Are you in the game?!

I’m not really into tennis. I’ve tried the sport once, and I must say it is not as easy as what you see on t.v. It requires strength, agility, and intelligence! So for me, these are the only good things in tennis.

Profile of Anna Kournikova

Nationality: Russia
Residence: Miami, Florida, USA
Birthdate: June 7, 1981
Birthplace: Nyagan, Russia (Siberian Region)
Height: 5′8 1/4″ (1.73m)
Weight: 123 lbs. (56 kg)
Plays: Right-handed, two-Handed

Profile of Maria Sharapova

Nationality: Russia
Residence: Bradenton, Florida, USA
Birthdate: April 19, 1987
Birthplace: Nyagan, Russia (Siberian Region)
Height: 6′2 (1.88 m)
Weight: 130 lbs. (59 kg)
Plays: Right-handed, Double-Hand Backhand

Agree?!?! damn, do I have to ask?

Who will win in this dog fight? Will the 33 year-old Barrera get the better of 29 year-old Pacquiao?

Pacquiao, as usual is throwned with controversies before his fight. One is regarding his training in Cebu instead of training fully in L.A. Pacquiao insisted to train in Cebu despite of Roach’s resistence. Of course, during his training in Cebu there were a lot of distractions which even ignited Roach to react about the situation.

Of course being a Filipino, I am in favor of Pacman. I think he’ll knock out Barrera in round 5. Beyond round 7, it will go to the scorecards which doesn’t favor Pacquiao.

However, at this point, all praises for Pacquiao from Roach. Let’s throw away the stat sheets and chitchats. The two warriors will state everything when the bell rings for round 1 of Sunday’s one and only fight that matters.

It’s RED vs GREEN in the UAAP Season 70 Senior’s Basketball (men) Finals. Will the Red Warriors remain unbeaten for the entire season? Or will the Green Archers finally paint a stain on UE’s flawless record?

Aside from this considerations, it is interesting to note that the finals will also be a battle between the Pumaren brothers, coach Dindo of UE and coach Franz of DLSU. I wonder how their family will deal with the match. hehehe Franz of course is a highly respected coach in UAAP and definitely no stranger to UAAP Finals. Experience wise, Franz has the edge. However, Dindo Pumaren at his 4th year of coaching UE is perhaps at the peak of his coaching career. More importantly, as he reaches his peak, the team grew-up with him and now, UE squad is at its peak. Roster wise, the UE owns the advantage. They have a more forbidable line-up especially in terms of depth in the bench. Despite that, you can never count out DLSU. La Salle is a team that strikes under pressure. Although noted as highly favored team, I think DLSU is at its best when playing as “underdogs.”

 Like the ADMU-DLSU battle, the games will boil down to execution in the last seconds of the game. Defense and execution will be the name of the game. The men will shin over the boys. Expect the veterans to lead their respective teams.

 In terms of the front-line,  UE has the advantage. Simply because UE’s big men namely, Borboran, Espiriti, Thiele, Llagas are very agile. Despite of their size, these men can run down the court for transition baskets. These big men also have the experience to play under pressure. On the other side, the front line of DLSU composed of Wallsham, Ferdinand, Co, Maierhoffer, is full of youth and inexperience. 

On the backcourt, I would give the edge to La Salle. With TY Tang, Villanueva and Casio leading the pack, DLSU will always have an explosive backcourt team-up. UE’s Martinez and Arellano must play extra defense to stop the firepower of DLSU’s trio.

There’s nothing like college ball so better watch out for UAAP Finals showdown! 

Finally the 2007 showdown of deep rivals, Ateneo de Manila University and De La Salle Green Archers ended last Sunday at the Araneta Coliseum. Chris Tiu wasn’t “Tiu” good during their last match. For me, only Baclao and Salamat played well on the Eagles side. However, credit La Salles defense on Tiu, and its overall defense despite of being undersized down low. Ford Arao was unable to assert his presence in the middle. The Archers clogged the drop passes on the Ateneo’s big men. Salamat’s drive were only good in the first quarter and a few times the rest of the game. It was La Salle’s team defense and Villanueva’s heroics that dictated the game.

On the other hand, it was a total team effort for La Salle. Their main gunner, Jayvee Casio wasn’t shooting as sweet as he can. In the 4th quarter, it was the veteran Cholo Villanueva who spelled the difference for La Salle. Villanueva knocked in cruical baskets including a much needed 3-point shoot to break the wings of the soaring Eagles. 

With the victory, La Salle meets the unbeaten University of the East Warriors. Looking back at the eliminations, only DLSU had the  widest chance to beat the Warriors, if not only for Casio’s two missed freethrows. 

First of all, I guess I should say that I am a fan of Purefoods.hehehe Why? No particular reason. It’s a surprising victory for the Giants because they were up against the much favored Beermen. SMB’s roster this year is the deepest, most-talented, and experienced roster in the PBA. The Beermen is headed by high-flying Danny Seigle, bigmen, Enrico Villanueva, Pena, Ildefonso and backourt-generals, LA Tenorio, Hontiveros and Olsen Racela. In their bench resides, Gabby Espinas, Wesley Gonzales, newly acquired gunner Larry Fonacier, Lordy Tugade, Chris Calaguio, Willie Wilson and quality rookies Eman and Jonas Villinueva. What a line-up. All players can be part of the best-5 of the other teams. Purefoods is not even close to the depth of the San Miguel Beermen line-up. I think the closest to SMB is Talk n Text Phone Pals with Asi Taulava, Jimmy Alapag, and gunner Renren Ritualo.

Congrats to the Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants. I hope they will perform well when the regular season comes.

Golf isn’t really one of my interests. However, I envy golf players simply because I find golf a classic game for the elite. I admire good golf players and I pitty those who are trying to act like one.

Well for golfers, I bumped into this site offering high-quality golf_clubs at very reasonable prices. You can easily find a club that will fit your preference and budget with their long list of items each with specific brands and price range. The site is very user-friendly.It displays different categories of golf clubs from price range, brands, and even gender.

Maybe it’s time for me try out golf. It’s an open sport anyway. You just have to practice and lear. It is good that we this websites that promotes golf and makes it easy for us to appreciate and learn the sport.