Smart Gilas is a team that had been playing together for quite some time now, only recently coming back from tournaments abroad. RP Powerade Team Pilipinas in contrast is composed of pro players who hadn't played together because they had no reason to.

So lo and behold, when I went to Araneta last Monday to watch the game, I saw a Smart Gilas team that looked like they had been playing together for quite some time now, only recently coming back from tournaments abroad. In contrast, RP Powerade Team Pilipinas looked like they were composed of pro players who hadn't played together because they had no reason to.

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Benefit Games for victims of Ondoy

UAAP / NCAA Selection vs. PBL / Liga Pilipinas Selection 5pm
RP Powerade vs RP Smart Gilas Benefit Game 7pm

Araneta Coliseum

Here's a repost from Chris Tiu's blog:

The SBP (Samahang Basketball ng Pilipinas), together with the PBA, PBL, UAAP and NCAA, is organizing a fund raiser basketball showdown this Monday, October 5 for the victims of Ondoy. There will be two games (at the Araneta Coliseum). First game at 5pm is between the UAAP / NCAA selection vs PBL / Liga Pilipinas selection. And the main game at 7pm is between the RP Powerade vs RP Smart Gilas. Of course, I will be playing in that game for the Smart Gilas team together with Japeth Aguilar, Marc Barocca, JV Casio, Dylan Ababou, CJ Giles, etc.

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Sunday/ April 5/ Araneta Coliseum
RP-AUSTRALIA GOODWILL GAMES
4:00pm FEU Women's Team vs. UP Women's Team
6:30pm Australia vs. Powerade-Team Pilipinas

Friday/ April 3/ Araneta Coliseum
RP-AUSTRALIA GOODWILL GAMES
5:00pm Ateneo Juniors vs. San Sebastian Juniors
7:30pm Powerade-Team Pilipinas vs. Australia