THE UNWANTED UAAP PREVIEW PART 2

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Just a couple of updates since I posted Part 1 of my yearly unsolicited UAAP preview. First, it was reported that La Salle's L.A. Revilla will miss Season 72 due to still unclear medical reasons. Second, La Salle apparently left out RP Youth member Papet Paredes and La Salle Greenhills star Martin Reyes on its official roster. That brings the Green

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UST Tigers

[anonymous]

Pards minor correction lang, based on reports, Emilian Vargas is not included in the UST line-up for this season. Just to be fair also, the injuries that hit the Tigers last year was also a factor for failing to enter the Final 4.

One problem that I keep on harping is lack of succession planning for UST especially not having a tall center this season. Who is accountable to this debacle? Even UP and Adamson who have supposedly weaker basketball programs than UST have tall centers parading their respective teams. What happened to UST?

Re: UST Tigers

[anonymous]

^^ not really. UST lost several VERY CLOSE games, and the only injury worth mentioning was the one sustained by Japs Cuan. on paper UST had one of the tallest and most talented lineups in the UAAP. on the wings they had the likes of Canlas, Allera, Mirza and Ababou. they had competent guards in Bautista and Fortuna .. but bottomline, they had that monster of a player called Jervy Cruz, one of the most dominant PF/C in UAAP history! YET, they didnt even make the Final4, they didnt even beat any of the top tiered teams. the only teams they beat were the whipping boys -- UP, Adamson and NU!

after all was said and done.. only one person was to blame -- PIDO JARENCIO. this guy simply didnt know what to do in crucial situations. most people agree that the only reason he won during season69 was because DLSU was suspended and his team (actualy Nel Parado's) was unscouted because he didnt join any notable preseason tournament. well, that "tactic" worked that time, but not anymore. what cha gonna do now Pido? where's your famous 3 P's? ?

Re: UST Tigers

[anonymous]

I have watched all the UST games in 2006, one thing I have noticed that time are players' seriousness on the court. But in 2007, it's a different story, when Japs Cuan got injured, its' like the "whining" attitude instead of "winning", there a re bunch of excuses like " we don't have a court general, players dont know what to do on the last two minutes"..hey these are your opportunity to shine and make your name on the court, "play hard!!!" so simple.
If you would recall the days of Rommel David, Henry Ong, Dale Singson, Richard Melencio,etc..these guys are really passionate about the game.."walang papo-gian"..

Re: UST Tigers

[anonymous]

^Wala naman kasing pogi alinman kina Ong, Melencio, R. David, paano pa sila magpapapogian. Hehehe. If my memory serves me right, Cruz also suffered a mild hamstring injury in the before the season started and also Ababou was not 100%. Maliksi who was a hyped rookie back then, suffered a MCL/ACL injury during the pre-season.

Wag lang kayong magcocoment ng ganyan sa UST.net.ph kung ayaw ninyong madelete ang comment ninyo at ma-ban. lol

[anonymous]

Right on the kisser regarding Jarencio's lack of coaching skills. UST would have gone down several places below last year if not for Jervy Cruz. This season should be a long torturous one for the growling faithfuls. Makaisa lang sa mga favorites this season masaya na siguro kami

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To be fair, Jarencio can motivate well. But then again, that can only take a team so far. He needs to learn more about the X's and O's, especially that he's in college basketball. Plays are a must when handling young players.

The next few yours will be torturous for UST. It will take time for us to find another Jervy Cruz. Let's just all hope that the Tigers can pull off some sort of miracle run this season.

[anonymous]

the miracles of Pido have runout. its time for a change. people are already starting to forget the fluke glory of Season 69.

champion ka this year, yet fails to make the finals the next year and then fails make the final4 2 years later DESPITE still having the core of the team that won the Championship?

NOW that the likes of Cruz, Cuan, Canlas, Taylor, Gile, and Allera have moved on, san pa pupulutin ang UST? Jarencio was very lucky to have inherited a strong team that took Nel Parado years to build, now everything rests on the shoulders of Pido to find replacements, and seeing this year's UST roster, its one of the weakest in years!

Motivating Skills

[anonymous]

Kung talagang magaling mag-motivate si Coach Pido, bakit di nakapasok ng Final 4 ang UST nung isang taon kahit napakalakas na line-up nila? Mukhang overrated ang pagiging motivator ni Coach Pido. Di man lang niya nagamit maigi sina Taylor, Gile, Vargas at yung pointguard na teammate datin ni Famfulme sa Lyceum. Si Canlas naman lalong pababa ang laro mula ng season 69. Naalala ko nung isang taon laban sa UE, nakahabol ang UST from a 20+ deficit nung first half ng ma-eject si Pido at inako ni Coach Acot yung coaching duties. Ang magandang laro lang ni Coach Pido ay nung napanalo niya ang UST laban sa DLSU nung season 70.

sakly

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na-dale mo yung NU analysis, very apt comparison to a troubled celebrity. may potential pag off season, pag laro na, naglalaho bigla ang talent.
kutob ko, number one nanaman tayo sa three-point attempt statistic, at turnovers siguro.
malamang hanggang kanto lang ng p.noval at españa madadala ni ababou ang tigers. -- miko

Re: sakly

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Sakto rin 'yung pagpasok ni Henry Sy. Parang siya 'yung manager/agent na nagpapangakong bubuhayin ulit 'yung career ng "troubled celebrity" na NU.

Mukha ngang magiging leader na naman tayo sa three-point attempts tsaka turnovers. Parang ever since naman, dun lagi bulok ang UST. Kahit wala na ang trigger-happy na si Allera, nandyan naman si Mirza tsaka Bautista para pag-awagan ang trono niya. Hehe.

Haha! Hindi nga malayo 'yun. Sana lang 'wag din mainlab si Ababou sa pagpukol (peyborit word) sa tres. Medyo umaasa pa rin ako kahit papano na makakalusot tayo sa Final Four. Taun-taon naman ako umaasa e. Hehe.

[anonymous]

Solid yung ad sa gilid ng site mo ah. Hehehe. Kabit ko sa Facebook ko ah - Don

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Wala namang ad ah. Labo mo talaga. Haha!

[anonymous]

May ad kanina blonde Caucasian na nagyaya makipag sex chat. Hehehe. Napalitan na, nakalagay na lang ngayon ad para sa LJ user pic.

[anonymous]

libog lang yan don -- miko

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natawa ako dun sa "For the past four years, only one player comes to mind when talking about the NU Bulldogs: Edwin Asoro."

was that really just 4 years? are we really sure that he's gone for good?

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Five years actually, 'di ko lang sinama 'yung rookie year niya kasi siyempre, 'di pa naman siya ganun kasikat.

Sigurado na 'yun. Magha-hunger strike ako sa Araneta Coliseum kapag maglalaro pa rin si Asoro. Mahiya naman siya sa edad niya. Hehe.