So, LeBron went home, played at the city’s “biggest sporting event” and lost; Melo got buckets; and OKC’s roster went to shhhiiiit. We missed you, NBA.
Tweets of the Day: October 31
Picnic Games: Bayanihan and basketball
No fanfare, no sponsors, and no hype. The Picnic Games was a basketball tournament held at the Fort Bonifacio Tenement Building in Taguig. But looking past the no-look passes and sick crossovers, the games were really about keeping the bayanihan spirit alive on and off the court.
Mark Caguioa talks about one of his favorite Ginebra teammates
Ginebra team captain Mark Caguioa has nothing but praise for Ginebra’s prized rookie Rodney Brondial.
Peripheral Vision: Nostalgia with #LOL
With social media’s reach as expansive as Kevin Durant’s wingspan, keeping up with all the fascinating posts online can be quite exhausting. Like playing through five overtimes. Peripheral Vision takes a look around the web to select some of the more interesting items so you don’t have to. No complex scouting process here though. Just a lazy and quick survey of the vast digital hoops community.
Goosebumps!
Just in case you missed the fantastic mood-setter during the opening of the 40th PBA season, here it is. Watch it 40 times straight. Fans who grew up watching the PBA in the 90’s (just like us in the BuhayBasket crew) will surely feel nostalgic with this one. Susmaryosep!
Dayories: Picnic Games
Without all the glitz and glamour that came with the opening of the 40th PBA season in Bulacan, a community of ballers opened another liga in the outskirts of Taguig on Sunday. Hosted by Mr. Pinoy Hoops Mike Swift, the Picnic Games is a tribute to the culture and the sport that knows no boundaries, regardless if you were drafted or not.
Tweets of the Day: PBA Opening Day
The PBA’s 40th season was welcomed with two new expansion teams, a new arena, record-breaking attendance, and Ellen Adarna.
2014 PBA Philippine Cup (Women) Power Rankings
With the announcement of the list of muses in the opening ceremonies of the 40th PBA season, it’s high time for the first BuhayBasket Team Power Ranking for the 2014 Philippine Cup (or what your uncle calls the All-Filipino Cup).
The story of the NU Bulldogs
Once there was a team that no other team took seriously. That has been its story for 60 years. But on Wednesday, that story was rewritten.
Dayories: Cubao, Quezon City
Basketball IQ: Player with most PBA titles in the 90s
Since The Eraserheads are back together (or at least back to making that beautiful infectious music that we all missed), we thought it’s only apt to talk about another 90s icon, at least in local basketball.
Only, our subject didn’t make his awesome accomplishments by selling records. Instead, he won titles left and right in the PBA.