The team representing the Philippines in this year’s Jones Cup is a ragtag group composed of journeymen, ex-PBA players, and the older Teng brother. They just might win it all.
Starting 5ive: The Jones Cup Usual Suspects
Starting 5ive: Salamat, Calvin at LA
We won’t be seeing the beasting of Calvin Abueva nor the oncourt leadership of LA Tenorio at the 2016 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament to be held in Manila. Here are five things we will miss from the two Gilas heroes.
Starting 5ive: Remembering the 2015-2016 NBA Season
There will be no NBA games for at least five months. Let that sink in for a moment. Now breathe, and thank the basketball gods for giving us a crazy, exciting, and historic NBA season.
Starting 5ive: The co-MVPs of the 2016 NBA Finals
Cleveland’s 52-year championship drought is over, Craig Ehlo can finally get a good night’s sleep, and LeBron is again Finals MVP. But The King should share his Bill Russell NBA Finals MVP Award with the guys who saved the series from being a sleeping face emoji.
Starting 5ive: What we want to see in GSW-OKC Game 7
We’ll let the basketball experts handle the “Thunder-Warriors Game 7 Preview.” This is what us basketball fans really want to see in what is poised to be the best game of the 2016 NBA Playoffs (so far).
Starting 5ive: Can Alaska do a San Miguel?
Three-zero. The Alaska Aces have seen this before, only this time, they are the ones who are one loss away from doing non-celebratory shots in Cocomangas. Can Alaska do what San Miguel did to them in February? Here are five reasons why they probably can’t.
73-9: The brotherhood in Golden State
By Daryl Lim
Nobody ever imagined an NBA team losing nine games in a year. Nobody ever thought over a thousand three pointers could be made. Nobody considered, even for a single moment, that a team, led by an interim head coach, would be able to go on such a hot streak to start the season. Here we are folks. A new bar has been set by the Golden State Warriors.
Starting 5ive: Warriors are 5 wins away from 73
Only five teams stand in the way of the Golden State Warriors from squashing the ’96 Chicago Bulls’ record of 72-10. Can the Dubs beat these teams? (Spoiler: Yes. Yes, they can.)
The Fantasy Dean: Watch out for DNPs
The Fantasy Dean Chinito Henson returns for class number two, which tackles the dangers of DNPs and The Walking Dead.
Starting 5ive: Where Steph Curry got his moves, probably
He makes game-winning 3s from 38 feet, and celebrates shots before they go in. But enough about Gilbert Arenas. This is about Steph Curry.