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Team Philippines outplays Kazakhstan for rousing Asian Games opener
Success in the first order of business. Team Philippines mounted a blistering 12-2 run in the first three minutes of the game against Kazakhstan, looking to dictate the tempo. Three quarters later, they were still enjoying that and more. The Filipinos went on to put themselves squarely on the driver’s seat through their defense and hustle as they enjoyed an erratic shooting by their foes en route to a 96-59 victory in Group D action of the Asian Games men’s basketball tournament at the Gelora Bung Karno Basketball Hall in Jakarta, Indonesia, Thursday afternoon. Stanley Pringle, a first-time member of the national quintet, scattered 18 points to lead the Filipinos in scoring. James Yap, who last logged a national team tour of duty nine years ago, chimed in 12 more to help in the scoring effort. PBA's top rookie pick in Christian Standhardinger displayed his vast arsenal, too. He accounted for 15 points. But the most telling bit was the Filipinos’ effort on the defensive end. Team Philippines, which was formed hastily following a dramatic flip-flopping by the basketball federation, made the Kazakhs labor on their shooting and second-chance points. Kazakhstan, as a result, turned the ball over 22 times — a far cry to the Philippines’ nine. The former team was 41% from the field (13/32 shots), against the Pinoys’ 59% (23/39). Everyone from the Philippine team saw action and produced. Anton Bykov tried to keep his squad in the game with 13 points, as Dmitriy Gavrilov and Rustam Yergali added in nine and eight points, respectively. But all that was put to naught as the Filipinos were already enjoying a cushion from the gritty stand they mounted in the opening salvo. NBA cager Jordan Clarkson, whose spot was left open by head coach Yeng Guiao days leading to the tournament, joined his teammates at the venue in the third period after a connecting flight from Singapore. He is set to don the Philippine tricolor in the game against the Chinese. The victory marks the third straight time the Philippines won over Kazakhstan in the quadrennial meet. The last time was in Incheon in September 2014 when Marcus Douthit was ordered to hit in the team's basket in a bid to chase quotient. The Filipinos virtually booked a place in the next round of the skirmishes. They take on China at 5 p.m. next Tuesday. The scores: Philippines 96 – Pringle 18, Standhardinger 15, Yap 12, Lee 10, Tiu 9, Norwood 7, Almazan 6, Erram 5, Belga 5, Taulava 5, Ahanmisi 4. Kazakhstan 59 – Bykov 13, Gavrilov 9, Yergali 8, Zhigulin 7, Kuanov 6, Bazhin 6, Chsherbak 6, Maidekin 2, Marchuk 2, Yagodkin 0, Murzagaliyv 0, Satkeyev 0. Quarterscores: 16-9; 41-20; 61-43; 96-59.
Philippines opens Asiad with rout of Kazakhstan
The Philippines opened up its campaign in the group stages with a dominant 96-59 beating of Kazakhstan in the 2018 Asian Games Thursday at GBK Basketball Hall in Jakarta. The Filipinos will next face China in Group D and will need to finish in the top two of the pool to advance to quarterfinals. Stanley Pringle put up a game-high 18 points, on 6-of-9 shooting, to lead the Filipinos who played without Jordan Clarkson who only arrived in Jakarta on the day of the game. After a 16-9 first quarter, the Filipinos upped the ante in the second quarter and outscored the Kazakhs 25-11 to take a 41-20 lead heading into the half. Asi Taulava then made it a 30-point game, 84-54, when he hit an easy layup with 4:05 remaining in the game. Christian Standhardinger had 15 points for the Philippines while James Yap had 12 points and six rebounds. Anton Bykov led Kazakhstan with 13 points and five rebounds.
Asian Games By The Numbers: Philippines stamps class on Kazakhstan
No Jordan Clarkson, no problem. At least not yet. The new-look Philippine national basketball squad took down Kazakhstan, 96-59, for an emphatic first win in the 2018 Asian Games in Indonesia, even with Jordan Clarkson sitting on the bench. Clarkson will see action against China on Tuesday, August 21, but as promised, the squad took a huge win heading into their match-up against the Asian powerhouse. Made up mostly by the core of Rain or Shine and backed up by PBA veterans, the Philippines will get be even more dangerous when the Cleveland Cavaliers combo guard finally makes his debut for Gilas Pilipinas. Before we get too ahead of ourselves, let's take a look at the pertinent numbers from the Philippines' clinical victory over the Kazakhs. 11 Players who scored for the Philippines. Every single player from the 11-man side of Yeng Guiao scored. Jordan Clarkson would have been the 12th guy to score, but he just landed in Indonesia. He was at least there at the sidelines and looks primed against China. 4 Filipino players who scored in double digits. Stanley Pringle paced the squad with 18 huge points, followed by Christian Standhardinger's 15. Sharpshooters James Yap and Paul Lee also added 12 and 10 respectively for good measure. It could have easily been five players in double figures, as Chris Tiu came a point shy with 9 markers. For Kazakhstan, only one player scored in double figures, with Anton Bykov tallying 13 points. 16 Steals for PHI Gilas Pilipinas' offense was humming for nearly all game long, but their defense was every bit as pivotal to the huge victory. All but two players came up with a steal, led by Gabe Norwood's four takeaways. Maverick Ahanmisi had three, while big men Beau Begla and JP Erram had two apiece. 22 Turnovers for Kazakhstan. The Filipinos' suffocating defense was in full display in their opening game, forcing the Kazakhs to cough up the ball 22 times, compared to their total tally of nine. They also made Kazakhstan pay for those costly miscues, registering 29 points off turnovers compared to just four for the opposing side. 18% Kazakhstan's three-point clip. The Kazakhs were hyped to be deadly shooters from outside, but that didn't show against the Philippines as they were only able to connect on five triples on 28 attempts. They just weren't able to bounce back after a slow start, shooting 1-for-13 from the field in the first quarter. The Philippines, meanwhile, shot a respectable 31% from deep and an 58% from the field.
Udonis Haslem leaning toward return as talks continue with Heat
Udonis Haslem is creating jobs, while working toward getting his Miami Heat job back for another season. Haslem has had talks with the Heat in recent days as he continues working through the process of deciding whether to return for a 16th season. There is no timetable for a decision, but there are now indications that he is clearly leaning toward a return. “It was a great conversation,” Haslem said at the opening of his latest Einstein Bros. Bagels, one of several franchises that he and his business partners have collaborated on in the Miami area in recent years. “At the end of the day, it’s was a conversation about if they want me back and if I want to be back.” He’s also planning a meeting with Heat coach Erik Spoelstra in the coming days. Heat officials, including team president Pat Riley, have said they want Haslem back. Haslem’s on-court role has been limited over the last three years. He appeared in only 14 games last season, all off the bench, and hasn’t gotten more than 20 minutes in any game since Jan. 1, 2017. But his voice in the locker room is vital. The 38-year-old Miami native remains one of the team’s captains, and it’s not uncommon for him to mentor teammates on the bench during games or raise his voice at halftime — even before coaches enter the room — when things are not going to his liking. Even this week, several Heat players joined him for his usual midday outdoor workout under the sweltering Miami sun. “I was glad to have them,” Haslem said. “It’s usually lonely out there.” He’s taken the same approach that he’s brought to basketball to the business world. Haslem and his partners have created well over 200 jobs with their food-service ventures, with more projects looming. “I like being invested in the things I’m investing in,” Haslem said. “I don’t just sit around and wait for the check. My life has pretty much become basketball, working out, business and my family. Those are my four vices.” Haslem has played with 126 different Heat teammates, not even counting those players who were signed for training camps and never actually appeared in a regular-season or playoff game. His return for a 16th year would mean that he’s been with the franchise for more than half its history; the Heat had played 15 seasons before he signed with them in 2003. For his career, Haslem has averaged 7.7 points and 6.8 rebounds. He was a starter on the Heat championship clubs in 2006, 2012 and 2013.
LeBron James, Stephen Curry, Rockets get early hype in NBA intro
NBA fans will get a smorgasbord of LeBron James in a Los Angeles Lakers uniform, the All-Star laden lineup of the defending champion Golden State Warriors, the Houston Rockets and the up-and-coming Boston Celtics as part of the league’s national television schedule. The NBA released its TV schedule for the first week of the season, Christmas Day and Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Wednesday, and all are prominently featured. James Harden and the Rockets will appear three times on national television in the opening week of the season, while Lakers, Warriors and Celtics will be featured twice. The highlight of the coveted Christmas Day games is James facing a familiar foe – Stephen Curry and the Warriors – for a fourth straight year, only this time James will be wearing Lakers’ gold and purple rather than the familiar wine and gold colors of the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Warriors, who added center DeMarcus Cousins in the offseason, feature a lineup with five current NBA All-Stars. The other Christmas Day games include Kyrie Irving and the Celtics hosting the young, but talented Philadelphia 76ers. The Rockets, who came within a game of knocking off the Warriors in the Western Conference finals last season, will host the Oklahoma City Thunder, while Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks visit the New York Knicks and the Portland Trail Blazers visit the Utah Jazz. The featured MLK day games include a Warriors-Lakers rematch – this time in Los Angeles – while the 76ers host the Rockets, and Anthony Davis and the New Orleans Pelicans visit the Memphis Grizzles.
Shaq’s son Shareef O’Neal further boosts loaded UCLA freshman class
UCLA has landed forward Shareef O’Neal. The son of retired NBA great Shaquille O’Neal signed a grant-in-aid to attend UCLA this fall. He will enroll in summer school this month. The 6-foot-10, 220-pounder from Los Angeles played the last two seasons at Crossroads High in nearby Santa Monica. As a senior last season, O’Neal helped the school win the CIF Division II state title for the first time since 1997. He had 29 points, 17 rebounds and five blocks in the title game. O’Neal averaged 27 points as a senior while Crossroads finished with a 25-9 record. UCLA coach Steve Alford says O’Neal brings a “terrific combination of size, skill and athleticism.” O’Neal joins fellow freshmen Jules Bernard, Moses Brown, Tyger Campbell, Kenneth Nwuba and David Singleton in UCLA’s incoming class. Shaquille O’Neal starred at LSU before going on to the NBA, where he won four championships including three with the Los Angeles Lakers.
Kyle Lowry benefits the most from the Kawhi Leonard trade
In the two weeks since the Toronto Raptors traded DeMar DeRozan, Jakob Poeltl and a top-20 protected 2019 first round pick to the San Antonio Spurs for Kawhi Leonard and Danny Green, much has been made about change. A fresh start for Leonard, renewed hope for the Raptors and an unexpected upheaval for DeRozan. It will certainly take some time for Raptors fans to adjust to life without DeRozan. He was their star that chose to stay, the franchise's all-time leading scorer, and could one day become the first player in franchise history with a jersey in the rafters. While it's difficult to imagine a Raptors backcourt without DeRozan, it's now Kyle Lowry steering the ship with a chance to put a fitting cap on the most successful era in franchise history Toronto took a gamble both on and off the court for what could be just a year of Leonard, but it was one worth taking. As tough as it might be for Lowry to play without his long-time teammate beside him, it was the right move for him too. Stripping away the emotion and evaluating the decision strictly as a basketball transaction, this deal could do wonders for squeezing more out of Lowry. Right off the bat, swapping DeRozan and Poeltl for Leonard and Green completely changes the gravity of the offence. While it's certainly true that DeRozan stretched his game to become more of a threat beyond the 3-point line, the fact remains that he still shot just 31.2 percent from deep, well below the league average and among the worst in the league among players to take a high volume. As such, defences remained content with him shooting from the perimeter – just 27 percent of his three-point attempts were tightly contested – preferring to clog the lane and protect the rim. With the additions of Leonard and Green, the flow of the offence should completely change. Over his past two healthy regular seasons, Leonard shot 40.7 percent from three on 4.9 attempts per game and is a dynamic scoring threat from anywhere on the floor. Green is no slouch himself, especially from the corners where he's knocked down 43.9 percent over the last two seasons and should provide Lowry another viable spacing option. Both Leonard and Green have shown a penchant for shooting high volumes of catch-and-shoot 3s, an area that DeRozan never truly embraced despite sharing a backcourt with an All-Star caliber point guard. When Leonard is creating his own offence – which he will a lot – Lowry becomes a very dangerous off-ball threat of his own. While the plurality of his shots were pull-ups last season (40.2 percent), Lowry posted a better catch-and-shoot effective FG percentage than CJ McCollum, Devin Booker and Bradley Beal, to name a few. With even more spacing this season, Lowry has a chance to become one of the premier catch-and-shoot threats in the league. On the other side of the ball, the Raptors gained two of the league’s best perimeter defenders. While Green doesn’t carry the same level of prestige as the two-time Defensive P
Man convicted of killing Jordan’s father gets new attorney
One of the men convicted of killing basketball star Michael Jordan’s father 25 years ago has a new attorney to pursue his claims that he didn’t shoot James Jordan. WRAL-TV reports attorney Chris Mumma will represent Daniel Green, who appeared Friday in Lee County court to request a new trial and a new attorney. “When I became familiar with the full facts of the case, I became convinced he is not guilty of the murder of James Jordan, that he was not there when James Jordan was murdered, he was not part of a robbery of James Jordan, all things he was convicted of,” said Mumma, executive director of the North Carolina Center on Actual Innocence. Mumma previously had worked with Green’s attorney, Scott Holmes, who voluntarily withdrew from the case. Green and Larry Demery were convicted of killing James Jordan as he slept in his luxury car in Robeson County in July 1993. His body was found in a South Carolina swamp. At their 1996 trial, Demery said Green shot Jordan. Green, who has been seeking a new trial for 18 years, has said he helped dispose of Jordan’s body after Demery killed him. Michael Jordan, who owns the NBA’s Charlotte Hornets, is one of the greatest professional basketball players of all time. He led the Chicago Bulls to six NBA championships. In 1982, his game-winning shot led the North Carolina Tar Heels to the NCAA championship over Georgetown. Last year, The Associated Press reported that Green’s attorneys filed a motion in Robeson County saying someone had tampered with James Jordan’s shirt after his autopsy. The autopsy found no hole in James Jordan’s shirt that corresponded with the bullet wound in his upper right chest area, but an agent with the State Bureau of Investigation later contradicted that on the witness stand, according to the 2017 court filing. A hearing will be held in December to determine whether Green should get an evidentiary hearing, Mumma said.
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