While a lot of basketball players have become stars because of pure talent, for Powerade rookie Sean Anthony, it's all about hard work. And it was through hard work that Anthony was able to turn into a basketball star at McGill University.
Sean Anthony, 24, is actually a nephew of President Noynoy Aquino. He decided to take his talents to the Philippines after playing college basketball in Canada. During the week-long rookie camp, Anthony impressed several scouts and coaches because of his tenacity and hustle despite having to wear a mask because of a broken nose. Mock drafts had him rated to as high as the 3rd over-all pick. On draft day, the Air21 Express used their 6th over-all pick to draft Anthony. Anthony was subsequently traded to the Powerade Tigers, a team that could really use a strong and athletic forward like him.
When the Coca-Cola Tigers won 2 championships and had 4 finals appearances during its first 2 years in the league, a vital piece in the line-up was Rudy Hatfield, a 6'4'' workhorse forward. Nicknamed "the H-Bomb", Hatfield brought toughness to the Tigers despite playing as an undersized power forward. When Hatfield left Coke, the Tigers never made it to the semis again.
Will Sean Anthony be the new Rudy Hatfield?
In his first practice with the Powerade Tigers, coach Bo Perasol was immediately impressed by the young cager.
"Hindi naman automatic na magiging PBA star because offensively, medyo hindi pa skillful at hindi pa masyadong malayo ang range," Perasol said.
"But he is a good defender, a hard worker. What’s more, maganda ang attitude at iyun ang pinaka-importante. Kapag willing mag-trabaho, siguradong mag-i-improve talaga."
It only took one practice session for Anthony to show his ultimate weapon, hard work. And with the attitude he's showing, there's little doubt that he's got what it takes to bring the wounded Tigers back to basketball glory.
Roar Out.
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