- Finally! Something wrong about Ateneo! The credit goes to blaze for finding this story. This is an issue worth following. If Jobe is proven ineligible before the finals, will the Eagles be even allowed to play in the Finals? Maybe that’s why he's not part of the roster anymore. This may mean another suspension to perennial Final 4 contender next season. Nothing’s final yet and maybe this is just a propaganda to harm ADMU’s reputation. UPDATE: CHED has already released a statement regarding the issue and they have stated that Jobe is eligible for tertiary education. Nice try FEU but better luck next year.
- As reported here and here, Smart - Gilas will be facing off with the Singapore Slingers tomorrow in a tune -up match. The result will hardly matter in this one. The main goal of the Gilas program is to expose these young collegiate stars to the international brand of basketball. Smart-Gilas will also be reinforced by 2 Fil-Aussies in this game. Basketball isn't a popular sport in Australia so I'm still skeptical if this guys can make an impact but I guess looking for more players all over the world won't hurt. The SBP should try looking for players are around 6'6" to 6'10" who are versatile enough for the international game. A guy like Nikkah Bahrami wouldn't hurt their cause as well. UPDATE: Gilas won 70-67 behind Cj Giles(21 points), Aguilar (14 points) and Casio (10 points).
- I was looking for some highlights of Nikkah and I stumbled upon this video. The reporter was asking about the death of one of his teammates and I don’t think the reporter knew he was asking about Nikkah’s brother, Aiden. The reporter even asked for the name of the player. (Aiden died in car crash with his fiancé. Iran did pretty well without the other Bahrami and they even defended their FIBA-Asia crown against the heavily favored Chinese National Team)
- Looks like Warriors are having some difficulty in accommodating Jackson's request. The teams on his wish list are all deep in the 2 and 3 spot and I don’t think they’ll be able to create space for the Warriors’ captain. (Cavs have The Chosen One, Moon, West and Parker. Spurs have Ginobli, Jefferson, Mason and now Bogans. Mavs have Marion, Howard and Terry. My Rockets have Ariza, Battier, a couple of promising rookies and hopefully a healthy T-Mac.) These teams may choose to play small ball but their rosters are still too deep to find a spot for him. Even other contenders like the Celtics, Magic and Lakers are deep at his positions as well. If he wants to join a contender this season, he’ll have to live with the fact that he might not get to play in the end game. Moving to New Orleans might make some sense especially with inconsistencies of Peja. Ending the game with CP3, Capt. Jack, James Posey, David West, Okafor/Peja(small ball?) isn't too shabby at all. Trading Mo Pete and Devin Brown for Capt. Jack will work financially. The move also frees up Golden State of committing to Jackson for 4 years since Brown’s contract will last for one more year while Peterson’s will only have 2 more years. The question is will Bower accept a 4 year contract averaging about $8.8M annually for a player who won’t guarantee you a spot in the Conference Finals. Sure he’ll improve the team and make bring CP3 a smile on his face but the Western Conference still has a lot of talented and deeper teams that are itching to dethrone the Lakers.
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
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Ateneo... Wow the timing of the release of this controversy seems suspect to me but if this is indeed true, scalpers would be most affected since that would mean a season without the annual extravaganza of Ateneo Vs La Salle. For the college basketball it would be devasting since it would mark yet another controversy on ineligibility of players (PCU,DLSU). A thorough pre investigation of players should be mandated because as fans we would want to see more games and of course the heated rivalry between the green and blue schools.
ReplyDeleteIt's nice to hear that as early as now, players are already being trained for the long haul. It is imperative that this unit stays intact and that they would grow as a cohesive unit. Basketball afterall is a team sport.
AHA! NBA rumors my favorite. Actually one thing I've learned about the NBA is that those trades that would seem to be perfect are those that never unfold. Why? Because the other team knows that you want their player that bad and vice versa. No body would budge and would want to give up more than what they see would be necessary. Economics really. Any ways, Captain Jack. Actually if the Cavs hadn't signed a couple of wing men already this deal would've made sense. Jack's another perimeter threat that could get his points inside (surely at a more efficient rate since LBJ would be orchestrating the offense). Capt Jack to the Hornets? I'd doubt this would go through mainly because of money matters. The owner of the Hornets isn't a multibusiness owner and his only business is the Hornets. Actually it would make sense IF the Hornets were in win now mode. But I think that it would be best if they give Julian Wright a chance to grow. This guy still has potential. Trade all the oldies and hop on the youth movement like Philly and the Blazers! CP3 your window is still that large. The King hasn't even won his title yet. Fall in line first.
I was just wondering... According to the document that they showed to prove Jobe's eligibility. The document was referring to "foreign students". Does this mean that when you came from an international school here in the Philippines, you are considered a foreign student?
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