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Back at 2.4. What's next? 3.12?


After 4 seasons in PPL, the Pro Tambays are now back league league 2.4. It is the manager's decision to demote the team, instead, he got his 2 "future players" namely Ernest "Sofa King"(oops) Pacquing (26682165) and Ulan "The Rainmain" Cantara (26681016).I'm planning to train these guys not as the team's core but for the future of our NT. I will make them the best SF the Pilipinas ever had, well hopefully. PH-cezzz said.

The two unriped guys of course had struggle playing with the top guns in PPL last season but "Sofa King" bounced backed in the team's first game vs Tugar&Tweety in season 22 scoring 36 points with 16/31 FG. Not bad for being trained in just one season. I hope to see some more actions on him, on the two, he's the most skilled and suprisingly, he improves a lot than the other prospect. - team trainer Somkiat Hannarong said.

The management is very excited on the team's future and looking to bounce back in basketball next season when they will be relegated on league 3.

PPL Season Openers, Action Packed with Five Games Going Down To the Wire

With a total of three overtime periods, the first games of the season show how competitive the top league in the Philippines is.

Down by two points, Gaudioso Dabandan tried a long three on Wojciech Biegaj but missed. Dabandan grabbed the offensive rebound and missed another shot on Biegaj as the MarineAdmirals hold on to a 98-96 victory.

After the defending champions Another Round unveiled their banner, Lonely Hearts Club quickly went to work outscoring their opponents 28-15 in the first quarter. Another Round would come roaring back getting the lead after the third. Lonely Hearts Club made another run in the fourth and Kristóf Mellár hit a three with 18 seconds left to tie the game at 95-95. During overtime, Lonely Hearts Club used their momentum to get a 6 point lead with around 2 minutes remaining. Another Round however finished the game with a 11-2 run on their way to a 108-103 victory.

After three quarters, Pampanga Dragons have a 14 point lead over Jam All Star. However, Jam All Star made a run in the fourth quarter which cut down the lead to 3. Pampanga Dragons countered with a run of their own to get a seemingly insurmountable 7 point lead with 37 seconds left. With starters Derrick Pendon and Francesco Santarpia fouled out, Jec-Jec Tejano took matters into his own hands by launching a 3 point barrage. Helped by missed free throws by Calvert Porter, they were able to cut down the lead to 2 points. Fouled by Julius Mamicpic with one second left, Gonçalo Gil paid back the kindness by missing free throws of his own. Zhou Mingsong was able to grab the offensive rebound, but missed a tough shot as the Pampanga Dragons were able to escape with a 105-103 victory.

Down by 3 with 6 seconds left, Reijo Ferm hits a 3 point shot to tied the game. Loh Leong Tong steals the ball at the buzzer to prevent a possible game winning shot by WPS Sentinels. On overtime, WPS Sentinels again obtained a 6 point lead with seconds remaining in the clock. A three by Juraj Povrazník, a steal by Charlie Pelesco and a three by Pelesco later, WPS Sentinels find themselves in another overtime period, where they ran out of gas and were outscored 12-3. The final score is 126-117 remedial kings.

Marc-Pascal Glueckert hit two threes over the last minute of the game to tie the game at 90. After a strong defense on the next possesion, Andrés Barceló was fouled on a driving layup and converted on one of two shots to give dilata a 91-90 win over Jungle Bolo .45.

Dagonoy Valets maintains a 14 point lead at the first quarter to beat Team Polydozel 94-78 in their return to PPL.

Dahlia Mavericks starts out strong, getting a 3 point lead after three quarters, but is outscored 27-8 by the Manila Bombers in the 4th quarter on their way to a 90-74 win.

palengke brawlers used a 32-17 run in the third quarter to get a 105-93 win over memongs.

Last edited by Greedy at 12/2/2012 8:41:19 AM

Nice! Oo nga eh, napagod yun players ko sa 4th. ;)

Here's mine: (Can you guys read it?)
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Last edited by LA-Nicolo Maro at 12/2/2012 10:10:38 AM

Polydozels finally held heavily delayed media conference

"Ten years. It took us ten years, and hunger has never been bad than ever before."
This is the opening statement made by coach Vic Nodally during their first PPL press conference held at the PAL events lounge last night.

The conference date was moved too much due to different conflicts of schedule made earlier, and bad weather, but the unwavering coach still made sound statements that even the eavesdroppers would believe that they just recently won the promotion.

"Talk about raining on your parade." says star point guard Silvano.

Their first game was a thriller, but eventually, victory was awarded to the Dagohoy Valets, a team who was at the brink of a relegation last season. Allan Liangco, has said that even though they were elated with the promotion, proving themselves, is still their focus.

"First game we suffered a loss, that's how competitive this league is, no one is safe, except maybe for those powerhouse teams (chuckling)"

One of them, as many have known, is remedial kings, consistent kings of the PPL, and mammoths of the great 8 conference, which Polydozels are in.

"Actually, remedial kings went 5th last season..." Added Nodally, which tones down the chuckles Liangco once had, realizing how much the competition this conference would have.

And the mood of the room has changed, almost suddenly. Then the media barraged them with PPL questions.

At one point, one asked if there are certain moves that they must do in order just to survive in PPL (UPDATE: as of this time, Team Polydozel has sold Laurinitis, 2 others in the Transfer list)

"We all agree that some moves must be made. they agree and they are ready for it. No one is safe." says Nodally

There are even rumors about a coaching change, but one team board member denied such rumor.

"We are sticking with [Conelly] because we believe with his decision making and critical thinking, his traits made the promotion possible."

It might be this statement that may answer questions regarding the mid-season acquisition of Artemio Arca of Italy. The 6'7 center was the spark plug that Polydozel needed to win 11 of 12 games, including a sweep in the League II.3 finals.

"It was a total gamble, but it's a gamble for us to win, and win we did." says Nodally

Polydozel catapulted from 5th place to 2nd place by winning all of their last 7 regular season games. With Arca's speed and cunning despite lacking in height, and backup Principe's domination in the second unit, Polydozel rode a winning formula that may be used in this coming season.

We didn't see that, though, last night. As they were heavily defended throughout the game by the PPL regulars.

"Much has to be done, and hopefully the organization and coaches sees this as an opportunity to make the team better again."

UPDATE: Team Polydozel had transferred Laurinitis, Myren, and Rice, resulting in a drought of wingmen and reserve wingmen, which is a pain in acquiring in the transfer list.

Last edited by Katchafire Collie at 12/2/2012 10:33:52 AM

Ganda ng write up mo PH-Greedy. 1 ball for you. Sana tuloy tuloy ang mga write ups mo sa PPL this season.

Another Game Nothing New

"What's new still the same"

"Our team sucks."

"Can we have the owner of Zebu Mayas shipped to Siberia?"

Such were the comments from the fans after Zebu Mayas lost another close match against Niinja 77 to 81 in the first home game of the season. There was disappointment in the faces of most of the 9751 fans who trooped to the 15500 capacity arena hoping to see a victory last night. Francis Calo playing like a man redeemed had a 22 point 18 rebound game with Wilson Toong shooting 8-11 to score 19 points but still was not enough to get a win for the Zebu Mayas. Rizaldy Suguilon started again strong in the assists department with 8 assists early on but again fouled out early leaving a big void. Zebu Mayas was leading for 3 quarters but again lost steam in the deciding quarter getting outscored 18 to 25 by Niinja.

After the game a small group of fans staged a noise barrage at the center court demanding Lolo Smithz to vacate the manager position or sell the team all together. There was no comment from the management of the Zebu Mayas about this incident.

One of the irate protesters had this to say when he left. "Looks like we are looking ahead to another relegation match the end the of the season. Can I have my season tickets refunded?"

In other league 2.4 news the usual suspects were again in the top spots of their respective conferences. Arcanix Men, San Antipolo Spurs and Niinja have perfect 2-0 records while Team Damy and Cebu Lakers also had the same records in their conference. Team Damy, one of the most consistent temas in league 2,4 over the years, still smarting from a heartbreaking conference finals loss to Lonely Hearts club last season bucked the injury of one of his key players Dobbins to win last night. Ph-Damy surely will have much motivation this year to finally realize his dream of reaching the PPL with an all pinoy lineup, something he has been looking forward to and has been eluding him for many seasons already.

Second Games of the Season Rolls with Rematches in Last Season's Playoffs

In the Big 8 conference, the second games of the season consists of a rematch of the first round of the playoffs as memongs visit Manila Bombers while palengke brawlers plays against Pampanga Dragons in their own court. On the other side of the country, a semifinal rematch is held as dilata goes to shoot and dunk to play against Another Round.

Another Round survives another close fight against dilata.
Through the first three quarters, Another Round was able to build a double digit lead, and it looked like they will easily take the game. However, with 50 seconds left in the third quarter, top reserve Eliano Zeni went down with an injury. Luckily, Another Round was still able to maintain its lead, but down by 10 points with the clock against their side, the two headed dragon comprised of Waldemar Szmigiel and Marc-Pascal Glueckert started taking over the game. However, with 44 seconds left in the game, Glueckert fouled out making it easier for Another Round to double team Szmigiel. With their stout defense, they overcame poor free throw shooting to win 107-103.

Lonely Hearts Club falls against Dagonoy Valets after a roster shakeup
The game after send four players out and acquiring two players, Lonely Hearts Club struggled to find chemistry within the team as the league’s best defense holds star Pete Montallana to 15 points on 4-17 shooting. On the other end of the floor, Dagonoy Valets, led by 20 points by Csaba Paulik, generated enough offense to win the game 83-71

Manila Bombers used a strong second quarter to defeat memongs
After a tight first quarter, Manila Bombers would break open the game with a 33-18 second quarter and they maintained the lead throughout the game. Sergijus Dmitrakovas led memongs with 15 points on 7-13 shooting but most of his team mates were contained, shooting an average of 36% of the field. Xiao Kangbo of the Manila Bombers continues with his hot start with 34 points and six makes from downtown.

In the day’s highest scoring game, MarineAdmirals downs Dahlia Mavericks 123-117
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Celestial Wrath fans watched in horror as the team suited only 4 players
After the Celestial Wrath coach learned that only 4 players will play, he hoped that one of their former players are on the sidelines as lucky fans. However, this was not the case as Jam All Star delivered a balanced offense en route to a blowout 106-64

Jungle Bolo .45 have remedial kings’ number at home
In a rivalry where the road team has never won, Jungle Bolo .45 wins another home game against remedial kings, despite playing a 3-2 zone against the inside offense of remedial kings. Loh Leong Tong of the remedial kings was able to score willingly as he made 11-16 field goals to score 23 points. However, so was Rizalino Ortigas who made 14 of 24 and finished with 30 points.

Edwin Calope was unstoppable but palengke brawlers lose
In what may be his final game as a brawler, Calope scored relentlessly, displaying his repertoire of inside moves to keep the game close until late in the fourth quarter. But with the game on the line, legendary scorer Julius Mamicpic worked his magic scoring 13 points in the final period as Pampanga Dragons outscore their counterparts 36-27 on their way to a 107-95 victory.

Team Polydozel loses despite displaying the league’s most imposing frontcourt
Even though they designed a defense to stop WPS Sentinel’s inside attack, their opponents quickly found holes in the 2-3 zone to obtain a double digit lead in the first quarter. While WPS Sentinels slowed down a little after the first, Team Polydozel was unable to generate their own offense as WPS Sentinels continuously built the lead to win the game 90-66

Last edited by Greedy at 12/5/2012 4:30:42 AM

Thanks for linking my post. Kudos to you for making an effort to watch? review? all PPL games to come up with such nice write-ups. Would it be better for me to post here in the BB Network to get my press releases noticed? Plus, I may get ball. ;) Enjoy all!

You're welcome. Hehe. Nagaganahan din ako dahil sa positive feedback at sa balls. Hahaha. Pwede mo siguro icopy paste yun sa press release sa thread na ito.

Kudos to Ph-Greedy, etc.. for a job well done. Just continue what you people are doing and hope this forum will continue to live.

Tambays stabbed Cebu Lakers at home

After two straight forced losses, the Professional (PRO) Tambays gathered their 1st win this season. With their new "enforced" lineup, they easily trashed the Cebu Lakers with a score of 96-79.

The Facts: The PRO Tambays rallied at 3rd quarter and then neutralized the 4th quarter run by the Lakers with their superb defense and rebounding.

Vincent Michon had a career night in his 1st 20-20 finishing 20 points and snatching 23 rebounds (6 offensive rebounds). Veteran Lian Deping also got 20 points dishing 6 assists. Miticã Stoica led the lakers with 23 points but got fouled out early in the 4th while exceptional bigman Sui Zusong got 21 points and led the 4th quarter charge.

PRO Tambays had five players in double figures Michon and Deping plus 19 from Fong Kong Chian, 14 from Hudson Reay and 10 from the native Alberto Valerio Sta. Maria who got 4/4 FG.

The Tambays dominated the Lakers on the glass, outrebounding them 59-38 with 18 offensive rebounds.

Quotable: "A solid morale boosting win. We had plenty of mistakes at 1st defensively but gets aggressive at 2nd half.
----- Tambays head coach Patrick Juanico

The Stat: In the 3rd quarter, the Tambays outscored the Lakers 20-30 with 12 point lead but the Lakers rallied early at Fourth to reduce the lead by 7.

Turning Point: After the rally by the Lakers at 4th, young man Ulan Cantara stole the ball and missed the jump shot but Hudson Reay got the offensive rebound and puts it back at basket. After that play, a defensive rebound by the Tambays which resulted a three by Fong Kong Chian.

HOT: Hudson Reay got 5/8 which 3 from putbacks and also gathered 7 offensive rebounds.

NOT: Snipers Ambrocio General and Piotr Mojsak combined shot with only 9 out of 37 attempts. Also Tambays Fong Kong Chian had a rough night with 7 out of 24 attempts.

Next game for the Tambays is against the 6th seed juguars who lost their last game vs Nescafe Classics.