Rafe BartholomewBasketball FabricA couple weeks ago, on the day before I had to fly out of Manila after six months in the Philippines, CNN PH organized an event for Hoop…Apr 22, 2017Apr 22, 2017
Rafe BartholomewWill I Miss Ring Theory? “Prolly”I keep thinking I should craft some fancy essay the Ring Theory boxing podcast, which hosts Eric Raskin and William Dettloff are putting…Dec 18, 20162Dec 18, 20162
Rafe BartholomewQCHC Day 3 plus a scene from the drugstoreI poked my head out the window during prime basketball hours this afternoon — between 4 and 6 p.m. — and the results were predictably…Oct 18, 2016Oct 18, 2016
Rafe BartholomewQuezon City Half Court Day 2, plus James Yap thoughtsReaders here in the Philippines will notice that I’m already fudging the timeline on this grand experiment, and that the photo I’m posting…Oct 17, 2016Oct 17, 2016
Rafe BartholomewThe Half Court Experiment: October 15, 2016I’m currently staying in a thirtysomething-story condo building in Metro Manila. The downside of this is the arbitrary and unannounced…Oct 16, 2016Oct 16, 2016
Rafe BartholomewLong Overdue Pinoy Hoops RoundupI’ve let this update slide so long I no longer know where to start.Jul 2, 20161Jul 2, 20161
Rafe BartholomewWelcome to Crazy Town; or, Any Old Night of BoxingI’m a nutcase, and no other sport satisfies my appetite for lunacy like boxing does. The closer you watch a fight on TV, the more strange…Mar 11, 2016Mar 11, 2016
Rafe BartholomewThe VapeGOATI’ve been following Philippine basketball for more than ten years now, yet somehow Pinoy Hoops always finds new ways to amaze me. Earlier…Mar 5, 20164Mar 5, 20164