Fair Play: the Dead haunts SBP
DEAD members aren’t supposed to influence the course of an organization.
Those who are alive and kicking are the ones who are supposed to do that.
But in the weird world of basketball politics, the walking dead are rearing their ugly heads.
Fiba, the world governing body for basketball, has supposedly decided which faction will head the Philippine body for the sport.
But because Noli Eala presented only three of the seven-page Fiba decision, Cesafi isn’t ready to abandon its “neutral” stand yet.
Why the talk on dead folks?
Because the dead has come back to haunt SBP.
When the two groups—BAP and Pilipinas Basketball—decided to, rather, were forced to “unite,” the two brought with them their members.
And the status of these members, was supposed to be verified. Hence the oft-mentioned Bangkok Agreement.
Back in 2008, I got to talk with Baldomero Estenzo, Cesafi’s representative to the NSA, and asked him if the merged group ever got to verify its members.
They never did.
Now, after the much-hyped meeting with Fiba heads, one of SBP’s tasks is to explain why 60 members of BAP got kicked out during the Unity Congress last year. This task was part of those four “irrelevant” pages Noli Eala conveniently forgot to show when he announced Fiba’s decision.
Who are the 60? One of them is a dead group like the Cebu Colleges Athletic Association (have you heard of it?)
These dead folks got a new lease on life because they were never really screened whether they were dead or alive in Part 3 of the BAP-SBP.
I think we are now in Part 12 or is it 22?
Make no mistake. The SBP is doing quite well with their basketball program compared to BAP, which, I think only exists on paper as of the moment.
But BAP keeps finding a new lease on life, thanks to SBP and the “irrelevant pages.”
DRAGON CHECK. The CEC Dragons lost again, this time by 74 points to the University of San Carlos Warriors.
Well, they only have three more games left then they can have the memories of this season repressed.
I just hope the repressed memories won’t come back to haunt them, ala SBP’s irrelevant pages.
REACTIONS. Former University of San Carlos player Iry Genson e-mailed us to express his dismay regarding the latest twist in Cebu football (Is it time to replace the CFA board? Aug. 26, 2009).
Genson, who said he has noticed how football has grown quite a lot the past years, wrote, “It is sad because I know both Richard (Montayre) and Bro. Mari (Aberasturi) took those posts because of pure love of the game. I truly believe that they are a perfect tandem in the CFA board, and for the future of Cebu football.”
I was there when the CFA held its last elections and both Montayre and Aberasturi got the most number of votes, attesting that at that time, people really thought they were the best people to lead CFA.
Whether that still holds true we will know after today’s Congress. I just hope whatever disagreements the football community have will be addressed thoroughly in today’s general assembly.
Another one also posted through my blog and agreed that it isn’t time to replace the CFA members but appealed for more transparency.
“They should not try to fool members (when) discussing subjects in coaches’ meeting, agreeing to what was written on the paper, then just few days before the competition, changing the rules and ask ing the members to quick(ly) submit a lineup, hoping that people may not read the changes,” said someone who posted schuwerk@gmx.de as his e-mail.
Those who are alive and kicking are the ones who are supposed to do that.
But in the weird world of basketball politics, the walking dead are rearing their ugly heads.
Fiba, the world governing body for basketball, has supposedly decided which faction will head the Philippine body for the sport.
But because Noli Eala presented only three of the seven-page Fiba decision, Cesafi isn’t ready to abandon its “neutral” stand yet.
Why the talk on dead folks?
Because the dead has come back to haunt SBP.
When the two groups—BAP and Pilipinas Basketball—decided to, rather, were forced to “unite,” the two brought with them their members.
And the status of these members, was supposed to be verified. Hence the oft-mentioned Bangkok Agreement.
Back in 2008, I got to talk with Baldomero Estenzo, Cesafi’s representative to the NSA, and asked him if the merged group ever got to verify its members.
They never did.
Now, after the much-hyped meeting with Fiba heads, one of SBP’s tasks is to explain why 60 members of BAP got kicked out during the Unity Congress last year. This task was part of those four “irrelevant” pages Noli Eala conveniently forgot to show when he announced Fiba’s decision.
Who are the 60? One of them is a dead group like the Cebu Colleges Athletic Association (have you heard of it?)
These dead folks got a new lease on life because they were never really screened whether they were dead or alive in Part 3 of the BAP-SBP.
I think we are now in Part 12 or is it 22?
Make no mistake. The SBP is doing quite well with their basketball program compared to BAP, which, I think only exists on paper as of the moment.
But BAP keeps finding a new lease on life, thanks to SBP and the “irrelevant pages.”
DRAGON CHECK. The CEC Dragons lost again, this time by 74 points to the University of San Carlos Warriors.
Well, they only have three more games left then they can have the memories of this season repressed.
I just hope the repressed memories won’t come back to haunt them, ala SBP’s irrelevant pages.
REACTIONS. Former University of San Carlos player Iry Genson e-mailed us to express his dismay regarding the latest twist in Cebu football (Is it time to replace the CFA board? Aug. 26, 2009).
Genson, who said he has noticed how football has grown quite a lot the past years, wrote, “It is sad because I know both Richard (Montayre) and Bro. Mari (Aberasturi) took those posts because of pure love of the game. I truly believe that they are a perfect tandem in the CFA board, and for the future of Cebu football.”
I was there when the CFA held its last elections and both Montayre and Aberasturi got the most number of votes, attesting that at that time, people really thought they were the best people to lead CFA.
Whether that still holds true we will know after today’s Congress. I just hope whatever disagreements the football community have will be addressed thoroughly in today’s general assembly.
Another one also posted through my blog and agreed that it isn’t time to replace the CFA members but appealed for more transparency.
“They should not try to fool members (when) discussing subjects in coaches’ meeting, agreeing to what was written on the paper, then just few days before the competition, changing the rules and ask ing the members to quick(ly) submit a lineup, hoping that people may not read the changes,” said someone who posted schuwerk@gmx.de as his e-mail.
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