The Red Bull Barakos were still recovering from an 85-103 loss to the Realtors last Wednesday. And, right away, they faced the energy-full expansion team Welcoat Dragons. Red Bull had to call out on their championship poise to hack out an 80-77 win over the Dragons, after falling by as much as 17 in the [...]
San Miguel Beer acquired versatile wing man Lordie Tugade and reserve center Omanzie Rodriguez from the Red Bull Barakos in exchange for the Beermen’s first and second round draft picks in the 2009 PBA Draft plus reserve guard Paolo Hubalde. After giving up Tugade, Red Bull dealt its first round draft rights for 2008 and [...]
After a 59-loss season, Isiah Thomas has been given the most arduous task: Show improvement or get fired! Despite the abundance of talents in New York, the Knicks have failed to get past the regular season even under the guidance of two great and legendary NBA coaches. Hall of Famer Lenny Wilkens failed the previous [...]
 With Don Nelson aboard as the comebacking coach for the Golden State Warriors, expect a lot of changes for this team, who just won 34 games last season. Nelson was the coach who led this Warriors franchise to their last playoff berth in 1994, back when he had Tim Hardaway, Mitch Richmond, young guns [...]
Now, it’s time to judge the teams of the West! Who d’ya think will top the West this season? Who’s gonna go to the Playoffs? The Suns certainly look formidable with Amare Stoudamire back but they need the “old Amare” back for them to lord it over the rest of the West. Dallas sure is [...]
The NBA season is just around the corner! We all miss it and the long wait will finally be over by the end of this month. But as early as now, i would like to pose this question: Who will lead the East by the end of this season? Post your ideas here!
The UAAP wars have long been over. And the University of Sto. Thomas (UST) Growling Tigers emerged surprisingly as the champions, after ten years of title drought, and their 19th trophy. The Ateneo de Manila University Blue Eagle led the league, as far as team standings are concerned, all throughout the 69th season. They were [...]
Spanish forward Jorge Garbajosa hit a big three-pointer with 38 seconds left to break the 88-all tie, and guard Jose Calderon iced the game with two free throws to lift the Toronto Raptors past the Washington Wizards, 93-88, in NBA’s first preseason game which was held at the Verizon Center in Washington. Garbajosa contributed 11 [...]
The effects of globalization are astounding and evident today. Years back, NBA-backed USA Basketball Team and NBA ball clubs alike have been dominant against other International teams. The Dream Team of 1992 breezed through the Olympics easily, winning by an average of 30-plus points. And USA has been Olympic champions when an NBA team was [...]
 Detroit Pistons general manager Joe Dumars tried his very best to keep the hard working Ben Wallace within the Piston fold. But Wallace had a 60 million-dollar reason not to stay. With Big Ben off to greener pastures, the Pistons’ identity has been shaken. They are definitely in transition right now as they need [...]