Here’s another way to help victims of Typhoons Ondoy and Pepeng. You’re all invited to watch the Charity Game on Monday, October 5, at the Araneta Coliseum. Pinoy Basketbol, Kakampi Niyo! is a notable cooperative effort by the PBA, SBP, PBL, UAAP, NCAA, Liga Pilipinas and the Araneta Coliseum. The charity games aim to raise money and collect relief goods for typhoon victims.

The first game at 5:00pm pits a UAAP-NCAA selection against a combined PBL-Liga Pilipinas squad. The main game at 7:00pm is an intriguing match-up between Powerade Team Pilipinas and Smart Gilas. Read the rest of this entry »

I respect men brave enough to embrace the perilous profession of coaching. The Head Coaching job is a throne of vanity and valor. In an instant, a regular Joe, once he leads a basketball team to victory, becomes General Douglas McArthur, Moses, and Messiah all at once. Based on the final score or a team’s winning record, the Head Coach morphs into the following: a) The paragon of leadership b) A man to save the people from the throngs of bondage c) The chosen one who holds the key to eternal salvation.

Yet in the same week, upon slipping into bitter defeat, the same Head Coach is suddenly crucified. The assembly, who just days ago venerate him like he was Gandhi reincarnate, returns to vilify him like he was Mussolini, Hitler and Sanjaya rolled into one. Admirers become aghast while devotees become doubters all in the speed of a basketball minute. Read the rest of this entry »