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The Rewind: Just Another UAAP Weekday
By Eriko dela Cruz In a league where every university gets 14 games per season (more if you enter the Final Four), every day counts. However, Saturday and Sunday games usually get the most hype because a lot of people are in school or at work during the weekday games. This is usually the UAAP’s…
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On To The Next: This is just the beginning for the DLSU Green Archers
By Gio Gloria Five years is a long time, especially in a rivalry as storied as the DLSU Green Archers and the ADMU Blue Eagles. Within that span of time, the Blue Eagles pretty much had the Green Archers’ number despite their best efforts and talent, and the championships Ateneo won certainly rubbed salt on…
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Pressing the Panic button: Where do the Ateneo Blue Eagles go from here?
By Eriko dela Cruz *Before we begin, I would like to apologize as I would not be talking about the game that much. We all have our analyses and speculations about it. What’s more pressing is the cryptic post-game interview of Coach Tab Baldwin.* After Ateneo lost their first game against the La Salle Green…
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Jeff Napa may be onto something with the NU Bulldogs
By Gio Gloria Coaches can take on multiple roles within their teams, but a select few have the distinction of being known as program builders. They don’t need to make bold proclamations as their results speak for themselves; the championships and the success their players have with them and even after their time together loudly…
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Meet the Next King Tiger: Nic Cabanero’s On A Mission This Season
By Karl Batungbacal Opening weekend sure was a doozy – La Salle almost beating the newly crowned champions, UE nearly ending their losing streak, and Ateneo looking very vulnerable for the first time in the Tab Baldwin era. But for the UST community, they could very well be in the midst of Nic Cabanero’s on-court…
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Hindi Pa Rin Bibitaw: The UP Fighting Maroons are picking up right where they left off
UP has all the ingredients to build itself a dynasty. Close-to-Generational Talent who got better + New Shiny Parts + Same Core That Got Better = Dynasty It only made sense that during the offseason, the UP Fighting Maroons were largely considered the odds-on favorites to repeat this UAAP Season 85. Coming from the era…
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A new heir has come Forth: On Forth Padrigao’s breakout performance
By Eriko dela Cruz As the Arena barker announced the starting 5 for both Ateneo and FEU, a lot of Ateneo fans were at the edge of their seats. At point guard, number 15, Forth Padrigao! It was charting the unknown. How could Padrigao, someone who barely got minutes in Season 84, become Ateneo’s starting…
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UAAP Season 85 Season Preview: The Contenders
by: Eriko Dela Cruz The elimination round of UAAP Season 84 ended in such wild fashion that no one was sure who the finalists would be, and were treated to a cardiac finals series. This season, it’s shaping up to be more interesting than the last. Here are the three teams that made all kinds…
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UAAP Season 85 Season Preview: Battle of the Wild cards
The landscape of UAAP Season 85 has three teams practically locked for the top three seeds of the Final Four. Defending champions UP, Ateneo, and La Salle solidified their positions as top contenders during the pre-season. This leaves one more seat in the playoffs to be contested among teams that have made vast improvements in…
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UAAP Season 85 Season Preview: The Rebuilding UST and UE programs
Rebuilding phases are always painful and grueling, and sadly, UST and UE have been in that phase for a while now. Can they get over the hump this year, if not through wins, through flashes of stability and excellence from their coaching staff, management, and young pieces? UE Red Warriors: Is this the year UE…
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