#labapilipinas

Hello there mga ka-fans! Sana medyo nakakapag move-on na din tayo sa masalimuot na #FIBAOQT na yan. Sa ngayon ba na-delete mo na yung walang kwentang Gilas app na yan? Eh yung official theme song na "Sabay Tayo"? Malamang, 'matic, tanggal na din sa playlist! Hindi mo na rin pinanuod yung huling kabanata ng #KuwentongGilas. Kung sakali parang binudburan mo lang ng asin o pinigaan ng kalamansi ang sariwa pang mga sugat. Wapaaak!

It's just so timely. President Digong – just in his rookie year – has intensified the fight against drugs.  Teka lang, we're not here to talk about politics. It's not also about drugs. Let's talk about our favorite Pinoy hoops stars and social media. Being a fan today has become so damn different than – say ten or so years ago. Okay, let's just say back in the time of Big J and El Presidente. Fine, maybe Meneses and Duremdes era. Perhaps Taulava and Caguioa (oops, but these vinos still play significant minutes, come on – so let's erase that). 

Mas mabuti yatang tumigil nalang sa pagsuporta sa koponan ng bayan. Mas mainam yata na manisi nalang. Mangutya nang lubus-lubusan. Mang-asar at sabihing mali sila. Tanga si Coach Tab at tinanggal si Abueva. Dapat pinaglaro si ganito. Dapat ginawa yung ganyang play. Dapat tinira na ni Chan, bakit pinasa pa. Dapat sa ilalim lang si Blatche. Dapat hindi si Blatche yung naturalized player natin. Sana hindi tayo yung first game kahapon. Sana nagpahiram yung ibang team noong Fiba Asia nung nakaraang taon. Sana pwede si Clarkson. Sana nanalo tayo sa France. Sana hindi nalang natin ni-boo yung Haka ng Tall Blacks (malas daw kasi na i-boo). Sana nilakasan pa natin yung sigaw. Sana hindi lang "De-fense...De-fense" yung alam nating i-chant. Sana hindi nalang tayo naging fans. Sana'y pag-ibig nalang ang isipin... (Teka, anong linya 'to?)

Today is game day. The moment we've been waiting for is here. What seemed to be a stalled #RoadToRio last year is again opening a long shot opportunity for our Gilas Pilipinas. However this time we know this is the harder route. If not the most difficult path.