WHY feel sorry?
It was not the players’ fault but the inability of the officials to sort out their problems. It took them years to resolve it and then form a team which is less than a year old.
Congratulations to all the players for giving a good fight!
– N S Rivera, Cerritos, California (via e-mail)
September 11th, 2007 at 7:17 pm
para sa akin isa lng ang problema natin..politics..pera…kung maayos ang problema natin sa politics gaganda ang economiya at may pondo ang ating gobyerno para sa mga trainings at mga facilities ng ating mga athleta.yun ang main problem natin dun.
August 24th, 2007 at 8:28 pm
response to kimosabe…. the RP team wasnt funded by the government. it was backed by the PBA and some companies but they never asked for government support.
and yes i agre with you that we should look at other sports where we have a better chance. football has a growing number of supporters, thanks to cable TV we now get to see live football coverage of european leagues. and maybe in the near future we could have our own national league, where future pinoy footballers can hone their skills.
back to basketball… it doesnt mean we should abandon basketball… the boys played their hearts out… they played hurt but that didnt slow them down. they showed their class and im real proud of them.
and yeah… no one is to blame. it is not the officials or the coaching staff. forget the BAP and SBP bickering…. lets leave it all behind. forget the groupings… any group we’re in is a group of death anyway. we all know we are capable of spoiling the show or pulling the rug from underneath them… we all know that right? so maybe that is something we must always remember… now, lets pick up where we left off.
August 16th, 2007 at 11:07 am
there’s nothing to ashame of… Failure is always a part of team building. RP 5 gone so far. Well, not because of that Greek referee, nor the low FG percentage in jordan’s game. Maybe it’s not yet the time for the Pinoys to make it in the Olympic stage. There’s a lot of time to craft our basketball skills. Asian competitors now are in fast pace in crafting their skills especially the mid-eastern country. Nope, not only the height is to be consider in basketball but the passion in playing it. Keep it up RP 5, I’m so proud to be an avid fan of RP 5. Sooner we’ll be in London Olympics…
August 12th, 2007 at 11:24 pm
They did a good job. Considering the time constraints, the unfamiliarity with the rules, and the clear height disadvantage.
We cannot just say to shift to other sports. Basketball is in our culture already. We love to watch this game. (kahit sa inter-barangay) Instead we try to make ourselves competitive. Use the rules like naturalizing someone. Hindi naman porke natatalo tayo ibig sabihin di natin kaya (ano ba kayo- para namang sinasabi nyo na magcaregiver ka na lag dahil dimo kaya maging nurse). What was Argentina in basketball before…di ba panis rin sila dati. Nagpursige sila. Kung i give up natin ang basketball, ano alternative for a team sport? Football? wala na ngang dumohan na matino dito eh. Mas lalo tayong di mananalo dahil huli na tayo nito sa technology, facilities, and set-up kahit sa SEA — at least sa basketball hari pa rin tayo sa SEA games. Baseball? lalo na. Isa nga lang alam a pitch ng pitchers natin (fastball lang). Tapos itong alternatives walang fan base…pano uunlad at madevelop..walang sponsors at appeal. It will take years for other sports to be competitive kahit sa Asian level lang.
I just pray that the PBA and the basketball leaders will continue to support our national team!
August 12th, 2007 at 9:58 pm
Basketball is not for Pinoys. Its a game of height and speed, instead we should focus on games that are medal potentials. Imagine 10 people for only one medal wherein we can produce 10 medals from 10 boxers. Give it up guys!