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- Interesting piece of news. With 6 seconds to go in a tuneup game between the UP Fighting Maroons and the Mapua Cardinals, play was stopped after a near brawl erupted. UP's Alvin Padilla, checking into the game after a stint on the bench, came onto the floor and immediately threw a punch at Mapua rookie Andretti Stevens. Padilla, they say, must have took offense at the way Stevens played physical against UP point guard Mikee Reyes. Game was discontinued after the bench-clearing incident. Padilla will probably be free of any sanctions, as this was an exhibition game and not under any college league's jurisdiction.
- Remember the 2006 draft, when Sta Lucia held the 1st pick? People were worried that the Realtors would pass up on Kelly Williams because Sta Lucia then had a no-Filam policy. It seemed like such a silly move at the time, if they actually had passed on Williams and taken Arwind Santos instead. But Santos really is closing the gap, isn't he? This conference, Williams is averaging 17.4 points, 13.6 rebounds, 2.9 assists, 1.6 steals and 1.0 blocks in 39.4 minutes. Santos, meanwhile, is averaging 18.5 points, 10.8 rebounds, 2.1 assists, 1.8 steals and 1.5 blocks in 33 minutes.
- Coca-cola and San Miguel played in an out-of-town game today. The highlight of the night? Coke rookie Chris Ross running down a breakaway fastbreak from Santos and blocking the shot. It's reminiscent of the many LeBron James highlights of chasing down fastbreaks. Very impressive play from the rook.
- The Philippine Patriots get a share of the ABL lead after whipping the Indonesia Satria Muda Britama team 74-56. The Indons played with just one import, and that doomed them as the Patriots raced away to leads as high as 28 points. Khasim Mirza, the supposed "cornerstone" of the franchise, continues to struggle. He doesn't get himself into positions where he can be effective, unlike later recruits Nonoy Baclao (10 points and some great defense), Elmer Espiritu (9 points) and even Val Acuna who, like Mirza, finished with just 3 points in the game. Imports Jason Dixon and Brandon Powell were used sparingly, and combined for just 17 points.
2 comments:
I don't believe this is the 1st time Stevens got under the skin of a player from the opposing team. I'm sure Padilla wouldn't have done this if Stevens played a clean game.I think Mirza is struggling because he doens't have the ball. A lot of his points in the last UAAP were from FT line and he doesn't get a chance to drive hard to basket in this team
Andretti Stevens is a rough defender, but is not dirty. I must admit that if he were to defend me, I might lose my cool myself. But I've seen this guy play, and he gets to the opposing player's head. Superstars would even take a jab at him once in a while because of frustration. But if you watch carefully, he never makes the first move. It is always the frustrated player he defends that loses his cool and attempts a dirty play.
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