Last week I chronicled how the AirAsia ABL has more depth than ever before.  Another change in the league’s third season:  The presence of a foreign coach. 5 of the AirAsia ABL’s 8 teams started the season with a foreigner at the helm.  Here was the list of coaches when the league tipped off January 14th:  TEAM COACH NATIONALITY AirAsia Philippine Patriots Glenn Capacio Philippines Bangkok Cobras ... MORE

As we reach the midway point of the third AirAsia ABL season, it has become vividly clear that the new key to success in the ABL is depth.  That may not seem like much of a revelation, but consider how much the league has changed since getting its start in 2009: SEASON 1 (2009-10)A six team league meant two-thirds of the league made the postseason and it became obvious early on that the four playoff teams would be the AirAsia Philippine Patriots, the Jobstreet.com Singapore... MORE

The eight AirAsia ABL teams are playing their home games in seven different stadiums this season.  Here’s a primer on each of them:    Ynares Sports Arena, Manila Ynares is doing double-duty this year, playing host to both the AirAsia Philippine Patriots and San Miguel Beermen.  Given the Philippines’ love affair with basketball, the crowds are the region’s most knowledgeable, by far.  Referees get a rough ride over any call against the local teams.  With the cr... MORE

 One of the toughest Warriors from Indonesia, Harold Nilo Santa Cruz was sat on the bench for the Indonesia Warriors’ first away game against the Singapore Slingers. Santa Cruz was about to sub in for Amin Prihantono at the beginning of the second quarter, when officials stopped the game stating that Santa Cruz was not eligible to play.That’s when the drama began.It turned out the problem was that Santa Cruz’s number on the game’s roster didn’t match his jersey num... MORE

Christmas is a very special time of the year and is traditionally spent with our nearest and dearest, but for  Indonesia Warriors’ Filipino forward Harold Sta. Cruz, Christmas this year was spent away from home because  he had to stay in Jakarta in preparation for the upcoming AirAsia ASEAN Basketball League season 3.So how did he manage to spend his first Christmas away from home?  “I talked to my wife and two kids through Skype during Christmas day. After that, Jerr... MORE