Jumper from the Write Corner


TUGADE RARIN’ TO GET BACK IN ACTION		By Patricia Bermidez-Hizon
COOL CAT READY FOR PLAYOFFS AGAINST FORMER TEAM		By Patricia Bermudez-Hizon Just when he was getting more comfortable in purple, Mike Cortez found himself on a newer home – his third in two seasons and fourth overall. Just four months ago, people were abuzz about the San Miguel-Air21 trade for him and Alex Cabagnot. And just last month, he again jumped ship and was sent to Barangay Ginebra for Billy Mamaril.
PBA PLAYERS AS DADS		By Patricia Bermudez-Hizon We see them dive for the ball, sacrifice their limbs, dash downcourt, and make heroic shots. It’s all in a day’s work for a professional PBA basketball player. But once those jerseys and sneakers come off, a lot of these hardcourt stars turn into real life heroes. And that’s how their families see them.
FINAL LIFT-OFF FOR ‘THE JET’		By Patricia Bermudez-Hizon
WHEN ONE’S BEST STILL ISN’T ENOUGH		By Patricia Bermudez-Hizon
K-WILL AT HIS NEW HOME		By Patricia Bermudez-Hizon Kelly Williams walked out of the Big Dome last May 12 with a heavy heart. His voyage with Sta. Lucia, the team that given him his start in 2006 when he won the Rookie of the Year then later an MVP award, and a title, had officially ended.
DEFENSE DOES WIN CHAMPIONSHIPS		By Jason Webb One of the most overused quotes in all of basketball is the line, “Defense wins championships.” When Purefoods stepped into the court against Alaska, we again were not spared from hearing that quote from head coach Ryan Gregorio.
THE FINALS: TWO GAMES DOWN		By Jason Webb At the tipoff of the ongoing KFC PBA Philippine Cup Finals, there were many questions surrounding the course of this last seven-game series of the conference.
HOME FOR THE FINALS		By Jason Webb
BEST FOUR TEAMS IN SEMIS		By Jason Webb When the final call for the semifinal cast was posted, the top four seeds after the eliminations made it through for the second straight conference, fourth time in the last five conferences and sixth time in the last eight.