Top 10 Pba Imports

[tidyaxx]

I was also a Crispafanatic though I was still a kid during Crispa's heydays.  I remembered that dunk.  The perfect picture in my mind of the Black Superman was his power drive to split the lane, elevation and the tomahawk dunk.  You could almost feel the TV shaking after one of his monstrous dunks.  And played with a lot of distractions. He loved to party, was friendly with the ladies and the bottle and was an amateur chemist yet was still oozing with talent on the court.  Could have been one of the real good ones in the NBA if he had his head straight.

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ako din crispa dati, kaya talagang mas tuwang tuwa ako nun kay bates...he was almost a complete offensive player.....had the perimeter and 3 pt shooting range, had elevation for the power dunks....sayang lang hindi pa uso nun sa laro yung mga windmill dunks at hang time mas maganda sanang panoorin si bates....

 

i remember malaki kinita ko dito sa mga pusta ko sa mga classmates kong die hard toyota fans. :thumbsupsmiley: di nila matanggap na unstoppable si bates.

[jt2003]

He loved to party, was friendly with the ladies and the bottle and was an amateur chemist yet was still oozing with talent on the court.  Could have been one of the real good ones in the NBA if he had his head straight.

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When Crispa fell behind in the championship series against Great Taste in the 1983 Reinforced conference, Crispa management had all the players quartered. They were particularly concerned about Billy Ray Bates' night habits. I believe there were instances where Billy Ray Bates even tried to "escape" from such arrangements..but was stopped. But in the next two games, he was literally unstoppable. He was drilling it from everywhere.

[ayasadai]

Bobby Parks

Norman Black

Billy Ray Bates

Michael Young

Tony Harris

Sean Chambers

 

Walker Russell

Terrence Bailey

Lamont Stothers

Larry Robinson

 

 

* ung last 4 mga favorites ko...

[Donlovejoy]

As an ever Crispanatic Billy Rey "Black Superman" Ray Bates

[xuaeenr]

1. Bobby Parks (due to overall consistency in playing and durability in the PBA).

2. Billy Ray Bates (he's the superman, ain't he)?

3. Michael Hackett

4. David Thirdkill (The Sheriff of Nothingham as Joe Cantada called him).

5. Sean Chambers

6. Tony Harris

7. Jamie Waller

8. Chris King

9. Joe Ward

10. Carlos Briggs

[peep_tom]

1. Joe Ward

2. Billy Ray Bates

3. David Thirdkill

4. Michael Young

5. Michael Hackett

6. Bobby Parks

7. Dexter Shouse

8. Tony Harris

9. Rob Williams

10. Lamont Strothers

[Richmond]

The most explosive import combination so far is the teamup of Tommy Davies and Joe ward of Ginebra, they are averaging almost a hundred points per game between themselves. Sad to say they did'nt reach the finals that conference being eliminated by Great Taste where that infamous brawl happened between Atoy Co and the 2 Ginebra imports.

[robo_cop]

Sino ung import ng presto dati na tinaguriang "the human eraser"?

[revi]

Who remembers Kevin Gamble? This import played for Ginebra but was cut after a month or weeks of playing.. He was good but never created much impact on the floor.. Ironically, he was taken in by the Celtics in the NBA and became very proficient there.. Matagal-tagal din itong nag-laro for the Celtics after his stint with Ginebra..

[brawler201]

The most explosive import combination so far is the teamup of Tommy Davies and Joe ward of Ginebra, they are averaging almost a hundred points per game between themselves. Sad to say they did'nt reach the finals that conference being eliminated by Great Taste where that infamous brawl happened between Atoy Co and the 2 Ginebra imports.

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This combo is even a tad more famous for the person that they replaced in the line-up: KEVIN GAMBLE. Gamble was in between NBA jobs when he was cut by Ginebra and then showed up at the Boston Celtics free agent camp and made the regular season team. He was a consistent Celtics contributor and eventually averaged in double figure for a good number of years. He played for 6 years with the Celtics appearing in 336 regular season and 29 play-off games.

[Richmond]

This combo is even a tad more famous for the person that they replaced in the line-up: KEVIN GAMBLE.  Gamble was in between NBA jobs when he was cut by Ginebra and then showed up at the Boston Celtics free agent camp and made the regular season team.  He was a consistent Celtics contributor and eventually averaged in double figure for a good number of years.  He played for 6 years with the Celtics appearing in 336 regular season and 29 play-off games.

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Kevin Gamble also leads the NBA in field goal percentage the year he played for the Boston Celtics

[brawler201]

Kevin Gamble also leads the NBA in field goal percentage the year he played for the Boston Celtics

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Wasn't he a contender for the NBA's sixth man award at one point in his career?

[Agent_mulder]

Rob was paired withformer college mate Thompson to finish second behind the Gin Makers.  Thompson's other claim to fame is that he is the brother of former NBA regular and LA Laker back-up center, Mychal Thompson. 

 

Boss, if i remember correctly it was manila beer with Michael Young and Harold Keeling (along with local players Guidaben, Villamin, Mon Cruz, etc.) that finished second to Ginebra in the third conference of the 1986 season....remember that game winning dunk by Billy Ray Bates guys? Tanduay won the two other conference of that season beating Great Taste in the first conference, 'di ko lang sure kung sino nakalaban ng Tanduay in the second conference pero parang Ginebra yata or playoffs lang yun? But i remember na grabe ang shooting ni freddie hubalde noon na i hated him pero sa kanya ko natutuhan yung bankshot...sorry kung OT

 

 

Sino ung import ng presto dati na tinaguriang "the human eraser"?

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Winston Crite who also played for alaska...

 

 

Who remembers Kevin Gamble?  This import played for Ginebra but was cut after a month or weeks of playing.. He was good but never created much impact on the floor.. Ironically, he was taken in by the Celtics in the NBA and became very proficient there.. Matagal-tagal din itong nag-laro for the Celtics after his stint with Ginebra..

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I remember him, Kevin Gamble was probably cut by the Gin Kings for being ineffective, he is about 6'6 of 6'5 pero he loves shooting from the outside saka parang takot pumasok sa loob ito at makipagbanggaan, played for the Celtics and wears jersey no. 34, it must have been a blessing in disguise for him kasi he was able to play for the Celtics after being replaced by Ginebra..

Edited January 26, 2006 by Agent_mulder

[Akosikokoy]

The most explosive import combination so far is the teamup of Tommy Davies and Joe ward of Ginebra, they are averaging almost a hundred points per game between themselves. Sad to say they did'nt reach the finals that conference being eliminated by Great Taste where that infamous brawl happened between Atoy Co and the 2 Ginebra imports.

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i think the Bates-Hacket tandem is more explosive. and they won a championship too. :cool:

[jt2003]

Guys, please correct me here.

 

I believe one of the greatest NBA players who played in the PBA was Calvin Murphy, for Toyota. He had already practically retired from the NBA at the time, and he couldn't fit into the Toyota system because he was just one guard too many. He had a forgettable stint, since there was already a great "Batman and Robin" tandem at Toyota at the time.