Tuesday, April 25, 2006
Players From U.S. Face Added Pressure in Philippines
Found this article by Raphael Bartholomew [free registration required] in the New York Times.
Foreign players are expected to do "pretty much everything," according to Ronnie Magsanoc, assistant coach for the Purefoods Chunkee Giants. That includes averaging at least 20 points and 12 rebounds a game while being a vocal leader and guarding the other teams' best players.It goes on to mention Darvin Ham's circumstances a few months ago:
In the 2005-6 Fiesta Conference, the association's nine teams were each allowed one import who could be no taller than 6-6. Only four of the nine imports lasted the entire regular season, and two of those four did not make it through the postseason. One team, the Santa Lucia Realty, played four different imports during the 16-game regular season.
"They try to put the pressure on the import," Ham said. "It's a team sport. Everyone should be held accountable. I think the imports suffer for the lack of performance the natives might put out."
Ham, who was described as "no extraordinary player" on the Philippine Basketball Association's Web site, said he was treated unfairly; Talk 'N Text went 1-2 and lost their playoff series with him in the lineup. "I averaged a double-double over here with like 16 and 12," he said, referring to points and rebounds. "These articles the P.B.A. is putting online are like propaganda."
Comments
i think when they select imports, it should be someone who clearly would know what role he would have on the team, may it be a role player or main scorer.
pero tama nga si ham, talagang pag import ka eh inieexpect kang ikaw ang magdadala ng team. sana na lang eh makadevelop tayo ng sarili nating style ng basketball na magiging competitive talaga sa world arena.
pero tama nga si ham, talagang pag import ka eh inieexpect kang ikaw ang magdadala ng team. sana na lang eh makadevelop tayo ng sarili nating style ng basketball na magiging competitive talaga sa world arena.
sabi na nga ba aayusin yan ni bit eh ;)
hehe. yeah, You know how I feel about this Bad Boy Tour? it's overpriced! 6k patron seats, 500 GA tix. WTF. as Nap Gutierrez said, "kung kelan matanda na sila, tsaka tayo balak pagkakitaan"
hehe. yeah, You know how I feel about this Bad Boy Tour? it's overpriced! 6k patron seats, 500 GA tix. WTF. as Nap Gutierrez said, "kung kelan matanda na sila, tsaka tayo balak pagkakitaan"
grabe naman yang bad boy tour na yan. balak ko pa naman pumunta, kung ganyan kamahal eh wag na lang!
teka tanong ko lang din, is that darvin ham that was mentioned the same ham that played for the milwaukee bucks?
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