CJ Giles left for Seattle today via Northwest and will take a break before heading to the Orlando Magic's camp. His naturalization papers are already moving as he intends to continue playing for Smart Gilas. I will have expanded details on this next week. I won't be posting much until Sunday night as I'll be busy and out of town again.
The Ateneo Blue Eagles will play their last Manila game this Friday against San Beda in the FilOil Pre-Season Tournament. They'll be pulling out of it (they already did with the Nike Summer League) as they head for Cebu. The next time you see them in Manila competition is the UAAP proper.
The Ateneo Blue Eagles will play their last Manila game this Friday against San Beda in the FilOil Pre-Season Tournament. They'll be pulling out of it (they already did with the Nike Summer League) as they head for Cebu. The next time you see them in Manila competition is the UAAP proper.
Word is UE will do the same.
What does this say about Fil Oil & NSL?
They are not that important in the scheme of the things and well it could be the deathknell of them.
How many teams pulled out to go for training abroad? Three.
As I told FilOil and NSL's agency Ogilvy & Mather time and again... no one is going to really take it seriously when:
1) It's a "pre-season" and "summer" league. What do both connote? It's recreational and well, a venue for testing and trying out different things. Unless they shake off those tags of pre- and summer then it will always be like this. It starts with branding and marketing. Isn't it when teams lose they always say, "it's the pre-season anyway?" So there!
2) No one wears their authentic game jerseys. they just suit up in their practice kits with no names behind them.
3) They don't get the proper exposure as they well don't get good time slots or proper media. who watches anyway? Not many.
How many teams pulled out to go for training abroad? Three.
As I told FilOil and NSL's agency Ogilvy & Mather time and again... no one is going to really take it seriously when:
1) It's a "pre-season" and "summer" league. What do both connote? It's recreational and well, a venue for testing and trying out different things. Unless they shake off those tags of pre- and summer then it will always be like this. It starts with branding and marketing. Isn't it when teams lose they always say, "it's the pre-season anyway?" So there!
2) No one wears their authentic game jerseys. they just suit up in their practice kits with no names behind them.
3) They don't get the proper exposure as they well don't get good time slots or proper media. who watches anyway? Not many.
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