Category: Basketball
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Season 87 First Impressions: UE Red Warriors
By: Francis Deungria What’s obvious? From their first game of the season, it’s clear that they lack a scoring threat in the perimeter, something that Rey Remogat used to provide. They could bank on Precious Momowei providing the offensive spark but it may not be enough. This is where guys like Ethan Galang and Gjerard…
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Season 87 First Impressions: UST Growling Tigers
By: Francis Deungria What’s obvious? UST has long had a PG problem, and it seems now, UST will have PG that will be a problem to the rest of the UAAP with the reemergence of Forthsky Padrigao. The new Growling Tiger had a great debut leading UST as a playmaker. Mo Tounkara, the new FSA…
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Season 87 First Impressions: DLSU Green Archers
By: Francis Deungria UAAP Season 87 has begun with all the teams beginning to put their cards on the table. The hands have been dealt, all bets are off, now it’s time for first impressions and give our assessments based on these categories: What’s obvious? After the first game of the season, Kevin Quiambao is…
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Season 87 First Impressions: UP Fighting Maroons
By: Karl Batungbacal UAAP Season 87 has begun with all the teams beginning to put their cards on the table. The hands have been dealt, all bets are off, now it’s time for first impressions and give our assessments based on these categories: What’s obvious? The UP Fighting Maroons might not have CJ Cansino and…
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Season 87 First Impressions: Ateneo Blue Eagles
By: Karl Batungbacal UAAP Season 87 has begun with all the teams beginning to put their cards on the table. The hands have been dealt, all bets are off, now it’s time for first impressions and give our assessments based on these categories: What’s obvious? Jared Bahay is as good as advertised, given how he…
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Running out the clock on Student-Athlete Transfers
By: Atty. Toby Pavon “Everything which is not forbidden is allowed” This is the legal maxim on which the UAAP board is (most probably) resting its justification for the new transfer rules intended to be implemented in the following seasons. In its press briefing, the UAAP released the following statement: “The University Athletic Association of…
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The Largest 3-point Lead
By: Toby Pavon After missing six shots from the arc, most of them short, Evan Nelle pulled up from two steps behind the arc to unleash a seventh triple for the game. The La Salle Green Archers were down four points with half a quarter left to play when Nelle decided he would risk the…
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