I 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 »

Game notes from October 25 battle of undefeated teams Alaska vs Ginebra:

• Final Score Alaska def Ginebra 105-96
• Alaska assumes solo leadership (4-0)
• Ginebra absorbs first loss (3-1)

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I sat down with PBA Commissioner Sonny Barrios (CSB) recently to better understand the suspension of Wynne Arboleda, clarify his message to future erring players and get his thoughts on fan safety: Read the rest of this entry »