NT players Quota - Sep 26, 2009 (by Omar Shafaamri)
This System is applied in most successful Basketball nations in the world and Asia, summed up this system to include a list of at least 20 player of the candidates to represent the national team in a list, which would require clubs that play in the league should not have more than 5 international players in it's Roster so that distributing The players over all local clubs.
This system currently being implemented in Iran and has contributed significantly to the high-level Iranian League and thus the high level of Asian champions Iranian NT !!
There are also thinking of the application in Lebanon to reduce the near-absolute Domination for one team for several years. Such a system would raise the Jordanian league From humility in which he lives to more competive League which will include the more than 4 teams comepting for JPL Title title , Strong League produces strong National Teams .
^^ Any information about this game sir? time and where to buy ticket? thank you so I can buy a ticket early next week thank you.
Why there's a decline in China's game
In China, a Rocky Ascent for Basketball
Bonzi Wells, a former N.B.A. player who signed with the Chinese team Shanxi Zhongyu in 2008, rested during a game against the Beijing Ducks in Taiyuan, China, in January. Photo by Frederic J. Brown/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images
By DAN LEVIN
Published: July 22, 2009
BEIJING — With 1.3 billion potential fans, China is increasingly seen as a financial promised land for N.B.A. stars through endorsement deals, and the league itself has established a robust organization here valued at $2 billion.
But China’s own professional league, the Chinese Basketball Association, has hardly enjoyed a smooth ascendance alongside this country’s basketball boom. American players and agents describe broken contracts, unpaid wages, suspicions of game-fixing and rising resentment toward foreign players. Several players have left China after failing to receive paychecks. Last month, the league announced that it lost $17 million last season, which ended in May.
Players and coaches in China’s professional league said problems escalated last season after the association loosened salary and court-time restrictions on foreign players, part of an effort to heighten the game’s appeal to China’s growing N.B.A fan base and to bring in more lucrative sponsorship deals. The association also hoped the prowess of imported players would help bolster China’s basketball prospects for the 2012 Summer Olympics.
The efforts yielded conflicting results. TV ratings soared, and foreign players found starring roles — the top 15 scorers were non-Chinese, and players like Bonzi Wells and Dontae’ Jones — who had less than stellar N.B.A. careers — frequently scored more than 40 points a game. At the same time, the dominance of foreign players fueled frustration.
“Foreigners should play supporting roles, not dominate the game,” said Zhang Xiong, director of operations for the Chinese Basketball Association.
Li Xiaofeng, 20, a restaurant manager and C.B.A. fan, said: “I don’t like foreign players. They got most of the chances to shoot and score. How about our own players? They don’t have the chance to bring their skill and talent into play.
“Our Chinese players’ ability is limited by the current rule.”
Some Chinese state news media outlets went so far as to call imported players a “malignant tumor.”
Meanwhile, China’s most prominent homegrown player, Yao Ming, is an N.B.A. star. This month he bought the financially troubled Shanghai Sharks, for whom he played five seasons before joining the N.B.A.
Chinese players like Wang Yong of the Dongguan Leopards support the increased participation of foreign players. “Chinese and foreign players are a harmonious blend,” he said. “I’ve learned a lot from them this season and feel I am a better player.”
Foreign players bridled at accusations that they were selfish, saying they were simply following orders.
“The coaches tell you you’re the main scorer,” said Corsley Edwards, an American who played for the Yunnan Bulls last season.
The dominance of international players is not the only systemic problem in the 18-team league. Coaches, visiting players and their agents suspect that the outcome of some games is predetermined.
Players recounted locker-room lectures in which they were told to slack off on the court. On other occasions, they said, the best players had to sit out particularly competitive games or were sent home once their teams made the playoffs.
Gabe Muoneke, an American player who joined the Yunnan Bulls last season, said he was told by a Chinese teammate that a game against the Shanghai Sharks in November was fixed.
“He said, ‘Listen, my bookie told me we’re going to win today, so don’t worry,’” Muoneke said.
At the time, Shanghai and Yunnan were the two worst teams in the league, both without a victory. The Bulls won, 107-97.
Muoneke said the incident confirmed what he and other players have long suspected: that game-fixing is a problem for the Chinese league.
“It’s common knowledge that Chinese teams bribe referees,” he said.
Awvee Storey, a former N.B.A. player with the Liaoning Hunters, said he often sensed his Chinese teammates were going through the motions. “I felt a lot of times we were playing just to play and not to win,” he said.
The league and Storey’s team denied allegations of game-fixing. The Yunnan Bulls contended that their international players did not understand Chinese basketball.
“C.B.A. referees are not very good,” said Wu Li, a team spokesman for the Liaoning Hunters. “Lots of people think referees make bad calls because they are being influenced by teams or coaches, but we don’t know of any proven cases.”
Wu went on to say that the foreign players’ bad attitudes caused many problems.
When asked about game-fixing, Zhang of the C.B.A. said, “There haven’t been any problems like that.”
Giovanni C. Funiciello, an agent who has sent players to China for more than eight years, said that although most games are played fairly, betting is a problem.
“Do I think some games to a degree are influenced?” he said. “Yeah, I would say so.”
The accusations have led to a spate of articles in the state-controlled Chinese news media about game-fixing and bribery, and the league vowed to crack down on such cheating.
Although the C.B.A. has denied the accusations, in November it announced harsher penalties for official misconduct. Social interactions between referees and team officials are now prohibited.
“This season we will put a knife to the neck of any referee who is involved in match-fixing or bribery,” Liu Xiaonong, the commissioner of the C.B.A., said last year, according to China Daily. “If a league is frequently linked to rumors of match-fixing, it means it has a big problem.”
Liu recently told Beijing Youth Daily that because of increased expenses from the C.B.A.’s expanded schedule, “the operation of the league and clubs are both in danger.”
The N.B.A. is undoubtedly watching these developments with interest. It has created an operation here that involves marketing partnerships, merchandising and events. Companies including Bank of China and ESPN invested $253 million to acquire a stake in the N.B.A. endeavor. The N.B.A. is also involved with building 12 basketball arenas in China.
“I’m not aware of cheating, but we’re not involved with it,” said David Stern, the commissioner of the N.B.A. “That’s totally 100 percent under control of the C.B.A., and they’ve made it clear they’d like to keep it that way.”
The Chinese league also faces allegations by its players that teams have reneged on contracts or failed to pay salaries.
Many former N.B.A. players were lured to China by six-figure salaries, in addition to free meals, lodging and family visits. Local players, by contrast, earn about $14,000 a season.
Faced with ballooning budgets and bleak championship prospects, some owners chose to throw in the towel, leaving imports unpaid and abandoned.
The story is familiar to players like Muoneke and Edwards, who left the Yunnan Bulls over contract disputes. Edwards played for three months, then the team’s general manager told him he would not be paid the rest of his salary. Filing a claim with the league got him nowhere, Edwards said.
His Chinese teammates face a similar plight. In May, long after their season ended, they sent a letter to the C.B.A. saying they had yet to receive 70 percent of their salaries and other compensation. The matter remains unresolved.
LABAN KUNG LABAN! KAYA NATIN PILIPINAS!
Mabuhay ang TEAM PILIPINAS !!!!
NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE!
THE DREAM LIVES ON !!!!
Originally Posted by nardy
In China, a Rocky Ascent for Basketball
Bonzi Wells, a former N.B.A. player who signed with the Chinese team Shanxi Zhongyu in 2008, rested during a game against the Beijing Ducks in Taiyuan, China, in January. Photo by Frederic J. Brown/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images
By DAN LEVIN
Published: July 22, 2009
BEIJING — With 1.3 billion potential fans, China is increasingly seen as a financial promised land for N.B.A. stars through endorsement deals, and the league itself has established a robust organization here valued at $2 billion.
But China’s own professional league, the Chinese Basketball Association, has hardly enjoyed a smooth ascendance alongside this country’s basketball boom. American players and agents describe broken contracts, unpaid wages, suspicions of game-fixing and rising resentment toward foreign players. Several players have left China after failing to receive paychecks. Last month, the league announced that it lost $17 million last season, which ended in May.
Players and coaches in China’s professional league said problems escalated last season after the association loosened salary and court-time restrictions on foreign players, part of an effort to heighten the game’s appeal to China’s growing N.B.A fan base and to bring in more lucrative sponsorship deals. The association also hoped the prowess of imported players would help bolster China’s basketball prospects for the 2012 Summer Olympics.
The efforts yielded conflicting results. TV ratings soared, and foreign players found starring roles — the top 15 scorers were non-Chinese, and players like Bonzi Wells and Dontae’ Jones — who had less than stellar N.B.A. careers — frequently scored more than 40 points a game. At the same time, the dominance of foreign players fueled frustration.
“Foreigners should play supporting roles, not dominate the game,” said Zhang Xiong, director of operations for the Chinese Basketball Association.
Li Xiaofeng, 20, a restaurant manager and C.B.A. fan, said: “I don’t like foreign players. They got most of the chances to shoot and score. How about our own players? They don’t have the chance to bring their skill and talent into play.
“Our Chinese players’ ability is limited by the current rule.”
Some Chinese state news media outlets went so far as to call imported players a “malignant tumor.”
Meanwhile, China’s most prominent homegrown player, Yao Ming, is an N.B.A. star. This month he bought the financially troubled Shanghai Sharks, for whom he played five seasons before joining the N.B.A.
Chinese players like Wang Yong of the Dongguan Leopards support the increased participation of foreign players. “Chinese and foreign players are a harmonious blend,” he said. “I’ve learned a lot from them this season and feel I am a better player.”
Foreign players bridled at accusations that they were selfish, saying they were simply following orders.
“The coaches tell you you’re the main scorer,” said Corsley Edwards, an American who played for the Yunnan Bulls last season.
The dominance of international players is not the only systemic problem in the 18-team league. Coaches, visiting players and their agents suspect that the outcome of some games is predetermined.
Players recounted locker-room lectures in which they were told to slack off on the court. On other occasions, they said, the best players had to sit out particularly competitive games or were sent home once their teams made the playoffs.
Gabe Muoneke, an American player who joined the Yunnan Bulls last season, said he was told by a Chinese teammate that a game against the Shanghai Sharks in November was fixed.
“He said, ‘Listen, my bookie told me we’re going to win today, so don’t worry,’” Muoneke said.
At the time, Shanghai and Yunnan were the two worst teams in the league, both without a victory. The Bulls won, 107-97.
Muoneke said the incident confirmed what he and other players have long suspected: that game-fixing is a problem for the Chinese league.
“It’s common knowledge that Chinese teams bribe referees,” he said.
Awvee Storey, a former N.B.A. player with the Liaoning Hunters, said he often sensed his Chinese teammates were going through the motions. “I felt a lot of times we were playing just to play and not to win,” he said.
The league and Storey’s team denied allegations of game-fixing. The Yunnan Bulls contended that their international players did not understand Chinese basketball.
“C.B.A. referees are not very good,” said Wu Li, a team spokesman for the Liaoning Hunters. “Lots of people think referees make bad calls because they are being influenced by teams or coaches, but we don’t know of any proven cases.”
Wu went on to say that the foreign players’ bad attitudes caused many problems.
When asked about game-fixing, Zhang of the C.B.A. said, “There haven’t been any problems like that.”
Giovanni C. Funiciello, an agent who has sent players to China for more than eight years, said that although most games are played fairly, betting is a problem.
“Do I think some games to a degree are influenced?” he said. “Yeah, I would say so.”
The accusations have led to a spate of articles in the state-controlled Chinese news media about game-fixing and bribery, and the league vowed to crack down on such cheating.
Although the C.B.A. has denied the accusations, in November it announced harsher penalties for official misconduct. Social interactions between referees and team officials are now prohibited.
“This season we will put a knife to the neck of any referee who is involved in match-fixing or bribery,” Liu Xiaonong, the commissioner of the C.B.A., said last year, according to China Daily. “If a league is frequently linked to rumors of match-fixing, it means it has a big problem.”
Liu recently told Beijing Youth Daily that because of increased expenses from the C.B.A.’s expanded schedule, “the operation of the league and clubs are both in danger.”
The N.B.A. is undoubtedly watching these developments with interest. It has created an operation here that involves marketing partnerships, merchandising and events. Companies including Bank of China and ESPN invested $253 million to acquire a stake in the N.B.A. endeavor. The N.B.A. is also involved with building 12 basketball arenas in China.
“I’m not aware of cheating, but we’re not involved with it,” said David Stern, the commissioner of the N.B.A. “That’s totally 100 percent under control of the C.B.A., and they’ve made it clear they’d like to keep it that way.”
The Chinese league also faces allegations by its players that teams have reneged on contracts or failed to pay salaries.
Many former N.B.A. players were lured to China by six-figure salaries, in addition to free meals, lodging and family visits. Local players, by contrast, earn about $14,000 a season.
Faced with ballooning budgets and bleak championship prospects, some owners chose to throw in the towel, leaving imports unpaid and abandoned.
The story is familiar to players like Muoneke and Edwards, who left the Yunnan Bulls over contract disputes. Edwards played for three months, then the team’s general manager told him he would not be paid the rest of his salary. Filing a claim with the league got him nowhere, Edwards said.
His Chinese teammates face a similar plight. In May, long after their season ended, they sent a letter to the C.B.A. saying they had yet to receive 70 percent of their salaries and other compensation. The matter remains unresolved.
im hoping for a comment from our chinese brothers in this forum.
ei sir nardy have you posted this one in the cba forum?
its just one team... the yunnan bulls... we need more information about other teams in CBA
http://www.nbainchina.com/chinese-ba...ba-in-trouble/
Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) in Trouble
27 June 2009
Club representatives from 18 teams and committee members of the CBA met on June 23rd to complete a 2 day board meeting discussing the future of the China Basketball Association. With losses of around 115 million RMB (17 million $) in the 2008-2009 season, stakeholders clearly had alot to talk about.
Last season, in an effort to strengthen the league and garner more attention around Asia and the rest of the world, the CBA made some major changes. Games were increased from a total of 200 to 450, the limit of foreign players allowed was increased from one to two, and a more competitive style of basketball was encouraged to ‘toughen up’ the Chinese players.
The results have not been effective and costs of running a team have spiraled out of control to the point where some owners can no longer afford their teams. Several days ago the Honghe Running Bulls announced that they were up for sale. Furthermore, under these new rules major brawls have broken out, injuries have increased significantly, and foreign players such as the mighty Bonzi Wells have been so dominant that only one Chinese player took place among the top 20 scorers in the league (former Dallas Maverick Zhang Yiyi at 18th place).
The board meeting to resolve these issues consisted of an agenda around 3 main topics. The first issue was a slight change in management whereby CBA Director Xin Lancheng replaced Li Yuanwei to become league tournament board member. The second issue revolved around new rule changes including discussions of cutting back on the amount of foreigners and shortening the length of the season. The final issue was around the admittance plan which would shut doors to new teams joining by the year 2012, which particularly affects hopeful teams from China’s second rate league, the NBL.
he CBA’s expansion and growth plans unfortunately came at a bad time. Tough economic times has even hit the most successful basketball league in the world, the National Basketball Association in the United States. The NBA, which the CBA has long tried to emulate, has also received its fair share of warning signals in recent months. The 2008-2009 season witnessed many unexpected money saving trades and some team owners have even gone to unexpected lengths to secure their multi-million dollar investments. The Charlotte Bobcats have been put up for sale and the Cavaliers have accepted foreign investment from China as part of a minor ownership. Their is serious talks that the 2010-2011 season could see a lockout and would be the only thing stopping the hemorrhaging of money that team owners are desperate to stop.
This all doesn’t bode well for NBA China, the NBA’s expansion project in China. The goal was to move out to a largely untapped market such as China to counter the impact of a saturated and no longer prosperous market back in the US. But it seems it will be a tougher than expected challenge to revitalize the Chinese Basketball Association. Looking at it from another angle, this could very well be the window of opportunity for NBA China to really step up their plans. With the CBA in such trouble and the genuine possibility of a lockout back at home – this gives the NBA a real opportunity to put in the ground work for a future league in China. The CBA obviously needs the NBA’s help to get anywhere, and the NBA now has more incentive than ever to capitalize on their plan. Cooperation from Chinese authorities and Chinese basketball stakeholders would be at an all time high to partner up more closely with the NBA.
Currently however, China’s basketball talent is nowhere close to ready for a full fledged NBA level league – and this is the main reason why the CBA suffers as it does today. More professional arenas, better cheerleaders, and a couple of foreign NBA players here and there – while being a big step in the right direction – won’t be enough to single-handedly turn the CBA on its head. Competitive, skilled, and exciting Chinese players will truly be the main driving force behind any basketball league in China.
While the success of any basketball league in China is uncertain on a short-term outlook – it is still a no-brainer when we look at the long term. Barring a long lockout, the NBA’s next 5 years are already in the bank with assets such as Yao Ming, LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, as well as several promising Chinese players such as Sun Yue and Yi Jianlian in the mix. Interest and growth of popularity in the sport will only increase.
Now, hopefully a proffesional Chinese basketball league manages to stay alive until the day of competitive Chinese basketball truely arrives.
LABAN KUNG LABAN! KAYA NATIN PILIPINAS!
Mabuhay ang TEAM PILIPINAS !!!!
NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE!
THE DREAM LIVES ON !!!!
,,mark andaya with a scary face
In China, a Rocky Ascent for Basketball
Bonzi Wells, a former N.B.A. player who signed with the Chinese team Shanxi Zhongyu in 2008, rested during a game against the Beijing Ducks in Taiyuan, China, in January. Photo by Frederic J. Brown/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images
By DAN LEVIN
Published: July 22, 2009
BEIJING — With 1.3 billion potential fans, China is increasingly seen as a financial promised land for N.B.A. stars through endorsement deals, and the league itself has established a robust organization here valued at $2 billion.
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The Chinese league also faces allegations by its players that teams have reneged on contracts or failed to pay salaries.
Many former N.B.A. players were lured to China by six-figure salaries, in addition to free meals, lodging and family visits. Local players, by contrast, earn about $14,000 a season.
Faced with ballooning budgets and bleak championship prospects, some owners chose to throw in the towel, leaving imports unpaid and abandoned.
The story is familiar to players like Muoneke and Edwards, who left the Yunnan Bulls over contract disputes. Edwards played for three months, then the team’s general manager told him he would not be paid the rest of his salary. Filing a claim with the league got him nowhere, Edwards said.
His Chinese teammates face a similar plight. In May, long after their season ended, they sent a letter to the C.B.A. saying they had yet to receive 70 percent of their salaries and other compensation. The matter remains unresolved.
How long is the per season in CBA? is it 1 year per season with 2 conference format? or 1 season = 1 conference format? If that news figure is right $14,000 US dollars per season for local players in CBA, it might be that our PBA players are really just getting too much.. a top rookie player in PBA gets P1.8 Million a year thats more than $36,000 on its first year. what more with those overpaid players..
Mabuhay Team Pilipinas!
i think they only have one season like the nba. no conferences or mini-seasons.
another Asian threat in the next couple of years..
http://http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng...7485/arti.html
IND - Selection with a long-term goal is most important: Bucan
JOHOR BAHRU (FIBA Asia U16 Championship) - Serbian Aleksandar Bucan - at the helm in the coaching scheme of things in Indian basketball - holds a unique and unusual status on the eve of the inaugural FIBA Asia U16 Championship.
Simply put, the 36-year-old is the only coach in the fray who has a previous experience of winning a U16 medal at any continental championship.
Obviously, this being the first of its kind competition in Asia, the Serbian's achievement came as the Head Coach of his country's cadet National Team in the 2006 European U16 Championship - an event where Spaniard Ricky Rubio started his sensational performances in international competition with an MVP performance.
In an exclusive chat with our website, Bucan spoke of those heady days and shared his thoughts on the current competition.
FIBA Asia: Bucan, you came in as the Indian coach with that U16 Europe medal in your bag enhancing your reputation. What are your thoughts as you head into this Championship?
Bucan: Let me put it this way. As you rightly said, that medal experience in Europe was as much educative, enriching and enormous as it was exciting. That is the experience I have carried all along when carrying out my job in India for various teams at various levels.
I must emphasis at this point that it was that experience that has helped me to help Indian basketball's progress in the recent past. Of course, the support extended by the Basketball Federation of India and its Secretary General Harish Sharma has been enormous.
If you look from the point of view of this particular Championship, it is the selection of players that will hold the key. This is not only for India, but for all the participants.
Good selection of proper players with a long-term goal in mind is the most crucial element for all teams here.
FIBA Asia: What exactly do you mean by this "proper selection"?
Bucan: It's very simple. Teams must select their players for this Championship in a manner that will help strengthen their senior National Teams down the line.
If teams prepare only with the purpose of winning this Championship, then the whole exercise of an U16 competition becomes constrained.
Of course, there are a few teams who can afford to prepare only to win this Championship, but those are a privileged few who already have a development program in place.
For all the other teams, this is a golden opportunity to get their development program in place in proper shape.
FIBA Asia: Do you think the success of European teams in international basketball can be attributed to their long-time program of U16 competitions?
Bucan: I definitely think so. Certainly one of the reasons the European nations have been highly successful is because of a long history of U16 competitions.
Take my own 2006 Serbian team for example.
Branislav Djekic who played under me then is already showing enormous promise in the senior ranks. Dejan Musli is another player who has caught the imagination of the experts.
Then of course, there is Ricky Rubio.
But let me add that these are only examples of big players of today who came from that 2006 competition.
FIBA Asia: Are you implying that replacing the World U21 Championships by FIBA with the World U17 Championships is welcome?
Bucan: Yes. Certainly.
I look at it like this. A player more or less makes his mark as a good potential when he plays the World U19 Championship. After that he gets into the serious business of professional basketball.
Of course he is called for National duties for the World Championships and the Olympics.
If you ask him to interject an U21 event it only adds to his wear and tear, but serving no real purpose.
On the other hand, a U17 event gives us a chance to spot players at a much younger age.
FIBA Asia: What is the one single point you are looking for in this Championship?
Bucan: From a results perspective, I do expect some surprises.
But what I really hope for is to see a player or a group of players about whom people will talk about a couple of years later saying "Hey! We saw these guys first in Johor Bahru"!
To me that will be the most sought after point from this Championship.
^In relation to the post above
Basketball may capitalise on Delhi 2010's Commonwealth bounce
By Brendan Gallagher in Warsaw
Published: 5:08PM BST 08 Sep 2009
Reaching out: basketball wants to increase its exposure by staging a tournament alongside Delhi's Commonwealth Games in Oct 2010 Photo: AP
Basketball's world governing body, FIBA, is exploring the possibility of staging a 'Commonwealth' tournament in India in October next year to coincide with the Commonwealth Games proper in Delhi.
The tournament, probably consisting of eight countries, would have no connection with the official Games but FIBA would hope to capitalise on the large media presence in Delhi to promote the sport.
Such a tournament could feature the emerging Great Britain squad against Australia – the Commonwealth champions and a potential powerhouse nation if they could call on their overseas professionals – a rejuvenated Canada, New Zealand and Nigeria.
Hosts India would field a side and two guest teams would be approached – perhaps Angola and China – who both participated in the 2008 Olympics.
An additional international competition is likely to appeal to Great Britain, who are currently playing in the European Championship here, as they try to pack in as much international basketball as possible before London 2012, but the likelihood is that they would have to field a development squad.
Next summer they are hoping either to receive a wild-card invite to the World Championships in Turkey or to be required to qualify for the 2011 Eurobasket tournament in Lithuania. In either case their professionals based overseas would struggle to secure their release again in the autumn.
Meanwhile, if Great Britain had any doubts about the challenge ahead in becoming competitive for the 2012 they were quickly dispelled during the opening games of Eurobasket 09 in Warsaw.
There was no disgrace in their 72-59 defeat against the slick moving, fast shooting, maverick Slovenians who can beat anybody when they are hot, but it was a major shock to the system watching their next opponents – world champions Spain, with all their NBA stars minus Rudy Fernandez playing – being outplayed and outmuscled by Serbia as they went down 66-57.
Look at who ABL's Satria Muda BritAma is eyeing
Indonesia's tallest man falls short December 3, 2009, 3:57pm
Indonesia's tallest man Suparwon is measured by officials of the Indonesian Museum of Records. Unfortunately, the Indonesian laborer is actually five centimeters shorter than record-holder Sultan Kosen of Turkey, an official said.
JAKARTA (AFP) – An Indonesian laborer who hoped to be named the world's tallest man is actually five centimeters (almost two inches) shorter than record-holder Sultan Kosen of Turkey, an official said Wednesday.
Suparwono, who like many Indonesians goes by just one name, was said to be 2.71 meters (8.89 feet) tall compared to Kosen's record height of 2.47 meters.
But official measurements taken by Indonesia's Museum of Records found the 25-year-old Suparwono stood at 2.42 meters, enough to make him Indonesia's tallest man but not enough to qualify for the Guinness World Records.
"After our team from the Museum of Record measured him lying down and in the standing position we found that his height is 2.42 meters," museum director Ngadri told AFP.
"We had reports this morning including the result of measurements from a hospital which were 2.71 meters. But we have to stick to our measurement," he said.
Suparwono shot to fame this week after one of his relatives in his home village of Tri Tunggal Jaya, in Sumatra island's southern Lampung province, invited neighbors to take pictures of him.
Within days he was appearing on television talk shows in Jakarta as the "Giant of Lampung."
Suparwono said sometimes he felt "proud" of his height but "it also gives me problems because I can't live like normal people", citing the difficulty of fitting into public buses and finding clothes large enough for his frame.
"I started to realize my exceptional height when I was 10 years old. At that time, I was already the tallest at my school and in my village," he told AFP between television appearances.
"I eat three kilograms (almost seven pounds) of rice every day and at least 15 eggs," he added.
wow 7'11" at 25 years of age is still really big.
Last edited by nardy; 12-04-2009 at 04:11 AM.
LABAN KUNG LABAN! KAYA NATIN PILIPINAS!
Mabuhay ang TEAM PILIPINAS !!!!
NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE!
THE DREAM LIVES ON !!!!
he will be immediately the Center of attention[IMG]
hope to see him play.
can they hire the gilas players?
Filipino international financier joins ABA management team
By Nelson Beltran (The Philippine Star) Updated December 07, 2009 12:00 AM
LAS VEGAS, Nevada – Paul Monozca, a Singapore-based Filipino international financier, has become the first non-American named to the American Basketball Association (ABA) board and he’s been tasked to handle the league’s $200-million global expansion.
Monozca, who has carved a niche for himself in global financing in Singapore and in Monaco, will be formally presented to the world during the 2009 ABA Summit at the Las Vegas Country Club here Tuesday.
The 41-year-old Negrense, chairman of Parmon Group – an investment holding company – and the Dr. AB Monozca Foundation, has been named vice chairman of ABA Global and has also been given seat in the ABA US board.
Monozca and ABA chief executive officer Joe Newman present detailed plans in expanding professional basketball worldwide during the ABA summit.
The ABA was a former rival league of the NBA, having Julius “Dr. J” Erving, Moses Malone, George “The Iceman” Gervin, Connie Hawkins, George McGinnis, Dan Issel and David Thompson as among its stars. Some of them will be present in the summit.
The ABA was acquired by the NBA in 1976 but original ABA co-founder Richard Tinkham, an Indianapolis attorney, and Joe Newman acquired the rights from the NBA and re-started the ABA with eight teams in 2001. Today, the ABA is the largest professional sports league in the US with over 50 teams and still growing.
Monozca gained entry into ABA with his group acquiring a majority stake in ABA Global LLC to take the league globally.
“The ABA Global program is timely,” said Monozca, married to the former Marie Mejia of Laguna, a renowned magazine editor in Singapore. They have two kids in Miguel, 14, and Katrina, nine.
“When countries see their very own players and teams play with the benchmark that is American basketball, it gives basketball a whole new meaning. This is global basketball with national pride for each participating country worldwide,” said Monozca.
“One of our immediate goals is to add a Philippine team in Daly City, California next season and one from Korea in the US also. We are checking out various alternatives. We will also be putting some international players on current ABA teams next season,” Monozca added.
Monozca said they have had agreements with cage officials in the Philippines, China, Australia and other countries. He said they would divulge finer details during the ABA summit.
He bared, though, that he, as ABA Global vice chairman, will handle all commercial interests of the ABA worldwide expansion encompassing media, brand and merchandising as well as player and league management and global events.
A La Salle-Bacolod alum who’s a corporate finance board passer in Singapore, Monozca said he joined the ABA with the hope of becoming an inspiration to Filipino people.
“We’re now living in a global world. Hopefully, this opportunity of mine shows to the world the capabilities of the Filipinos globally,” said Monozca.
“Filipinos are a quiet race. The Filipinos have always been followers. This ABA job of mine is a different story. This deal showcases that we can lead,” Monozca added. “Of course, making it a success long term is a different thing. Execution is needed but at least the foundation is already there.”
Monozca, as Parmon Group chairman, is known for organizing major sports events in golf, basketball and Formula One racing in Asia.
He’s a recipient of the Sporting Singapore Inspirational Award in 2006, the highest sporting award given by Singapore’s Sports Minister and the Singapore Sports Council for his charitable contributions and ideas to Singapore sports.
His ABM Foundation runs the Gatorade Goodwill Games, the largest grassroots basketball league in Singapore and is known as a patron of Philippine teams visiting Singapore.
The foundation runs Asia’s biggest celebrity golf event and Formula One simulators together with its basketball league as fund-raisers helping over thousands in the Philippines.
Monozca organized the first PBA game played in Singapore in 2008. He’s largely responsible in bringing Jason Castro and Al Vergara to play for the Singapore Slingers.
in another article it was mentioned that Manozca is working on having the whole SMART GILAS play as one of the teams. In any case, let's just await for the official SBP announcement because as we know GILAS has already a blueprint on their plans for 2010 and am not sure if they'll deviate in order to play in the US and if Coach Rajko is agreeable to such a proposal.
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Matt Freijei(whatever the spelling is), just joined Riyadi.
A challenge for Gilas at the Dubai Tourney.
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Wowowee!!! great job by Manozca...i've heard Manozca is a pinoy
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at the 2009 Hong Kong East Asian Games Men's Basketball Semifinal game:
China Inexplicably Gets Blown Out by Korea - Dec 8, 2009 (by Arthur Volbert)
China had one of those inexplicable games which it sometimes has, such as the Asian Championship this year against Iran, and lost to South Korea 91-59 in the East Asian Games. China entered the game undefeated but all of a sudden lacked offensive aggressiveness in this one
China trailed 20-13 after the first quarter, then was drubbed 30-15 in the second to trail 50-28 at the half. South Korea led 73-49 after three quarters and outscored China 18-10 in the fourth.
China had 24 turnovers to 11 for Korea, the primary difference in the play of the two teams. China had 40 rebounds to 36 for Korea. China had one steal to 11 for Korea. China simply stopped playing aggressively once it fell behind. Furthermore China failed to stop their opponents defensively.
Yi Li had 16 points and 7 rebounds for China. Li Xiaoxu had 12 points and 10 rebounds but also 4 turnovers. Zhang Qingpeng had 9 points and 5 rebounds, but hit 2 of 9 shots and had 4 turnovers. Liu Xiaoyu, the other point guard, had 5 points on 1 of 3 shots, 1 assist and 4 turnovers. Young Dong Hanlin hit 1 of 5 shots, grabbed only 1 rebound, and had 8 points.
Park Chan Hee had 20 points, 7 assists and 6 rebounds for Korea. Kim Sunhyung had 17 points and 4 rebounds. Kim Bongsu had 15 points, Sin Myongho 14, and Chun Jungkyu 13.
China will play Japan for third place on Friday. Japan lost to Chinese Taipei 69-67. Taipei will play Korea for the championship.
Last edited by nardy; 12-08-2009 at 06:39 PM.
LABAN KUNG LABAN! KAYA NATIN PILIPINAS!
Mabuhay ang TEAM PILIPINAS !!!!
NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE!
THE DREAM LIVES ON !!!!
Woot!
Are those players from china are the same players who played at the olympics?
A nation of cheat
Woot!
Are those players from china are the same players who played at the olympics?(parang Pinas)
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