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2月29日 It's T-Mac's timeOf the past 57 games, I must admit that Yao Ming was the dominant force behind the Rocket's recent success. This is quite obvious for Yao Ming was, again, included in the All-Star games and that Tracy McGrady--for the first time for seven years--was not. Yes Yao's been included because of fan-voting (Tracy McGrady lose to Allen Iverson for the guard position by just a thousand margin--the slimmest ever) and Tracy, missing 11 games due to an injury, was unfortunately dismissed by coaches to be included in the season's top players. Yao's the team's top scorer with 22.0 points per game of 50.7% shooting while Tracy come second with 21.2 points per game of just 43.0% shooting percentage. These were just some of the woes undertaken by McGrady this season other than his career-low three-point shooting season.
Alas, statistics are but individual-intented. Basketball is a team sport.
Tracy McGrady, if we may have to look performance-wise was the real dominant force for the Rockets. He is the team's playmaker, assistman (I can sill remember Jeff Van Gundy's claim of T-Mac being the league's best decision-maker behind Steve Nash), he makes everybody on the floor involved--he's making the team win. These may not be quite obvious on his eyes (that some people attributes to his lack-of-heart for the game), his moves (he slowed down, really, but his showtime moves are still there), and his air-of-laziness (which is abruptly false). He has got what it take to be the Rocket's leader which he has been since.
Now that's Yao's out and the Rockets are surging for a playoffs spot, it's T-Mac's time.
He may not have to carry the team on his back, just like what he said during their recent playoffs entry. The roster's got enormous talents that can step-up and carry some of the load. This has been so evident in the recent Rockets success. Rick Adelman will hot have to force T-Mac to be on the line all night and use his mastery of ordering his roster tools to be effective in whatever circumstances that might happen on the floor. The team's oozing with confidence now. Their eyes are all for the Western Conference spotlight. They're hungry over winning every home-and-road games. All this will happen in the remain games of the season and around Tracy. This will be Tracy's legacy.
It's your time now, T-Mac. 2月28日 Time to bash stupidly The ZTE broadband deal scandal has never much surfaced on my sphere of interest. I am not, this time, inclined to knowledge of political noises that has been rampaging our country since. Maybe because the reclusive blanket that covers my stay here UP Los Baños inhibits me to know so; or that my indulgence of work as the Records Committee Head of the UP Painters' Club and my ever-boring subjects and my girlfriend and soon-to-be-my-wife, Doris. Even if this noises has been circulating around the campus; even if those rally-maniac students stage their solitary protests in front of the Humanities Building (now named the College of Arts and Science building); even if this Lozada-thingy is always the headlines of inquirer.net, abs-cbnnews.com, or even msn.com.ph, I simply do not care--not the slightest, perhaps. Does this explains my ongoing impotence on public and national issues? I have had indulged myself over politics and other matters that may have to be found on major daily broadsheets like the Philippine Daily Inquirer. I have had, even if for a considerable small amount of time, tasted and heard all these never-ending bickerings and quarrels of these seemingly childish, full-of-pride politicians. I have had made contacts with them (though some). And these people are all bullshits. Anyway, this is just a useless blog entry for today. I am so busy calculating all the financial obligations of my orgmates and their attendance. Also, my academics.   2月27日 This is insane! Yao will not play the rest of the season!Just as my usual Wednesday when I went to a computer shop after my 1:00 PM class--check my e-mail, update my online social utility accounts, read the latest news and issues, and, most of all, visit NBA.com--when a news shocked me. Yao Ming out for season with stress fracture At first, I tried not to believe it for the Houston Rockets had just notched their 13th consecutive win against the ineffective Washington Wizards with a score of 69-94 (being which they lead by as much as 31 points). Such a feat was simply not attainable if Yao wasn't there--his size has been proven to deliver relentless efforts on the defensive side, if not for the relentless blocks and rejections. But, the news was true. He just got a stress fracture on his left foot which, according to their team physician, will be healed for an average of four (4) months. Maybe this brings me to reason out his poor performance in the last three or four games except their meeting with the New Orleans Hornets. Simply put: he'll be out the rest of the season and the rest of the playoffs. This is really a thousand-newton-worth of punch for a Rockets fans like me (to some it's like puking). Yao Ming has been the number 1 player of Houston Rockets this season--the fact that I accepted even if I am fan of Tracy McGrady. His lost will undeniable be lethal to their rotation, to the scoring, to the blocks... Yao Ming certainly had made his mark in this team, significantly. With him out of the picture, Tracy McGrady will have to endure, again, the weight of the team. Luckily, the team's got several players who had recently stepped up and could bearably lighten his load. With 22 games still on the line and with big teams lining up their soon hectic schedule, will the Rockets be able to maintain such aggressiveness and tempo and be on top of the ever-challenging Western Conference powerhouse? Will they be able to finish the season without losing, again, important players especially Tracy McGrady? Will us, fans, be buoyed in to hopelessness, again? The season has been marked with cheers and disappointments. I just hope, as always, that the disappointments will just have to be limited to 49.9%. 2月25日 Adopt-a-School gets Php 4.05 billion from donorsI got so much elated when I read this article from goodnewspilipinas.com (one of my favorite website, so far). The fact that the website always makes me smile (that is, never failed by my girlfriend, Doris, and skyscrapers and architectures) is reason enough to force me to write a blog about it. Anyway, here it is:
It's really astounding the fact that the donation increased more than 900 percent last year (2007) as compared in 2006. This has to be one huge step in transforming our already decaying education (whatever that may be)--which can be very much attributed to the government--in to a very good one, if not the best one (I have been so general here). Anyway, contrary to all these, it's quite late to see that it's been 7 years since the passage of RA 8525 that reflects on volunteerism and multiple partnerships for education. Perhaps the turmoil sent in by the administration of Joseph Ejercito Estrada and the economic and political instabilities during those years had put effect on this program. But what can we do when the good things are happening right now?  I just hope that the Department of Education will have to handle this huge amount of money with great care as to not tarnish it with any hint of corruption--whether indirect or direct--and to properly budget it as to focus on problems that need most concern. Personally, I want the most of its breakdown be spent on teacher's training and professional development because we lack good teachers--that is, in quality and quantity. Next may be the improvement in infrastructures and better equipping schools with educational tools. May our children benefit greatly with this. (Wow! This is my first formal blog for Windows Live Space!  ) |
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