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The Time Is Near!

by Tony L. Atayde
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San Beda has won off the court.  Their prized rookie Pascual will play in the coming NCAA tournament.  It was another example of the misdeeds of Philippine Christian University that almost caused a young man his future.

I wonder what my co-writer here at inboundpass.com will say regarding this fiasco that continues to hound PCU.  Apparently Pascual was asked to repeat his junior year in high school to be able to play for the PCU Junior squad.  But nobody told the player that this was not allowed in the NCAA.

The NCAA Board heard all sides and decided not to punish the unsuspecting player.  This was a very noble move by the board.

On the UAAP front, there are countless rumors swirling around about payoffs to release players and other not too flattering moves just to make sure that the rookies are kept on the roster.  Of course none of these have been substantiated (yet), but I hear that some quarters are making deliberate moves to uncover these actions.

The most surprising move by the UAAP board was that about a month before opening, they decide to increase the number of players on the roster from 15 to 16.  In addition, the age limit was likewise increased from 24 to 25 years old.  But then again, nothing surprises me anymore about the UAAP.

Why this sudden change?  It just does not sound right to do this so close to the opening of the basketball season.  In an interview I recently did with La Salle coach Franz Pumaren, he told me that he was scrambling to find the addition to the roster that he had to fill.  He had to hold an open tryout for students since that would be the easiest way to get a player without having to worry about entrance exams, since school has already started.

Can anyone from the UAAP please explain this sudden change in the rules?  Who will benefit from this change?  Will the addition of 1 player to the roster make that much of a difference?

The increase in age limit is another matter.  Is this supposed to accommodate certain individuals or institutions?  How can people not be weary of these changes when it happens so close to opening day?

I also heard that there are a number of coaches in the UAAP who are on the bubble with their jobs.  Word is that this may be the make or break season for these coaches.  A lot of money is spent to maintain a team in the UAAP and nothing less than a championship is expected in return.

The consensus is that there are 6 teams who will compete for the Final Four in this year’s UAAP.  Many have said that La Salle, Ateneo and UE are a lock.  This means that FEU, UST and Adamson are going to fight it out for the last slot.

Then you have the always unpredictable National University who will give many teams a headache.  I am sure Ateneo will attest to this after what they went through at the hands of the Bulldogs in their last regular season game.  Maybe this year the Blue Eagles won’t take any team lightly as well as not make premature reservations for out of town trips.

I expect this season to be filled with upsets. Even UP will win a couple of games that will affect the standings.
I hope the UAAP board will not decide games in the in the boardroom.  I hope that they do not impede on the responsibilities of the Commissioner.  I hope that they follow the rules and not find loopholes to decide on the basis of “it did not affect the outcome of the game�.

As part of their centennial celebrations, University of the Philippines is this year’s host and I am hopeful that they have a season that will not be plagued by controversy.  Unfortunately these last minute changes they made regarding the roster may be a sign of things to come.

Let the games begin.  I am anxious to see if I will be baking a cake again this year.

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  • The Green Mind  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Friday, 27 June 2008 at 7:19 pm

    Spice,

    Is he also the best friend of your neighbor’s cousin who is the nephew of the son of your childhood friend’s uncle who was married to your first grade teacher?

  • The Green Mind  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Friday, 27 June 2008 at 7:12 pm

    Nagatsing is a junior. He has been a member of La Salle’s Team B last year, while he was fulfilling hid residency requirement. He took his freshman and sophomore yeara at San Beda Alabang. He is 22 or 23 years old.

  • qaz  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Friday, 27 June 2008 at 6:41 pm

    Is Bagatsing a legit freshman rookie or a transferee? Looks like its DLSU who will benefit from the new age limit rule come the 72nd season (if spice’s info is correct)

  • Grrr!  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Friday, 27 June 2008 at 4:06 pm

    Import ba siya from India?

  • spice  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Friday, 27 June 2008 at 3:02 pm

    bagatsing, la salle rookie, is 24… he’s my cousin’s classmate in la salle…

  • The Green Mind  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Friday, 27 June 2008 at 11:47 am

    thirdy d pogi,

    Try putting your finger in light socket while stepping on a puddle of water. Maybe 220 volts will clear your mind.

  • The Green Mind  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Friday, 27 June 2008 at 11:44 am

    red&green,

    This guys doesn’t bother me. I have gone up against more formidable critics.

    But you are right, he is pikon. But that is because he is stil sour graping from last year.

    Thanks for your comments.

  • red&green  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Friday, 27 June 2008 at 11:30 am

    thirdy d pogi,

    really seems to me that ur just here to pick a fight, ur comments are not really about the issue at hand in this article but just to bash someone..

    take a good look at ur comments and tell us who is the “pikon”..

    oh and by the way.. favete linguis

  • thirdy d pogi  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Thursday, 26 June 2008 at 10:53 pm

    sour graping and fetish? u r reli out of touch with reality mr atayde. i ken just venture a guess– ur cake eating ways has finally took its toll on ur brain. i hate to be a basher but with people lyk Mr “pikon” atayde who symbolizes a pedophile with a color green. just go to sleep maybe ul see a bright blue feeling of enlightenment 2mrow. u r reli pathetic

  • The Green Mind  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Thursday, 26 June 2008 at 10:52 pm

    thirdy d pogi,

    By the way, you don’t have to pity me. Pity Marie Antoinette. She lost her head.

    Be careful of the seeds of the sour grapes you are eating.

  • The Green Mind  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Thursday, 26 June 2008 at 10:45 pm

    thirdy d pogi,

    Take your Latin somewhere else. You seem to be an Arrnean who has to flaunt a 2nd language.

    Sour graping in any language is stil sour graping.

    What’s this about Marie Antoinette? Do you have sexual fanatsies about her? Or maybe you just have a fetish for headless women.

  • thirdy d pogi  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Thursday, 26 June 2008 at 10:14 pm

    i can only pity mr atayde’s arguments. as they say res ipsa loquitor cmon man wake up! its judicial notice that dlsu has always figured in every controvery imaginable. u no wat ur aguments (suspicions) are directed to ur alma mater. re ur offering of cake? marie antoniette once said let them eat cake. thanks but no thanks mr atayde u ken have all ur cake…i dont want to experience the wrath of the pipol.

  • The Green Mind  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Thursday, 26 June 2008 at 9:43 pm

    Razor the Eagle,

    Thanks for you comment and thanks for helping to make inboundpass one of the most popular collegiate basketball websites.

    My next article will be about my thoughts on every team. Not in the format that my colleagues use but in a wackier way.

  • The Green Mind  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Thursday, 26 June 2008 at 9:40 pm

    Grrr,

    The Eagles are always packed with talent. Unfortunately, they always end up short.

    They were suppose to have beaten UST 2 years ago but they choked.

    They beat La Salle 3 out of 5 time last year but lost the games that mattered.

    If it was all about talent, than UE would have been champions last year. Maybe that’s why Ateneo ends up empty handed because they are solely basing their run for a crown solely on talent.

  • Razor the EAGLE  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Thursday, 26 June 2008 at 9:39 pm

    Grrr, taga ateneo ka ba??
    Mr. Greenmind, UAAP season preview 2lad ng NCAA preview
    Inboundpass, more power! i visit this site everyday…sana lang matutunan ng bawat isa na respetuhin ang opinion ng iba..

  • The Green Mind  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Thursday, 26 June 2008 at 9:35 pm

    Thirdy d pogi,

    Your comments definitely means that the UAAP is all ready to start. Still bitter that La Salle won last year? BOO HOO HOO!!!

    Don’t worry you get another crack this year.

    Changes made 3 weeks before the season begins is not okay.

    I am suspicious about players who are caught with tampered birth certificates yet no consequences are given.

    I am suspicious when rules are broken and later mended with the “it did not change the outcome of the game” reason.

    I am suspicious when a 25 year old is still in college playing basketball. At that age, he should already be in the PBA.

    I won’t even dignify your comparison about my school and PCU. All I know is that we are the defending champions.

    No cake yet, but if at the end of the season, I get to bake the proverbial cake, Ill send you a piece.

  • thirdy d pogi  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Thursday, 26 June 2008 at 9:16 pm

    with due respect to mr. atayde, changes made BEFORE the season opening is ok. what is not ok if u change the rules in mid stream. just take a chance mr atayde. u r always suspicious. for ur info ur la salle is the equivalent of pcu as far as controversies are concerned. u better eat ur cake now for 2morow u will be like marie antoniette in the infamous french revolution.

  • The Green Mind  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Thursday, 26 June 2008 at 7:51 pm

    Grrr,

    Cheer for your team and hope that you win the games that matter. Don’t take any team lightly like what happened with NU last year.

    Dynasty….I dont think so. In the UAAP, Ateneo has never had a dynasty. Before you even mention the word dynasty, win one, uno, isang championship first.

  • Grrr!  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Thursday, 26 June 2008 at 6:24 pm

    The eagles’ line up is packed with talent waiting to explode. And explode it will this year. Chris Tiu will head this year’s champion team that will be initiate a dynasty that will last for the next five years. Tiuyak yun!

    At wala pang fake students sa line-up… or students with fake credentials.

  • Blade Runner_Green Archer  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Thursday, 26 June 2008 at 4:44 pm

    To Razor the Eagle

    Dream on! Wait for another eight years. Kahit i-compensate pa ninyo ang rookies nyo ng eight digits!!! Take note Ateneo wins the UAAP crown every 14 years… 1988… 2002… 2016?!

  • arrianne  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Thursday, 26 June 2008 at 2:41 pm

    mannuod ako opening ceremony and csb game sa saturday so hanggang gabi talaga ako dun with my friends. susuportahan ko school ko.
    ANIMO BENILDE!

  • The Green Mind  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Thursday, 26 June 2008 at 11:50 am

    That’s why I tip my hat off to the NCAA. Their system may not be perfect but at least they are working very hard to create a better framework.

    I have said this in the past. The NCAA has an Executive Council made up of the Presidents of all their members. The UAAP has none. The Board is the ultimate authority.

  • fuaap  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Thursday, 26 June 2008 at 10:35 am

    the way things are turning out, i think the UAAP is just a circus. rules are changed to put certain quarters at an advantage and then they will try to get the number to pass the vote.

    if the member schools have any sense of decency at all, they should start correcting the errors the league is plagued with not only now but also of the recent past.

    it only seems to me now the current uaap board is manned by idiots. if nothing is done to stem the tide of idiocy in this league, i don’t think i can brag anymore about my school being a champion in the uaap.

  • spoof  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Thursday, 26 June 2008 at 9:57 am

    Tony,

    I guess the easy answer to your question is to find the oldest person on the roster - OR - transferees who might hit 25 in say 2-3 years - OR - someone rumored already taking up residency.

    From 16 - 14 - 15 - 16. The number and purpose still eludes me.

    As for the “No Masteral Students Allowed” to “Masteral Students Allowed only if you graduated from the same University”, I have an idea who benefited from this rule, unfortantely, they did not make it last year.

  • The Green Mind  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Thursday, 26 June 2008 at 9:54 am

    Atkins is the starting point guard. I dont think he will be coming off the bench unless an injury keeps his playing time in check.

    Casio may come in offf the bench in the beginning so that his wrist can heal in time for the homestretch.

  • The Green Mind  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Thursday, 26 June 2008 at 9:51 am

    The only sure thing about the UAAP is its unpredictability.

    Last year I predicted FEU to create a stir and they almost made it to the Final Four. They played UST for the 4th spot and lost.

    There is something about the way Pido Jarencio coached that makes his team respond when they need to. Also, JV Cruz is a player a coach can build around.

    I see it as UST fighting it out for a Final Four slot. But getting to the finals will be an extremely difficult task.

  • spoof  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Thursday, 26 June 2008 at 9:50 am

    Mhel_Garrido.

    From my understanding, voting would need a tally of 50%+1 to have the rule/policy/decision put into place.

    Traditionally, the hosts sits this one out and votes only in cases of ties. So the Magic number here is 4.

    For press releases, the board always says unanimous decision for the sake of unity, well in fact, some policies have been implemented or otherwise by a swing vote.

  • alviola  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Thursday, 26 June 2008 at 9:36 am

    poisson amp… weibull

  • alviola  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Thursday, 26 June 2008 at 9:34 am

    kingarcher_04 is an idiot

  • kingarcher_04  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Thursday, 26 June 2008 at 9:32 am

    UE, ADMU, DLSU, and FEU will make the final four this year.

    I believe that UST does not have the capacity or the manpower to make it to the semifinal round. I am sorry to say that UST’s chances of making it to the semifinal round (not only this year but on the years to come) follow a Poisson Distribution that is it will be rare event that UST will make it to the final four not only on this year but on the succeeding seasons/years to come.

    Jervy Cruz is the only force that UST has. I think there is a big chance that Mr. Cruz will join the 2008 PBA draft thus making this season as his final year. What do you think will happen to the Tigers if Jervy will join the said PBA draft?

    I would also like to clarify that Jvee Casio is not necessarily a point guard. He can be a shooting guard. In my opinion, he is a “Willie Miller” type of a player . This makes him a vital part on the offensive end of the green archers.

    Again, UAAP Season 71 Final Four:
    UE, ADMU, DLSU, and FEU

    UAAP Season 71 Finals:
    ADMU vs. DLSU

    Do you agree Mr. Atayde?

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Tony L.
Tony L. Atayde

Very Opinionated. Very Green. Hate him. Love Him. It does not matter and he does not care. A Howard Stern in cyberspace. He bleeds Green, He is purely from La Salle – as a former writer and Assistant Vice President for Events of the DLSU Alumni Association. Played basketball and was on the track and field team for La Salle during the NCAA just don't ask what year.