Barangay Ginebra Kings

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Raymundo stirs Ginebra to inspired semis win vs Meralco in 2012 PBA Governor’s Cup

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MANILA, Philippines — Ginebra showed a masterful performance in hammering out an 89-76 victory over Meralco Friday to start off the semifinals of the 2012 PBA Governor’s Cup at the Ynares Center in Antipolo.

 

The Gin Kings outrebounded the opponent, dominated in the paint and also made their shots from the outside, building a whopping 25-point lead by the end of the third, which they sustained until the end.

 

An inspired performance from veteran Kerby Raymundo, who has yet to regain his old dominant form since transferring to Ginebra, also highlighted the all-important victory as he finished with 16 points and 13 rebounds.

 

Import Cedric Bozeman also dished out all around numbers with 13 points and 16 boards, accounting for Ginebra’s 61-41 edge over Meralco in the rebounding department.

 

Ginebra raised its record to 6-4, which gives them an edge in the six-team, single round robin semifinals with the top team advancing to the next round.

 

An explosive 9-0 start propelled the Gin Kings to an early 25-10, and were able to maintain the energy while neutralizing the Bolts’ offense.

 

After Meralco cut down the lead to single digits in the third period, Ginebra turned to its bruisers to widen the gap anew – and Bozeman and Enrico Villanueva rose up and attacked the paint relentlessly.

 

Jayjay Helterbrand, who was quiet all game, put up a triple before setting up rookie Dylan Ababou for a 71-46 lead.

 

Meralco, which reeled to its sixth loss with four wins, tried to mount a run in the payoff period, outscoring Ginebra by 10 points, although it was Import Mario West who led all scorers with 22 points.

 

 

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Eric Menk did a fine job, a decent job off the board pati sa late points.

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Ka Barangay. tomorrow retro ang uniform isusuot ng Ginebra. Pang 80s nilang uniform!

 

 

 

 

Short shorts din kaya ang isusuot ng Barangay? Sana magsuot din sila ng Kaypee shoes

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Jaworski before Ginebra: A look back at the Big J’s Toyota years

Jay P. Mercado, special to InterAKTV · Thursday, July 5, 2012 · 5:09 pm

 

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When the PBA opened in 1975, 29-year-old Robert Salazar Jaworski was already a bona fide star. A veteran of many international competitions, including the 1968 Mexico City Olympics, Toyota coach Dante Silverio wanted Jaworski to suit up for the Comets. The coach was confident that a starting unit of Jaworski, Francis Arnaiz, Ramon Fernandez, Rodolfo “Ompong” Segura, and Alberto “Big Boy” Reynoso would lead the Comets to greatness.

 

It was no surprise then when Toyota won the league’s first two titles at the expense of the Crispa Redmanizers. Powered by import Byron “Snake” Jones and, later, Stan “Sweet” Cherry, Toyota romped to two championships and were poised for a Grand Slam right in the PBA’s very first season. But Crispa prevented a triple crown for Toyota in the season-ending tournament, dashing the Comets’ dreams.

 

In 1976, Toyota was still good enough to contend in the finals in three straight tournaments. Unfortunately, the squad lost all three titles to the Redmanizers, who ran away with the Grand Slam that year.

 

Silverio revamped the team, recruiting Abe King and Emerito Legaspi from the amateur ranks. Jaworski, meanwhile, took over the leadership role on the team. In 1977, he led the squad to the title in the Third Conference, where Toyota defeated guest team Emtex Sacronels in the finals. The Sacronels were composed of stars from the Brazilian national team, and Jaworski’s matchup with Milton Setrini, whom he shut down in the finals, was a highlight of the series.

 

Undisputed leader

 

But it was in 1978 when Jaworski truly dominated. In what was probably the single finest season by a local PBA player, the 32-year-old point guard led Toyota to the All-Filipino and Invitational titles and averaged a scintillating 20 points, 12 rebounds, and 8.8 assists per game for the season, making him the undisputed Most Valuable Player.

 

His rebounding numbers were astounding, considering that he played in two conferences that allowed imports of unlimited height. Toyota also suited up two dominant reinforcements that season, the prolific Bruce “Sky” King and rebounding demon Carlos Terry, and Jaworski still managed to put up those crazy numbers.

 

Over the next couple of seasons, Jaworski was the undisputed leader of Toyota.

 

Finals controversy

 

But controversy hounded the team in the finals of the 1980 All-Filipino Conference. Crispa was on a dominant run, having won 19 straight games, and the Redmanizers held a 2-0 lead over Toyota in the finals.

 

In Game Three, Toyota coach Fort Acuna kept Jaworski on the bench for the first half of the game, defying the instructions of team manager Don Pablo Carlos. At halftime, Carlos fired Acuna on the spot, and took over coaching duties of the team. He fielded in Jaworski at the start of the second half, and the Big J provided his team a huge emotional lift that resulted in a 97-94 victory for the Tamaraws, who dealt the powerhouse Redmanizers their only loss that conference.

 

In 1981, Toyota and Crispa met for the last time in the Open Conference finals. Crispa featured former Utah Jazz draftee James Hardy and ex-Toyota import “Snake” Jones, while Toyota had Andrew Fields and Victor King. Jaworski was instrumental in defending Redmanizers hotshot Atoy Co, and made clutch plays for Toyota, who had the last laugh against its bitter rival, winning the series 3-2.

 

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The power struggle

 

Jaworski suffered an assortment of injuries in the 1982 season, including a groin problem that kept him out for most of the year. With Jaworski out, Fernandez became the focal point of Toyota, which still found much success with a talented cast that featured Arnaiz, King, and 1979 Rookie of the Year Arnie Tuadles.

 

Despite Jaworski’s injuries, Toyota won two titles that season.

 

When Jaworski returned to full-time action in 1983, a feud had begun to simmer between Jaworski and Fernandez. Toyota failed to win a single title, as Crispa won its second Grand Slam that season.

 

Meanwhile, reports of a rift among the Toyota players worried the team’s diehard fans. Jaworski reportedly had the support of veterans like Arnaiz and Tuadles, while guys like Ed Cordero, Tim Coloso, and Pol Herrera, among others, were allegedly in the Fernandez camp.

 

Keen observers noted the “cold war” between Jaworski and Fernandez, who seemed to refuse to pass the ball to each other on the court, although the players kept talk of the feud away from public.

 

Goodbye Toyota

 

While the team struggled on the court, rumors surfaced that Toyota was about to disband at the end of the 1983 season, which caused anxiety among its players. Team manager Jack Rodriguez reassured the players, including Jaworski and Fernandez, that Toyota would not be sold. But just a week after, a report came out that the Toyota franchise had been sold to Basic Shareholdings Inc., the holding company for Asia Brewery.

 

Jaworski went berserk, and appeared on television to blast the move of Toyota management to sell the team without informing the players. In one memorable interview with Jullie Yap-Daza on “Tell the People,” Jaworski and Arnaiz criticized the lack of loyalty on the part of Toyota management, while declaring their refusal to be part of the sale, taking offense at the idea of players being sold “por kilo” to another company.

 

Toyota fans were devastated. Some rabid followers even sent donations to Toyota management to keep the team together.

 

But the sale had been finalized, and the Toyota basketball team was no more. Beer Hausen, which took over the Toyota squad, declared that Fernandez would be the team’s franchise player.

 

Sensing an opportunity and not wanting further controversy to affect the league, PBA president Carlos “Honeyboy” Palanca III acquired the services of Jaworski and Arnaiz for his La Tondeña franchise. It was the team that would go on to become Ginebra, where Jaworski went on to seal his legend forever.

 

 

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Jaworski: Baby Dalupan is greatest coach of all time

 

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Despite the advances in the game of basketball, Robert Jaworski still believes that the game is more art than science.

 

“Iba na ang basketball ngayon. It entails a lot of hard work, may scouting and scientific na ang approach, pero hindi pa rin ako nananiwala sa science pagdating sa basketball,” said Jaworski.

 

Jaworski cited as an example the legendary Virgilio “Baby” Dalupan, who coached him at University of the East. Jaworski said he considers Dalupan, his mentor, the greatest PBA coach of all time. “People say that Dalupan was lucky to have star-studded teams in Crispa and Great Taste, but the truth is, it’s harder for a coach to handle 12 spoiled brats on his team and Dalupan was able to do that well.”

 

The coach was known for shuffling his lineups from game to game and giving all players a chance to shine. Even though Jaworski ended up battling Dalupan as part of Toyota in the PBA, he installed a similar style to that of his mentor when he became playing coach of Ginebra.

 

Dalupan, who still holds the PBA record for most championships, was feted on Tuesday night at UE, and Jaworski was among those on hand to pay tribute.

 

For Jaworski, lessons he learned from Dalupan’s mentorship played a big part in his coaching philosophy.

 

“Hindi naman yan nadadaan sa pagandahan ng sapatos o papormahan. Ganoon din sa coaching. Kung ang mga players mo naniniwala sa iyo, malayo ang maabot ng koponan niyo. Mas malaki ang tsansa ng team na naglalaro ng sama-sama,” said Jaworski.

 

 

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I was one of the few players that played against him. I ate his elbow(s), patid, and pangangatawan. Matigas talaga. Although I was only a second stringer during that time, it was really an experienced and pleasure to play against him. See you all, Ka Barangay, bukas. I will be there!

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Kerby Raymundo led Ginebra to another victory. Congrats the Kid!

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[junix]

o kaya palitan nya muna si Siot sa pag-coach. One Time lang!

 

Tama!!! Pag maganda resulta tuluyan nang palitan si tangquincen

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'Di ko napanood laro nila kagab, it's great to know na nanalo sila..

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Hayup sa mga quotable quotes ah, Sir if I may add, me nabasa ako noon na sinabi n'ya kay Biboy Ravanes, it goes something like "Sa Batangas pwede 'yan dito hindi"..

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[ray004]

nice quotes!

[junix]

 

darating kaya ang "Loyzaga Brothers" mamaya?

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Arnaiz says Big J unretireable By Joaquin Henson The Philippine Star

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Manila, Philippines - Former PBA star guard Francis Arnaiz said while his long-time teammate Robert Jaworski’s Ginebra San Miguel No. 7 jersey will be retired in formal rites at the Smart Araneta Coliseum tonight, the Big J will never retire from public service.

 

“There will always be a role you can play in mentoring individuals, especially the young, instilling in them the correct values to have so that they may grow to be the best they can be in whatever road life takes them,” said Arnaiz in an e-mail to The STAR yesterday. “This new arena can be through sports or through any other means.”

 

Arnaiz, 61, played 12 seasons in the PBA, finishing his career in 1986 with over 10,000 points and 2,000 assists in 613 games. He met up with Jaworski when the ex-Ateneo standout joined Meralco as a MICAA rookie in 1971 and they were since inseparable at Komatsu, Toyota, the national team and finally, Ginebra San Miguel. Today, Arnaiz lives in Sacramento, California, and works as a staff service analyst with the Commission on Teacher Credentialing for the state.

 

In a tribute to Jaworski, Arnaiz said: “I do not know what the young players in the PBA today think of Sonny as a player or as a person. Having been his backcourt partner all throughout my amateur and professional basketball careers, I do not think there is anyone who knows him better as a player than myself. Sonny is an athlete who has given the game his all. In fact, he has shown me what dedication to a sport is all about. I do not know of anyone who has worked harder than Sonny, to be the best he can be. By his example, he taught me what it really means to have a dream, work hard and reach it. I think he sees himself as someone blessed by God with a talent that he wants to share with others, either as a player or as a teacher of the sport. And this is not just about being talented. More importantly, he is showing all of us that by reaching down into our very being, even when everyone says we can’t, with God’s help and a ton of hard work, all of us can achieve our dreams. It takes courage to take a chance and stand up for what you believe in, even when nobody else does.

 

“If there is anything I realize now, it’s what Sonny has been showing us all those years by example. Winning is not everything. The measure of a true champion is this: If at the end of the day, you can look at yourself in the mirror and truly say, I did my very best, you have won a crown that can never be lost and no one can take that away from you. And this, I believe, is the legacy that Sonny would like to leave with us. That life’s real battles are not always won by the faster or the stronger. They go to the one who trusts in God and can truly say, I did my best.”

 

http://imageshack.us/a/img811/566/bigjspbnowater.jpg Francis Arnaiz. filamnation.com Asked to expound on Ginebra’s fabled never-say-die attitude, Arnaiz said it’s the key to success in anything in life. “It’s what makes Ginebra so unique,” said the Robin to Jaworski’s Batman. “It’s that spirit that Sonny instilled in all his players. After all, how does one define success? I don’t think it’s simply winning. Not trying to sound simplistic but success is giving your best. If you’ve done your best, you’ve already won. If there is anything that defines Sonny, it is that attitude. It’s that legacy, built on the foundation that will live on for Ginebra long after we’re gone.”

 

Arnaiz never represented the country in the Olympics unlike Jaworski in 1968 but cherished the memory of playing on the national team that captured the FIBA-Asia (then known as the Asian Basketball Confederation) championship in Manila in 1973. “There is nothing like representing your country,” he said. “My most memorable experience as a player was when we won the Asian title in 1973.”

 

Arnaiz said with the London Olympics just around the corner, his advice to the country’s delegation of 11 athletes is to do their best and enjoy the moment. “Remember that you are special and were chosen to represent the Philippines,” he said. “Winning is important and you should always strive for it. But it’s not the most important thing. What is paramount is that you compete with honor. Be proud in the fact that you represent your country and have the support of millions of your countrymen who will be cheering for you.”

 

Arnaiz said his job with the Certification, Assignment and Waivers Division of the state government keeps him busy. To stay fit, he walks a lot. “I don’t play basketball anymore except for some exhibition games that we played a few years ago with the PBA-USA Legends Foundation headed by Abe King,” he said.

 

Arnaiz said after living in the US for over 25 years, his plan is to eventually settle down here. “It has always been my plan to settle in the Philippines,” he said. “My wife Bebe and I plan to retire in the next three or four years. At this point, I’m not sure what I will do in the Philippines (when we come back). But I hope that it will be something that will allow me to impart what I have learned in life to the younger generation.”

 

Regarding the PBA, Arnaiz said he doesn’t watch the games on live streaming but stays informed by reading accounts in the internet, particularly on philstar.com. “The players are much stronger and bigger now which of course, changes the structure and flow of the game,” he pointed out. “I think they are fundamentally more sound now.”

 

Arnaiz has four children and one grandchild. His eldest Inigo, 37, lives in Manila and works for a graphic design company. Another son Francisco, 32, works for a real estate mortgage company in California. Daughter Tammy and husband Martin Tuason reside in Las Vegas with an eight-month-old daughter Olivia. Youngest child Nicole lives in San Francisco.