NICE SHORTS!: Sitting in a slummy Manila neighborhood enjoying a (kinda) cold one when I see this...

NICE SHORTS!: Sitting in a slummy Manila neighborhood enjoying a (kinda) cold one when I see this kid.
Yeah, there are plenty of Lakers jerseys in the world. But I'll take quality of quantity 9 times out of 10.
The Philippines are crazy for B-ball. Draft international!

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"Draft me!"

by Samsara on Jun 16, 2009 3:02 AM PDT reply actions

yikes, I meant “quality OVER quantity”

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by Y5k on Jun 16, 2009 4:02 AM PDT reply actions

That is awesome!

How’s things been whilest overseas Y5?

by prezofdeath on Jun 16, 2009 10:57 AM PDT reply actions

Things are good; thanks for asking Prez.
Got no work, but neither does anyone else, so I’m not so surprised.

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by Y5k on Jun 16, 2009 7:33 PM PDT up reply actions

Yeah, not surprising at all....but anyway

How long you expecting to be over there for?

by prezofdeath on Jun 16, 2009 9:45 PM PDT up reply actions

At least another two years.
We took a trip to Tokyo recently and totally loved it. Hopefully we’ll get to do that again … or maybe a future move. Problem is it is SUPER spendy. Everything costs NY prices or more. Crazy.

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by Y5k on Jun 16, 2009 10:02 PM PDT up reply actions

My friend and I once spent $30 each on shrimp tempura in Tokyo

We just ordered and didn’t realize it until the check came

by Samsara on Jun 20, 2009 3:26 PM PDT up reply actions

I remember when I was there seeing a basketball hoop set up in the middle of a sugar cane field...

and the court was mud. They are HARDCORE ballers!

I didn't mean to turn you on

by dukedee on Jun 16, 2009 11:52 AM PDT reply actions

Yeah Filipinos are huge basketball lovers.

When I play pickups games here in LA they are the majority of who I play, and they’re pretty good too.

by dpnim on Jun 16, 2009 12:18 PM PDT up reply actions

draft international?

draft tranny!

It may look silly to you, but when it comes to hoops, no one in that country is messing around

"The Right Way Crusades appear to be over. In their place, though, a new bone of contention has arrived, one which may well define the sport for the next decade or so. I speak, of course, of the bloody, and often chaotic, March of the Positional Revolution." - FD

by stikit on Jun 16, 2009 3:04 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs

Sweet! DRAFT TRANNY!!!

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by Y5k on Jun 16, 2009 7:34 PM PDT up reply actions

Pinoy basketball!

Manilla ball is pretty competitive. Did you get a chance to play in any gyms?

Gotta love the Blazer rep since everyone there is a Laker fan it seems… retch

One of my soon to be inlaws built a half court on his roof. I was surprised by how into basketball they all were.

by staylost on Jun 16, 2009 5:32 PM PDT reply actions

You'll see lots more Flippo Blazer fans in the next few years.

by MiledAnimal on Jun 20, 2009 7:49 AM PDT up reply actions

Draft Danny Granger, basketball hero in Indonesia :)

by Norsktroll on Jun 18, 2009 1:02 PM PDT reply actions

Curious

How tall was that kid approx. – nothing nearby to gage that….

Brandon Roy, 'nuff said.

Best draft of all time: "1942, right after Pearl Harbor….everyone got drafted" --- 92wastheyear

by johnv59 on Jun 19, 2009 9:46 PM PDT reply actions

um ... 5'4" to 5'6" or so.

A little short for our team.
On the other hand, I’m all of 5’8"ish and the Draft Express profile in my head has me as a “banging” Power Forward with a swirling, lopsided upside.

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by Y5k on Jun 20, 2009 7:45 PM PDT up reply actions