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SOL-ution
From my manila standard column 11/12/10
Determination, hunger to win, fortitude. Characters that will drive any great competitor to eradicate anything that gets in the way of them and victory. Sometimes, the desire to succeed compels them to challenge those who they feel do not share the same vision. And that is all because they know what it takes to come out on top.
Weeks ago, Sol Mercado was benched for the 2nd half during the Rain or Shine game against Ginebra. Trying to get into the groove in the first half, the Elastopainters played catchup to the Gin Kings and put up a decent fight and were only down by 6 points at halftime. It was Coach Caloy Garcia’s prerogative to do what he feels is best with his team. He is after all the coach. Mercado watched the game slip away from the bench. Confused. Frustrated. They lost 90-73.
After the game, when all the players already left, Mercado confronted his coach and questioned his decision to keep him on the bench. Mercado knows what he could’ve done to help the team. The argument was heated to say the least. Words were said and threats were made. It got ugly. It was a verbal smackdown.
The team owners had to intervene specially because both parties were ready to leave the team and throw it all away. The solution came about over lunch as both sides were heard. Both just didn’t see that they wanted the same thing – win.
Ceasefire came. The result was a 98-86 drubbing of Barako with Sol Mercado top scoring with 21 points, and a 110-107 slaying of the giants, the San Miguel Beermen with Mercado putting up 26 points (which included a 6 of 12 three point shooting binge) and 8 assists! It was his best in the conference! He became the unanimous choice as the PBA Press Corps Player of the week.
Sol never came out and said anything about the altercation or what had happened afterwards. He let his game do the talking instead. He showed that all he really wanted was to win and that he could really help the team.
He’s currently on leave for the next couple of weeks from the PBA to be with the Smart Gilas squad in the 16th Asian Games in Guangzhou China. It’s his first stint wearing the national colors, a feat he truly is proud of. Along with Chris Lutz, he was a last minute addition to the official lineup that had just been approved a day before they were set to leave for their tune up games against two CBA teams in Guangdong.
He’s excited to be playing under Coach Rajko Toroman whom he easily adjusted to.
Already Mercado is equipping himself with Coach Toroman’s plays and coaching styles so when the time comes, he too can pass it on the teams he would coach in the distant future.
For updates on Sol Mercado, follow @SM3rc3 or @patriciahizon on twitter.
Determination, hunger to win, fortitude. Characters that will drive any great competitor to eradicate anything that gets in the way of them and victory. Sometimes, the desire to succeed compels them to challenge those who they feel do not share the same vision. And that is all because they know what it takes to come out on top.
Weeks ago, Sol Mercado was benched for the 2nd half during the Rain or Shine game against Ginebra. Trying to get into the groove in the first half, the Elastopainters played catchup to the Gin Kings and put up a decent fight and were only down by 6 points at halftime. It was Coach Caloy Garcia’s prerogative to do what he feels is best with his team. He is after all the coach. Mercado watched the game slip away from the bench. Confused. Frustrated. They lost 90-73.
After the game, when all the players already left, Mercado confronted his coach and questioned his decision to keep him on the bench. Mercado knows what he could’ve done to help the team. The argument was heated to say the least. Words were said and threats were made. It got ugly. It was a verbal smackdown.
The team owners had to intervene specially because both parties were ready to leave the team and throw it all away. The solution came about over lunch as both sides were heard. Both just didn’t see that they wanted the same thing – win.
Ceasefire came. The result was a 98-86 drubbing of Barako with Sol Mercado top scoring with 21 points, and a 110-107 slaying of the giants, the San Miguel Beermen with Mercado putting up 26 points (which included a 6 of 12 three point shooting binge) and 8 assists! It was his best in the conference! He became the unanimous choice as the PBA Press Corps Player of the week.
Sol never came out and said anything about the altercation or what had happened afterwards. He let his game do the talking instead. He showed that all he really wanted was to win and that he could really help the team.
He’s currently on leave for the next couple of weeks from the PBA to be with the Smart Gilas squad in the 16th Asian Games in Guangzhou China. It’s his first stint wearing the national colors, a feat he truly is proud of. Along with Chris Lutz, he was a last minute addition to the official lineup that had just been approved a day before they were set to leave for their tune up games against two CBA teams in Guangdong.
He’s excited to be playing under Coach Rajko Toroman whom he easily adjusted to.
Already Mercado is equipping himself with Coach Toroman’s plays and coaching styles so when the time comes, he too can pass it on the teams he would coach in the distant future.
For updates on Sol Mercado, follow @SM3rc3 or @patriciahizon on twitter.
More than just business and sports...
From my Manila Standard column 10/15/10
He's known for being a highly respected business tycoon, and a passionate god father of many sports. But he has spread his wings even further and has inspired the creation of a silver screen masterpiece.
Love, tragedy, redemption encapsulated in a film, which boasts of an impressive cast of characters and exceptional production quality worthy of local pride and international praise. With the aptitude of establishing another milestone in Philippine film making industry, Rosario will be one of the masterpieces which will be widely anticipated in this year’s Manila Film Festival.
The story revolves around Rosario Herrera (played by Jennilyn Mercado), a beautiful and celebrated socialite, who was ahead of the 1920s state of mind. Years of living in New York made her liberated which the bucolic town of Isabela shunned upon. Even her parents (Philip Salvador and Eula Valdez) who were wealthy owners of a tobacco plantation were scandalized, especially when, during her summer visit, she had an affair with an older man, who was the administrator of their tabacalera. They locked her up in a convent but her desire for Vicente (Yul Servo), drove her to escape, leave her family and run off with him to Manila where they got married and had three children.
But tragedy struck the family as Vicente fell ill with tuberculosis. Rosario got help from her cousin and best friend Carmen (Isabel Oli). Feeling lonely and deprived though, Rosario had an affair with Carmen’s fiancé Alberto (Dennis Trillo). When Vicente recovered, he found out about the affair and filed and adultery case against them. The two were soon exiled to Hong Kong where their son, Jesus was born.
Four long years in exile passed and they returned to the Philippines, but only to be met with an arduous provincial life. Poverty forced them to seek opportunities in Manila but Alberto eventually abandoned his family forcing Rosario to do odd jobs just to survive.
She then met Carding (Sid Lucero) while working at his uncle, Miguel’s akesorya. But Miguel (Ricky Davao) was overcome with lust and attempted to rape Rosario. Carding mauled his own uncle in retaliation and managed to escape. He offered to bring Rosario and Jesus with him to the province and provide them with a good life, but because she didn’t want to tarnish his virtuous name, she left, never to be seen again. Even after he professed his undying love for her. She died a poor woman, full of regret.
The hardships and adversities of Rosario’s life was narrated by the 82 year old Jesus Herrera Gonzales, a role taken on by the legendary Dolphy. He had reconciled with a nephew whose mother Soledad, was Rosario’s eldest daughter with Vicente. He had been intrigued about his grandmother’s story and sought his uncle’s account.
That nephew is business tycoon Manny V. Pangilinan.
This was the very reason why Pato Gregorio and the people behind Smart Sports decided to adopt the theme of the movie when the Talk and Text Tropang Texters paraded during the 36th season opening ceremonies. Their muse was lead actress Jenelyn Mercado who gave us a taste of the sophistication of this film.
I myself cannot wait to see this! Follow me on Twitter to get more information on Rosario: www.twitter.com/patriciahizon
He's known for being a highly respected business tycoon, and a passionate god father of many sports. But he has spread his wings even further and has inspired the creation of a silver screen masterpiece.
Love, tragedy, redemption encapsulated in a film, which boasts of an impressive cast of characters and exceptional production quality worthy of local pride and international praise. With the aptitude of establishing another milestone in Philippine film making industry, Rosario will be one of the masterpieces which will be widely anticipated in this year’s Manila Film Festival.
The story revolves around Rosario Herrera (played by Jennilyn Mercado), a beautiful and celebrated socialite, who was ahead of the 1920s state of mind. Years of living in New York made her liberated which the bucolic town of Isabela shunned upon. Even her parents (Philip Salvador and Eula Valdez) who were wealthy owners of a tobacco plantation were scandalized, especially when, during her summer visit, she had an affair with an older man, who was the administrator of their tabacalera. They locked her up in a convent but her desire for Vicente (Yul Servo), drove her to escape, leave her family and run off with him to Manila where they got married and had three children.
But tragedy struck the family as Vicente fell ill with tuberculosis. Rosario got help from her cousin and best friend Carmen (Isabel Oli). Feeling lonely and deprived though, Rosario had an affair with Carmen’s fiancé Alberto (Dennis Trillo). When Vicente recovered, he found out about the affair and filed and adultery case against them. The two were soon exiled to Hong Kong where their son, Jesus was born.
Four long years in exile passed and they returned to the Philippines, but only to be met with an arduous provincial life. Poverty forced them to seek opportunities in Manila but Alberto eventually abandoned his family forcing Rosario to do odd jobs just to survive.
She then met Carding (Sid Lucero) while working at his uncle, Miguel’s akesorya. But Miguel (Ricky Davao) was overcome with lust and attempted to rape Rosario. Carding mauled his own uncle in retaliation and managed to escape. He offered to bring Rosario and Jesus with him to the province and provide them with a good life, but because she didn’t want to tarnish his virtuous name, she left, never to be seen again. Even after he professed his undying love for her. She died a poor woman, full of regret.
The hardships and adversities of Rosario’s life was narrated by the 82 year old Jesus Herrera Gonzales, a role taken on by the legendary Dolphy. He had reconciled with a nephew whose mother Soledad, was Rosario’s eldest daughter with Vicente. He had been intrigued about his grandmother’s story and sought his uncle’s account.
That nephew is business tycoon Manny V. Pangilinan.
This was the very reason why Pato Gregorio and the people behind Smart Sports decided to adopt the theme of the movie when the Talk and Text Tropang Texters paraded during the 36th season opening ceremonies. Their muse was lead actress Jenelyn Mercado who gave us a taste of the sophistication of this film.
I myself cannot wait to see this! Follow me on Twitter to get more information on Rosario: www.twitter.com/patriciahizon
I Beg To Differ
From my Manila Standard column Oct. 22
Last October 13, the Rain or Shine Elastopainters put up a gallant stand against the pesky Air 21 Express and with a last second play drawn up by coach Caloy Garcia, Sol Mercado drew the defense, fed the ball to an open Jeff Chan who knocked down a buzzer-beating 3 pointer for the win!
Then a week after that, Rain or Shine did pretty much the same thing which neutralized the previously undefeated Talk and Text Tropang Texters. The Elastopainters led by as much as 11 but squandered the lead. End game poise came to play again with Mercado showing finesse and grace under pressure. With time winding down, he took on the defense from top of the key and pulled up for a jumper which he drilled that gave them a 2 point advantage with only 1.5 seconds left. Talk and Text failed in their attempt to tie or win the game.
I anchored both games, and both times I had Alex Compton as my partner. He’s a great analyst and the fact that he was the former assistant coach for Rain or Shine made his color commentary all the more interesting.
Now after the 2nd Elastopainter win, I had so many tweets that I was the lady luck for the team. It was funny seeing the first few comments about that, and I laughed them off… Then I got a tweet from Paolo Buguia saying the same thing and then more tweets were coming in, and I got a bit worried. I didn’t want to be branded as the lady luck for any team (save for Team HIZON, hehe).
I honestly think any one of us from the commentary or courtside reporting pool should NEVER be labelled as a good luck charm or a bad luck omen for any of the teams. We’re just doing our work, and doing it to the best of our abilities to add excitement to the games.
Ofcourse it’s part of being Filipino, and it’s in our culture to be somewhat superstitious. But really, seriously, we have nothing to do with it. Absolutely zilch. Nada. Zero.
It’s unfair for Rain or Shine to say they had luck on their side, which is why they won against Air21 and a talented team like Talk and Text. It was their defense, teamwork, and highly reliable shooting that gave them the win. More than anything, it was faith in their system, the game plan and in each other.
IN OTHER NEWS, I’d personally like to thank Commissioner Chito Salud for his great program of giving tickets to the less fortunate every Wednesday. The past few weeks, we’ve been bringing hundreds of people – street kids, orphans, social workers, church groups, etc. – to experience the PBA live! Now they’re the lucky ones. They also get the chance to interact with some of the players who go up to the stands to take photos and sign autographs. It’s a great way to give back to the community. The PBA has always been about the fans, and this is a great way of reinforcing that notion.
Last Wednesday we had the kids from the High Five Hope basketball and volleyball tournament watch the game live and they absolutely enjoyed! For the 300 streetkids that were there, they were inspired to some day be like the stars on the hard court.
They’re moved to stay away from drugs, stay in school, show up for practice instead of beg on the streets. They see that they too can be great. It’s a life-altering experience. The PBA made it possible.
Last October 13, the Rain or Shine Elastopainters put up a gallant stand against the pesky Air 21 Express and with a last second play drawn up by coach Caloy Garcia, Sol Mercado drew the defense, fed the ball to an open Jeff Chan who knocked down a buzzer-beating 3 pointer for the win!
Then a week after that, Rain or Shine did pretty much the same thing which neutralized the previously undefeated Talk and Text Tropang Texters. The Elastopainters led by as much as 11 but squandered the lead. End game poise came to play again with Mercado showing finesse and grace under pressure. With time winding down, he took on the defense from top of the key and pulled up for a jumper which he drilled that gave them a 2 point advantage with only 1.5 seconds left. Talk and Text failed in their attempt to tie or win the game.
I anchored both games, and both times I had Alex Compton as my partner. He’s a great analyst and the fact that he was the former assistant coach for Rain or Shine made his color commentary all the more interesting.
Now after the 2nd Elastopainter win, I had so many tweets that I was the lady luck for the team. It was funny seeing the first few comments about that, and I laughed them off… Then I got a tweet from Paolo Buguia saying the same thing and then more tweets were coming in, and I got a bit worried. I didn’t want to be branded as the lady luck for any team (save for Team HIZON, hehe).
I honestly think any one of us from the commentary or courtside reporting pool should NEVER be labelled as a good luck charm or a bad luck omen for any of the teams. We’re just doing our work, and doing it to the best of our abilities to add excitement to the games.
Ofcourse it’s part of being Filipino, and it’s in our culture to be somewhat superstitious. But really, seriously, we have nothing to do with it. Absolutely zilch. Nada. Zero.
It’s unfair for Rain or Shine to say they had luck on their side, which is why they won against Air21 and a talented team like Talk and Text. It was their defense, teamwork, and highly reliable shooting that gave them the win. More than anything, it was faith in their system, the game plan and in each other.
IN OTHER NEWS, I’d personally like to thank Commissioner Chito Salud for his great program of giving tickets to the less fortunate every Wednesday. The past few weeks, we’ve been bringing hundreds of people – street kids, orphans, social workers, church groups, etc. – to experience the PBA live! Now they’re the lucky ones. They also get the chance to interact with some of the players who go up to the stands to take photos and sign autographs. It’s a great way to give back to the community. The PBA has always been about the fans, and this is a great way of reinforcing that notion.
Last Wednesday we had the kids from the High Five Hope basketball and volleyball tournament watch the game live and they absolutely enjoyed! For the 300 streetkids that were there, they were inspired to some day be like the stars on the hard court.
They’re moved to stay away from drugs, stay in school, show up for practice instead of beg on the streets. They see that they too can be great. It’s a life-altering experience. The PBA made it possible.
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