Germany’s Finest Basketball Diary Part 2

[Streetball’s Finest  –  5.28.12] – Germany’s Finest Basketball Diary Part 2

Inks: FLASH aka g_sk1lls 

Images: Fabian Greiser / Paul Gudde / Flash

Following up Part 1 of And1 Ph’s basketball diary of the Germany’s Finest Philippine tour (click HERE for the article) that was posted last May 24, here are some more updates on their activities from May 24 thru 27.  The third and final part of our exclusive coverage will be uploaded sometime between June 7-8 (originally slated June 2-4), and shall include information about the Bacolod and Boracay leg of their tour (May 31-June 6).

The Philippine Experience – Part 2

After their May 23 (Wednesday) game in the Magallanes Village gym, I was able to catch up with the rest of the team last Thursday night (May 24) for a hearty dinner in Glorietta 5 mall along Ayala Avenue in Makati City.  Aside from helping out with fellow Pinoy Third Stocker (who is the team’s liaison and playing coach) in picking out Filipino dishes for the rest of the team, And1 Ph also co-sponsored the dinner and made sure that the guests were well-fed and well-entertained.  Some pictures of the get-together below.

The next day, the team played against the PBA D-League team Cebuana Lhuillier in the Reyes gym in Shaw Boulevard, courtesy of local player-agent for the PBA, Mr. Danny Espiritu.  The images below are courtesy of Fab Greiser (Germany’s Finest).

On Saturday, the team went around their area in their Makati residence (rented condominium) to play some three-on-three games against the local basketball players and generally just had a good time with the kids and the people around their neighborhood.  The team really enjoyed playing with local talent who at times were just wearing flip flops and sandals.  As always, Germany’s Finest players are very appreciative of the Filipinos innate love for basketball and passion for the game.

Rounding up their basketball-filled weekend was a game against a selection of players in Marikina last Sunday (May 27).  With full support from local authorities and baranggay officials, the team was warmly welcomed before the game and Germany’s Finest made sure that the crowd would be able to watch a very entertaining match against their local counterparts.  Suffice to say that the team electrified the crowd with their own brand of German basketball; showcasing a lot of highlights ranging from pinpoint three-point shooting, acrobatic lay-ups, nifty ballhandling and anklebreakers, and of course, thunderous dunks.  And1 Germany sponsored their jerseys and shorts (shoutouts to Laurent and Max), and I was there with the team to cover the event exclusively for And1 Philippines, gathering images and videos to be posted on the And1 Ph Facebook page in the next few days.  Posted some pictures below for everyone’s enjoyment.

 

As of this writing, the team will be playing against some players from the Philippine Air Force by Monday, May 28; another 3-on-3 pick up game in their neighborhood court in the evening and most likely one game each on Tuesday and Wednesday (schedules and venue to be posted in And1 Philippines Facebook page for faster reference) before the team heads to Bacolod for the start of the provincial leg of their tour.    As previously posted, their schedule is as follows:

• Bacolod (May 31 arrival):

June 1 - exhibition game against Brgy Cansilayan and Murcia Selection Players.

June 2 or June 3 - Game against West Negros College in West Negros Gym.

• Boracay:

June 5 - game against Boracay Selection Team

Venue (to be announced)

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