Kobe's Legacy in Life and Death

Kobe Bean Bryant  

1978 - 2020

It was a devasting news for the Hoops World.

Kobe is the best definition for Basketball - Love and Hate, both Good and Bad.  His Legacy of Glory, Honor and Controversy are already written in the future Hall of Fame. 

All his entire colourful career he has experienced the extremes in Life. He has his Loyal Devouted Fans which ranges from Actors, Politicians and Common Folks.While on the other side Longtime Gritty Haters such as the Boston Garden and MJ comparison and Laker Critics including Shaq's followers.

He retired from Basketball since 2016, but has since transcended himself as Mentor, Consultant and Ambassador for the World of Hoops.

The Old Fame of Hate and Glory for Rings and Trophies, has been replaced by Global Basketball Guru and Father Figure.

It is so sad to see a Basketball Legend like him to pass away in such tragic fashion.  It is much more sadder knowing his loving daughter Gigi also an aspiring Basketball star, died together with him in his loving arms.

Rest In Peace Mamba and Mambacita..

Reborn at year 2020

Back from a long Hibernation..

Summary of what happened during the Long Deep Slumber:

1. Kobe dies in a fateful Crash Accident at 41 Years old this January 2020
2. Ginebra as Champions again (2020) together with Justin Brown Lee 
3. Lebron is now with Purple and Gold together with Anthony Davis, after a few years of getting a Championship Ring for Cleveland Cavaliers
4. Donald Trump is currently the President of the United State of America
5. Toronto Raptors got its first Championship via Kawhi Leonard
6. Golden State Warriors Dynasty has ended with injured Kevin Durant (who left for Brooklyn) and Thomson.
7. NBA ex-Commissioner Stein died January 2020
8. Linsanity Happened (Jeremy Lin/JLin) and won a Championship Ring afterwards.
9. New NBA Rookies and Sophomores: Doncic (DAL) Trae Young (ATL), Devin Booker (PHX), JA Morant (MEM), Barett (NYK) and the Popular Zion Williamson (NOL)
10. Philippine Player Kai Sotto is the one of the youngest upcoming superstars maybe in Asia or NBA (Hopefully)

Keeping your Championship Ring

There's is no perfect formula for a championship.

nor is there an existing formula that keeps your team to be Champions.

our Team W is on the right direction to maintain that championship fever.

together as team, we can make the right adjustment to keep that level of competitiveness.

I'm glad I was able to impart good knowledge to our other players [mostly support units].

without them our main players cannot achieve to what we are today.

There's a lot of trial and errors that needs to be done, but it can be achieved thru right communication and selfless sacrifices.

                                                                          

As such as the same to the Bulls Dynasty, they cannot achieve the perfect season without their role players like Bill Cartwright, Bill Wennington, Stacey King or the likes of Steve Kerr.

I do firmly believe that this philosophy of developing a supportive team to your core players, would bring higher success rate to great championships and beyond as players.

Just ask Coach Steve Kerr of the 2015 champions - Golden State Warriors team.

It's the Championship mentality that gets into you that makes you CHAMPIONS.

A different kind of Hoops..

I am elated to be given a 2nd chance of basketball life, by having an opportunity to coach a Girl's basketball team and it's 18 and under! talking about lucky and privileged! It reminds me of my becoming a fan for uConn College Girls basketball team including their player - Rebecca lobo.

I was privileged to be part of mentoring program under Coach A who has taken extra effort to take us under his wing and give us pointer as a coach.  His teachings are much more valuable in game time than the subjects taught in classroom.

The team is also unique.
Last week, we started with 7 players and we are able to beat a taller opponent with having only 4 players at the last minutes,  with all other players having to fouled out of the game.   The remaining players are able to play smart and make some decisive plays until the last second.

Today it's a different ball game.   With our 2nd unit providing support, the players were able to show their true colors of great hustle and steals that put us a big margin over opponents [around 40+ points gap] through our transition game.

I do hope to extend my service on which I can offer to Coach A and the team so I can be with them until championships.

it's an answered prayer to a simple wish.  And it was a big favor to my basketball soul as I needed this kind of support and healing as a person as a whole.

Wish us luck and we will keep you updated.

I'm Back!
 

years of hiatus and finally I'm crawling my way in.

Life is never easy, yet it is beautiful to learn.

Passion never stops, and yearning is always endless.
2 rings this year and more is coming.
There is more rain to expect, yet more rainbows to see unnoticed.

Life goes on!

Champions - Big and Small, Short and Tall

My 2nd team are minor league Champs!

and my other players teams are major league Champs!

Double Champs - my friends, my boys, my players!

It's great to see your success double up with the people you play with and the friends you share your passion.

This is a great weekend for me.

The FEU tamaraws recently visited our small island nation and it feels like dejavu again for those NCAA-UAAP days a decade ago.

It's great to see this young players take on the torch of leadership with great power and responsibility. I would bet a thousand dollars that a lot of them would be future PBA pros in the next years ahead.

Also, it was a good moment for me since this is my 2nd championship experience with a very young team. As the saying goes, basketball is played by five people, not one. Our victory only shows that thru hard work and determination, added with a grain of luck and a lot of a heart, small people can be made into Winners.

We have fought back in the last 2 games, with very convincing wins on a come from behind story.

Our championship was a picture of David vs Goliath, with our players fighting on the ropes trying to put the score on an evenly match game. At one point in the 2nd quarter, bad luck struck us again when our star Player-A landed on the wrong foot and suffered a terrible sprain.

Nevertheless, our other players played with pride and heart and didn't give up fighting every score to match the game until the 4th quarter. My strategy was to delay Player-A's return until the crucial 4th quarter, but he hobbled off the pain and the other players took the leadership slack and combined great plays and scoring load. Players added dagger after dagger of great shots when it trickled down into the crucial minutes. It was a good win combined with a lot of drama and intensity.

Now this championship is worth savoring.

Congrats to Dallas Mavericks 2011 NBA champs

Congrats to Dallas Maverics 2011 NBA champs!

This may be late and I am routing for Lebron, Wade and the Heat, but understandably and convincingly Dallas deserve to be Champions.

I always liked Kidd and Nowitzki, and much more Mark Cuban who is the coolest-bad-ass Team owner in US of A.

They deserved to be champions and their win is unexpected, imagine elminating the defending champions Lakers to a 4-0 sweep and further winning the Larry O' Brien trophy.

Their championship is a result of dedication, hardwork and I would say a lot of PATIENCE.

Mark Cuban has matured not using his loud-mouth starting playoffs until the finals series.

It must be inner pain for him not to let his emotions take over, but only releasing it all not until the final seconds. It took him a lot of years to put a championship team, even gambling on acquiring Jason Kidd and maintaining franchise player Dirk Nowitzki. This championship story is a result of good team management and critical decision over the last five years.

Hats off to this great players and team owners!