Alaska gave away Tenorio
By Beth CelisOne of the many questions Pinoy basketball fans had been asking about Jones Cup hero LA Tenorio was answered yesterday afternoon.
One of the many questions Pinoy basketball fans had been asking about Jones Cup hero LA Tenorio was answered yesterday afternoon.
There may never be another win like this. One hefty serving of native heroics was not enough so, for the championship on Sunday, LA Tenorio played his heart out a second straight night.
LA Tenorio had one fond thought before Smart Gilas-Pilipinas’ championship game for the 34th Jones Cup against the United States on Sunday afternoon.
LA Tenorio, the 5-foot-8 Smart Gilas-Pilipinas starting point guard, certainly cannot compare with the greatest basketball player who has ever lived.
One big shot came one after another, but Alaska’s LA Tenorio had the final say.
Barangay Ginebra has brought an old hand back for the PBA Commissioner’s Cup, believing that he can weave the same magic for the most popular ballclub in the league.
Pride and bragging rights will be there for the taking as college basketball’s most compelling rivalry in Ateneo and La Salle get it on one more time Sunday night at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.
This one is not a fantasy league that features an intimidating frontcourt combination of Enrico Villanueva, Rabeh Al-Hussaini, Noy Baclao and Japeth Aguilar, or a dazzling backcourt mixture of Mike Cortez, JV Casio, and MacCardona.
Put to a test of character by its own coach, B-Meg last night survived Barako Bull, 91-90, for a seventh straight win that put the Llamados in the hunt for a top two slot in the PBA Philippine Cup playoffs at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.
Barangay Ginebra unleashed a weapon the crowd favorites have been keeping all along.
Coach Joel Banal felt relieved at the rare experience of a post-game interview after five years.
Shortly after the final buzzer, coach Tim Cone—dressed up in his familiar get-up—put his left arm around LA Tenorio’s shoulder as they walked side-by-side on their way to the dugout.
Tim Cone was right: the first game between B-Meg and his former team, Alaska, was all about the players.
