Fajardo IX

Photo: OneSports.ph

Fifty years from now, long after our generation has crossed that golden bridge in the sky, and if the PBA still thrives, people will speak of the legend of one man who ruled Philippine basketball for what now feels like two decades. 

He dominated so completely that most teams eventually abandoned the concept of low-post basketball — which was still effective domestically — in favor of faster, perimeter-oriented play built on fast breaks and threes, just to stand a chance.