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The ABCs of an ACL injury
by: Dr. Eriko Kristoff Dela Cruz, M.D. Days before the UAAP season starts, several outlets have reported that incoming sophomore Ateneo Blue Eagle Lebron Nieto has suffered a partial ACL tear and will be out for UAAP season 87. For a lot of people, the letters A, C, and L are enough to send them…
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An Open Letter to LA Tenorio
Eriko dela Cruz Dear LA, I was in Grade 6 when I first saw you play. You were fresh off dropping 30 points on your rookie year… IN THE FINALS– Against a stacked La Salle Green Archers. In your second year, you were the clear cut starting point guard for the Blue Eagles contending for…
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Tatay Brand of Coaching
By: Toby Pavon Ask the players who have been under him, one of the most common descriptions you will get for Coach Leo Austria is, “Parang tatay.” He cares and teaches his players with a fatherly touch that is starting to make an impact in the Philippine basketball scene. His mind and heart coaching has…
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Allow Ange Kouame to Reintroduce Himself
Ange Kouame has not looked right all season long. The eye test showed it, but it was at its most evident statistically when the Ateneo Blue Eagles lost to the NU Bulldogs last November 2, 2022. Two points. Four rebounds. 1/4 shooting. The last time Ange Kouame had a game that poor was during his debut…
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Let’s Try to Fix The UAAP MVP Race
Yesterday, October 30, 2022, the UAAP released a statistical summary, detailing the first round of action for Season 85. At the bottom of the report was a table listing down the Statistical Points race in the league. It came out with these eleven players on top. It came as a surprise for many to see…
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The Bad Guy: On the UST Growling Tigers’ struggles as a basketball program
Three years ago, a basketball fan base was forced to splash water on its face every morning, so they could look at the mirror and ask themselves, “Are we the bad guys?” After years of being the underdog, holding bonfires to celebrate singular wins, and writing books about second-place finishes, fans of this basketball team…
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Anuna, La Salle?
By Gio Gloria At the conclusion of round one of UAAP Season 85, it can be said that the DLSU Green Archers can be much better than their current win-loss record On paper, the Green Archers are more stacked and talented than perhaps everyone in the UAAP except the defending champions UP Fighting Maroons. That’s…
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