2nd Round- September 19 @ 1215AM and 3AM
Semifinals- September 20 @ 1230AM and 3AM3rd Place- September 21 @ 1230AM

Finals- September 21 @ 315AM

BTV

2nd Round- September 19 @ 1215AM and 3AM
Semifinals- September 20 @ 1230AM and 3AM
3rd Place- September 21 @ 1230AM
Finals- September 21 @ 315AM

BTV

2nd Round- September 19 @ 1215AM and 3AM
Semifinals- September 20 @ 1230AM and 3AM
3rd Place- September 21 @ 1230AM
Finals- September 21 @ 315AM

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By now you've heard from sources far more reliable than Basketball Exchange that Jason Kidd wants out and wants out now.

The first thing guys like me do when things like this happen is read up, and that's what I did. My interpretation? In bullet points:

• Reports say that the 'Nets, in not so many words, "are exercising all possible options to improve, including the likelihood of Jason leaving". Remember, that's my interpretation, a presumption in essence.
• I think that's what the 'Nets admin office wants us to hear, but the truth is, Jason wants out NOW. As in PRONTO.

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Wouldn't it be nice if the winning entry actually found out about this via Basketball Exchange? And that he'd be Pinoy?? Anyway, here's Rudy Gay explaining how you can help him out:

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There are two ways to approach a P14,995.00 (SRP) basketball shoe. First is to just admit that, no matter what shoe you wear, if you don't bring game then you could buy ten of these and you're not gonna get any better. And for all those who think that they can finally dunk when they buy an MJ shoe? Take it from me. I tried it, and no senor. So if I were you and you harbor thoughts like these, why not check out some of Nike's other offerings? You might find one that'd suit your budget better.

Then there's the 2nd way, which is to realize that there will be only 1,000 of these babies worldwide, and only 23 will be available in the Philippines. Not only that, this is the 23rd Jumpman by Da Great One himself, number 23. That means this is a commemoration of the career of the recognized greatest player in basketball history, a guy whose exploits my generation feels lucky to have observed 'firsthand' (which is to say, we watched him 'live' on tv), has singlehandedly made the sport almost as popular as soccer, and made thousands - no - millions of fathers name their kids Michael (or Michelle or MJ I guess, if they're a girl).

Now suddenly, P14,995.00 seems like a bargain! Interested now huh. Here's a closer look.

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When I was a kid joining neighborhood ligas, like most kids it was our first chance to extend our knowledge of people outside of our circle of friends and family and be amongst people of the neighborhood. At some point, I can't remember when though, you start to realize that some of these people you'd rather do without.

Essentially what happened was, one summer we neighborhood kids wanted so much to play in a league that we started our own. We did most of the legwork (or rather, the bigger kids did), like hiring refs, renting the court dates and the most important of all - designing our uniforms. Yep, the uniforms were so important almost anything else was secondary to getting good looking uniforms.

At any rate and to make the long story short, the league took off and lots of other teams from different Barangays wanted to join in. Mandaluyong is basically segregated by the Munisipyo, that big oval in the center. We were at Plainview near an enormous plot of land housing the Mental Hospital, and teams all the way from across the Munisipyo wanted to join in. What started out as barely 4 teams ballooned to something like 9 if I recall correctly.

So anyway the league - which didn't even have a name yet and if it did I can't even remember it since it changed so often - finished up and my team ended up somewhere in the 3rd to the bottom rung. But it was well attended and fun, and it was decided that another one start on October to end around Christmas. It was out of 'our' (the original kids who set it up) hands then, a number of people joined up after and were making decisions already.

And these are the people I want to talk about, the same type of people I think inhabit the offices of the PBA today.

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Caught the Houston New Orleans game last night and inspite of the fact Houston lost 87 - 82 I gotta admit I am amazed at Yao Ming. There was a time I had my doubts about The Great Wall but needless to say, his 30 point 16 rebound performance is impressive to behold. There's just something special about seeing a mountain of a man do the right things on the basketball court. Everyone who's ever watched a game knows how frustrating it is to watch a tall guy - supposedly the superior of everyone else purely due to the fact he's tall - fumble, lose or effectively become a non - factor because they're usually not athletic, not coordinated, or occasionally not motivated enough.

But not this guy. At least in this game, Yao knew what to do, which was basically execute pick and rolls which result in him getting 5 feet or less from the basket against single coverage (either Tyson Chandler, David West or whoever is unlucky enough to be the help defense), and all sorts of good things happen from thereon. Either he makes a shot, gets fouled, or both. It's just good big man basketball all around and whenever that happens games are suddenly interesting, making you wait in anticipation as Houston tries to execute to make it and New Orleans execute against it. It's almost like how it used to feel when Kareem would get position against single coverage at either wing. You know a hookshot is coming soon and no one can do anything about it.

And now a word about the guy who won the game:

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Got 7* grand to spare? Well Kobe's new shoes are in the market so you might wanna check it out:

I originally wanted to talk about how expensive or how 'unique' the design is but decided against it because lets face it, those are wholly relative terms. Yeah it's expensive - to me. I can't afford it but a bunch of other guys can for sure. Yeah it looks kinda same 'ol - to me. But for every me there's a bunch of other guys who think it's build by the Hand of God Himself, and a bunch of other guys who think it sucks. That's the way it is.

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The fact that you're seeing a new post here is a sign of the obvious - I have decided to cancel my self - imposed basketball blog hiatus, and here are the 3 good reasons why:

1. There are new developments I wanna talk about, such as the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas' attempts at trying to get the NCAA and UAAP to form a new league. Anyone who's followed this blog pretty much knows that we live and die UAAP around here, so when I started reading about these I started to need to write up. Some of the stuff that's been said has been pretty hilarious and / or stupid, and I can't wait to take a swipe at it.
2. Friends at Nike's PR firm will be disappointed. To explain: Nike's PR firm Ogilvy is downright the most blog-friendly and consequently forward-thinking public relations firm in the country, hands down. And I know this for a fact because I not only run this basketball blog, but a fashion / girl blog and a parenting blog as well. They not only read and have an eye out on what's hot on the local 'net, they are also aware of the effect this has on Pinoy society as a whole, allowing them to have a pulse on what's really going on. I won't be surprised if their campaigns turn out to be the most effective. They are still in touch with me, and for the life of me I don't wanna disappoint them. And no stupid Knicks coach is gonna stop that No Way Jose. People at Nike Phils., are you listening? You're money's well - spent with your choice of PR right there.

   All the other PR firms that handle other sports brands? Take notes. Ogilvy is owning you and the sad thing is you're probably not even aware.

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