In the 1950s & 1960s, when the F-4 Phantom came out w/ its ability to use Beyond Visual Range (BVR) missiles like the AIM-7 Sparrow, the USAF & USN declared that dogfighting was obsolete, that from thereon, air-to-air combat was going to be limited to whichever side had the better system. That was why [...]
I finally was able to find a video of Justin Chua, & this was during Game 2 of the 2006 Metro Manila Tionglian Basketball Association (MMTBA) Championships, courtesy of the Xavier University website.
Justin Chua version 2006 Video (youtube vid)
I expected to find an athletic, cat-quick on his feet, high-leaping, & highly skilled 6′6″ [...]
Despite the absence of some teams, based on the feedback I’ve seen from various forums, I think we can say that the Collegiate Champion’s League (CCL) has been a modest success thus far. A lot of people are watching it, talking about the games, waiting for the latest results. There are a lot [...]
“Than” of Pex has come up w/ a blind item about PBA trade rumors. Below are my opinions about these possible trades (Note: The player names & teams are all out of guesswork & by no means necessarily factual):
Arwind Santos & Doug Kramer for Yancy De Ocampo & Renren Ritualo:
* I have [...]
I’m a big fan of this relatively new collegiate basketball leage, the “Collegiate Champion’s League” (CCL).
The main purpose of the CCL, is to try to find the Champion among the champions of the major collegiate tournaments in the country THRU ACTUAL COMPETITIONS.
Before the CCL, what was happening was that the champion [...]
* I’ve been keeping a close watch on the rookies that have entered the PBA for the 2007-2008 season.
As of Nov. 4, 2007:
Ronjay Buenafe
- 31.50 mpg, 14.75 ppg, 8/34 (23.53%) 3-pt. ave. (poor 3-point shooting), 9/15 (60%) 2-pt. ave. (excellent 2-point shooting)
- Ronjay was picked no. 11 in the PBA [...]
I first heard about Jervy Cruz’ exploits at UST, before I saw him play. His stats of grabbing 15+ rebounds per game was starting to make people take notice of his game. No other notable Center in recent times had those type of numbers in the UAAP or NCAA, except for the San [...]