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From the Stands: Gilas moving forward, and PBA Conference preview by Fire Quinito on Jun 10, 2011The boys are back on From The Stands, with special guest Mr. Fire Quinito himself, Jaemark! In the latest episode of the From the Stands podcast, Chuck Araneta, Polo Bustamante and Carlo Pamintuan discuss Smart Gilas' valiant performance, and we brea...
Smart Gilas places fourth in the 2011 FIBA-Asia Champions Cup by Fire Quinito on Jun 6, 2011If you missed it, here’s my report on Smart Gilas Pilipinas’ heartbreaking loss to Mahram of Iran last Saturday. I wasn’t able to file a report for Sunday’s game, but Karl Decena, whom you might remember as the college student who wrote this...
From the Stands: A legacy of Alaska trades, and Smart Gilas rules by Fire Quinito on Jun 4, 2011In the latest episode of the From the Stands podcast, Chuck Araneta, Polo Bustamante and Carlo Pamintuan breakdown another of those PBA "Megatrades" which change the landscape of a number of teams, as well as Smart Gilas' great performance in the FIB...
FIBA-Asia Champions Cup day 6: Casio, Douthit tow Smart Gilas to the semis by Fire Quinito on Jun 3, 2011MANILA, Philippines - Spitfire guard Jayvee Casio floated like a butterfly and stung like a bee, and the SMART-Gilas Pilipinas national squad played rope-a-dope against Al-Jala’a of Syria in a come-from-behind 85-80 win in the quarterfinals of the...
FIBA-Asia Champions Cup day 5: Dondon Hontiveros shines against Jordan by Fire Quinito on Jun 1, 2011The last time Dondon Hontiveros was on the court against basketball players from Jordan, the game ended in heartbreak for millions of Filipino basketball fans. The Philippine national basketball team was defeated by Jordan in the 2007 FIBA-Asia Champ...
FIBA-Asia Champions Cup day 4: Mark Barroca saves the day for Smart Gilas by Fire Quinito on May 31, 2011For what seemed like an eternity in the third quarter, the SMART-Gilas Pilipinas national team was so bad it couldn’t hit water if it fell off a boat. Fortunately for the throng of Filipino fans who showed up at the Philsports Arena, Mark Barroca c...
FIBA-Asia Champions Cup day 2: Smart Gilas wakes up in time to rout KL Dragons by Fire Quinito on May 29, 2011Trailing by 1 point at halftime against the Westsports KL Dragons of Malaysia, a disappointed Rajko Toroman had a simple message for the SMART-Gilas Pilipinas national squad: “We’re a better team than this.” Continue reading at InterAksyon.co...
FIBA-Asia Champions Cup day 1: Smart Gilas dominates Al-Ittihad of Saudi Arabia by Fire Quinito on May 28, 2011I’m filing reports on Smart Gilas in the FIBA-Asia Champions Cup for InterAksyon.com, the official news website of TV5. If you’ve been following this site from the very beginning, you’d appreciate the delicious irony of me covering the team for...
Foreign teams’ coaches wary of Smart Gilas ahead of 2011 FIBA-Asia Champions Cup by Fire Quinito on May 27, 2011The Smart Gilas Pilipinas national team has competed twice before in the FIBA-Asia Champions Cup since the squad was first organized, and could now be considered veterans of the tournament. Only months after it was formed, Gilas saw action in the clu...
2011 FIBA-Asia Champions Cup: TV coverage, schedule, ticket information by Fire Quinito on May 27, 2011Venue: Philsports Arena (formerly Ultra), Pasig City May 28 to June 5, 2011 PARTICIPATING TEAMS GROUP A Jordan (ASU) Malaysia (WKL DRAGONS) Irag (DUHOK) Saudi Arabia (AL ITTIHAD) Philippines (SMART GILAS) GROUP B Lebanon (AL RIYADI) Qatar (AL RAYY...
