Fifty Peso Shots: November 2010

     I'm very late with my November edition of Fifty Peso Shots, but I was kind of busy last November 30.  wink wink.  Many thanks to everyone who supported me and I look forward to giving Pinoy food and Pinoys, here and abroad, something to be proud of on my upcoming cooking show on Lifestyle Network! Meanwhile, check out the 1 hour special of the entire Clash of the Toque-en Ones on December 20 at 10 pm, Skycable channel 52.


Now, some shots from the cheap seats:

• POC and PSC leaders claim they are "happy" and/or "satisfied" with Team Philippines' performance in the last Asian Games.  We finished way behind South East Asian neighbors, but they are happy? Great! We should probably look forward to another sixth place finish in next year's SEA Games. Woohoo! (Please detect major sarcasm here) 

• Lebron James acted like a big sissy, intentionally bumping Coach Erik Spoelstra when he called a timeout during a testy loss to the Dallas Mavericks.  Then, he allegedly had friend  lapdog Maverick Carter release a story of how Spoelstra was such a tyrant, slamming Lebron on being not serious enough.  Instead of gaining sympathy for the Heat's woes, James is just giving more credibility to rumors he's a cancer to teams.  It also raises Spoelstra's stock as coach as the Heat rattled off four consecutive wins after he scolded Lebron.

• Hornets fans have it tough. After a summer of uncertainty when franchise player Chris Paul threatened to leave, they now face an ownership void.  George Shinn is ready to sell the team and the NBA will be their owner for the time being. That has to be the weirdest feeling.  Imagine competing in a contest where your mom is also the tournament director. Yikes!

• Many disappointed with the performance of Smart Gilas should be more patient before calling for the return of PBA pros.  In the past, foreign coaches would always praise the Philippines as "talented but needing more time to adjust to each other and the international game."  If one reads into the recent interviews with coaches, they no longer spew that same condescending lines.  They talk about the Philippines unmatched toughness and relentless defense.  That is improvement, if one cares to actually think about it.

• If people want to know which National Sports Association (NSA) Heads to replace, look no further than Swimming/Diving Head Mark Joseph.  The man with two first names was so on top of the situation that he didn't even know his OWN DIVERS GOT INTO A BUS ACCIDENT on the way to competing. Then, after he was informed his diver was injured (confirmed by doctors), he scoffed and broached the possibility that it could have been, "an old injury acting up."  That's the picture of a leadership award winner right there.

photos courtesy of sports.yahoo.com, getty images and gmapinoytv.com