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From the Stands: A legacy of Alaska trades, and Smart Gilas rules

Posted by Chuck Araneta on June 4, 2011 at 12:56 | Comments (6)
In the latest episode of the From the Stands podcast, Chuck Araneta, Polo Bustamante and Carlo Pamintuan breakdown another of those PBA "Megatrades" which change the landscape of a number of teams, as well as Smart Gilas' great performance in the FIBA Tournament. Top 5 Alaska trades are also discussed, as well as the NBA Finals with the Mavs looking to avenge 2006 against the Heat, and a tribute to Shaquille O'Neal.



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Tags: Alaska Aces, Basketball, From the Stands podcast, National Basketball Association, Philippine Basketball Association, Smart Gilas Pilipinas National Basketball Team

Dirk!

Posted by Jaemark Tordecilla on June 3, 2011 at 16:29 | Comments (10)
Dirk Nowitzki

It’s serendipity that the man behind the Heat’s downfall today, Dirk Nowitzki, is German – just like the word Schadenfreude.
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Tags: Basketball, National Basketball Association

SLAM Philippines out now!

Posted by Jaemark Tordecilla on May 25, 2011 at 13:32 | Comments (10)
SLAM Philippines

I’ve been a fan of SLAM since high school, and up until a few years ago I still bought the magazine every month, until the hefty price tag (~P500-P600 a pop) made me reassess its place in my life’s list of priorities.


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Tags: Barangay Ginebra Gin Kings, Basketball, Kiefer Ravena, National Basketball Association, Philippine Basketball Association, Philippine sports media, Smart Gilas Pilipinas National Basketball Team

From the Stands: PBA finals breakdown, a look at various issues about the league, and the NBA playoffs

Posted by Chuck Araneta on May 21, 2011 at 10:40 | Comments (12)
UPDATE 2: FIXED the podcast. Sorry for the delay folks!

UPDATE: There seems to be a problem with the first part of the podcast, which was muted inadvertently. The fixed version would be uploaded tonight.

In the latest episode of the From the Stands podcast, Chuck Araneta, Polo Bustamante and Carlo Pamintuan deliver a post-mortem on a Game 6 for the ages between TnT and Ginbera, as well as deliver opposing views (and blows) about some of the decisions and directions of the PBA. And with the NBA Playoffs in full swing, they break down the Eastern & Western Conference Finals.



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Tags: Barangay Ginebra Gin Kings, Basketball, From the Stands podcast, National Basketball Association, Philippine Basketball Association, Talk N Text Tropang Texters

Solar screws Pinoy basketball fans, pulls Basketball TV out of Global Destiny Cable

Posted by Jaemark Tordecilla on May 2, 2011 at 16:52 | Comments (27)
This weekend, basketball fans subscribed to Global Destiny Cable were shocked to find that Basketball TV was no longer part of their channel line-up. The cable company announced that Solar, which owned the channel, had signed an exclusive deal with their competitor, which everyone took to mean Sky Cable, the country’s biggest CATV provider. It’s a curious turn of events given the history involving Solar, Sky, Destiny, and BTV.

In 2007, Solar Entertainment Corporation had a falling out with Sky, which at the time was broadcasting six Solar channels: BTV, Solar Sports, Jack TV, Crime/Suspense, ETC, and 2nd Avenue. Reports differed on the reason of the rift between the entertainment companies; some said that it had to do with Manny Pacquiao – Solar, which owned the rights, chose as its broadcast partner GMA-7, the biggest rival of Sky Cable’s owner, ABS-CBN – while others Sky simply wanted to drop some of Solar’s channels in favor of its own.


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Tags: Basketball, Jude Turcuato, National Basketball Association, Philippine Basketball Association, Philippine sports media, Quinito Henson, Solar Sports

On the Fil-Am divide

Posted by Rob Reyes on March 30, 2011 at 14:18 | Comments (17)
Editor’s note: Yesterday, Lem Satterfield of Boxing Scene published an interesting interview with Bob Arum where the Top Rank promoter talked about the difference between boxing champions Nonito Donaire and Manny Pacquiao, and the difference between Filipino-Americans and Filipinos. I emailed Powerade Tigers center Rob Reyes about his thoughts on the issue, and he wrote back with this thoughtful take on the divide between Filipinos from both sides of the Pacific Ocean.

Where do I start? The Fil-Am discussion is quite a big one, especially for me being a Fil-Am. The word itself bothers me sometimes, mostly because growing up in the States, Americans didn’t refer to me as “American” – I was always the Filipino kid. They called me Filipino once I made it clear that I wasn’t Hispanic, since there were many Hispanics in Florida. I guess some Filipinos feel strongly about the issue. There are a few things I think about when people get into this Fil-Am debate.


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Tags: Azkals, the Philippine national men's football team, Baseball, Basketball, Boxing, Football, Jay Washington, Kelly Williams, Manny Pacquiao, National Basketball Association, Nonito Donaire, PBA D-League, Philippine Basketball Association, Powerade Tigers / Coca-Cola Tigers, Willie Miller

Check out the latest issue of UNO

Posted by Jaemark Tordecilla on March 28, 2011 at 18:21 | Comments (8)
Maggie Wilson UNO

I know it’s probably worth buying just for Maggie Wilson’s loooong legs (pictured above), but it also features my first piece for the magazine.


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Tags: Basketball, Football, National Basketball Association, Wrestling

Dorkapalooza Report: Rafe Bartholomew on advanced stats and its future in the PBA

Posted by Rafe Bartholomew on March 16, 2011 at 14:07 | Comments (9)
Editor's note: This post was written by Rafe Bartholomew, author of Pacific Rims: Beermen Ballin' in Flip-Flops and the Philippines' Unlikely Love Affair with Basketball.

One of my close friends studies at MIT's Sloan School of Business, and when he emailed me a few months ago to ask if I'd be interested in attending Sloan's Sports Analytics Conference, I jumped at the opportunity. Bill Simmons coined the name Dorkapalooza to describe the Sloan Conference, and I thought of the event as the time of year when the apostles of Moneyball in all major sports gathered to spread the gospel of quantitative analysis.

As my love for Willie Miller might suggest, I'm more of a basketball aesthete than a results-minded stats guy. I can forgive the missed free throws, two-for-thirteen games, and the fact that nearly every PBA fan accuses him of selling games as long as Willie converts one of his patented quick spins on the left wing to set up a bank shot.


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Tags: Air 21 Express / Burger King Whoppers, Alaska Aces, Basketball, Football, National Basketball Association, Philippine Basketball Association, Rafe Bartholomew, Rain or Shine Elastopainters, San Miguel Beermen, Talk N Text Tropang Texters

Dorkapalooza!

Posted by Jaemark Tordecilla on March 8, 2011 at 17:21 | Comments (2)
The Sloan Sports Analytics Conference at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is an annual event that brings together top sports executives, coaches, media personalities, journalists, and bloggers. The 4th 5th edition of the conference, which popular sportswriter Bill Simmons has dubbed Dorkapalooza, happened this past weekend, and Pacific Rims author (and friend of the blog) Rafe Bartholomew was there to represent:

Rafe at Dorkapalooza


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Tags: Azkals, the Philippine national men's football team, Basketball, National Basketball Association, Philippine sports media, Rafe Bartholomew, Willie Miller

From the Stands: PBA Commissioner’s Cup, NBA All-Star Game, Gilas, and D-League

Posted by Jaemark Tordecilla on February 21, 2011 at 15:24 | Comments (0)
Chuck Araneta, Polo Bustamante, and Carlo Pamintuan previews the PBA Commissioner’s Cup in this episode of the podcast. The trio also discusses the trades that happened in the offseason, and takes a look at the chances of Smart Gilas in the current PBA tournament. They also give their two cents on the Azkals fever, and get into the NBA All-Star game and the upcoming PBA D-League.



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If you missed the podcast’s debut on Fire Quinito, check it out.
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Tags: Azkals, the Philippine national men's football team, From the Stands podcast, National Basketball Association, Philippine Basketball Association, Smart Gilas Pilipinas National Basketball Team
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