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                    [ArticleID] => 280413
                    [Title] => NBA coach picks Spurs
                    [Summary] => Denver Nuggets assistant coach for player development Jarrin Akana, who was recently in town to conduct Nike-sponsored clinics, predicted the San Antonio Spurs will win the National Basketball Association (NBA) title this season.


The Spurs are now safely in the Last Dance after disposing of Phoenix in five games in the Western Conference Finals despite playing without the homecourt advantage and against league MVP Steve Nash.
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Akana, 34, said his brother Brandon was Taulava’s teammate at Brigham Young University in Hawaii and he personally knows the Talk ‘N’ Text center. He came for a four-day visit and went back to the US the other day.
[DatePublished] => 2005-05-25 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804869 [AuthorName] => Joaquin M. Henson [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 273359 [Title] => Alvin’s new role [Summary] => Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) legend and four-time MVP Alvin Patrimonio, known as Captain Lionheart, is as busy as ever.

After retiring from active duty, Patrimonio was appointed the Tender Juicy Hot Dogs team manager. That means he not only has to attend all the team‚s practices and games but also look after a lot of the Hot Dogs‚ offcourt activities.

And as if that’s not enough for a full plate, Patrimonio recently agreed to serve as Commissioner of the upcoming Nike Summer League (NSL).
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Phone Pals assistant coach Ariel Vanguardia said Akana’s sister Sulan is Villa’s wife–they’re blessed with two boys. In fact, Villa plans to join the Nuggets in some workouts after the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Reinforced Conference ends.

"(Villa) promised me he’ll be the most improved player next season," disclosed Vanguardia.
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                    [ArticleID] => 280413
                    [Title] => NBA coach picks Spurs
                    [Summary] => Denver Nuggets assistant coach for player development Jarrin Akana, who was recently in town to conduct Nike-sponsored clinics, predicted the San Antonio Spurs will win the National Basketball Association (NBA) title this season.


The Spurs are now safely in the Last Dance after disposing of Phoenix in five games in the Western Conference Finals despite playing without the homecourt advantage and against league MVP Steve Nash.
[DatePublished] => 2005-06-05 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135698 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804869 [AuthorName] => Joaquin M. Henson [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 278991 [Title] => NBA coach says Asi big boost to RP 5 [Summary] => Denver Nuggets assistant coach for player development and international scout Jarrin Akana, who was in town to conduct basketball clinics for Nike, said the other day Asi Taulava would be a big boost to the Philippines’ campaign to regain cage supremacy in Asia.

Akana, 34, said his brother Brandon was Taulava’s teammate at Brigham Young University in Hawaii and he personally knows the Talk ‘N’ Text center. He came for a four-day visit and went back to the US the other day.
[DatePublished] => 2005-05-25 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804869 [AuthorName] => Joaquin M. Henson [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 273359 [Title] => Alvin’s new role [Summary] => Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) legend and four-time MVP Alvin Patrimonio, known as Captain Lionheart, is as busy as ever.

After retiring from active duty, Patrimonio was appointed the Tender Juicy Hot Dogs team manager. That means he not only has to attend all the team‚s practices and games but also look after a lot of the Hot Dogs‚ offcourt activities.

And as if that’s not enough for a full plate, Patrimonio recently agreed to serve as Commissioner of the upcoming Nike Summer League (NSL).
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[DatePublished] => 2004-04-25 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135698 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804869 [AuthorName] => Joaquin M. Henson [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 224487 [Title] => Villa’s NBA connection [Summary] => Did you know that Talk ‘N’ Text rookie William Kahi Villa’s brother-in-law is Denver Nuggets assistant coach Jarrin Akana?

Phone Pals assistant coach Ariel Vanguardia said Akana’s sister Sulan is Villa’s wife–they’re blessed with two boys. In fact, Villa plans to join the Nuggets in some workouts after the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Reinforced Conference ends.

"(Villa) promised me he’ll be the most improved player next season," disclosed Vanguardia.
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