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xent2
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Nice! Sir Nardy, will these be televised?
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lovejones2
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the first game is going to be a dandy
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kaiziken_pinas2
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sir nards, who are the RP U16 and U13 players?
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nardy2
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I dont know yet, I'll find out when I get to the SBP office.
But I doubt if thier names are that known .... except if they regularly played in MILO BEST as these are practically gradeschoolers and 1st or 2nd year High School students who may not yet be in their UAAP or NCAA HS teams or are at least benchwarmers as of now.
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kaiziken_pinas2
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I see. Thanks a lot Sir Nards.
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Big Ticket2
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usually, only the opening day games, semis and finals games are televised
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The_Big_Cat2
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Studio23 will probably televise the games just like last year.
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xent2
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Hopefully... just ditch the PBA... No one's even watching it nowadays...
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Big Ticket2
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and you think more people will watch this league instead of the PBA?
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xent2
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hell yeah... for sure.. Have you ever seen any PBA venue jam packed lately except maybe when it's the finals? I don't think so... I know the PBA is the ultimate goal and the sought after destination of all these players but really, the PBA is long dead, the GLORY days are over. No one cares anymore. Unlike before where you can hear people whether masa (people below the poverty line) or elite talk about Bal David's buzzer beater on every kanto (corner) and sari-sari store (convenience store).
School pride is the NOW and the NEXT BIG THING. Adidas and Nike even made apparels for schools like San Beda and Ateneo. That's how big school pride is now. Probably because WE can relate, WE feel for the teams we vye for, WE cry over their losses and WE celebrate their victories. For me it's not the players per se but the SCHOOL they represent and FIGHT for.
Now I drink San Miguel Beer and eat Magnolia products BUT I don't care if they win or not.
Just my opinion though...
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xent2
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Coaches Fellowship Meeting Kicks Off Filoil Flying V Pre-Season Premier Cup
by inboundpass
Friday, 18 March 2011
Before the rivalries, first comes camaraderie.
Coaches, assistants, and other team officials from the 17 participating collegiate teams gathered together at the FilOil Flying V branch at Shaw to discuss matters pertaining to the league, as well as to enjoy each others’ company.
The gathering served as the kick-off for preseason hoops. The voice of the UAAP, NCAA and the FilOil Flying V Pre-Season Premier Cup, Rolly Manlapaz, was on hand to acknowledge guests, with almost every team represented.
The tournament, now in its fifth year, will begin April 9 and end on June 12, with games every Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, as well as two select Monday playdates, with the Filoil Flying V Arena in San Juan serving as the venue for all the skirmishes.
Games for the juniors will be played in the morning, while seniors games will be held in the afternoon.
The 17 collegiate squads were divided into two groups, with each team playing everyone in their respective group once. In Group A are Arellano University, Ateneo De Manila University, De La Salle University, National University, San Beda College, San Sebastian College, guest team Lyceum of the Philippines and, after a long absence, the University of Santo Tomas. Comprising Group B on the other hand, are Adamson University, College of Saint Benilde, Letran, Emilio Aguinaldo College, Jose Rizal University, Mapua, University of the Easy and University of the Philippines.
Playoffs will feature the crossover format, with the top seeds of each group facing off against the fourth seed of their opposites, with the 2 seeds slugging it out with the opposite side’s 3 seeds.
Cash prizes will be given out to the top 3 teams, as well as to the MVP, Mythical 5 members, and Defensive Player of the Tournament.
Select games will be featured on Studio 23, such as the tournament’s opening salvo, featuring a San Beda-Ateneo match-up on the undercard, followed by the main event of DLSU-UST.
The network will also air a second play date, and then the semifinals, final four, battle for third, and the championship game.
League chairman Joey Guillermo also introduced a few changes to the tournament, based on suggestions by the coaches. First and foremost, each team will submit 20-man rosters as early as next week.
Of that 20, teams must designate 16 players that will be eligible to play on a given game date. Teams can draw from currently enrolled students and incoming freshmen who have committed to their school.
They can also tap students still serving residency, such as transferees or foreigners. However, unlike last season, each team may only have a single foreign player on the court at any given time, though they may choose to make eligible as many foreigners as they want.
Also tackled in the meeting was the group’s plans to make the tournament “better than last year.” They promised better promotion for the games, including commercials that will run in SM Cinemas.
The league also tapped the services of Mr. Merit Concepcion, PBA statistician, to compile statistics during games, with the hopes of releasing box scores and other important numbers immediately after games, not just to coaches, but to the fans on their Facebook page, “Filoil Flying V Sports.”
With the league marking the first appearances of such rookies like Kiefer Ravena, Baser Amer, Bobby Ray Parks, and Kevin Ferrer, the Filoil Flying V Premier Cup will undoubtedly live up to its tagline, “Where it all begins.”
by inboundpass
Friday, 18 March 2011
Before the rivalries, first comes camaraderie.
Coaches, assistants, and other team officials from the 17 participating collegiate teams gathered together at the FilOil Flying V branch at Shaw to discuss matters pertaining to the league, as well as to enjoy each others’ company.
The gathering served as the kick-off for preseason hoops. The voice of the UAAP, NCAA and the FilOil Flying V Pre-Season Premier Cup, Rolly Manlapaz, was on hand to acknowledge guests, with almost every team represented.
The tournament, now in its fifth year, will begin April 9 and end on June 12, with games every Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, as well as two select Monday playdates, with the Filoil Flying V Arena in San Juan serving as the venue for all the skirmishes.
Games for the juniors will be played in the morning, while seniors games will be held in the afternoon.
The 17 collegiate squads were divided into two groups, with each team playing everyone in their respective group once. In Group A are Arellano University, Ateneo De Manila University, De La Salle University, National University, San Beda College, San Sebastian College, guest team Lyceum of the Philippines and, after a long absence, the University of Santo Tomas. Comprising Group B on the other hand, are Adamson University, College of Saint Benilde, Letran, Emilio Aguinaldo College, Jose Rizal University, Mapua, University of the Easy and University of the Philippines.
Playoffs will feature the crossover format, with the top seeds of each group facing off against the fourth seed of their opposites, with the 2 seeds slugging it out with the opposite side’s 3 seeds.
Cash prizes will be given out to the top 3 teams, as well as to the MVP, Mythical 5 members, and Defensive Player of the Tournament.
Select games will be featured on Studio 23, such as the tournament’s opening salvo, featuring a San Beda-Ateneo match-up on the undercard, followed by the main event of DLSU-UST.
The network will also air a second play date, and then the semifinals, final four, battle for third, and the championship game.
League chairman Joey Guillermo also introduced a few changes to the tournament, based on suggestions by the coaches. First and foremost, each team will submit 20-man rosters as early as next week.
Of that 20, teams must designate 16 players that will be eligible to play on a given game date. Teams can draw from currently enrolled students and incoming freshmen who have committed to their school.
They can also tap students still serving residency, such as transferees or foreigners. However, unlike last season, each team may only have a single foreign player on the court at any given time, though they may choose to make eligible as many foreigners as they want.
Also tackled in the meeting was the group’s plans to make the tournament “better than last year.” They promised better promotion for the games, including commercials that will run in SM Cinemas.
The league also tapped the services of Mr. Merit Concepcion, PBA statistician, to compile statistics during games, with the hopes of releasing box scores and other important numbers immediately after games, not just to coaches, but to the fans on their Facebook page, “Filoil Flying V Sports.”
With the league marking the first appearances of such rookies like Kiefer Ravena, Baser Amer, Bobby Ray Parks, and Kevin Ferrer, the Filoil Flying V Premier Cup will undoubtedly live up to its tagline, “Where it all begins.”
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lovejones2
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admiral thrawn2
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Big Ticket2
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so you know that the philippines is not just metro manila.....it's luzon, visayas, mindanao..do you ever think that people from the far away provinces care about the UAAP and NCAA?
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jamalsampson2
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Agree with you but there is something you forgot that happened just recently. ABS-CBN thru Studio 23 had started carrying the PBA Games.
The reason the UAAP and NCAA is very popular these days was because of the overhyping that ABS-CBN had done to these two leagues. UAAP was always the 2nd fiddle to the NCAA for the longest time. From the beginning upto the 1980s the NCAA was the Glamour league. Nobody watches the UAAP games but it all changed when Studio 23 started carrying the Games, they'vre gone on a publcity blitz especially when Ateneo and La Salle would be playing against each other. They'll ask their friends in media to play-up the rivalry even if it was a 1st round game only and make it appear to be a play-off atmosphere. So in the 1990s upto the present the Popularity of the UAAP grew thus displacing the NCAA from its lofty position as the Nation's Premier College League. The NCAA for a time had become a dull league that even its rabid studentry and alumni had shied away from watching their games but it changed in the new millenium when the NCAA had also covered the games live at TV via Studio 23. Again they overhyped everything but they started by attracting back the very loyal alumni of San Beda whose interest was driven by 28 long years of hunger for that evasive Championship. Soon the other alumni and students of the other schools followed suit. If you look at the way Studio 23 promotes the 2 leagues its more on playing-up a lot of things like school rivalry, a team which has a brand new phenom, a school which is an underdog but is suddenly winning, etc. But if you look closely at the games of these 2 leagues, the quality of basketball sucks. However to ABS-CBN its not that important as long as the fans keep on watching and the advertisers are buying spots in their TV Coverage. And we can see ABS-CBN is very effective on that.
Right now the TV Network is cashing on the sudden popularity of the Azkals and its goodlooking players. But if you ask the real die-hard and longtime fans of soccer football if the Azkals are playing quality football, you'll either get a long blank stare or a 'pa-iling-iling' of the head with a smirk smile. ABS-CBN was able to make that awful performance in Mongolia look like a great victory by playing-up the old cliche "We lost the battle but won the war".
There is actually little effect if any on the sales performance of the products being promoted by the PBA teams to the common basketball fan.
Now do you think all the Crispa fans had worn their 'sandos' or T-shirts or the all the Toyota fans owned a Super Corolla or a Tamaraw ..... nope they are all into it as basketball fans in the early heydays of the PBA not as consumers. And that is still the way it is.
Just look at some of the current products being promoted by the teams .....
BMeg Darby Ace ...... how many fans do you think own a poultry or a fighting cock aficionado?
MERALCO ..... its a damn electric distributor thats a monopoly, even if you're the fan of their basketball team you would not be happy every time they increase their electricity rates.
Rain Or Shine ...... how many times do you need to paint your own house?
Air21 ...... how many times do you send out letters nowadays and if you send out packages, you either do it via the cheaper Post Office or thru the more popular DHL, LBC, JRS, UPS or Federal Express itself
Then Coca-Cola ...... with or without the PBA, its already Coke. Its a drink thats already a part of the life of a common Pinoy.
Then look at Sta Lucia Realty which had already left the league ..... honestly I cannot see any co-relation of its Team Success in Basketball to its Realty Sales. As it is not really a consumer product.
the new team coming in ..... PETRON. Even if they maintained the nucleus of the well-loved players of San Miguel, as consumers you cannot help in hating the way they keep on increasing the Gas Prices.
MERALCO ..... its a damn electric distributor thats a monopoly, even if you're the fan of their basketball team you would not be happy every time they increase their electricity rates.
Rain Or Shine ...... how many times do you need to paint your own house?
Air21 ...... how many times do you send out letters nowadays and if you send out packages, you either do it via the cheaper Post Office or thru the more popular DHL, LBC, JRS, UPS or Federal Express itself
Then Coca-Cola ...... with or without the PBA, its already Coke. Its a drink thats already a part of the life of a common Pinoy.
Then look at Sta Lucia Realty which had already left the league ..... honestly I cannot see any co-relation of its Team Success in Basketball to its Realty Sales. As it is not really a consumer product.
the new team coming in ..... PETRON. Even if they maintained the nucleus of the well-loved players of San Miguel, as consumers you cannot help in hating the way they keep on increasing the Gas Prices.
I could really say only a few schools are really into that School Pride, those who really are those that do not leave the venue even if their team lost and with deep pride still sing their school hymn which they could do so even at A Cappella word for word without missing a beat. In reality a number of those watching are mere bandwagoners and are there as long as their team is winning or a contender but would disappear on an instant if losing is already imminent.
So with ABS-CBN now taking charge of the promotions of the PBA, I expect them to really boost the image of the league by making a number of players more visible as Celebrities and make them their subjects in their 'chizmiz' shows and participants in their variety and reality shows. Even though this does not have anything to do with basketball but its a sure way to stir interest back to the PBA.
The school leagues might generate interest here and there but the PBA as the premier league of the land is here to stay. Its business model as a sporting league is among the best in the world and even if it could not yet maximize profitability, it was geared at longevity and survival.
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nardy2
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Filoil tourney: Ateneo is team to beat
March 19, 2011, 7:17pm
MANILA, Philippines — Ateneo looms as one of the teams to beat in the 2011 Filoil Flying V Pre-Season Cup after practically retaining its core that won for the Eagles the UAAP championship last year.
Only Eric Salamat and Jason Escueta are missing from this year’s roster.
With the addition of former high school star Kiefer Ravena, the Eagles become an even more formidable contender.
Ravena, son of former PBA superstar Bong Ravena, led the Blue Eaglets to two championships. He also emerged as one of the key players of the RP Youth 18-under squad under its former coach Eric Altamirano.
Dubbed as “The Phenom,” Ravena, dropped 30 points against San Sebastian en route to leading the RP Youth 18-under team to a 93-88 victory in last year’s tournament.
The national team took part in the event as a guest team.
“Kiefer Ravena will be a big part of our line-up this year. We’re lucky that he stayed in Ateneo and I’m looking forward to coaching him since we need a guy like him with the departure of Eric Salamat.
“He’ll definitely be a big asset to the team,” said Ateneo coach Norman Black, who also has three other talented rookies on his roster, namely Gwynne Capacio, Mark Tallo and 6-9 Greg Slaughter.
The tournament has been the favorite venue for teams preparing for the UAAP and NCAA wars.
This year, the 2011 Filoil Flying V Pre-Season Premier Cup, presented by Mighty Bond, has invited Lyceum of the Philippines University as its lone guest squad.
“This is quite a big honor for us and we’d like to thank the orgnizers for inviting us. We may have the weakest team on paper, but we’ll definitely try our best every game,” said Lyceum Pirates coach Boni Tan.
The Pirates earned the distinction of being the first college team to be invited in the premier pre-season tourney by virtue of their impressive performances in the Philippine Collegiate Champions League, where they become the only non-NCAA and non-UAAP team to advance to the Sweet 16 for three consecutive seasons (2008-2010).
LPU’s other credentials include being the back-to-back champions in the Inter-Scholastic Athletic Association (ISSA), and another back-to-back feat in the Millenium Basketball League (MBL).
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nardy2
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Coaches Fellowship Meeting Kicks Off Filoil Flying V Pre-Season Premier Cup
by inboundpass
Friday, 18 March 2011 Views / 26 Comments
Before the rivalries, first comes camaraderie.
Coaches, assistants, and other team officials from the 17 participating collegiate teams gathered together at the FilOil Flying V branch at Shaw to discuss matters pertaining to the league, as well as to enjoy each others’ company.
The gathering served as the kick-off for preseason hoops. The voice of the UAAP, NCAA and the FilOil Flying V Pre-Season Premier Cup, Rolly Manlapaz, was on hand to acknowledge guests, with almost every team represented.
The tournament, now in its fifth year, will begin April 9 and end on June 12, with games every Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, as well as two select Monday playdates, with the Filoil Flying V Arena in San Juan serving as the venue for all the skirmishes.
Games for the juniors will be played in the morning, while seniors games will be held in the afternoon.
The 17 collegiate squads were divided into two groups, with each team playing everyone in their respective group once. In Group A are Arellano University, Ateneo De Manila University, De La Salle University, National University, San Beda College, San Sebastian College, guest team Lyceum of the Philippines and, after a long absence, the University of Santo Tomas. Comprising Group B on the other hand, are Adamson University, College of Saint Benilde, Letran, Emilio Aguinaldo College, Jose Rizal University, Mapua, University of the East, Far Eastern University and University of the Philippines.
Playoffs will feature the crossover format, with the top seeds of each group facing off against the fourth seed of their opposites, with the 2 seeds slugging it out with the opposite side’s 3 seeds.
Cash prizes will be given out to the top 3 teams, as well as to the MVP, Mythical 5 members, and Defensive Player of the Tournament.
Select games will be featured on Studio 23, such as the tournament’s opening salvo, featuring a San Beda-Ateneo match-up on the undercard, followed by the main event of DLSU-UST.
The network will also air a second play date, and then the semifinals, final four, battle for third, and the championship game.
League chairman Joey Guillermo also introduced a few changes to the tournament, based on suggestions by the coaches. First and foremost, each team will submit 20-man rosters as early as next week.
Of that 20, teams must designate 16 players that will be eligible to play on a given game date. Teams can draw from currently enrolled students and incoming freshmen who have committed to their school.
They can also tap students still serving residency, such as transferees or foreigners. However, unlike last season, each team may only have a single foreign player on the court at any given time, though they may choose to make eligible as many foreigners as they want.
Also tackled in the meeting was the group’s plans to make the tournament “better than last year.” They promised better promotion for the games, including commercials that will run in SM Cinemas.
The league also tapped the services of Mr. Merit Concepcion, PBA statistician, to compile statistics during games, with the hopes of releasing box scores and other important numbers immediately after games, not just to coaches, but to the fans on their Facebook page, “Filoil Flying V Sports.”
With the league marking the first appearances of such rookies like Kiefer Ravena, Baser Amer, Bobby Ray Parks, and Kevin Ferrer, the Filoil Flying V Premier Cup will undoubtedly live up to its tagline, “Where it all begins.”
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arkuo142
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the UAAP and the NCAA has ABS-CBN to thank for this. ABS-CBN flexed it's muscles for these leagues' brands to flourish. the media mileage given to them is extensive. think of every game as a 40 minute TV ad. without ABS-CBN's muscles, it wouldn't be as big as it is today. now with the PBA under ABS-CBN's lineup, let's see how they would do. give them some time. i'm sure ABS-CBN is still working on sponsorship packages for the seasons to come. i would have to disagree with the PBA being long dead. i'm sure Ramon Ang and Manny Pangilinan who invested a boatload of cash would disagree as well, don't you think?
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eindhow2
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YES!!! UST IS JOINING! At last!