The Fuss over PBA Fil-Ams
October 28, 2009 | 10:25AMI was driving on my way to Ortigas on a Monday night. While switching radio stations, I stumbled on an animated discussion on Boys Night Out (BNO) on Magic 89.9. The topic was Fil-Ams, or having too many of them, in the PBA. Fil-Am is short for Fil-American. Actually, the more appropriate term now is Fil-Foreigner since not all of the Fil-Ams are Fil-Ams. Some are Fil-Australians or Fil-Swiss or Fil-French (Yes, Jean Marc Pingris is Fil-French). Feel-Am (Feeling American) players are a whole different matter. The existence of Feel-Fil (Feeling Filipino) players, I deduced, is what started this entire on-air debate. Read the rest of this entry »
