THEY may be coming off contrasting outcomes, but the mission stays the same: get the job done.
Defending champion Ginebra and San Miguel Beer seek to set up a sister-act Finals’ showdown when they attempt to finish off their respective semi-final foes today in a pair of Game 6 matches they simply cannot afford to lose [...]
Archive for June, 2009
Kings, Beermen try to get job done
By cargen on Sunday, June 28th, 2009 | 2 Comments
SMB goes for the kill
By cargen on Friday, June 26th, 2009 | 17 Comments
COACH Siot Tanquingcen had a lot to say about San Miguel Beer’s toughness.
He talked about it after that tense double-overtime Game 4 win over Burger King in a contest that almost lasted at midnight Wednesday, saying that the winningest team has got what it takes to pull through in the clutch.
“It’s been said [...]
SMB, ‘Rain’ eye 3-1 leads
By cargen on Wednesday, June 24th, 2009 | 3 Comments
RAIN or Shine is halfway done of completing a goal almost everyone thought is impossible.
Here are the Elasto Painters now,thriving even without a few good men and getting as close to a dream only they themselves believe can come true.
The only thing they have to do now is to win two more against a [...]
Race to Last Dance starts all over again
By cargen on Sunday, June 21st, 2009 | No Comments
MANILA, Philippines – The protagonists in the Motolite PBA Fiesta Cup Final Four start their duels anew today at the Araneta Coliseum, bracing for a more heated battle as they gun for the go-ahead win in the two separate semifinal series.
It’s San Miguel Beer versus Burger King at 4 p.m. then Ginebra San Miguel against [...]
‘Rain’, SMB eye no. 2
By spye on Friday, June 19th, 2009 | No Comments
FOR 43 minutes in Game 1 of its semifinal series against Rain or Shine Wednesday night, defending champion Ginebra was doing everything right.
Then they started to miss shots, take quick attempts that were unnecessary, turn over the ball at critical times, and witness how the Elasto Painters – a team that normally cracks under [...]
Rested Kings, Beermen open Final 4 drive
By cargen on Wednesday, June 17th, 2009 | 2 Comments
MANILA, Philippines – The Final Four of the Motolite PBA Fiesta Cup gets going today at the Araneta Coliseum with a pair of best-of-seven matches pitting two of the league’s most popular teams that had the luxury of a long rest against virtual underdogs that had to take the hard route to get into the [...]
Read More...Purefoods looking to boot out Rain Or Shine
By cargen on Thursday, June 11th, 2009 | 9 Comments
Winner to face Barangay Ginebra in best-of-7 semifinals
Ryan Gregorio strongly feels they will make the semifinals.
All it takes is a one good game to accomplish their goal.
But the Purefoods coach also acknowledged it won’t be easy. The Giants, he said, need some character reawakening to avoid the specter of elimination in the 2009 Motolite [...]
Do the Lakers have value or are they overpriced?
By cargen on Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009 | 7 Comments
Fourteen times Los Angeles Laker teams have walked off the court as NBA champions.
Kobe Bryant can say that he played an integral role in three of those title teams. Still, for Bryant it hasn’t been enough. Each of those three titles came with a 325-pound asterisk named Shaquille O’Neal, whose three Finals MVP awards [...]
Painters, Realtors eye clinchers
By cargen on Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009 | 15 Comments
COACH Caloy Garcia didn’t say much when asked about their chances of closing out Purefoods in their best-of-3 quarterfinals series today. He speaks only of aggressiveness against a team that commonly springs back to life when its back is against the wall.
He knows the Giants well enough, their history and the enormous amount of [...]
