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Saturday, October 17, 2009
BK thumps Smart Gilas; Arboleda mauls fan
Saturday, October 17, 2009
MANILA, Philippines - Smart Gilas had its first taste of the pro play’s physical game yesterday, unable to sustain a steady stand and absorbing a 105-115 defeat at the hands of Burger King in a fight-marred tiff in the KFC PBA Philippine Cup at the Araneta Coliseum yesterday.“I think they will get better as they get tougher. The PBA brand of game is less physical than those played in Fiba Asia,” said Burger King coach Yeng Guiao.
“As they gain experience and make the adjustment to the physical game, they’ll get their wins,” Guiao added.
But not for now.
The Whoppers outfought the RP aspirants with a spirited game, marked by four flagrant fouls with one leading to a fight between Wynne Arboleda and a Smart Gilas fan, Alain Katigbak, in the second quarter.
Heckled by Katigbak no end after his flagrant foul on Macmac Baracael, Arboleda lost his cool and attacked the Gilas fan on his seat in the first row of Patron Box.
Katigbak suffered a lump on his face as he took at least four blows from Arboleda before the BK player was restrained by security men.
Arboleda is likely to draw stiff sanction from the Commissioner’s Office for grave misconduct.
Beau Belga came through with a double-double game with 17 points and 11 rebounds while Ronjay Buenafe and Gary David put in 25 and 24 points, respectively, as BK beat Smart Gilas in its initial outing in the tourney.
BK did a good job neutralizing Smart Gilas big men Japeth Aguilar and CJ Giles as the Whoppers bounced back from a loss to Purefoods in the season opener Sunday.
For Guiao, the win eased the impact his Powerade Team’s setback dealt by Smart Gilas during a charity match last Oct. 5.
“It’s nice to win against Smart Gilas when it really counts. And it’s more satisfying because they beef up for this game,” said Guiao.
“The key really is preparation. It’s difficult to play them without preparation even if you have the best talents in the league. That Powerade-Gilas game is a big help for us tonight,” Guiao added.
Aguilar got 18 points and six rebounds as he rejoined Gilas after a one-game stint with BK.
Giles, the American player being eyed by the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas for naturalization, finished with only 12 points and seven rebounds as he got into foul-trouble early and eventually fouled out with over six minutes left to play. – Nelson Beltran
The scores:
First Game
Burger King 115 – Buenafe 25, David 24, Belga 17, Lanete 14, Yee 11, Quinahan 9, Yee R. 7, Aban 5, Sharma 2, Matias 1, Billones 0, Arboleda 0.
Smart Gilas 105 – Casio 28, Tiu 21, Aguilar 18, Baracael 14, Giles 12, Barroca 4, Ballesteros 4, Al Hussaini 2, Ababou 2, Cawaling 0, Ramos 0.
Quarterscores: 27-29, 54-55, 85-82, 115-105
“It’s nice to win against Smart Gilas when it really counts. And it’s more satisfying because they beef up for this game,” said Guiao.
“The key really is preparation. It’s difficult to play them without preparation even if you have the best talents in the league. That Powerade-Gilas game is a big help for us tonight,” Guiao added.
Aguilar got 18 points and six rebounds as he rejoined Gilas after a one-game stint with BK.
Giles, the American player being eyed by the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas for naturalization, finished with only 12 points and seven rebounds as he got into foul-trouble early and eventually fouled out with over six minutes left to play. (by Nelson Beltran - PhilStar)
BK thumps Smart Gilas; Arboleda mauls fan
Saturday, October 17, 2009
MANILA, Philippines - Smart Gilas had its first taste of the pro play’s physical game yesterday, unable to sustain a steady stand and absorbing a 105-115 defeat at the hands of Burger King in a fight-marred tiff in the KFC PBA Philippine Cup at the Araneta Coliseum yesterday.“I think they will get better as they get tougher. The PBA brand of game is less physical than those played in Fiba Asia,” said Burger King coach Yeng Guiao.
“As they gain experience and make the adjustment to the physical game, they’ll get their wins,” Guiao added.
But not for now.
The Whoppers outfought the RP aspirants with a spirited game, marked by four flagrant fouls with one leading to a fight between Wynne Arboleda and a Smart Gilas fan, Alain Katigbak, in the second quarter.
Heckled by Katigbak no end after his flagrant foul on Macmac Baracael, Arboleda lost his cool and attacked the Gilas fan on his seat in the first row of Patron Box.
Katigbak suffered a lump on his face as he took at least four blows from Arboleda before the BK player was restrained by security men.
Arboleda is likely to draw stiff sanction from the Commissioner’s Office for grave misconduct.
Beau Belga came through with a double-double game with 17 points and 11 rebounds while Ronjay Buenafe and Gary David put in 25 and 24 points, respectively, as BK beat Smart Gilas in its initial outing in the tourney.
BK did a good job neutralizing Smart Gilas big men Japeth Aguilar and CJ Giles as the Whoppers bounced back from a loss to Purefoods in the season opener Sunday.
For Guiao, the win eased the impact his Powerade Team’s setback dealt by Smart Gilas during a charity match last Oct. 5.
“It’s nice to win against Smart Gilas when it really counts. And it’s more satisfying because they beef up for this game,” said Guiao.
“The key really is preparation. It’s difficult to play them without preparation even if you have the best talents in the league. That Powerade-Gilas game is a big help for us tonight,” Guiao added.
Aguilar got 18 points and six rebounds as he rejoined Gilas after a one-game stint with BK.
Giles, the American player being eyed by the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas for naturalization, finished with only 12 points and seven rebounds as he got into foul-trouble early and eventually fouled out with over six minutes left to play. – Nelson Beltran
The scores:
First Game
Burger King 115 – Buenafe 25, David 24, Belga 17, Lanete 14, Yee 11, Quinahan 9, Yee R. 7, Aban 5, Sharma 2, Matias 1, Billones 0, Arboleda 0.
Smart Gilas 105 – Casio 28, Tiu 21, Aguilar 18, Baracael 14, Giles 12, Barroca 4, Ballesteros 4, Al Hussaini 2, Ababou 2, Cawaling 0, Ramos 0.
Quarterscores: 27-29, 54-55, 85-82, 115-105
“It’s nice to win against Smart Gilas when it really counts. And it’s more satisfying because they beef up for this game,” said Guiao.
“The key really is preparation. It’s difficult to play them without preparation even if you have the best talents in the league. That Powerade-Gilas game is a big help for us tonight,” Guiao added.
Aguilar got 18 points and six rebounds as he rejoined Gilas after a one-game stint with BK.
Giles, the American player being eyed by the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas for naturalization, finished with only 12 points and seven rebounds as he got into foul-trouble early and eventually fouled out with over six minutes left to play. (by Nelson Beltran - PhilStar)
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Smart Gilas routs Powerade-Pilipinas in charity game
Tuesday, October 06, 2009
The Smart Gilas team of Serbian coach Rajko Toroman has served notice of its readiness to play in the Philippine Basketball Association.
And they showed it by beating the country’s cream of the crop.
Relying not on anyone but everyone, Smart Gilas easily demolished an out-of-shape and undermanned Powerade-Pilipinas team, 98-69, Monday in the “Pinoy Basketball, Kakampi N’yo" fund-raising game at the Araneta Coliseum.
CJ Giles and Japeth Aguilar combined forces in possibly the most formidable frontline in Philippine basketball. Andy Barroca and JV Casio alternately played the point and held their own against their more experienced counterparts. And Dylan Ababou, Aldrech Ramos and Jason Ballesteros did a little bit of everything in handing Smart Gilas an easy triumph.
Powerade-Pilipinas slotman Sonny Thoss, right, harasses Smart-Gilas guard Chris Tiu during Monday’s `Pinoy Basketball, Kakampi Nyo’ fund-raising game at the Araneta Coliseum. GMANews.TV
It was a game dominated by Toroman’s wards majority of the way.
They were only feeling their way around in the first few minutes of the first period, trailing by seven, 7-14, with James Yap and Willie Miller leading the way for Powerade.
Then came a big scoring outburst by Smart Gilas.
Giles and Aguilar made their presence felt inside and JV Casio fired a trey to cap off a big 17-5 exchange as the all-amateur team seized a 24-19 lead at the end of the first.
It was all Smart Gilas from there, leading by as many as 20 points twice in the third canto.
And with Giles and Chris Tiu combining for a one scintillating play to complete an alley-oop slam and push Smart Gilas to a 92-76 lead with only 2:16 left, the curtains finally fell on the all-pro Powerade-Pilipinas five, which didn’t have the chance of practicing since its eighth-place finish in the last FIBA Asia Championship.
Overall, Smart Gilas outplayed Powerade in almost all fronts.
Toroman’s troops shot the ball decently, making 37 of 78 attempts for a 47% clip, while Powerade struggled all game long and shot only 34%.
Smart Gilas, as expected, played better as a team, dishing out 17 assists more than Powerade-Pilipinas.
On rebounds, Giles, Aguilar and Ballesteros were too much as they terrorized the shaded lane and clobbered their rivals. Smart Gilas grabbed 60 rebounds to only 36 by Powerade.
Former Los Angeles Laker Giles finished with 22 points, 16 rebounds and five shot blocks for Smart Gilas, which will play as a guest team in the coming PBA wars. Aguilar, the controversial top overall pick who previously suited up for Powerade-RP, had 24 points and four rebounds.
A project of basketball stockholders in the country led by the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas and the PBA, the game was held for the benefit of victims of tropical storm “Ondoy" and in memory of Barako Bull executive Tony Chua, who perished at the height of the storm. (GMANews.TV)
And they showed it by beating the country’s cream of the crop.
Relying not on anyone but everyone, Smart Gilas easily demolished an out-of-shape and undermanned Powerade-Pilipinas team, 98-69, Monday in the “Pinoy Basketball, Kakampi N’yo" fund-raising game at the Araneta Coliseum.
CJ Giles and Japeth Aguilar combined forces in possibly the most formidable frontline in Philippine basketball. Andy Barroca and JV Casio alternately played the point and held their own against their more experienced counterparts. And Dylan Ababou, Aldrech Ramos and Jason Ballesteros did a little bit of everything in handing Smart Gilas an easy triumph.
Powerade-Pilipinas slotman Sonny Thoss, right, harasses Smart-Gilas guard Chris Tiu during Monday’s `Pinoy Basketball, Kakampi Nyo’ fund-raising game at the Araneta Coliseum. GMANews.TV
It was a game dominated by Toroman’s wards majority of the way.
They were only feeling their way around in the first few minutes of the first period, trailing by seven, 7-14, with James Yap and Willie Miller leading the way for Powerade.
Then came a big scoring outburst by Smart Gilas.
Giles and Aguilar made their presence felt inside and JV Casio fired a trey to cap off a big 17-5 exchange as the all-amateur team seized a 24-19 lead at the end of the first.
It was all Smart Gilas from there, leading by as many as 20 points twice in the third canto.
And with Giles and Chris Tiu combining for a one scintillating play to complete an alley-oop slam and push Smart Gilas to a 92-76 lead with only 2:16 left, the curtains finally fell on the all-pro Powerade-Pilipinas five, which didn’t have the chance of practicing since its eighth-place finish in the last FIBA Asia Championship.
Overall, Smart Gilas outplayed Powerade in almost all fronts.
Toroman’s troops shot the ball decently, making 37 of 78 attempts for a 47% clip, while Powerade struggled all game long and shot only 34%.
Smart Gilas, as expected, played better as a team, dishing out 17 assists more than Powerade-Pilipinas.
On rebounds, Giles, Aguilar and Ballesteros were too much as they terrorized the shaded lane and clobbered their rivals. Smart Gilas grabbed 60 rebounds to only 36 by Powerade.
Former Los Angeles Laker Giles finished with 22 points, 16 rebounds and five shot blocks for Smart Gilas, which will play as a guest team in the coming PBA wars. Aguilar, the controversial top overall pick who previously suited up for Powerade-RP, had 24 points and four rebounds.
A project of basketball stockholders in the country led by the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas and the PBA, the game was held for the benefit of victims of tropical storm “Ondoy" and in memory of Barako Bull executive Tony Chua, who perished at the height of the storm. (GMANews.TV)
Smart Gilas routs Powerade-Pilipinas in charity game
Tuesday, October 06, 2009
The Smart Gilas team of Serbian coach Rajko Toroman has served notice of its readiness to play in the Philippine Basketball Association.
And they showed it by beating the country’s cream of the crop.
Relying not on anyone but everyone, Smart Gilas easily demolished an out-of-shape and undermanned Powerade-Pilipinas team, 98-69, Monday in the “Pinoy Basketball, Kakampi N’yo" fund-raising game at the Araneta Coliseum.
CJ Giles and Japeth Aguilar combined forces in possibly the most formidable frontline in Philippine basketball. Andy Barroca and JV Casio alternately played the point and held their own against their more experienced counterparts. And Dylan Ababou, Aldrech Ramos and Jason Ballesteros did a little bit of everything in handing Smart Gilas an easy triumph.
Powerade-Pilipinas slotman Sonny Thoss, right, harasses Smart-Gilas guard Chris Tiu during Monday’s `Pinoy Basketball, Kakampi Nyo’ fund-raising game at the Araneta Coliseum. GMANews.TV
It was a game dominated by Toroman’s wards majority of the way.
They were only feeling their way around in the first few minutes of the first period, trailing by seven, 7-14, with James Yap and Willie Miller leading the way for Powerade.
Then came a big scoring outburst by Smart Gilas.
Giles and Aguilar made their presence felt inside and JV Casio fired a trey to cap off a big 17-5 exchange as the all-amateur team seized a 24-19 lead at the end of the first.
It was all Smart Gilas from there, leading by as many as 20 points twice in the third canto.
And with Giles and Chris Tiu combining for a one scintillating play to complete an alley-oop slam and push Smart Gilas to a 92-76 lead with only 2:16 left, the curtains finally fell on the all-pro Powerade-Pilipinas five, which didn’t have the chance of practicing since its eighth-place finish in the last FIBA Asia Championship.
Overall, Smart Gilas outplayed Powerade in almost all fronts.
Toroman’s troops shot the ball decently, making 37 of 78 attempts for a 47% clip, while Powerade struggled all game long and shot only 34%.
Smart Gilas, as expected, played better as a team, dishing out 17 assists more than Powerade-Pilipinas.
On rebounds, Giles, Aguilar and Ballesteros were too much as they terrorized the shaded lane and clobbered their rivals. Smart Gilas grabbed 60 rebounds to only 36 by Powerade.
Former Los Angeles Laker Giles finished with 22 points, 16 rebounds and five shot blocks for Smart Gilas, which will play as a guest team in the coming PBA wars. Aguilar, the controversial top overall pick who previously suited up for Powerade-RP, had 24 points and four rebounds.
A project of basketball stockholders in the country led by the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas and the PBA, the game was held for the benefit of victims of tropical storm “Ondoy" and in memory of Barako Bull executive Tony Chua, who perished at the height of the storm. (GMANews.TV)
And they showed it by beating the country’s cream of the crop.
Relying not on anyone but everyone, Smart Gilas easily demolished an out-of-shape and undermanned Powerade-Pilipinas team, 98-69, Monday in the “Pinoy Basketball, Kakampi N’yo" fund-raising game at the Araneta Coliseum.
CJ Giles and Japeth Aguilar combined forces in possibly the most formidable frontline in Philippine basketball. Andy Barroca and JV Casio alternately played the point and held their own against their more experienced counterparts. And Dylan Ababou, Aldrech Ramos and Jason Ballesteros did a little bit of everything in handing Smart Gilas an easy triumph.
Powerade-Pilipinas slotman Sonny Thoss, right, harasses Smart-Gilas guard Chris Tiu during Monday’s `Pinoy Basketball, Kakampi Nyo’ fund-raising game at the Araneta Coliseum. GMANews.TV
It was a game dominated by Toroman’s wards majority of the way.
They were only feeling their way around in the first few minutes of the first period, trailing by seven, 7-14, with James Yap and Willie Miller leading the way for Powerade.
Then came a big scoring outburst by Smart Gilas.
Giles and Aguilar made their presence felt inside and JV Casio fired a trey to cap off a big 17-5 exchange as the all-amateur team seized a 24-19 lead at the end of the first.
It was all Smart Gilas from there, leading by as many as 20 points twice in the third canto.
And with Giles and Chris Tiu combining for a one scintillating play to complete an alley-oop slam and push Smart Gilas to a 92-76 lead with only 2:16 left, the curtains finally fell on the all-pro Powerade-Pilipinas five, which didn’t have the chance of practicing since its eighth-place finish in the last FIBA Asia Championship.
Overall, Smart Gilas outplayed Powerade in almost all fronts.
Toroman’s troops shot the ball decently, making 37 of 78 attempts for a 47% clip, while Powerade struggled all game long and shot only 34%.
Smart Gilas, as expected, played better as a team, dishing out 17 assists more than Powerade-Pilipinas.
On rebounds, Giles, Aguilar and Ballesteros were too much as they terrorized the shaded lane and clobbered their rivals. Smart Gilas grabbed 60 rebounds to only 36 by Powerade.
Former Los Angeles Laker Giles finished with 22 points, 16 rebounds and five shot blocks for Smart Gilas, which will play as a guest team in the coming PBA wars. Aguilar, the controversial top overall pick who previously suited up for Powerade-RP, had 24 points and four rebounds.
A project of basketball stockholders in the country led by the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas and the PBA, the game was held for the benefit of victims of tropical storm “Ondoy" and in memory of Barako Bull executive Tony Chua, who perished at the height of the storm. (GMANews.TV)
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