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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.

In Line with the Christmas Season, the Third PPL Games Features Blowouts

Not counting the close game between Another Round and remedial kings, the third games in PPL ended with lopsided victories, where most teams won by double digits. Pampanga Dragons and Another Round become the only undefeated teams in their conference, foreshadowing a possible matchup in this season's finals. Newly promoted Dahlia Mavericks and Team Polydozel on the other hand has yet to score a win.

Celestial Wrath bounce back with a 102-87 point win over palengke brawlers
Celestial Wrath quickly took advantage of the decision of palengke brawlers to give their youngsters more playing time. With a balanced attack, they took a 19 point lead by halftime. palengke brawlers would later trim down the lead late in the 3rd quarter, but they cannot stop Liu Junliang, who had a perfect 6-6 fg, with two threes in the second half.

Lonely Hearts Club, now happier with a 17 point drubbing on WPS Sentinels
After two low scoring quarters, it seems that both teams are in for a long night. While WPS Sentinels maintain their scoring output, Lonely Hearts Club went on fire shooting 51% in the last two periods compared to 26% before halftime. This, with a 56-34 differential in the second half led to a 82-65 victory for Lonely Hearts Club.

Team Polydozel holds MVP Rizalino Ortigas to 1 point but loses 107-93
From tipoff, twin towers Mateja Catic and Artemio Arca were determined to hold off Ortigas as he was one of the key players for Jungle Bolo .45. There were able to do it successfully, but at the cost of letting the outside shooters of Jungle Bolo .45 to hit open shot after open shot. Perry Jabonete led the way stuffing the box score with 33 points including 3 shots from downtown, 16 rebounds, 8 assists, 3 steals and 6 blocks.

Dahila Mavericks struggle again in the final period, losing 95-86 to Jam All Star
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Pampanga Dragons spoil Lui Tze Ee’s big night with a convincing victory over Manila Bombers
After a tight first quarter, Pampanga Dragons were able to take over the game as Julius Mamicpic continued hitting tough shots scoring 20 points by the end of the first period. Even though Lui Tze Ee answered the challenged by scoring 23 points within the same time frame, he got little help from his teammates. On the other hand, even though Mamicpic was held to 2 points in the second half, the balanced scoring of the team was able to extend the lead and give the Dragons a 92-79 win over the Bombers.

Another Round squeezes out another win, this time against remedial kings
With three wins by an average of 3.67 points, Another Round demonstrates their ability during clutch time. At halftime, it seemed that remedial kings will take the game as Charlie Pelesco was scoring effortlessly while Another Round star Fatih Behnane struggled with his shot, drawing fouls to earn his points. However, Another Round started strong in the third, erasing the big lead that remedial kings had built. The game was close until the end, After holding a 3 point lead late in the 4th, Loh Leong Tong was able to hit a three with 22 seconds left to tie the game. But José Victor Irachet answered with a shot over Mi Minfang with a second remaining. Fatih Behnane extinguished any hope of tying the game by guarding Daniel Rivera in his final attempt.

memongs win despite losing Sergijus Dmitrakovas
During the first three quarters, both team exchanged buckets without any of them being able to pull away. But during the start of the fourth quarter, holding a small lead, Ahmad Abu-Hasan was called for a flagrant foul injuring starting point guard Sergijus Dmitrakovas. Despite the injury, the rest of the team were able to rally and extend the lead, breaking open a close game en route to a 21 point victory.

Lonely Hearts Club looks to add another gold trophy this season

After acquiring their fifth championship in franchise history, Sgt Pepper, the GM of the Lonely Hearts Club said that they don't plan to be pushovers in top league in the Philippines.

"The last time we were here, we competed under a different name and due to financial constraints, we were forced to rebuild. As a result, we were manhandled during the season we were here. I am guaranteeing that this season wouldn't be the same. We will do what we think is best in our pursuit of the missing trophies in our case."

Armed with financial stability, the team upgraded from championship core members Mellar, Payton, Shabkhiz and Alves to a core headed by Pilipinas guard Pete Montallana and Canadian big man Pierre-Charles Jutras. Rounding out the new acquisitions were Mustafa Ekin and Fabien Ville.

"We felt like the roster lacked talent in facing the best teams in the country. We're sad to see our old core go but this was necessary in order to compete."

The season has just started and they are sitting at 1-2 but Sgt Pepper emphasized that they could have easily gone 2-1 or even 3-0 but he is not panicking nor is he slacking either.

"We felt like we could have won our past games but there are times like that. Close games that don't count your way are normal but if we continue this trend of losing, expect some changes to occur. Having just been recently promoted, it comes across as a very bold statement but I really think we have a chance at contending and I would not let that opportunity just pass by."

"Hotkeys looking to end their 2-game losing streak"

-After winning their 1st game as a league II contender with no star player in Andrew MacIssac (11048880) which is followed by veteran Shi hengri who was sold after playing 3rd game of this season. The team is shuffling and trying to find a way to end their two game losing slump.

"I would love to have them in our team this season but there are some matters that we need to fulfill this season in which theyre" (Andrew MacIssac (11048880) " not a part of that plan. there are some aspects in this team that needs to be changed to be able to compete in this new high level division. -MR.Tred (team manager)

When asked if their new found pinoy Guard Rogen Hierro (19835591) can succeed the role of their former 100+k salaried star guard? -"Yes! hes young,very talented still trainable at age 24. He can beat you with dribbles and lock you down 1on1. Were happy that we acquire such a young and talented pinoy player."

The team are sitting at 1-2 record with game coming up in just under an hour the fans are hoping to win our home game. -"Lets see what our newly hired center and veteran guard perform in their 1st game. Team manager"

Watch our game live on PPV hehe - http://www.buzzerbeater.com/team/190308/schedule.aspx

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Another forced loss by the Tambays, dumped by the juguars 109-74


The Facts: Diego Ubríaco's third straight double-double was just enough for the juguars to crush the effort of the starting benches of the PRO Tambays.

Ubríaco posted murderous numbers of 31 points while grabbing 15 big rebounds to carry the juguars to a 109-74 victory over the PRO Tambays who limited their starter's minutes. Juan Carlos de la Paz added 23 points while their beast center Roberto Puccio grabbed 26 rebounds and also dishing 6 assists.

Enrique Villaciergo led the Tambays in scoring with a season-high 19 points while the sniping star Fong Kong Chian had his season-low 15 points but playing for only 11 minutes.


Quotable: "It was a clear win for us. I expected that the Tambays would not start their starters and I took advantage on it by putting more effort.
------ juguars manager Julito Gupita


The Stat: After a triumphant game vs Cebu Lakers, the Tambays decided not to start their best players since due to tournament commitments. The "starting bench" were only 21/63, such expected for an opponent that puts more effort.


Turning Point: The juguars led the Tambays 24-13 at 1st quarter and never looked back. Despite of the big lead, they are still letting their starters play.


Quotable II: "I never expected the performance of my "starting bench". I mean they were doing fine last game vs the Lakers but what happened? I'm gonna send em back to their mother's womb if that happens again."
------ PRO Tambays coach Patrick Juanico


Hot: The juguars lit it up anywhere on the court, hitting 21/43 FG% at 1st half and continue their streaks by increasing their pace at the 2nd with 23/50 FG%. Their 3 point percentage were also good, with 12/18 shots from the long distance.


Not: Nikos Ntavelis continues his slump with the Tambays. After having a 33.5ppg in his former team, he was struggling with the Tambays only averaging 5.5ppg and an embarassing FG% of 18.5%.


UP NEXT: After the prepared cup game, the Tambays will clash versus the winless Bennyville Subdivision.

Last edited by PH-cezzz at 12/11/2012 8:52:53 AM