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The Sweetest Tweets supersized, featuring Rod Nealy’s farewell, the Jones Cup, fashion advice from Chot Reyes, and much more

Philippine basketball has started to develop a small but vibrant community on Twitter. The Sweetest Tweets is a round-up of the best messages, in 140 characters or less.

Rod Nealy says goodbye

Oh, we’re all going to miss Rod’s tweets while he’s away. I hope his date with Destiny finally goes through.

Rick Olivares tweets about the Jones Cup

Yeah, tell ‘em Rick! I completely agree! Sino ba ‘yang mga SBP official na yan?! Mamaya pati mga nanay at tatay nila, isama pa nila sa Taipei!

Noli Eala tweets about the Jones Cup

Hacheche-pache!

Vince Hizon tweets about the Jones Cup

I still remember Joey Mente throwing water bottles at the Taiwanese crowd. Iloilo Megavoltz for the win!

Chot Reyes fashion tweet

I’m sure Cesca Litton is flattered to get compliments from the PBA’s resident fashion expert.

Chris Ross tweets about Coke

I think Bo Perasol traded for Paolo Mendoza just so they can have isaw at UP after practice with Marvin Cruz.

Sol Mercado tweets about Quinito

Yeah! Fire Quinito!

Alex Cabagnot tweets about high school

Simpleng yabang lang din ‘tong si Cabaggie, eh noh?

Robbie Reyes tweets about Twilight... again

Yeah, this is what this feature is here for, to document Robbie Reyes’ Twilight fandom.

James Ty fights the good fight

Also, to keep track of James Ty III’s undying love for Jessica “Jessilicious” Mendoza. Keep fighting the good fight, James!
Posted by jaemark on July 21, 2010 at 15:23 | Comments (6) | Trackback (1)
Tags: Barako Energy Coffee Masters, Basketball, Coca-Cola Tigers, Philippine Basketball Association, Philippine sports media, Quinito Henson, Rain or Shine Elastopainters, San Miguel Beermen, Smart Gilas RP National Basketball Team, Sta. Lucia Realtors, Talk N Text Tropang Texters, The Sweetest Tweets tweetbackcheck

The Sweetest Tweets, featuring lover boy Rod Nealy, Vince the Prince, and James Ty III

Philippine basketball has started to develop a small but vibrant community on Twitter, and Fire Quinito rounds up the best messages, in 140 characters or less.

Rod Nealy's date with Destiny

Rain or Shine import Rod Nealy tweeted this shortly before his team was blown out by Ginebra last Friday. I think Rod got stood up by Destiny for their date. There are rumors though that Destiny was seen later that night leaving Ginebra import Chris Daniels’ apartment. You know what they always say… Destiny is a fickle bitch.

Vince Hizon tweet

This tweet makes me wonder: Did Ed Ducut have foot surgery during his rookie year too? What about Boy Valera? Kevyn White?

Blue Arden tweet

Heh. In fact, the women who left a comment about James’ statement are just about ready to give him a “Husband of the Year” award. Yay to the power of social media!

Robby Reyes is Team Jacob

Ok, I’m beginning to think Robby Reyes is tweeting these things to try to get into Fire Quinito.

James Ty tweet

Longtime favorite PBA scribe James Ty III (he’s the guy at the games constantly speaking into his tape recorder) fighting the good fight for Ateneo courtside reporter Jessica “Jessilicious” Mendoza. Chocolates, nice! Hard to argue with his taste.

Jessica "Jessilicious" Mendoza
Posted by jaemark on July 7, 2010 at 15:42 | Comments (7) | Trackbacks (2)
Tags: Ateneo Blue Eagles, Babes, Barangay Ginebra Gin Kings, Basketball, James Yap, Philippine Basketball Association, Philippine sports media, Rafe Bartholomew, Rain or Shine Elastopainters, The Sweetest Tweets, UAAP tweetbackcheck

The Sweetest Tweets, featuring Rod Nealy, Sol Mercado, Robby Reyes

Philippine basketball has started to develop a small but vibrant community on Twitter, and Fire Quinito’s newest feature, The Sweetest Tweets, round up the best messages, in 140 characters or less.

Rod Nealy tweet

Former Ginebra import Rod Nealy, who led his new team Rain or Shine to back-to-back wins in the ongoing Fiesta Conference, is apparently not a fan of Ginebra’s Denham Brown, who was cut, or should I say exported, by the team this week.

Rob Reyes tweet

Barako center Robby Reyes shows a little sense of humor after a game wherein Derby Ace import Cliff Brown served him a NASTY facial. That one ought to make it to all the highlight reels this week.

Sol Mercado tweet

Rain or Shine’s Sol Mercado has a request for his co-player of the week, James Yap. Hey, now that James is single, maybe he and Sol could hang out and go clubbing or something.

Rick Olivares tweet

Ok, I don’t think Rick gets the hang of this whole sports tweeting thing just yet.

Noli Eala tweet

Wise words from the guy who runs our national basketball program. Magaling siguro siyang sumulat ng love letter.
Posted by jaemark on June 29, 2010 at 18:27 | Comments (10) | Trackback (1)
Tags: Barako Energy Coffee Masters, Barangay Ginebra Gin Kings, Basketball, Noli Eala, Philippine sports media, Rain or Shine Elastopainters, The Sweetest Tweets tweetbackcheck

PBA Import Watch: Simpson clears height issue, Freeman returns, Lewis says goodbye

Rey Joble joined GMANews.TV full-time a couple of months ago, and since then he’s been banging out excellent breaking reports on the PBA virtually as it happen. Just tonight, he managed to come out with not one, not two, but three quick reports on involving three different imports:

Diamon Simpson. As you may recall, I wrote about the possibility of Simpson being taller than the current PBA height limit. Tonight, PBA commissioner Sonny Barrios put an end to the issue, saying that Simpson’s measurement was final, and the Alaska reinforcement can continue his PBA stint.

But the issue still drew reactions from Ginebra coach Jong Uichico, whose assistant, Allan Caidic, witnessed Simpson’s measurement by PBA staff:

“We were represented by coach Allan (Caidic) and he voiced his opinion regarding the matter. It wasn’t a blatant protest as we respect Alaska’s representative and the import being measured," Uichico said in a telephone interview.

“There was a final measurement made and those who conducted the measurement claimed he passed the test. We can’t make any action because our representatives are mere observers and we didn’t file any protest. But we were able to exchange thoughts with other coaches several times – that Simpson looks big and may not be 6-foot-6," added Uichico.

Also voicing his concern was Derby Ace coach Ryan Gregorio, who cited Simpson’s US listing, where he was measured, in bare feet, to be about an inch taller than the height limit. (Full disclosure: Since our fateful meeting a few months ago, I have been communicating with him over the course of the tournament, exchanging thoughts on the performance of the team and its import, Cliff Brown. But we never discussed the Diamon Simpson height issue; I have no idea if he got the information from this blog, or if he found it on his own. I wouldn’t be surprised either way.)

As much as I like and respect Jong Uichico, I have no idea why he keeps whining about this considering Caidic had an opportunity to lodge a formal protest after Simpson’s measurement, but didn’t. If anyone is to blame, it should be him.

But all these reactions are mere noise now, as everything’s settled: Simpson stays and, with his dominant performance so far in the conference, he has to be the odds-on favorite to win the best import trophy at the end of the tournament.

Gabe Freeman. Here’s a case that’s even more curious than Simpson’s. Freeman has missed the last two games of San Miguel, supposedly because of “flu-like symptoms.”

But as any astute reader of Basketbawful would know, “flu-like symptoms” is simply euphemism for some other weird shit going on; for NBA players, it usually means they’re nursing a particularly nasty hangover.

People were willing to buy San Miguel’s excuse for Freeman after he missed one game, but when he missed a second straight one, they began to wonder. PBA teams ride imports really hard, and it would usually take a very serious injury for a reinforcement to sit out a game, never mind two. Worse, it came at a crucial juncture in the tournament, with San Miguel slipping fast after starting out gangbusters in the tournament.

Reporters started sniffing around, and rumors started flying that Freeman had failed a drug test, leading to a suspension. Commissioner Barrios was coy about the matter. “Under the current rules, we keep it private between the Commissioner’s Office and the team," he said. “I can’t comment either way.” Meanwhile, San Miguel basketball’s top official, Robert Non, denied the rumor, sticking to the flu story.

During a random PBA drug testing, two vials of urine are collected from a player. If one sample tests positive, the second vial is sent to drug testing laboratories for further tests, while the player serves a mandatory drug suspension. Curiously, Freeman had a meeting with the commissioner today.

This whole brouhaha comes on top of another controversy surrounding the Beermen’s head coaching position. Last Wednesday, assistant coach Ato Agustin took over the coaching chores for the team, relegating head coach Siot Tanquingcen to the sidelines, a move that San Miguel team officials cited as “on the job training” for the former. But this is a story for another blog post.

Freeman, meanwhile, returns to action tonight, but it remains to be seen if he ends up staying for good. San Miguel faces the Rain or Shine Elastopainters, which also has some import news of its own.

Jai Lewis. Rain or Shine has decided to give the pink slip to the former George Mason center, who will be making his farewell appearance tonight. While Lewis led the team to the semifinals in last year’s Fiesta Conference, his performance has slipped considerably this year. Even before the last two games, where he scored only 3 and 10 points respectively, he has looked sluggish and uninterested on the court.

The Elastopainters are bringing in Rod Nealy, an exciting wingman who gives the team a different look. Nealy started in the PBA burning the hoops for Ginebra in the 2007 Fiesta Conference. The Gin Kings brought him back last season, but replaced him midway through with David Noel, a good move considering Ginebra ended up making it to the finals before losing to Freeman’s San Miguel.

Nealy’s entry into the Rain or Shine fold is expected to ease the scoring burden off Sol Mercado, who has been playing like a hero the past two games in losing efforts. Lewis’ departure, meanwhile, hopefully means that Quinito Henson will stop bringing up George Mason’s 2006 Final Four run for the 7,346th fucking time during the PBA broadcast. It was getting a little annoying.
Posted by jaemark on June 18, 2010 at 00:41 | Comments (20) | Trackback (1)
Tags: Alaska Aces, Barangay Ginebra Gin Kings, Basketball, Derby Ace Llamados / Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants, Philippine Basketball Association, Rain or Shine Elastopainters, Ryan "The Genius" Gregorio, San Miguel Beermen tweetbackcheck
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