Scorpion Sting

(c) Sherwin Vardeleon

A minnow on a sea full of sharks.

That was how Centro Escolar University was viewed when the Scorpions announced their inclusion in the 2014 Filoil Flying V Hanes Premier Cup.

On a tourney where the leading collegiate teams in the country prepare, test, and tweak their lineups, there was CEU, fighting its heart out game-in and game-out.

Mammie's missing Daddy

(c) Sherwin Vardeleon

"Sa mga Pilipino, you’re dealing with 16 types of egos, and Charles Mammie - he has a lot of egos."

"I’m dealing with him daily per game basis, per half basis, per quarter basis, per minute basis. Kung sana lang mas marami pa akong factory na pasensya."

"He has gone through a lot: suspensions, bago mag-opening, yung documents nya, and now, we really had this time together to get back-to-back wins after we had back-to-back losses."

"I have to deal with him everyday. Pero sabi ko nga, buti nang Rufina Patis, wag lang toyo."

"I think Charles Mammie is an emotional, 20-year-old, 6-foot-9, 300-plus pounds and cries like a baby."