IDK Douthit. But the spotlight is now focused on him. What is he going to do? How will he react? That's the P3M question. Will he run away to the comfort of his family? Cry on his wife's shoulder? Tell his close friends how he was wronged by his coach in public? Fly to Boracay and grab an ice cold beer?

No. Just no. Every player wants to leave the game the way they want to. I'm pretty sure Douthit has some pride in him. He will come back strong and he will dunk that ball to the hole!

Oh well, may slight opening pa whem the Kazakhs took care of the Qataris, thats the way to beat them pala, outrebound and idiyeta top scorers.

In various fora, suggesting to adopt na the FIBA rules, kahit dun sa fouls/depensa, touching the ball while in the cylinder. PBA can keep the 12 minutes per quarter format.

So far kasi 2 silvers and 2 bronzes pa lang, with 3 coming from wushu and 1 bronze from archery.

Sa boxing, yung highway robbery / hometown decision vs Bautista and some others raised alarm bells. Grabe pala 3M ang incentive for gold - not sure if ABAP adds 2M to the 1M mandated in RA 9064, o may bukod na 3M pa talaga from ABAP / MVP :

And you wonder how serious the PBA is in creating a true professional league with the inclusion of Pacquaio as a playing coach for Kia. They could have allowed Bobby in too and still no one would cry "It's a blow-blow!".

By Gilas 'exploits' eh if we reflect to the many 'lessons learned' of PBA selections under Coaches Uichico, Yeng Guiao, Chot and others. I just do not recall if the 2000 Centennial team under Coach Tim Cone was champion or 2nd or even lower.

Tapos with the Gilas 1.0 program under Coach Rajko (Eala time) eh didn't get the Olympiad slot.

Just this am, sa favorite bakery for occasional coffee/pandesal w/ palaman eh the delivery boys were asking each other on the Gilas vs Kazakhs game. And they were talking about Mighty Mouse Kap Jimmy's reaction.

I dunno, Pinoys are definitely shorter and less in physical attributes or even strength. Maybe it is the UNDERDOG mentality, more so if they see 'tiny' Kap Jimmy slugging it out with the world's best, or when Jayson whizzes by for his drives. Norwood posterizes someone with his dunk, Japeth's mamoth dunks and treys from Jeff,Gary,Jimmy,RDO,LA.

It was a featured in Pacific Rim on those makeshift basketball goals. Yup, maybe its part of what keeps the Filipino masses sane amidst the poverty and corruption.

Eto hints from Bosing MVP :

May insights from friends, balik Jawo style with the 2 weeks crammed training resulting in silver finish. And kung si Coach Ron Jacobs eh yung 16 pt lead vs Qatar amd 18-pt lead vs Kazakhstan eh ma-protect na thru kunat style/ milk the clock/defense.

Pero malamang iba na basketball times these days. Jawo maybe is well over 60 yrs old na, and wala sa PBA o MVP group.

Kung options like FIBA veteran Tad Baldwin or Time Cone eh ibang systems na naman dala nila, will virtually start from scratch pa. Havent seen the triangle offense success in the FIBA wars?

- Eligible dapat Blatche yan kasi FIBA rules on eligibility.

- Jayson takes up the slot of Jimmy na final retirement nya. Jimmy helps out as Asst Coach. The dilemma eh sino mag mana ng CHIEF PUSO player role?

- Gary will stand down daw, good candidate dyan Ray Parks since 2-way player, sana available kung di na matuloy NBA dream.

That is but proper. For whenever you lose, you and the filipino fans act as if you've won. Now you do the reverse: you win but grieve.

<Instead of being greeted by cheers and elation, the outcome was greeted with sorrow. The victory, while counting towards their win-loss column, wasn’t by a wide enough margin to advance to the semifinals due to complicated FIBA’s point quotient rules.>

Look at the bright side: your team can now go home and save some of the taxpayers' money.

<The Philippines, which had painted itself into a corner after back-to-back losses to Qatar and South Korea, had to win by at least 11, while rooting for South Korea to defeat Qatar in order to advance.>

You can't even beat lesser teams by one point and yet you dreamt of beating this one by 11? LOL. And now you're dreaming of playing in the Olympics next.

<“As usual we fizzled out again in the end. We didn't have enough gas to finish strong,” said Reyes after watching an 18-point lead in the third quarter disappear when it needed a blowout win.>

1 million Koreans na pala andito, I do see or hear of them in the major cities and resort towns pero understanding ko eh transient lang and will eventually go to the US :

http://www.philstar.com/sports/2014...

"He has demonstrated the Filipinos' courage and resiliency in global athletic competitions," Coloma said.>

For taekwondo, 19-year old (mukhang totoy pa daw per DZSR) barged into the Semis to assure a 4th bronze for taekwondo. Heard parts of his semis match vs Chinese, but he had early cramps in the 1st round and the Chinese got well ahead 4-0 after a point and a head kick.

As per TV5/DZSR's Dennis Principe's interview of ABAP Chair Ricky Vargas, he wished SUCCESS not only to the players but also to their families, since getting those medals would help improve their lives, and afford them to get what they want in life.

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