game for both teams.


Coca-Cola, ranking 8th in the conference now, needed last night's game to avoid being 9th while the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters could've almost assured a semifinal berth if not for James Penny, Coke's import, who scored 30 points, the last three of which came from rainbow country with 1:42 left.


Every thing must be earned the hard way as they say and last night was really hard for both teams; so hard that they even needed another 5 minutes just for a team to win. Overtime, my friend. They needed overtime. And how did that happen? It was all thanks to Penny of Coke and Sol Mercado of Rain or Shine.


Just when the Tigers were near to losing at 81-83, with five seconds left, their import came to their rescue, hitting a three-pointer and was fouled while making the shot. He, then, calmly took the bonus free throw which made them on top by 2 points. Problem was, at the other end, Sol Mercado was fouled by Alex Cabagnot. Due to the penalty situation, he took 2 free throws, both went in. CCT had another chance to win the game within regulation but Mark Macapagal missed the shot which ended regulation at 85 all.


It was almost a double overtime but Penny did not allow it. The game ended with CCT leading by 3, 94-91. We still have to give credit to Jai Lewis though who had 30 points and 22 rebounds and Nic Belasco who had a very quiet 17 points.


Because of ROS' loss to CCT, it's conference record is now at 8-6. They are now experiencing their franchise's  first ever final four appearance. They have a slim chance for the semifinals berth if supposing that Ginebra loses its last 2 games. Meanwhile the Tigers is still in the race with Alaska in avoiding the 9th spot.


Coke (94) -- Penny 30, Belasco 17, Macapagal 13, Taulava 10, Telan 10, Buenafe 8, Cabagnot 4, Singson 2, Calimag 0, Dimaunahan 0.

Rain or Shine (91) -- Lewis 30, Mercado 23, Isip 10, Reyes 13, Laure 6, Norwood 5, Tang 2, Salangsang 2, Arana 0, Dulay 0, Ibanes 0, Wainwright 0.




First Game: Barako Bull Elasto Painters vs. San Miguel Beermen
SMB 99 – Freeman 33, Hontiveros 23, Ildefonso 14, Pena 10, Pennisi 9, Villanueva 6, Pingris 2, Racela 2, Custodio 0, Bono 2, Washington 0, Gonzales 0.
 
Barako Bull 92 – Selvy 32, Duncil 18*, Espinas 12, Hrabak 7, Sharma 6, Chan 5, Crisano 5, Najorda 3, Rodriguez 2, Juntilla 2, Membrere 0, Ybanez 0.
 
Quarterscores: 26-32; 52-40; 69-70; 99-92

* conference high for Jojo Duncil

All-Star Skills Competition

Labels: , , , , , , , , , , , , - Sunday, May 3, 2009

I had a great time watching the All-Star Week! It was my first time, you know. I've watched an All-Star Skills Competition but that was in the NBA (the most recent one). So, you'd expect me commenting on everything once again. :)) I'd say that the whole thing was nice, not flawless though. In the 3pt shoot-out, Larry Fonacier ran out of basketballs which forced him to try the whole thing again. In the slamdunk competition, a few players missed dunks. Kelly Williams, the defending Slamdunk Champion wasn't able to show up due to food poisoning. :( Ah well, what's done is done. Anyway, I got so entertained especially with Jared Dillinger and Gabe Norwood in the Slamdunk Competition. Here are the stats and some videos, enjoy. :)


Powerade Obstacle Challenge:
1st Round: LA Tenorio (AA)  -- 34.6 sec
   Sol Mercado (ROS) -- 46.8 sec
   Warren Ybañez (BB) -- 56.8 sec
    Bonbon Custodio (SMB) -- 48.6 sec
   Paul Artadi (BGK) -- 30.7 sec
   Norman Gonzales (SLR) -- 46.7
   Egay Billiones (BK) -- 34.3 sec
  Jason Castro (TNT) -- 1.03 min
  Alex Cabagnot (CCT) -- 43.7 sec 
  Willie Miller (def. champ) -- 37.4 sec
Final Round: LA Tenorio -- 37.4 sec
       Paul Artadi -- 36.7
       Egay Billiones -- 40.6
WINNER: Paul Anthony Artadi of the Barangay Ginebra Kings :]





Vitwater 3pt Shootout
1st Round: Larry Fonacier (AA) -- 10 pts
   Donald Dulay (ROS) -- 11 pts
   Jeff Chan (BB) -- 15 pts
   Dondon Hontiveros (SMB) -- 16 pts
   Ronald Tubid (BGK) -- 11 pts
   Norman Gonzales (SLR) -- 9 pts
   Gary David (BK) -- 18 pts
   Jimmy Alapag (TNT) -- 14 pts
   Ronjay Buenafe (CCT) -- 13 pts
   Renren Ritualo (def. champ) -- 15 pts
   James Yap (PF) -- 17 pts
Final Round: Dondon Hontiveros -- 15 pts
       James Yap -- 21 pts
       Gary David -- 8 pts
WINNER: James Carlos Yap of the Purefoods TJ Giants :]







Vitwater Slamdunk
Import Division:
first round: Dave Noel -- 9+8+9+8+9 = 43
   Gabe Freeman -- 9+9+10+9+10 = 47
   Anthony Johnson -- 6+6+6+7+7 = 32
2nd round: Noel -- 7+7+8+9+9 = 40
   Freeman -- missed dunk, automatic 25 pts
   Johnson -- missed dunk, automatic 25 pts
WINNER FOR DIVISION: David Noel of the Barangay Ginebra  Kings :)

Local Division:
first round: KG Cañaleta (PF) -- 9+9+10+9+9 = 46
   Gabe Norwood (ROS) -- 7+9+10+9+9 = 44
   Jared "Pacman" Dillinger (TNT) -- missed dunk, automatic 25 pts
--> whatever, he was very entertaining. I actually think that he knew he won't be able to hold the ball with boxing gloves. he probably just wanted to entertain the fans. I'd say, he succeeded. :D
2nd round: Cañaleta -- 8+8+9+9+9 = 43
   "Mr President" Norwood (ROS) -- 9+9+10+9+10
--> he was with Sol Mercado to assist him. It was another entertaining dunk. :D 
    Dillinger -- 8+8+9+8+9 = 42
WINNER FOR DIVISION: Gabe Norwood of the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters :)

Local vs. Import
Noel -- 50+50 = 100
Norwood -- 46+48 = 94
CHAMPION: David Noel of the Barangay Ginebra Kings :]





green no more :))

Labels: , - Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Finally, I was able to replace my freakishly green layout! :) This is great. :) Sadly, I spent about an hour picking the layout, half an hour in trying if they'll work, half an hour in looking for some more sites with more user-friendly layouts, and another half hour in changing stuff in the new layout, all because of my uber slow computer. :\


Anyway, I'm busy with my review (for college entrance tests) right now. The review's actually one of the reasons why I haven't updated the blog yet. Also, my CPU needs more memory. I have soooo many files here and all of them (well, for me) are important. I haven't found a computer repair shop nearby yet so, most unfortunately, I won't be able to do something about this yet. :(


This week is actually our 2009 Motolite PBA All-Star Week. :) Tomorrow will be the first of three games this week, it'll be between the North All-Star Team + selected imports and the Powerade Team Pilipinas. The game will be in Victorias City in Negros Occidental. I'm encouraging, no, forcing, everyone to watch! :)) It will be a good challenge for the RP Team and I hope that they'll be able to prove themselves tomorrow.


North All-Star Team:

^ Starters: Marc Pingris, Rico Villanueva, Paul Artadi, Macmac Cardona, Danny Ildefonso*

^ Reserves: Jay-R Reyes, Gary David, Gabby Espinas, LA Tenorio, Joseph Yeo

^ Coach: Tim Cone of Alaska

*in exchange of Lordy Tugade who's suffering an injury. latest news says that he won't be playing though. now, the question is, who'll be playing in exchange of him?


Powerade Team Pilipinas:

^ Asi Taulava, Sonny Thoss, Mick Pennisi, Kerby Raymundo, Kelly Williams, Gabe Norwood, Ranidel de Ocampo, Jared Dillinger, James Yap, Ryan Reyes, Willie Miller, Cyrus Baguio, Jayjay Helterbrand

^ Coach: Yeng Guiao of Burger King


That's all for now. I'll update the blog as soon as I can. :]

what a trade!

Labels: , , , , , , , , - Monday, April 20, 2009

Burger King traded some players with 2 teams under the San Miguel Corporation, Purefoods and Ginebra. The team gave Cyrus Baguio and Homer Se to get 2 future draft picks to be drafted in 2010. They also exchanged Celino Cruz with Aaron Aban of PF. Fans have a lot of things to say about this trade. Burger King fans protested even if the management can't hear them. Their stand on the trade? Why trade Baguio and Celino? Why get Aaron Aban? Well, I'd say, those questions are for Coach Yeng Guiao and BK's management to answer. We'll have to see what these players can do tomorrow. Nonetheless, I'd say that the trade was a complete surprise and was very shocking. Ginebra fans have expressed their happiness in the Baguio addition to their lineup.. Question is, what about Homer Se who has done "some damage" to their players in the 2008 Fiesta Conference Championship Series?

oh hot damn. :))

Labels: - Tuesday, April 7, 2009

My blog is obviously freakishly green right now, I'm sorry for the inconvenience. I'll fix this later, during the day. :)) I had no choice but to use this layout since my former layout just went boom, gone..

Anyway, thanks visitors. :) Hope I'll be able to post soon. Sorry. Sorry. Sorry.

Photobucket gone wild. That's supposedly the title of this post. They're doing weird stuff so that people will avail of photobucket pro.. Tsk tsk.


Good morning, people. :)

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