Alvin Patrimonio Thread

[paulezra]

Henson is about 5-10 and tisoy right? if my memory is correct.....i think i watched their game against Ateneo in a championship game . Eric reyes was his teammate and the blue eagles had Nieto and Araneta. Im not sure if Jun reyes played because it wasnt a uaap game. Kalimutan ko na sino nanalo rin pero i think lasalle scored an upset that day.

[Dotch]

more than his upper body, his biggest physical gift are/were his hips, ass and legs (thighs and calves)..it's almost unfair to his defender(s) after he planted those legs of his in the shaded lane, the defender will almost never be able to move him, then when he pivots, he'll use that ass and hip to move and hook him (them) over. the only defenders i saw who had relative success on him was Dignadice, who slides to his side or fronts him up to PREVENT the entry pass, he also had this impeccable timing in stealing and tapping over those entry passes. The other one is the immovable Chito Loyzaga, who was gifted with a big chest and a bigger brain.

[webuyube]

more than his upper body, his biggest physical gift are/were his hips, ass and legs (thighs and calves)..it's almost unfair to his defender(s) after he planted those legs of his in the shaded lane, the defender will almost never be able to move him, then when he pivots, he'll use that ass and hip to move and hook him (them) over. the only defenders i saw who had relative success on him was Dignadice, who slides to his side or fronts him up to PREVENT the entry pass, he also had this impeccable timing in stealing and tapping over those entry passes. The other one is the immovable Chito Loyzaga, who was gifted with a big chest and a bigger brain.

big chest, big ass?

[fordmo47]

Hi Ford...

Were you referring to Ricky Henson, who donned jersey #4 while playing for the La Salle Greenies? Henson entered UP Diliman in 1987 and became part of the organization which I headed. Our org participated in an invitational basketball tournament featuring different business organizations in UP and I handled my org team in the first two years. Happily, we won the first two titles. I had in my roster for the first title notable players like Henson, and UP varsity players Albert Rios and Jose "Dodo" Samson. Henson played again for the succeeding year and was my top offensive guy, burning the hoops with nearly 30 ppg.

Henson missed the first game of our game in year 1. He suited up in game 2 but I didn't field him until the start of the 2nd half. He ended up topscoring for the team with 20 points despite playing only in the 2nd half. His performance earned him a slot in my starting roster as the team's lead PG with Rios playing center and Samson as PF.

Yes, but I was not able to get his first name. He was a meztiso looking guy and was also a teammate of Binky Favis for Makati in the interclub. The game I saw both of them was in the Metro-Manila eliminations for the National High School championship against the FEU Baby Tamaraws, counting among its players, the Johnny A and a very lanky EJ Feihl.

The world indeed is very small and Jose "Dodo" Samson is a batchmate of ours in high school. I am very sure my twin can discuss somethings about him. He also was a varsity player for UP along with co-highschoolmate (and current UP Assistant Coach) Jojo Villa in the 1984 UAAP. Dodo donned # 18 and Jojo donned # 14 two years before Paras. Ricky Dandan wore # 14 in 1985 before Paras.

It's good that Henson and Samson and Rios were allowed to play for your orgs, I remember a former varsity player who played in the inaugural UP inter-college tournament in 1986 being accosted and being questioned about his eligibility to play because he was a varsity daw. He retorted in the vernacular, "How can I be a varsity player when I played only against NU!"

AIT, counting among its players- Patrick Gregorio, incidentally won that inaugural tournament.

[Jay P. Mercado]

The world indeed is very small and Jose "Dodo" Samson is a batchmate of ours in high school. I am very sure my twin can discuss somethings about him. He also was a varsity player for UP along with co-highschoolmate (and current UP Assistant Coach) Jojo Villa in the 1984 UAAP. Dodo donned # 18 and Jojo donned # 14 two years before Paras. Ricky Dandan wore # 14 in 1985 before Paras.

It's good that Henson and Samson and Rios were allowed to play for your orgs, I remember a former varsity player who played in the inaugural UP inter-college tournament in 1986 being accosted and being questioned about his eligibility to play because he was a varsity daw. He retorted in the vernacular, "How can I be a varsity player when I played only against NU!"

AIT, counting among its players- Patrick Gregorio, incidentally won that inaugural tournament.

Yes, Percy and I spoke about Dodo Samson because of the UPIS connection. He became a good buddy of mine, having stayed in the same "tambayan" where my HS buddies come from. Samson gravitated in our area because he was friends with the upper classmen of our HS. I think he's based in Davao now and works for Petron.

Yes, the tournament allowed ex-varsity players to suit up the teams. What they disallowed were present varsity players. Samson was a player of the UP Fighting Maroons in 1984 under Coach Joe Lipa. That was a competitive team that also saw the likes of Mon Celis and Dondi Roque playing for State U. On the other hand, Rios suited up for UP only in 1989, a year before the tournament was held. Hence, when we defended our crown in 1989, Rios wasn't allowed to suit up, allowing Henson to lead the team.

[Cryotek]

Happy Birthday, Team Manager Alvin Patrimonio!!!

[sickcurtain_16]

I don't think there was any.

How about Benny Cheng? Didn't they play together?

[Sakamoto]

How about Benny Cheng? Didn't they play together?

they didn't play together, that's what i remember. Alvin was already playing in the PBA when Cheng became the star player of Mapua.

btw, im not a Purefoods fan but i admire the captain because of his stint with the national team. He plays 100% for the RPteam.

[PaulLee3]

Alvin Patrimonio's spin move.

[JAMSKIE]

Alvin Patrimonio's spin move.

Nobody could do those moves - spin, pivot, better than Alvin Patrimonio. I say pag nagkasabay si Alvin & Junmar Fajardo, a 6-foot-6 Alvin Patrimonio would easily take a 6-10 Junmar Fajardo to school.

I think Alvin's biggest asset aside from his skills was that he never get intimidated by his defenders even if they were 3 to 4 inches taller than him. At ang lakas ng shooting power ni Alvin. Sureball talaga mga tira nya sa ilalim or from short range to mid-range.

[PaulLee3]

Nobody could do those moves - spin, pivot, better than Alvin Patrimonio. I say pag nagkasabay si Alvin & Junmar Fajardo, a 6-foot-6 Alvin Patrimonio would easily take a 6-10 Junmar Fajardo to school.

I think Alvin's biggest asset aside from his skills was that he never get intimidated by his defenders even if they were 3 to 4 inches taller than him. At ang lakas ng shooting power ni Alvin. Sureball talaga mga tira nya sa ilalim or from short range to mid-range.

Alvin Patrimonio still averaged 16.7 ppg, 6 rpg and 3 apg when the Fil-Americans and Fil-Ams arrived in 1999. He adjusted playing the small forward position. It sucks he retired in 2004 due to knee injuries.

[magic_chiongson]

alvin patrimonio was like a 6'3" kevin mchale

[Metta]

It's illuminating that one of the players in our GOAT conversation was a 6'3-6'4 power forward.

[JAMSKIE]

I remember there were three players in that Kaypee commercial: Patrimonio, Paras and Magsanoc(?). If I'm not mistaken, the comercial ended up with something like, "put yourself in their shoes."

Kaypee models during that time were Patrimonio, Mon Fernandez & Hector Calma.

While Adidas models were Jolas, Elmer Cabahug, Ronnie Magsanoc, Jerry Codinera & Benjie Paras.

Jolas, Paras & company were described by Adidas advertisement as "the future of Philippine basketball"... "put yourself in their shoes".

[PaulLee3]

A 34 years old Alvin Patrimonio vs. a 25/26 years old Eric Menk Menk was the 2000's version of Alvin.