How do you determine the success of a basketball season? What metrics do you use in order to say that the season went well as expected or exceeded expectations?
How do we say we have a successful year? Which of these memorable moments do you think helped our success
- The Seniors Citizens winning it all against Kambing Inc
- Balut All Stars taking the eventual champions into overtime while playing only 4 people in the regular season
- The Barakos high octane offense burning the other teams
- Team Pogi almost got the Astig Boys in the playoffs until Humph missed the free throws
- Kuya Cats found out that their young studs are for real (Matea and Devan)
- Astig Boys found the right formula in winning their games
- Kambing Inc had a solid lineup and found Bombi
- The Underdogs, if the stars play together, are Asong Ulol
One of the misses we have, however, was that we were never able to find out who our Karaoke Champion is. It would have brought the house down.
Here are some of the highlights of what the league considered as metrics to a successful year:
01
PLAYING SATISFACTION
The DUB League’s main objective was to make sure that the players will get enough playing time week in and week out. This had always been at the core of the league’s mission.
02
COMPETITIVE BALANCE
A league is only as good as the sum of its parts. When I say parts, it constitutes the teams and its players always having a chance to win games each week. It becomes a matter of strategy and presence to realize that chance to win.
03
ENGAGEMENT
This is perhaps the hardest thing to satisfy. Not many of the participants log in to social media and thus, engagement is generally low. This season the engagement is on the upward trend.
04
COMMUNITY IMPACT
The DUB League prides itself on its community impact. This season the group was able to donate easter egg hunt, backpacks in the back to school program and goodies for Halloween. Even without big time sponsors, we are able to give back to the community.
05
THE DUB YOUTH
Although The DUB Youth did not have their own league this season due to planning constraints, the exhibition game turned out pretty well receive by the audience and the parents. The kids had a lot of fun playing and getting to know each other.
06
YOUTH DEVELOPMENT
The DUB League was able to lead a group of young ballers to compete in Chicago this year. Though the “DALLAS” team did not win it all, the experience and the exposure that the young ballers get was top notch.
There are always the what could have been and what we could have done. There are always a sting of defeat while there are songs of triumph.
We all want to compete. We all want to win. We all want to feel that we gave it all. We all want to know that at the end of the day we spilled up our guts, our blood, our sweat, and our tears.
We took all the shot we needed to take. And yes, we do come up short sometimes. That is understandable.
There is no shame in losing if you know you threw the kitchen sink on the other team and still they turn out to be better or luckier than you are.
That is how life is. That is how competition is. That is how basketball is. That is why we love this game even with all the heartaches, the frustration, and the exasperation.
The game of basketball, especially in the Filipino community, is more than just a game. This is our life. This is where we make lasting friends. This is where we build bonds.
As The DUB League closes the year, it would like to thank everyone who participated in this endeavor and the league hopes for your continued support.
This had been a very productive year overall and without your continued support we would not be able to create a lasting impact.
Thank you very much for your support.