I just love watching Shane Battier play! The Houston Rockets forward epitomizes how an ideal athlete should be. He is extremely hard working, he dives for loose balls, he is smart and athletic, he could score from both outside and inside, but does not demand the ball a lot, he plays his role without hesitation, [...]
 PHOENIX, ARIZONA – The Phoenix Suns almost lose another game earlier to the hapless New Jersey Nets. They almost blew a 22-point lead late in the game, narrowly escaping the Nets, 99-93. The Nets are supposed to be the struggling team coming into the game. They have lost three in a row and have [...]
For the past two seasons, New Orleans General Manager Jeff Bower has done a lot of tinkering in the Hornets line-up. First, he acquired Desmond Mason, Marc Jackson, Linton Johnson III and Aaron Williams last season. He also drafted eventual Rookie of the Year Chris Paul. The result was a plus-20 win improvement from an [...]
The Los Angeles Lakers of today remind me a lot of the Chicago Bulls of the 90’s. The Bulls then were led by Michael Jordan while Jordanesque Kobe Bryant shows the way for today’s Lakers. And both teams are being mentored by the same coach, the zen master, Phil Jackson. I was watching a tribute [...]
The Chinese National Basketball are exposing themselves to a lot of international competitions and the western style of play. No wonder they are the supreme basketball power in Asia. Houston Rockets star Yao Ming is so vocal about letting his teammates, especially the guards, play in Europe if they are unable to play in the [...]
I was watching the game between the Orlando Magic and the Denver Nuggets earlier tonight, and have observed one important thing – that the team which handles fatigue and schedule so well has a better chance of getting into the playoffs, and eventually winning the title. The schedule is so rigid in the NBA. Teams [...]
The Atlanta Hawks are enjoying one of the best starts in franchise history, ever since the days of Lenny Wilkens, Dikembe Mutombo, Christian Laetnerr, Steve Smith and Mookie Blaylock. That group did reach the playoffs and even the second round a couple of times, only to be humbled by Michael Jordan and the Bulls both [...]
The De La Salle University Green Archers won two of three match-ups against their age-old rivals, the Ateneo de Manila University Blue Eagles, in the ongoing Filoil-Flying V Homegrown Cup. The De La Salle-Greenhills high school varsity carved out a cardiac squeaker against the Blue Eaglets, 70-69, via two free throws. Those shots negated a [...]
Ginebra superstar guard Mark “the Spark†Caguioa had an all-around performance scoring 28 points, grabbing 9 rebounds and dishing out 7 assists, as the Ginebra Gin Kings exact revenge on the San Miguel Beermen, 92-87. The Beermen won their first encounter, where Danny Seigle had 28 rebounds and 18 rebounds. And this time around, there’s [...]
The Phoenix Suns are wincing in pain, especially coach Mike D’Antoni, because they are struggling big time. They are off to their worst start since the franchise lost 13 straight games to open the 1996-97 season. They currently stand at 1-5, with their only victory at home against the Clippers. The Suns also tend to [...]