Monday, August 31, 2015
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Gilas Pilipinas Schedule in the 2015 William Jones Cup

 
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AFTER A DISAPPOINTING 0 - 3 STINT AT THE TOYOTA 4 - NATIONS POCKET TOURNAMENT IN ESTONIA, GILAS PILIPINAS IS SET TO PARTICIPATE AT THE UPCOMING 2015 WILLIAM JONES CUP IN TAIWAN LATER THIS MONTH. THE 2015 WILLIAM JONES CUP WILL BE THE TOURNAMENTS' 37TH EDITION. THE TOURNAMENT HAPPENS EVERY YEAR.
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Friday, August 21, 2015
Where Will They Land? PBA Draft 2015 Applicants

 
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AFTER YEARS OF HARD WORK TO PUT THEIR NAMES ON THE MAP OF COLLEGIATE & SEMI-PRO BASKETBALL, THE TIME IS NOW FOR THE NEW WAVE OF BASKETBALL PLAYERS WHO WILL TRY THEIR BEST AND LUCK AT THE PROS AS THE PBA DRAFT 2015 WILL HAPPEN THIS COMING SUNDAY, AUGUST 23.
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Friday, August 7, 2015
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34 PLAYERS ARE INVITED TO ATTEND THE US MEN'S BASKETBALL MINICAMP NEXT WEEK WHICH WILL BE HELD IN LAS VEGAS, NEVADA. THE AMERICANS WILL HAVE  TWO DAYS OF LIGHT WORKOUTS AND ON THE FINAL DAY, AN EXHIBITION GAME WHERE THE PLAYERS WILL BE DIVIDED TO FORM 2 TEAMS. 

THE TOP-RANKED AMERICANS WILL BRING IN EIGHT NEW COMERS ADDED TO THE ROSTER FOR CAMP TOGETHER WITH PLAYERS WHO ARE ALREADY IN THE NATIONAL POOL.

PLAYERS WHO ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE MINICAMP ARE:

LEBRON JAMES (CLEVELAND CAVALIERS)
KYRIE IRVING (CLEVELAND CAVALIERS)
KEVIN LOVE (CLEVELAND CAVALIERS)
CHRIS PAUL (LA CLIPPERS)
DEANDRE JORDAN (LA CLIPPERS)
BLAKE GRIFFIN (LA CLIPPERS)
RUSSELL WESTBROOK (OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER)
KEVIN DURANT (OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER)
STEPHEN CURRY (GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS)
KLAY THOMPSON (GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS)
DRAYMOND GREEN (GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS)
HARRISON BARNES (GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS)
JAMES HARDEN (HOUSTON ROCKETS)
DWIGHT HOWARD (HOUSTON ROCKETS)
DEMARCUS COUSINS (SACRAMENTO KINGS)
RUDY GAY (SACRAMENTO KINGS)
JOHN WALL (WASHINGTON WIZARDS)
BRADLEY BEAL (WASHINGTON WIZARDS)
LAMARCUS ALDRIDGE (SAN ANTONIO SPURS)
KAWHI LEONARD (SAN ANTONIO SPURS)
VICTOR OLADIPO (ORLANDO MAGIC)
TOBIAS HARRIS (ORLANDO MAGIC)
ANTHONY DAVIS (NEW ORLEANS PELICANS)
CARMELO ANTHONY (NEW YORK KNICKS)
PAUL GEORGE (INDIANA PACERS)
DEMAR DEROZAN (TORONTO RAPTORS)
ANDRE DRUMMOND (DETROIT PISTONS)
KENNETH FARIED (DENVER NUGGETS)
GORDON HAYWARD (UTAH JAZZ)
CHANDLER PARSONS (DALLAS MAVERICKS)
MASON PLUMLEE (PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS)
JIMMY BUTLER (CHICAGO BULLS)
MIKE CONLEY (MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES)
MICHAEL CARTER-WILLIAMS (MILWAUKEE BUCKS)

THE EXHIBITION GAME IS ON THURSDAY NIGHT ON THE CAMPUS OF UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA IN LAS VEGAS (UNLV). THE GAME IS KNOWN AS THE WHITE AND BLUE GAME WHICH WILL BE TELEVISED FOR EVERYONE TO WATCH.

LAST TIME THE AMERICANS HAD THEIR TRADITIONAL BLUE AND WHITE GAME CAME TO A HALT BECAUSE OF AN IN-GAME HORRIFIC LEG INJURY THAT WAS SUFFERED BY PAUL GEORGE OF THE INDIANA PACERS. GEORGE THEN MISSED OUT THE FIBA WORLD CUP AND ALMOST THE ENTIRE NBA SEASON LAST YEAR. 


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2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup Host Announcement

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THE BID TO HOST THE 2019 FIBA BASKETBALL WORLD CUP WILL FINALLY COME TO A CLOSE AS THE WINNER WHO WILL HOST THE BIGGEST BASKETBALL GATHERING OF THE BEST TEAMS AROUND THE WORLD IN THE YEAR 2019 WILL BE ANNOUNCED LATER TONIGHT IN TOKYO, JAPAN.

TWO COUNTRIES THAT ARE BATTLING IT OUT TO WIN THE HEARTS OF FIBA AND ITS BOARD ARE THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA AND THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES.

THE PRESENTATIONS ARE LIMITED TO 20 MINUTES PER COUNTRY WITH 4 PRESENTERS.

THE PHILIPPINE CONTINGENT TO THE 2019 FIBA BASKETBALL WORLD CUP - CANDIDATE HOST NATION PRESENTATIONS IN JAPAN WERE LED BY MANNY V. PANGILINAN - PRESIDENT OF THE SAMAHANG BASKETBALL NG PILIPINAS, HOLLYWOOD ACTOR LOU DIAMOND PHILIPPS, FORMER NATIONAL TEAM COACH CHOT REYES, FORMER NATIONAL TEAM CAPTAIN JIMMY ALAPAG, TOGETHER WITH THE FIGHTING PRIDE OF THE PHILIPPINES MANNY "PACMAN" PACQUAIO.

THE CHINESE DELEGATION WERE LED BY FORMER 5 - TIME NBA ALL-STAR YAO MING.

THE FINAL DECISION TO WHERE THE 2019 FIBA WORLD CUP WILL BE AIRED VIA LIVE STREAMING IN THE FIBA'S OFFICIAL YOUTUBE CHANNEL, 19:15 PM TOKYO LOCAL TIME.

LIVE STREAM URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65XNj74Dwyk
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Wednesday, August 5, 2015
VIDEO: @BdotAdot5 got game too. Can Kobe, Harden, and Westbrook impersonate his game??

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BEFORE "BdotAdot5" FIRED UP THE INTERNET WITH HIS HILARIOUS BASKETBALL IMPERSONATIONS OF NBA PLAYERS SUCH AS LEBRON JAMES, RUSSELL WESTBROOK, TIM DUNCAN, TONY ALLEN, JAMES HARDEN, SHAWN MARION, AND MOST RECENTLY KOBE BRYANT, "BdotAdot5" OR BRANDON ARMSTRONG IS A PROFESSIONAL BASKETBALL PLAYER WAITING FOR THE NEXT PROFESSIONAL BASKETBALL OPPORTUNITY THAT KNOCKS HIS DOOR.

BRANDON NICHOLAS ARMSTRONG A.K.A "BdotAdot5" ATTENDED LINCOLN MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY IN TENNESSEE, A US NCAA DIVISION II SCHOOL, IN WHICH HE WAS A STARTER FOR FOUR YEARS AND LEAD LINCOLN MEMORIAL TO THEIR FIRST NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCE IN 20 YEARS.

ON HIS FRESHMAN SEASON (2008-2009), ARMSTRONG AVERAGE IN DOUBLE FIGURES IN SCORING AND HELPING HIS TEAM ACHIEVE ITS FIRST .500 SEASON IN 10 YEARS ON HIS WAY TO BE PART OF THE SOUTH ATLANTIC ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM AND FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR RUNNER-UP.

ARMSTRONG WAS AWARDED AS THE SAC DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR DURING HIS SOPHOMORE AND JUNIOR YEAR PLAYING FOR LMU RAILSPLITTERS.

ON HIS SENIOR YEAR, ARMSTRONG AVERAGED 12.5 PPG, 5.7 RPG, 5.4 APG, 2.6 SPG, AND SHOOTING 44% FROM BEYOND THE ARC. HE ALSO FINISHED AS A MEMBER OF FIRST TEAM ALL SOUTH ATLANTIC CONFERENCE AND  SOUTH ATLANTIC CONFERENCE CO-MOST VALUABLE PLAYER,

CAREER STATS:
13 PPG, 5.6 RPG, 5 APG, 2.4 SPG, AND SHOOTING 43% FROM BEYOND THE ARC.

HERE IS A VIDEO OF BRANDON IN A NBA SANCTIONED TOURNAMENT IN LOS ANGELES WHERE HE SHOWED HIS OWN MOVES AND TRUE POTENTIAL. WATCH HIM RAZZLE-DAZZLE, BRANDON ARMSTRONG STYLE.

Video courtesy of @BdotAdot5 YOUTUBE CHANNEL

BRANDON ARMSTRONG LAST PLAYED PROFESSIONALLY AS A POINT GUARD FOR THE RENO BIGHORNS IN THE NBA D-LEAGUE. HE ALSO PLAYED PROFESSIONALLY IN SPAIN.


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Tuesday, August 4, 2015
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THIS #PUSO2019 CAMPAIGN OF THE PHILIPPINES IS NOT JUST TO SHOW HOW BAD WE WANT TO HOST THE 2019 FIBA BASKETBALL WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS HERE IN OUR COUNTRY BUT, TO ALSO SHOW THE WORLD HOW CRAZY WE FILIPINOS ARE WHEN IT COMES TO BASKETBALL.
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