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Agony of Defeat... Sweet Feeling of Victory

Pajic! Pajic! Pajic

Miller: 17 seconds left in this exciting match between Zebu Mayas and Nescafe Classics with Mayas leading by 1 105-104 and the home crowd is chanting Vid Pajic's name egging him on.

Van Gundy: Who wouldn't be chanting his name as he has been sensational today a career high 50 points scored against a very tough Zebu Mayas defense.

Miller: Looks like Pajic is asking for a clear out wants to be the hero of this game.

Van Gundy: Well if I were the coach of Nescafe Classics I would also like him to have the ball at this crucial 17 seconds of the game. Win or lose he deserves to be the one to finish this.

Miller: Okay here it goes a clear out Pajic one on one against Zebu Mayas Prince John Nalzaro who has been hounding him all day and couldn't stop his rampage. Who will be the hero who will be the goat?

Van Gundy: Pajic starts his dribble he drives strong to the hoop on the last second and....

Miller and Van Gundy: .... HE MISSES!

Miller: What a game! And Prince John Nalzaro gets mobbed by his Zebu Mayas teammates! What a game with the outcome decided on the final shot! The home crowd is still stunned and in silence by the loss and Vid Pajic is in shock also. Poor guy.

Zebu Mayas carved out a 105-104 win after another scoring rampage by the opposing teams top scorer this time by Nescafe Classics' Vid Pajic who was like an Energizer bunny who just keeps going and going scoring 50 points in 19-43 shooting and 10-16 free throw attempts and added 5 steals, 3 rebounds and 2 assists. But the 50 point outburst was for naught as the last important shot missed its mark.

"I don't know why opposing teams seems to like to have their scorers go gaga against us. We must be public enemy one in this league." Lolo Smithz said with a sigh of relief after the game. "I will take a one point win any day and we certainly needed this win as we are 8th place in a super tough conference. Francis Calo had a nice game on 13-16 shooting scoring 28 points and 10 rebounds with 3 crucial assists also with Jed Robison (19 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists 1 steal) and Ariel Domingo (9 assists 18 points) ably supporting him."

"I'm going to sound biased but Prince John Nalzaro (21 points, 7 assists, 5 rebounds, one steal one block) redeemed himself in the end with that superb defensive stop against Pajic in the last second. I would say Pajic is even better than Corneja who tsunamied us with a 62 point performance as Nalzaro is our best defensive stopper and Pajic still dropped 50 on him."

"It was like Pajic the one man wrecking crew against the entire Zebu Mayas team at a period in the 4th quarter where he just caught fire and couldn't miss trading shot after shot. Hats off to him even if he didn't win the game for his team. One hell of a performance and one our team was very very lucky to escape with a win."





Last edited by Lolo Smithz at 1/20/2013 7:50:16 PM

Not even a single quarter: Dahlia Mavericks trounced by Lonely Hearts Club, 72-102

Q. Arena, Philippines -- Owner Yo Chi and GM Nicolo Maro just arrived from a business trip in Tokyo and was in horror as they were trailing 52-80 by the end of third.

After seeing the score, the owner immediately left the arena and went home. "Coming from a business trip, we wanted to support our team; but this surprised us" GM Nicolo Maro said.

"The team looks lifeless," Mavs coach Doc said. "It's not like they're that intimidating, I don't know the answer."

Six players scored in double figures for the LHC led by Pete Montallana with 22 points and Pierre-Charles Jutras with 14 points and 22 rebounds.

"We just want to go at them hard!" Montallana said. (with Jutras chuckling in the background).

"We caught them by surprise in all facet of the game; they thought they can win just by having a home-court advantage but we outworked them." LHC Coach said.

The Mavs shot a dismal 31% (26-83) from the field compared to LHC's 49% (40-81). They 'bombed' from beyond the arc going 3-22 (14%) to LHC's 36% (5-14).

Teodosio Amante led the Mavs with 30 points on 12-23 FG shooting but they were basically 'destroyed' according to GM Nicolo Maro.

It's all about the effort!

The Hidden Arena II, Manila -- The Dahlia Mavericks are losing down the stretch. The Mavs started hot scoring 29 points leading by six at the end of 1st. They maintained their lead going in the 4th matching Manila Bombers output per quarter leading 76-70.

However, things got interesting in the frenetic two minutes of the fourth as the Bombers rallied and took the lead 92-91 on Achille Caetta's jumper.

The Dahlia Mavericks did not 'bomb' away from beyond the arc attempting only six shots as they pounded the ball but Oscar Algaba's crucial three gave them a 94-92 lead with more than a minute left in the game.

On the ensuing possession, Ildefons Codony was called for an offensive foul but the Mavs did not convert and the Bombers called a timeout with 56 seconds left.

In just 11 seconds after drawing up the play, Lui Tze Ee draw the defenders and passed the ball to Xiao Kangbo 96-95.

The Mavs called a 30-second timeout and Scott Famaran converted regaining the lead 97-96.

Tze Ee this time did not pass the ball and converted a jumper and made it 98-97 in favor of the Bombers.

The Mavs were composed and Bernie Dimagan handled the ball and passed it to Apolonio Sepulveda who converted the shot giving the Mavs a 99-98 lead with 11 seconds left.

The Bombers drew a play that would eventually kill the Mavs as they drained the clock and Achille Caetta drilling the game-winner, 100-99 for the home team!

The crowd went wild and his teammates mobbed Achille while Capuyan was encouraged by his teammates as he was the one guarding him.

"What a game!" exclaimed Bombers coach, who was obviously encouraged as they eked out a win.

Lui Tze Ee and Xiao Kangbo, the dynamic guard duo of Manila Bombers, led them with 31 and 26 points. Ildefons Codony notched a double-double with 10 points and 10 boards.

"We need every bit of their score despite that final shot," Caetta said while scoring 14 points and hitting the game-winner.

The big boys went to work for the Mavs as Apolonio Sepulveda had a monster game with 27 points, 17 rebounds and 4 blocks in 70% (9-13 FG) hitting uncharacteristically 2-2 from beyond the arc). Scott Famaran had 12 points to go with 13 boards.

Teodosio Amante 'paced' them with 20 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists but their efforts weren't enough as they had a defensive lapse at the buzzer.

"Shot through the heart,' Mavs coach Doc said. "and we're to blame!"

"We are now on a two-game losing streak, I can't believe that we outrebounded them (52-36) and yet they were able to win." GM Nicolo Maro said.

Foul!

Jammerz Arena, Philippines -- The Mavs were furious as they were whistled all through-out the game. It was very much evident as the All Star attempted 43 free throws (making 21, Ball Don't Lie!) compared to the Mavs 14 attempts, making 12.

However, the All Star were very effective with the ball distributing 30 assists (11 for the Mavs) and swiping them 12 times as the Mavs turned the ball over 16 times.

"That second quarter killed us," Mavs coach Doc said. "but I think we were playing 6 on 5 with all the calls against us."

Teodosio Amante led the Mavs with 22 points while Apolonio Sepulveda notched a double-double with 17 points, 12 rebounds and 4 blocks - no Mavs scored in double figures.

Jam All Star's big man got the best of their counterparts as both Redemson Tomulto and Francesco Santarpia notched a double-double with 15 points, 11 rebounds and 14 points, 15 rebounds, respectively.

Coach Doc got fined with $250,000 for his remarks regarding the officiating.

Bigs Win: Dahlia Mavericks defeated Palengke Brawlers 111-96

Q. Arena, Philippines -- There's no stopping Apolonio Sepulveda and Scott Famaran from dominating this game. 'Fama' scored 10 points to a sizzling 29-15 first quarter. At the half, 'Sepu' already had a double-double with 20 points and 11 rebounds for a 55-44 lead.

They were yin and yang to each other as Sepu finished with 32 points and 17 rebounds in 11-20 FG shooting while Fama had 26 points and 13 caroms in 10-18 FG shooting to lead the Mavs to a 111-96 victory.

"This game is important as the race to the playoffs is tight to the finish" GM Nicolo Maro said. Owner Yo Chi simply said "great win" as it was very much evident that he wants to make the playoffs at 'all-cost'.

Mavs coach Doc lauded their team's performance as they were 'aggressive' throughout the game as evident with their 37 attempts from the line (making 29) compared to their opponents 12 attempts. Coach Doc smirked when asked if his comments that netted the team $250k were a factor in this game.

He lauded their performance instead as they grabbed 17 rebounds more than the Brawlers. "We make sure that we dominate on that end!" coach Doc emphatically said.

He also noted Ananias Capuyan's 20 points, 7 rebounds and 4 steals as well as Fillmore Sabangan's overall play with 12 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists.

Palengke Brawler lead guards were 'awesome' as Sandro Traina led them with 27 points while Rodney Tronco chipped in 22.

"They were ready to brawl with us in this one" Brawlers coach said.

Disastrous Victory

With 4 seconds left in the hard fought 97 to 89 win by Zebu Mayas, top Mayas Guard Prince John Nalzaro grabbed a defensive rebound and was fouled by Maroon's Cor Vandersmissen and went down to an injury. It was a very sorry ending after the Zebu Mayas fans and bench were seen rejoicing just a few seconds back. Prognosis on Prince John Nalzaro's injury was not good as he is expected to miss at least 4 games.

Owner of Zebu Mayas Lolo Smithz was visibly upset by the injury. "Last 4 seconds and you do a hard foul on a player rebounding. If that isn't a cheap shot I don't know what to call it. Last 4 #@%% seconds of the game."

"We won't have Prince John to finish the last 3 games of the regular season. With our remaining opponents guard heavy we seriously are going to miss Prince John's defense. Even with a two win lead from the 8th place team and currently 5th place in the conference it will be hard not to think that auto relegation is looming in the horizon. Do miracles still happen nowadays?"

Legue III.8 Playoff Picture

With the season closing, we now move on to the post season on League III.8. We start on the Big 8 conference.

The LBC Express Mailers II struggles on the opening quarter of their first round game against Pasig City Blunder. Stanley Tobongbanua picks up 2 quick fouls not even 1 minute in the first quarter that benched him on the remaining of the quarter returning only in the final minutes of the opening quarter. Lavaud, Libunao, and Ratautas also picked up 2 fouls in the opening quarter. Things turned around at the second quarter. They started to manage to make open shots and manage fouls grabbing the lead and never looking back.

26-24, 44-52, 62-75, 90-108

Cabugao Ants also advanced to the next round as they defeat Royal Apaches in their series 115-128. The Ants looked poise to winning the series in the first half after they outscored the Apaches in the second quarter 18-42 but the Apaches never go down without a fight. They crawled back to the game reducing the deficit to a manageable lead but Mammadbayov denied them at the last quarter scoring clutch baskets on the crucial minutes of the game and came ayaw with the win.

28-27, 46-69, 83-94, 115-128

We now go to the Great 8 where Hesus and Bgy.Guaping Voolocks go down the wire on their own series. Voolocks led most of the game until Hesus started a run in the second half. Dalibagas and Draklius tied the game with back to back 3-pointers. Draklius actually had a chance earlier to tie the game but he missed 2 crucial freethrows. Unfortunately for the Hesus, after making 2 big shots to tie the game, they gave up a controversial foul by Klos to Yturri who sinks both freethrows that steals them the game.

14-19, 32-45, 50-61, 81-83

on the other game, jopaus comeback cruised pass the Katipunan Patriots for an easy win, 65-94. Jopau never gave room for error on their game and never gave the Patriots any chance crushing them almost instantly as soon as they started the game. They dominated the whole game that gave them a chance to rest their starting 5 in preparation for the next round. Lukk and Zelcans lead the way for jopau with 27 each while Serag and Villagracia each had 23 and 22 respectively for the Patriots.

16-23, 25-56, 38-79. 65-94

League 2.4 finals preview

Defense vs Offense

Which is mightier an invincible spear or an invincible shield? On paper Ph-Damy Team Damy's team salary is higher than that of Junnix of Arcanix Men about 100k plus higher which makes him the hands on favorite to win.

But numbers can be deceiving as Arcanix Men suffered only one loss all season long even with playing TIE more than 90 percent of the time. Arcanix Men wins through defense. Low scoring games is the main feature of Arcanix Men's games which is a bore to watch and frustration on the part of his opponents because of their inability to score. How his team can stop other teams from scoring remains a big mystery that has mystified everyone in league 2.4 despite such low salary players. His star bigman Wu Lu PO Teh is the current MVP of the league.

Team Damy boasts of the 2nd highest salary in league 2.4. His starting pg Campomanes lead the league in assists at 8.4 assists per game. Star PF Roy Deriada is a proven scorer who can also rebound well. Rutherford Corneja the wily veteran on the last years of his playing career can massacre you with his scoring given the chance.

In their head to head matchup Arcanix Men won over Team Damy Normal to TIE.

Who will win. Who controls the SF position will probably win this final series. Both teams SF position is their weakest point. If Arcanix Men can make Derieda turnover the ball many times it will be a plus factor for him. Homecourt advantage is in Arcanix Men's favor. So can the invincible spear win against the invincible shield this time around?

Last edited by Lolo Smithz at 2/26/2013 2:30:17 AM

Dont look now but the Tyrantz of GM-Mod Warbo now holds the top spot in II.4 Great 8 Standings after a stinging lost at the start of the conference now the Tyrantz is on a roll 3rd straight winning streak and thus holding the 3-1 slate together with the Relentless Vikings. Lead by their top player Baltramijus Brinklys both on Offense (21.5 PPG) and defense (20 RPG, 1.5 BPG) on his best 60% FGP, "Wag muna po tayo umasa agad ng malaki or matayog..." as we quote GM-Mod Warbo saying after the game presscon, "..to our fans we offer you these games that we have won because of your full support, pray for us to deliver the goods and fight with us until the next rounds."

Next game will be on saturday which will pit them against another top caliber team the Relentless Vikings.

---AP/Reuters/ABS/TV5

No Dispo, No Problem


The Beermen reserves crushed the mismanaged Pines City Evicerators as they dueled head to head at the Red Horse Arena to give the Red Horse Beermen their 5th consecutive win.

It was an effortless homecourt win for the Beermen against a talent-less team, and to some spectators, the game was already decided at the end of the first quarter. The Beermen dressed 7 players of which all starters have a monstrous double double performance with Gaetano Tambalo leading the way with game high 31 points and 11 rebounds. Chen Dingzong, nearly had a 5x5 feat, also played magnificent game with 30 points, 20 assists, 5 rebounds, 4 steals and 4 blocks.

The Beermen started the second half aggressively as they poured down 43 third quarter points against to only 4 for the Pines City Evicerators. The Beermen didn't slow down since then. "It's like we are having our practice shooting, they gave us wide open shots and they don't contest much of our shot inside and out." said Gaetano Tambalo in front of the reporters.

On the other hand, letting the main players off the court had the ticket sales suffered, with only 8,797 seats filled. "I'm sad to see empty seats but i really have to let my key players to skip this game. It is in preparation for our upcoming game in the Philippine Cup Tournament. I want to test our key players' skill against a top team, I hope the opposing team will suit their best players. I just hope we could catch a big fish comes game time." told coach Huck Finn. "Nevertheless, I gave the reserves a chance to show off their skills and to impress the fans. It will also help the team to build more home-based fans." he ended.

Rumor says otherwise. Johnas Dispo opted not to play in today's game due to a demand letter sent to him by his former coach at the U21 team, Lolo Smithz. A reliable source told that Dispo received the letter upon arrival from Taiwan. A lot of people, mainly Zebu Mayas employees, saw Dispo talking to Manager Lolo Smithz to settle the differences between them. Another source told that Dispo gave Lolo Smithz a souvenir from Taiwan, a jacket and a cd, as a peace offering. "Manager Lolo Smith accepted the gift but nobody knows if that flattened everything between them."

So, will Lolo Smithz tells us his side of the story? Or is this just a fabricated story?

Last edited by Huck Finn at 4/3/2013 6:54:48 AM