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Description edit
Hoops dreams in the Philippines-a fresh and unforgettable basketball diary of one man's journey and one nation's passion. Welcome to the Philippines, where the men are 5'4," the everyman's Air Jordans are a pair of flip-flops, and the rhythm of life is punctuated by the bouncing of a... read more
Ridiculously Simplified Synopsis edit
Characters/People edit
- Rafe Bartholomew: Add a description of this character.
- Tim Cone
- Rosell Ellis
- Willie Miller
- Jeffrey Cariaso: basketball player of the Philippine Basketball Association. He is currently playing for the Alaska Aces and is their captain.
- Nic Belasco
- Sonny Thoss
- Roe
- Billy Ray Bates
- Mang Tom
- Greer
- Ginebra
- Guiao
- Poch Juinio
- Bachmann
- Dale Singson
- Nealy
- John Ferriols
- Jaworski
- Cardona
- La Salle
- Black
- Jojo Lastimosa
- Jeff Cariaso
- Mike Cortez
- Sullinger
- Bakekang
- Neil
- Aaron
- Adams
- Cojuangco
- Wowowee
- Eddie Laure
- Schoewe
- Dickie
- Munro
- Crispa
Organizations edit
- Philippine Basketball Association: The men's professional basketball in the Philippines.
- Metropolitan Basketball Association: was a professional basketball league in the Philippines from 1998-2002.
First Sentence edit
Back in the summer of 2005, when I was preparing to move to the Philippines for a year on government-funded academic grant, I heard a lot of unwelcome advice.
Table of Contents edit
Introduction
1. Hoope Epiphanies
2. Alaska in the Philippines
3. A Career Reborn
4. A Head Start Becomes Destiny
5. From Savior to Lemon, in 48 Minutes
6. The Birth of Paeng Bartolome and Other Initiations
7. The Legend of the Black Superman
8. A Rim in Every Baryo
9. Fil-Am or Fil-Sham?
10. Courts of Public Opinion
11. My Big Break
12. Hee-neh-bra!
13. Skirts Versus Squirts
14. Powers that Be
15. The Gift of Basketball
Authors & Contributors edit
- Rafe Bartholomew (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: New American Library
Country: U.S.A
Publication Date: 2010
ISBN: 978-0-451-22999-1
Page Count: 384
Publisher: New American Library
Country: U.S.A
Publication Date: 2010
ISBN: 978-0-451-22999-1
Page Count: 384
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 796.32309599
Subjects edit
- Books › History › Asia › Philippines
- Books › Sports › Basketball
Links to Supplemental Material edit
- Rafebartholomew.com: The author's blog, with pictures on his trip to the Philippines which weren't included in the book and his take on the PBA.
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