- The Lions have secured the no. 1 seed in the NCAA as they won their playoff against the SSC- Golden Stags, 71 -65. Apparently, Jimbo Aquino was thrown out of the game for throwing a punch at Jake Pascual. I wasn't able to watch the full game so I'm not sure about this. Also, Borgie Hermida is getting a lot of love with his performance in this game. He will be certainly needed by the Lions in the F4 (and Finals most probably) for his experience as he is one of the only two remaining starters of last year's championship squad. These Red Lions have been stuck in 2nd place since they suffered a defeat at the hands of the Stags in the 1st round. They only tasted the share of 1st place last Monday when they defeated this Stags. Are the Red Lions peaking at the right time? Is SBC going FOURward? I certainly hope not. I'm getting sick of seeing Frankie Lim win championship after championship.
- Here's a post regarding Franz Pumaren and his master plan. Can you imagine Kiefer Ravena in a DLSU jersey? A staring lineup of Ravena-Agovida-Webb-Bringas-Van Opstal would surely be enough to give DLSU a Final 4 appearance and possibly multiple championships. A combination of Dindo Pumaren and a talented deep team like the 2007 UE team doesn't really sound that good to me though.
- Finally, the Japeth Aguilar drama ends. What's with Lito Alvarez giving BS answers? It's not like we all didn't know that he was eventually going to trade Japeth for picks(which he will use to draft young players then sell them once they've established their names in the PBA) and cash. Why is the PBA allowing teams like BK and RB stay in the league? I know Mark Heisley (Memphis Grizzlies owner) is cheap bastard but he's not selling OJ Mayo and Rudy Gay and he just traded for the $28M 2 year deal of Zach Randolph (which is a dumb move).
- Capt. Jack no more. Jackson has relinquished the role of being the Warriors' captain. He has not yet changed his stand on being traded and is actually open to a buyout. A buyout after just signing a $27M 3 year extension? Talk about having no sense of commitment. He's already got his guaranteed cash so WTH with the GS Warriors. Right Jack?
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Ball Points (10-12-2009)
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yep, jimbo threw a punch although we only got a very grainy closeup view of it. the motion looked like a legit punch though. he's likely suspended for their first final four game against JRU, too. should make things all the more interesting.
ReplyDeletei know he should be punished for his actions but i hope they'll let him play..let the players play..punish him in some other
ReplyDeletehow would you do it, though? i think getting to play is the important thing for the players, which is why it makes sense to take that away from them.
ReplyDeletea fine maybe? i mean it sucks to see the stags w/o jimbo..i hated the nba for suspending amare and boris diaw for protecting nash.
ReplyDeletea punch is a punch. it has no place in the game. i think a suspension is due. and I also think the NBA will be a mess this year.. the replacement refs will not let the players play.. they call about 50 fouls a game in the preseason!!! the "new" rule is you cannot touch the other player its a foul. so can we expect 100 pts from Lebron, Wade or Kobe this year? i think its a posiblity because they will be going to the line a lot this year. (hope james practiced those free throws..)
ReplyDelete@trix
ReplyDeletehated that rule, too. amare and boris didnt even get very far.
@cbcc
kind of makes the NBA players realize how good they had it with the old refs, huh? of course, we in the philippines know how good they have it cos are refs suck.