Team USA easily beat Team Argentina, 91-76. But the Americans did not have an easy time. The winning margin was not that big. They had to rely on heavy games from superstars Kobe Bryant, who had 27 points, Carmelo Anthony, 25, and LeBron James had over 20 points as well. Argentina scored in well-polished pick-and-rolls [...]
The Ateneo de Manila University orchestrated a magical comeback from ten points behind at the end of third, pulling a 72-71 season upset of the University of Sto. Thomas Growling Tigers. The much hyped American rookie Kirk Long answered all critics as he shot a fade-away jumper over the outstretched arms of UST center Gervy [...]
Definitely, Team USA has learned their lesson and they are disciplined to adhere to what is necessary in international competition. It’s patience in their ball movement. The zone has been their bane in recent FIBA tourneys. It’s not anymore.  I love how USA moves the ball around when playing against the zone. They pass [...]
It has been too long since the Boston Celtics have won an NBA title. It dates back to the time when Larry Bird, Kevin McHale, Robert Parish, Dennis Johnson and Danny Ainge still donned that green Celtic jersey. And it was still the 80’s. Now, most of these guys are NBA executives. The winningnest ball [...]
Unselfish! Yes, that’s the exact word that I would describe the USA Men’s basketball team competing in the current FIBA Americas. By far, they are no doubt playing on another level, whopping opponents by an average margin of 48.4 points.  They started the tournament with a 43-point demolition against Venezuela, followed it with a [...]
We are now down to our Top Five! The place for Legends and the best of the best. It is intriguing to note that these guys are MVPs and franchise guys. Let’s start things off with: 5. Larry Bird – Dirk Nowitzki I know that Dirk is much taller than Bird. But they play pretty [...]
Now we are down to our top ten pairs of NBA cagers who play similarly. Players now who remind us of stars we admire in the 90’s, 80’s, all the way from the 50’s. Here’s the bottom five of the top ten: 10. Kevin Johnson – Gilbert Arenas They are All-Star point guards, but they [...]
15. Shawn Kemp – Amare Stoudemire The “Reign Man†Shawn Kemp ruled the 90’s and his Seattle Supersonics went to the NBA Finals, only to bow down against the 72-10 Chicago Bulls. He dunks with impunity off passes from Gary Payton, and he can shoot from the perimeter. Much like Amare is with the Suns. [...]
20. Kevin McHale – Chris Webber Both guys are hardworking but Webber was the more athletic one during his younger years. McHale is the more sacrificial cager. He gets his hands dirty all the time, grabbing lose balls and making put-backs. But both guys can be trusted from the perimeter. With Webber now with the [...]