Kevin Durant: Most Valuable PERSON

            2014 NBA MVP Kevin Durant

When the 2013-2014 season started, everyone focused on all the players potentially coming back BIG and making up for lost time. Kobe coming back from a torn achilles tendon; Rondo and D-Rose from their ACL injuries; and Russel Westbrook from a torn meniscus to name a few.

The Greatness of Yao Ming

Yao Ming

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A week ago, Yao Ming announced his retirement from the NBA. It marked the end of the “Ming Dynasty” in the world’s greatest league. It also ended all speculations that Yao would suit up next season. Yet, more than all the basketball- related stuff, it was Yao’s totality as an individual that would be greatly missed by everyone.

My Top 10 NBA Draft Steals from 1999 to 2010

Manu Ginobili

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If there are draft busts, there are also draft steals. These are the players who were not taken high or were not even taken at all during the draft but were able to perform well in the league. Feel free to add any player whom you feel should have been included in the list if ever I missed out on them.

The Accident that Changed Jay Williams' Life

Jay Williams
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Jason David Williams, also known as Jay Williams or “Jay Dubs” was hands down one of the best Duke players of all time. He was a former McDonald’s All- American and he led Duke to a national title in 2001. He was the 2^nd overall pick by the Bulls in the ’02 draft. And honestly, if not for Yao Ming, he could have easily been the #1 pick in that draft. He was not just a great basketball player but he was also a very intelligent person. He was well- liked by everyone and he did everything right except during the night of June 19, 2003 when one bad choice changed his life dramatically.

Golden Tickets

Tickets
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Any basketball fan here in the Philippines dreams of seeing the big games live at the venue. Yet, the harsh reality is that only a handful gets to do so. Among those lucky people are 1) those with lots of connections, 2) those who are willing to buy from the so- called “scalpers”, and 3) those who will line- up for three hours or so just to get whatever tickets are left. Then, as for the rest, well… I guess, there is always the television and there is no better way but to just settle with that.:(

How Kobe Gained More with Less

Kobe in Manila
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Kobe- Mania hit the Philippines last July 13. It was so thrilling to see the “Black Mamba” back after four years and how much things have changed since the last time he was here in 2007. Still, what made it more interesting was how Kobe transformed himself into someone even more special for the past years to make all that has just transpired possible.

How Derrick Rose Separated Himself from the Rest

Derrick Rose
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Derrick Rose was part of one of the strongest high school batches in recent history, the ’07 batch. And when all of them graduated, he wasn’t even considered as the best prospect from this particular batch. But four years later, here he is now as the reigning NBA Most Valuable Player. And what makes it more interesting is that he has only just begun. Yet, even so, he had to go through a lot of pain just to be where he is right now.