Showing posts with label Interesting Facts. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Interesting Facts. Show all posts
#15 Almost a Legend
He played for almost 17years, from 1989 to 2006. He drafted by Purefoods in 3rd Overall and finished his career with RedBull in 2006 for 4yrs
#14 Manila Finest
One of the rare and probably the greatest player produced by University of Manila basketball program.
#13 The Benchwarmer
He did not able to accomplish anything in his tenure with Purefoods because of the team were already filled with stars likes Patrimonio, Lastimosa and Condinera.
At Purefoods, he was an immediate back-up for Patrimonio, and would share minutes could share his own set of talent to his teammates such as Glen Capacio, Isabelo Lastimosa, fellow rookie Ferdinand Pumaren and Jerry Codinera. Here, he could often lead the Ayala-based squad (likewise he later did when he was with RFM). During his tenure with the team, he won 2 titles as he was traded before the 1992 season. Only after he moved to Diet Sarsi Bottlers (Swift) where he got more playing time.
#12 MR.RFM
He became the instant main-man and the leader of the RFM franchise after the trade from Purefoods, he team up with other bruise players like Alfonso Solis , Edgar Tanuan
Enrique Reyes, Yoyoy Villamin, Bernard Fabiosa, and Rudy Distrito.
#11 The Golden Years
He got 4 PBA titles in RFM franchise alone (1992 Third Conference, 1993 Commissioner's, 1995 All-Filipino, 1995 Commissioner's) . He was the lead man
and the intagral of the 2 early championships then later in 1995 he got reinforced by young and elite players of Meneses, Duremdesa, Balingit and Boybits.
#10 The Arrival of Aerial Voyager
In the emergance of the "Aerial Voyager" Vergel Meneses in Swift, he lost his playing time again and played off the bench. Later he got traded to SMB where he started to become a role player again.
#9 "THE MAN" in San Miguel
With San Miguel Beermen 1996, he rejuvenated his career and became the main-man again. He lead his SMB franchise who also had players like Michael Mustre, Alan Vito Caidic, Avelino Lim, Yves Dignadice, and Peter Naron.
With SMB he did not able to carry the team to win the Finals because the SMB were already old and some of the main-players were already for retirement while the other team were young and power house like Gordon Gins and Alaska Aces.
#8 MVP's almost in the tip of his hand
He got 4x nomination for MVP (1992,1993,1996,1997) but never won it because lack of votes and came short with stats. He fail in 1992 against Ato Agustin, 1993 against Patrimonio, 1996 against Abarrientos and his last in 1997 against Patrimonio.
#7 Worst Enemy
Alvin Patrimonio is probably his mortal enemy eversince he came to PBA.
From purefoods where he started as a Rookie and lost his playing time against Alvin till to reaching on winning the MVPs in 1993, 1992 and 1997.
#6 Patrimonio Again
In 1997 he was the #1 MVP contender followed by Marlou Aquino, however Alvin Patrimonio won it because of media votes while Asaytono leads the some stats including the Scoring leaders.
#5 "THE BULL"
He got the monicker "The Bull" because of his unstoppable in offence and limitless stamina on the court. He got the enfamous commercial with Red Bull energy with the quote
'Kaya ako tinawag the Bull kasi sugod ako ng sugod"
#4 Stats Machine
Nelson Asaytono is #5 in all time scoring leaders just behind of Atoy Co. He also finished #14 in all time rebounding and #4 in free-throw in scoring leaders. Some of his stats goes :
- Most Points 1998, 1997, 1992
- Most 3-Pointers Made 1998, 1997
- Most Freethrows Made 1993, 1992
- Most Defensive Rebounds 1998
#3 THE BULLY
Some players and media sometimes annoys him with his mischievious attitude. He also labeled by his critics as a Ball Hogger or buwaya because once he got the ball he won't hesitate to take it and never rotates the ball for the team play
#2 The Bull in BARAKO BULL
He got his last championships with Red Bull Barako as a reserved however when Mick Pennisi and DaVonn Harp were suspended in 2004 due to citizenship, he was moved to the bench and contributing some plays for the team until his retirement in November 2005.
#1 The Man of Everything but not the MVP
On April 7, 2005, at the age of 38 year he finished with 17 points on 6-of-9 shooting to have 12,268 points in 796 career games, eclipsing the 12,077 points of Philip Cezar, to take the fifth spot in the PBA career scoring mark. He is among the Top 5 players who have scored the most points in the PBA, and the only non-Most Valuable Player winner in that category.
Asaytono finished his career in PBA with Barako Bull in 2006, he made a lot of awards under his name such as:
- #5 All Time Scoring Leader
- Mythical First Team 1997
- Mythical First Team 1993
- Mythical First Team 1992
- Mythical Second Team 1998
- Mythical Second Team 1996
- Mythical Second Team 1995
- Mythical Second Team 1994
- Best Player of the Conference 1997 All-Filipino
- Best Player of the Conference 1998 All-Filipino
- Most Points 1998, 1997, 1992
- Most 3-Pointers Made 1998, 1997
- Most Freethrows Made 1993, 1992
- Most Defensive Rebounds 1998
XTRA FACT
Google info-preview made a mistake on putting Nelson Asaytono photo on EJ Feihl Wikis
To those who has no idea who is this Iconic player of the 90's that who does the high leaping acrobatic shots ala Michael Jordan, this is all for you.
This is a tribute page to The Skywalker - Samboy Lim who is currently not in stable condition after unknowingly collapsed after their PBA Legends game last Friday (Nov 28,2014) . His condition is still under observation as of now (Nov-29), he needs our prayers for his recovery, #PrayForSamboyLim
#20 Hall of Fame
He's one of the few Non-MVP player who's been inducted in the PBA's Hall of Fame in 2009.
#19 Iba na ang may Pinag Samahan -- San Miguel Beer!
Samboy Lim played with only one team in his whole PBA career for 9years. He's one of the franchise player who ever played in one team as loyalty same with Alvin Patrimonio and Jawo
#18 The Best Friends
He has long friendship with Jojo Lastimosa during their PBL years till to Pro-league in the PBA.
He spearheaded the M. Lhuillier franchise in the Philippine Amateur Basketball League to an unprecedented championship together with Jojo Lastimosa. In PBA they were known to be rival brothers specially in the SMB GrandSlams Era. It's also ironic he got his worst injury from his best friend.
#17 1993 Vintage Buzzer Beater
In the 1993 All-Filipino Finals Cup, Samboy made a memorable halfcourt shot at the buzzer against Coney Island. The shot made a huge impact to the game and to the series even though they did not won the title.
#16 "The Skywalker "
Skywalker was originally came from a famous character in the Novel/Movie StarWars but this has nothing to do with Samboy Lim origin. He's not a son or related with Darthvader (corny) for sure . He got his monicker because of his ability to high leaps and acrobatics in mid-air , it's almost he's walking in thin-air and everything is in slowmotion.
#15 The LIMsantiy
Before the LINSANITY as the NBA sensation there were already a LIMsanity in the 90's. Samboy Lim was loved by many because of his intensity on the court. Just like Jeremy Lin, Samboy Lim started as a 6th Man because San Miguel Beermen was already star-stradded but this not made him blurred behind the shadows of the Beermen Stars. Despite of the big competition in his team, he still able to catch up and pull-off a quality minutes and eventually became integral of his team's GrandSlam championships.
#14 The High Socks trademark
During the 90's if someone wore a high-socks he's already gets monickered as Samboy Lim just for fun. Samboy Lim wears knee-high socks, his testament and tribute to his idol Julius "Dr. J" Erving .
#13 The 6TH MAN
After his stint with the PBL, Lim entered the Philippine Basketball Association, as a draftee of the San Miguel Beermen. Though he usually came off the bench as the sixth man of the already star-studded San Miguel squad, he was able to pull off an outstanding rookie performance
#12 Free Throw Mannerism
He was a weird free-throw habit. Samboy messes up his hair before taking a shot in the free-throw lane and he doesn't bend his knees.
#11 Signature Move
Samboy has so many moves but his best pioneered move is the cross-over head shoulder fake. He uses this to fake and by-pass his defender. This move has revolutionized by upcoming PBA players who idolized him.
#10 The Samboy Lim Weekly Show
In early days it's uncommon for a player to drive and leap high, that's the reason why Samboy Lim took over the PBA Top Ten Plays of the Week in every week. His skywalking, driving, and passing moves was usually on the top spot every week.
#9 Letrans First Knight
Samboy won an MVP award in the NCAA as he propelled the Letran Knights to a grandslam feat during the early 1980s.
#8 1990 All Stars MVP
Samboy Lim leads the veterans to win against the star stradded RSJ team in their prime year in the likes of Alvin Patrimonio, Jojo lastimosa, Benjie Paras, Jerry Condinera and Ronnie Magsanoc. He finished with 42 big points including those spectacular high leaping highlights.
#7 Worst and Tragic Injury in PBA
Due to the style of his high-wire game, Samboy never completed a season in the PBA due to injuries. One of his tragic injuries was a heated game with Purefoods. Regaining momentum in the last quarter after trailing most of the game, Samboy drove past several defenders and was inadvertedly clotheslined by Jojo Lastimosa in the air. This caused Samboy's body to lose control and went flying upside down hitting his head first then shoulder on the hardwood floor. Blood spilled and he was taken out in a stretcher. He had a cut in his forehead that needed 18 stitches outside and 8 stitches inside to close up. Also during that game, the collision sent Samboy in a somersault and his foot hit the board. This is one of the most tragic injury witnessed by everyone in a basketball game.
#6 The Original Man with the Million Moves
Samboy Lim is not only known for his high leaping acrobatic drive but also with his million-moves. Vergel Meneses "The Aerial Voyager" learned some nifty moves from Samboy that he applied to his slashing game. James Yap and Kenneth Duremdes one handed shot are also a product of Samboy Lim style. Paul Alvarez slashing and above the rim stunt is also a revolutionized skywalker style.
#5 Lucky Number 9
Samboy wore the number 9 since his collegiate days up to the international games and in his entire career in the PBA. Ironically, he also played his entire career a total of 9 years with San Miguel Beer. He also use #9 as a reverse number of his NBA idol DR.J (Julius Erving) who's wearing the Jersey #6.
#4 The Father of Sportmanship Award
In 1993, the Sports Committee of the PBA created this award for Samboy because he was a true sportsman of the game. He was awarded with the first ever sportsmanship award for his exemplary behavior on the court. Also according to the media, the committee wanted to give this special award to Samboy in honor of his impact to the game and that he just couldn't complete a season because of injuries. For the many, this award for Samboy was almost considered an MVP award.
#3 World Domination
In 1985, the Philippine Team competed in the World Club Basketball Championship in Girona, Spain. The Philippine team, wearing the San Miguel jersey, were loved by the European audiences due to the fact they were the smallest team competing on the tournament which included the national teams of Yugoslavia and Italy (Dražen Petrović that time was guarding Hector Calma).
He led the team with his patented open court and acrobatic shots scoring his 37 points performance against Banco di Roma of Italy. Because of the intensity and competitiveness, during the game Samboy suffered extreme exhaustion and fatigue. After the game, he had to be carried out in a stretcher with an oxygen tank. His dedication and courage made him an instant folk hero. Then it happened again in their game against the US Team in the 1985 William Jones Cup where they won the game and became champions
#2 The Real MVP
His remarkable play was a joy to watch and he was a constant fan favorite because of his aerial maneuvers. However, also because of those seemingly inhuman skills, Lim suffered numerous serious injuries that limited his PBA career to just nine seasons. Despite the fact that he never won an MVP award, Lim was considered by fans as the "Real MVP."
Even Samboy Lim ends up wounded he still much concern about the outcome of the game. After the accident in the game, Jojo Lastimosa , a close friend of Samboy visited him at Makati Medical Center. According to Jojo, the first thing that Samboy mentioned is "Who won the game?" This was the attitude of a true sportsman and a friend.
In1993, Samboy Lim and Hector Calma volunteered to have their salary cut in order to acquire their good friend, Allan Caidic (who was a free agent from the disbanded Presto Ice Cream). This deal resulted in multiple championships. Back then, San Miguel was an All-Star studded team composed of great players like Ramon Fernandez and Ato Agustin.
In Banco di Roma of Italy in the 1985 FIBA World Club Championships in Girona, , he had to be carried out in a stretcher with an oxygen tank because of extreme fatigue with 37pts performance . His dedication and courage made him an instant folk hero. Then it happened again in their game against the US Team in the 1985 William Jones Cup where they won the game and became champions
#1 The People Champ of Basketball
Samboy is the only player known to get applauses and standing ovation from fans (even fans from the opposing team) as he walks to the scoring table to enter the game. He also gets a thundering roar from the crowd whenever he touches the ball
Some of the PBA stars admitted that their childhood idol is Samboy Lim, no wonder his balling style has been revolutionized by most players today. Some of the players such as :
- Vergel Meneses
- Paul Alvarez
- James Yap
- Danny Ildefonso
- Mark Cardona
- Kenneth Duremdes
Paul Alvarez even mentioned in an interview that during his teenage years he runs home to watch the games of the Skywalker in the Ninoy Aquino Stadium.
Samboy was even the great coach Big J Robert Jaworski's favorite player to field in in international games or in All-Star exhibitions. In the 1990 All-Star Game, Samboy played most of the entire game under coach Jaworski. The only time the Skywalker got a breather was when the Big J entered the game substituting him.
EXTRA FACT
The Michael Jordan of the Philippines
In an Asian Journal, an author from China went to the Philippines to get a perspective of the Basketball Scene. After the visit, the author wrote that Samboy Lim is the Michael Jordan of the PBA. It was also mentioned in an article that Ron Jacobs, the famous coach of NCC/San Miguel in the International Arena, sent Samboy to the States for an operation. Ron Jacobs said to the doctor, "Please fix Samboy. He is my Michael Jordan." Even PBA commentator Joe Cantada addressed in the 1990 All-Star game that Samboy is the Michael Jordan of Philippine Basketball.The heart and competitiveness of the Dragon Skywalker Avelino "Samboy" Lim was evident especially on international competitions.
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