PBA 2008-2009 season

[st.anger]

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dli jd ma klaro ang channel 9... mka lagot.. kusog pa jd kaau ang karat..

[oalx]

bitaw bai, bati man ang sistema sa SMB coach. bati iya rotation sa players. lig-on baya permi ang line-up sa SMB... huyang lang ang coaching staff...

[vanguard]

Cone shaken by Alaska's close win over SMB

Having two relatively less heralded players leading an ambush against his tested team was something Alaska coach Tim Cone cannot fathom. That’s exactly what almost happened last Sunday, leaving the usually amiable mentor shaken despite the fact the Aces got away with an 85-84 escape against the San Miguel Beermen in the KFC PBA Philippine Cup at the Astrodome.

"If I had a gun I would have shot (Bonbon) Custodio, the son-of-a-gun," Cone blurted out during the post-game interview, using a light-hearted jab in trying to hide his frayed nerves on the heels of the intense game. Of course, he was referring to the SMB rookie who helped spearhead the Beermen’s blistering start, but he might as well also have had sophomore Jonas Villanueva in his crosshairs. The two guards combined for 12 of the Beermen’s first 16 points before Custodio and Danny Seigle extended San Miguel’s lead to as many as 19 points.

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Santos, Se faces suspension, fines

Two days after getting the shock of their lives in an upset loss to perennial cellar-dweller Rain or Shine, the Air21 Express will play on Thursday without key players Arwind Santos and Homer Se who were both suspended for one game by the Philippine Basketball Association.

Santos and Se, who were instrumental in the Express’ runner-up finish in the last Fiesta Conference, were also fined P20,000 each by the PBA for committing flagrant fouls (category 2).

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Rain or Shine rookie named weekend's best by PBA Press Corps

Solomon Mercado, Rain or Shine’s rookie guard, was named on Monday the 2008-09 season’s first Philippine Basketball Association Press Corps Player of the Opening Weekend.

Mercado dropped impressive numbers in his league debut Sunday, including 29 points, the highest scoring output by a rookie since Asi Taulava had 32 in 1999.

The burly alumnus from Biola University in Southern California led the Elasto Painters to a convincing 120-102 win over the Air21 Express, the franchise’s first opening-day victory.

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[Motownkid]

aaaahhh grabeha Solomon MErcado mura mag di rookie..heheh

bright spot for Rain or Shine...

[JSL]

kuyaw au ang rain or shine ron

[clarkhkent]

may lang ka sustain na sila hangtud sa qfinals or sa semis...anyway goodluck sa rain or shine...ingon ra ba to ilang coach nga dili na sila gusto ma number 10...pwede cguro number 9...hehehe

[st.anger]

hehehe.. grabe sad... 8 cguro oi.. btaw they have the potential to be on the top of the standings..goodluck nlng sa rain or shine...

GO SMB.!!!

[edgeknife]

^^ hehehe ang kuyaw ana ang SMB may ma number 10 hahaha... time to shine na ang rain or shine karon... im beginning to like this team...

By the way, here are the game schedules: Philippine Basketball Association - Schedule

[vanguard]

Rain or Shine's chances of making it far is really so good, especially considering the performances of Solomon Mercado and Eddie Laure in their game against Air21. If both will play consistently during the season, Rain or Shine is going to be among the top teams to beat, a pretty big surprise. Beating Air21 in a run and gun game is not easy.

[Dgarret80]

well,pba should be San Miguel basketball league.if you noticed,they have 4 teams if im right?trading players and coaches as well is hassle-free.