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La Salle too much for the Falcons! Plus other tidbits

by Tony L. Atayde
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Adamson University, fresh from a big upset win over the UE Red Warriors, could not find the same intensity against the DLSU Green Archers. The Soaring Falcons fell prey to the Green Archers 76-61. La Salle now holds solo 2nd place with their 4th straight win.

Rookie Maui Villanueva came on strong as he shot, rebounded and played a great all-around game for La Salle. Rico Maierhofer, JV Casio and Peejay Barua also had good games as La Salle showed what teamwork is all about.

The first quarter was tight as both squads played good offense and defense. But that is as far as it went for the Falcons. In the 2nd quarter, La Salle clamped down on defense and ran their plays well. They took a 13 point lead into the halftime break and never looked back.

Except for a run in the 3rd that cut the La Salle lead to 4, Adamson was just overmatched today. At that point the Archers’ defense took over and raised the lead back to double digits.
Just when they thought they have the answers, Coach Franz Pumaren changes the questions. In a surprise move with about 4 minutes left in the last quarter and the La Salle lead still within reach, Coach Pumaren takes out his centers and has a small unit on the floor.

With Casio, Mangahas, Barua, Villanueva and Malabes on the court, La Salle did not give an inch of the lead. It looked like Coach Leo Austria, who had a bigger and beefier group on the floor, was not ready for the move.

After the game, I asked Coach Franz “why the move?� In classic Pumaren style, he said, “my big men weren’t playing well so I made the adjustment�.

Casio is playing awesome. Maierhofer is as dominant as people expected him to be. Peejay Barua is a dependable offensive weapon. You mix that in with the right kind of players that can play the classic La Salle defense and what you get is a team that is a legitimate contender.

It is worth mentioning that this La Salle team is still starting to gel. They are not in peak form yet. But then again that is a patented Pumaren season. Peak at the right time. Win the games that matter. Learn from your wins but learn more from your losses.

Simon Atkins is showing that he is worthy of taking over from TY Tang. Marko Batricevic is still not 100% but started in today’s game. This guy has a sweet touch once he gets back into shape. Joshua Webb is still feeling his way in his new position. James Mangahas has shown a lot of improvement but can definitely show more.

La Salle can go up to 14 players deep. This year, they have not wilted under pressure especially in the endgame. Last year, this was where their problem was during the double round robin stage. Their foul shooting is the most important area they have to improve on.

La Salle may not have the best individual players but they have the right players for the system and philosophy of Coach Franz Pumaren. In all their games so far, different players have stepped up. The team concept is there and that has always made DLSU a contender.

Tidbits:

In fairness, the officiating today has improved from horrible to bad. There were still a lot of questionable calls. The refs also made less trips to the Commissioner’s table during the course of the game.

The Commissioner was unusually quiet during the DLSU – Adamson game. Maybe he has read or has been told of what the many readers of inboundpass have expressed.

I was told by an NCAA source that by next week, they will be posting their 2008 rules on their Web site. Will the UAAP follow suit? Don’t hold your breath.

Sam Ekwe is not going to be suspended because of the wrong uniform issue. Rumor has been going around different websites saying that he will be. I have confirmed with a reliable NCAA source that this is absolutely false. If he would have been suspended, I would be the first to raise a howl over this.

Ekwe however admitted during the NCAA MANCOM meeting that he did lose his uniform and that he used the uniform of last season. Maybe if the San Beda officials would have informed the NCAA Commissioner about this prior to the game, there would not have been anything to protest about.

What I have heard though is that Ekwe is not 100%. I actually noticed that in the game that San Beda lost to JRU. Ekwe did not have that instant spring to his leaping abilities. He would bend his knees more and was slower than his usual self. I am sure other coaches will watch the San Beda – JRU contest to see how to best contain the Red Lions.

I was talking with other sportswriters at today’s game and it was a consensus that the team the frontrunners should watch out for is National University. They are too good a team to stay winless. I was saying that the Bulldogs are very unpredictable and will definitely score an upset. Being at the bottom of the standings, any victory will be an upset.

Talking about the Bulldogs, Junel Baculi has been tapped to be their new Athletic Director after the school was bought by Mr. Henry Sy. Expect a major thrust in recruitment. It is a known fact that a good showing in the high profile world of the UAAP helps increase enrollment.

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  • Fabilioh!  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Friday, 25 July 2008 at 12:42 pm

    I can’t wait for the next ADMU-DLSU game. For me the second round games are always much more fun to watch; by that time the (new)players will have already adjusted to the system and their teammates. Of course I hope that Ateneo gets the W again. One Big Fight!

    PS: It’s sad what happened to Baracael. Good thing he’s already stable. Man, this UAAP season is getting crazier by the minute..

  • every_knight  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Friday, 25 July 2008 at 12:54 pm

    yehey malapit n sumali Letran sa UAAP.. next year or 2010… please welcome us to the league…..BEWARE of the Letran-La Salle rivalry(back 70s and early 80’s. move over Ateneo…. mawawala n kayo sa kasikatan… hahahahhahaa

  • The Green Mind  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Friday, 25 July 2008 at 12:59 pm

    For Letran to be accepted in the UAAP, it would have to gain UNIVERSITY status.

  • Fabilioh!  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Friday, 25 July 2008 at 1:02 pm

    @every_knight
    “move over Ateneo…. mawawala n kayo sa kasikatan…”

    I think this is kinda wishful thinking.

  • wawawiwa  Add karma Subtract karma  --1
    Friday, 25 July 2008 at 1:02 pm

    @every_knight. HUH?

    moving on, i’m happy we got to see what maui could do. he’ll be more dangerous as the season progresses. he wasn’t playing that well in the first few games, buti na lang he got to showcase his skills last night and yes NU will be a very dangerous team in their next few games. uhaw na sa panalo yan. add to that the law of averages. they’ve been miserable in their last games and they’re bound to have a very good game very soon.

  • Grrr!  Add karma Subtract karma  --1
    Friday, 25 July 2008 at 1:06 pm

    I heard letran is working on a university system program (manila - calamba - bataan) with the CHED. even when the school becomes a university, i doubt it would apply or be accepted in the uaap. another dominican team -UST is already in the league. the dominicans want to dominicate, i mean dominate both leagues.

  • proud to be a knight  Add karma Subtract karma  --1
    Friday, 25 July 2008 at 1:10 pm

    @every_knight

    brad, where did you get that info? it will be fine if Letran stays in the NCAA. I think NCAA’s banner year will be this year.. we just have to support our team and our league.

  • letran  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Friday, 25 July 2008 at 1:37 pm

    congrats archers! sana magcontribute talaga lahat sa roster. ok na yun walang “superstar” sa team. team effort lang talaga, good defense, and work on those FTs.

    letran to uaap? i hope magstay sila sa ncaa kasi andun yun rival nila na beda. yun naman ang magiging exciting sa ncaa –yun rivalry na yun. and yes, i do hope na magchamp ang letran this year.

    arriba letran!

  • every_knight  Add karma Subtract karma  --1
    Friday, 25 July 2008 at 2:45 pm

    sorry pero un ung totoo, sbi skin ng dean eh malapit n letran sumali sa UAAP kse net year ate eh university n Letran.. nasasainyo un kung gusto nyo maniwala… tnx n lng!!

  • letran  Add karma Subtract karma  --1
    Friday, 25 July 2008 at 2:52 pm

    hmmmmm pero regardless i think sobrang mahihirapan ang sino man na school na masapawan or mabreak un admu-dlsu rivalry. ok na un letran-beda sa ncaa.

  • every_knight  Add karma Subtract karma  --1
    Friday, 25 July 2008 at 3:13 pm

    lam mo maimpluwenxa letran noh…..

  • True BLUE  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Friday, 25 July 2008 at 3:32 pm

    talaga letran sa uaap na? ncaa is a good league same with uaap so why transfer? kanya kanya personality ang bawat school so wag nalang tayong mapalit.

    go ateneo…

  • spoof  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Friday, 25 July 2008 at 4:31 pm

    Hintayin na lang natin yung balita sa Letran. It could pave the way for CEU to come in as well (medyo matagal na balita na ito para sa pink/silver scorpions) para even 10 yung teams sa UAAP. Either way Letran will be competitive in both the UAAP and NCAA.

    I think it will be good to have new teams to the 2 leagues. Medyo nakakasawa na din yung pare pareho diba?

    I agree with the assessment on NU. The starting 5 of NU is very potent. Nawawalan lang sila ng steam sa kaduluhan. Once they figure out a potent 8-9 man rotation, okay na sila. The entrance of Coach Junel and the Sy’s is welcome news for the Bulldogs.

  • de ocampo cobra  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Friday, 25 July 2008 at 4:50 pm

    i love you green mind.

  • green_animo  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Friday, 25 July 2008 at 5:30 pm

    one team, one dream, one la salle! animo LS!

  • ric  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Friday, 25 July 2008 at 5:43 pm

    @letran

    For me the best pa rin ang San Beda-Ateneo and thanks to your school nawala ang La Salle nung 1980 because of a big brawl that happened in that year.

    Anyway masaya naman kayo dahil mga takbuhin ang mga taga-La Salle sa inyo nung time na yun and that’s why my father likes La Salle as a rival for Letran rather than San Beda!

  • green_animo  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Friday, 25 July 2008 at 5:46 pm

    that is your opinion

  • REDemption  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Friday, 25 July 2008 at 5:51 pm

    si Ekwe di pala 100%..

    Sana naman Magchampion ulit San Beda..

    GO SAN BEDA FIGHT!!

    ANIMO!! ANIMO!! ANIMOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

  • green zetan  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Friday, 25 July 2008 at 7:40 pm

    letran will have a hard time breaking the green and the blue rivalry…. this is so because la salle and ateneo has always been so passionated kicking each others ass to the point that they have made it so stylish, so rude most of the time and so classic. you could just imagine that not even the pacquiao fights or any other pay per view fight can match the capacity attendance of every la salle-ateneo game…

    so guys let’s try for the second round to break the 23,000 plus attendance last june..

    eagles bring it on!!!! cause archers will be there!!!

    AN1MO LA SALLE

  • de ocampo cobra  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Friday, 25 July 2008 at 8:21 pm

    grabe ANG LAKI ni RABAH AL’HUSAINI(hope i got d spelling right). He needs to bow just to enter the LRT train.

  • LDC  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Friday, 25 July 2008 at 8:24 pm

    green zetan,

    La Salle and Ateneo have developed a healthy rivalry because of a deep and mutual respect for each other and not because of “passionated kicking each others ass.� That’s not what being a La Sallian or an Atenean is about.

  • ina ng photo  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Friday, 25 July 2008 at 8:58 pm

    w8 alam ko, mapua ang magiging Malayan university,pero letran?? saka asa ka naman sa st8ment m n “move over ateneo” kung mangagarap ka, sana ung pwede naman maabot

  • ina ng photo  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Friday, 25 July 2008 at 9:03 pm

    teka nga,san mo naman nalaman yang university status na yan?? pki-post nga ung link,ive been searching the net and i cant seem to find what youre talking about…hmmmm…

  • ina ng photo  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Friday, 25 July 2008 at 9:07 pm

    and saka ang rivalry ng green and blue d lng nman sa sports eh,pti sa academics,debate(mas magaling na nga ang la salle sa UP in terms of debating eh,),university status(only univrsities 2 reach level IV),alumnis(lot of well known people in who graduated both sides)

  • =0=0=0=0=  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Friday, 25 July 2008 at 9:46 pm

    nabaon na letran-la salle rivalry.

    ateneo-la salle na.

    letran university status? salamat nmn kung ganon kasi ang tagal nyo na di pa kayo university.

  • =0=0=0=0=  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Friday, 25 July 2008 at 9:48 pm

    naunahan pa kayo ng Jose Rizal U sa university status.

    di ba pinagmamalaki nyo sa mga tga JRU na si ka Jose Rizal nag aral sa Letran? pero naunahan pa kayo ng JRU. siguradong tuwang tuwa na si Ka Jose nyan university na school nya sa wakas!

  • frenzy boy  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Friday, 25 July 2008 at 9:59 pm

    =0=0=0=0= ,

    joke?

  • ITS_JRU_TIME  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Friday, 25 July 2008 at 10:00 pm

    chill.. c=

  • =0=0=0=0=  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Friday, 25 July 2008 at 10:03 pm

    during 1999 finals letran vs. JRU. laki ng banner ng mga tga letran na si Rizal nag aral sa letran. i was there.

  • frenzy boy  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Friday, 25 July 2008 at 10:05 pm

    =0=0=0=0= ,

    wow! Tagal na nun. hehehe.

  • Happy Yellow :D  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Friday, 25 July 2008 at 10:07 pm

    RE @ ina ng photo
    debate(mas magaling na nga ang la salle sa UP in terms of debating eh,

    I demand facts on this one.

  • =0=0=0=0=  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Friday, 25 July 2008 at 10:07 pm

    i know. tanda ko pa first game very close ang laban isa lang lamang ng letran. pero 2nd game nung dumating si kirby raymundo after his stint abroad dun na natambakan JRU, then na stop na ung laban ksi nagkagulo na.

  • shawgirls  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Friday, 25 July 2008 at 10:11 pm

    ANG TANUNG MAY NATUTUNAN BA SI RIZAL SA LETRAN? SA MGA PARING DOMINICO? BKIT KAYA NAGAKLAS SI RIZAL?
    IWAS THERE TOO AND IT DIDNT MAKE SENSE TO ME.

  • =0=0=0=0=  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Friday, 25 July 2008 at 10:15 pm

    @shawgirls: haha nabasa ko yan sa libro. ayoko ng mag comment about Jose Rizal and his school Letran. about basketball kasi itong site.

  • frenzy boy  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Friday, 25 July 2008 at 10:19 pm

    shawgirls,

    lumalayo ka na sa usapan. About basketball po ito, hindi history. hehehe

  • shawgirls  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Friday, 25 July 2008 at 10:22 pm

    WE’RE COOL. AND HE ALSO WENT TO ATENEO FYI SO KULANG YUNG NABASA MO. LETS GO HEAVIES LETS GO!!!

  • kobe4LIFE  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Saturday, 26 July 2008 at 1:37 am

    @every_knight

    alam mo ba sa lahat ng dominican skul sa pinas ay USt ang pinakamataas? kya nga mga ibng student dpt n sa UST dpt papasok pero naubusan ng slot ay sa letran natapon. lakas nmn ng loob mo ilagaya p ang posisyon ng letran sa posisyon ng ateneo n karebal ng DLSU… sa UAAP DLSU at ADMU lng ang mgkarebal at UE & UST nmn… qng kau lilipat sa UAAP marami pa kaung kakainin na bigas pero wg nyo ng pangarapin ipwesto sarili nyo sa kinalalagyan ng ADMU n karebal ng DLSU… peace bro ngsasabing lng ng totoo.

  • University_Guy  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Saturday, 26 July 2008 at 1:49 am

    ndi po nagaral c rizal s letran nag take lng po cya entrance exam dun nakapasa nman pero ang gusto ng father nya s ateneo kya dyn n lng cia nagaral at nakapagtapos..nagaral din cia s UST ndi nga lng nakagraduate..

  • mapuan  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Saturday, 26 July 2008 at 2:05 am

    well,you should read about more of your history dude… nagaral si rizal sa letran…

  • University_Guy  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Saturday, 26 July 2008 at 2:35 am

    tga JRU me kya alam ko un gets..

  • mapuan  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Saturday, 26 July 2008 at 3:34 am

    sure sure… as in ndi sha nagaral? kahit isang term lang? willing to bet on that?

  • Grrr!  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Saturday, 26 July 2008 at 6:12 am

    rizal studied at the ateneo municipal for his early and midlle schooling. he studied medicine at the UST but was not able to finish it. he completed hs studies in spain. kung walng ateneo at UST, walang JRU, dahil baka hindi bayani si rizal…

  • Grrr!  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Saturday, 26 July 2008 at 6:17 am

    great news that junel bauli is the new NU atheletic director. hopefully, NU will get out of the bottom and be UAAP contender and cahampion. thank you mr henry sy for buying NU, you’ll surley rejuvenate the team just like UE was rejuvenated after Lucio TAn acquired UE or SBC after pangilinan got it. i hope yuchengco spends more on sports to make MIT a champion to elevate the team form mere FF contenders.

  • mapuan  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Saturday, 26 July 2008 at 6:28 am

    i second that Grrr!!! welga tau welga!!!

  • ina ng photo  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Saturday, 26 July 2008 at 11:57 am

    ayun sa world debate website, ang ALL-TIME rank ng de la salle ay 38th in the world, habang ang UP ay 46, saka sa recently held Australs 2008(i was a room manager there!), DLSU team 1 ranked no. 20 while UP Diliman team 1(they fielded only 1 team) ranked 32nd, DLSU team 2 ranked 37th..but according also to the world debating website for the year 2008 world rankings ONLY, UPD ranked no. 41 while DLSU is no.80, hmmmmm..My mistake maybe DLSU Is not better, maybe they are equal now..

  • Cholo  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Saturday, 26 July 2008 at 1:13 pm

    “I was talking with other sportswriters at today’s game and it was a consensus that the team the frontrunners should watch out for is National University. They are too good a team to stay winless. I was saying that the Bulldogs are very unpredictable and will definitely score an upset. Being at the bottom of the standings, any victory will be an upset.”

    - Totoo. The Bulldogs are underdogs once again, but they’re always ready to bite any other team’s heels in any given opportunity, at any point in time. They’re really that dangerous (thoughts of last year’s loss to NU lingers on my mind now).

    NU’s game vs Ateneo bukas ang pwedeng maging halimbawa. NU’s role players have to step up big though. Hindi kakayanin nina Jonathan Jankhe at Edwin Asoro kung silang dalawa lang. Guard and big men play pa lang ng Ateneo, mahihirapan na sila:

    possible defensive scenarios:
    on Jankhe - Escueta’s my best bet, but i think Salamat will have his share of minutes on defending Jay. Tiu maybe, but not too much because he has to concentrate on offense. Running through screens on every offensive possession takes so much of one’s energy.

    on Asoro - I think Baldos starts at 4, then Nonoy will take over, or it could be the other way around. Jobe I think will be the 3rd guy on Edwin.

    If Ateneo concentrates on Jay and Edwin, other NU players would have more opportunities to score. Effective dapat ang ball sharing. I think one strength of NU is their wings, so they have to capitalize on that more: they should swing the ball more to the corners, hit the shots if they’re open or try to penetrate and create situations. Defensively, they have to contribute also such as getting rebounds/boxing out since its difficult to work one’s way on Ateneo’s bigs.

    Go Ateneo! One Big FIGHT!

  • ric  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Saturday, 26 July 2008 at 7:11 pm

    @every_knight

    Why would you wanna join the UAAP kung kelan kayo ang team that overcome Ateneo’s record of 14 NCAA titles in 2003 and pasalamat nga kayo dahil kayo ang number1 kahit hindi number1 ang San Beda sa title race ng NCAA DIBA?!

  • poogeh  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Saturday, 26 July 2008 at 8:34 pm

    kung di ako nakapasa sa lasalle, admu, up, ust o kung san man.

    mag osy nalang ako kaysa magaral sa letran o jru!

  • Grrr!  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Saturday, 26 July 2008 at 9:42 pm

    …imagine, admu lang di pa maipasa…kawawa talaga

  • rissa  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Saturday, 26 July 2008 at 10:54 pm

    …imagine, admu lang di pa maipasa…kawawa talaga

    Excuse me, wag mo ilaLANG yung ADMU kasi mahirap pumasa sa ACET.
    Tsaka di naman niya sinabing di siya pumasa. Sinabi niya KUNG di siya pumasa… Tsk tsk.

  • DLSU ID 105  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Sunday, 27 July 2008 at 11:03 am

    To rissa,

    I just want to react with your statement which is,

    …Excuse me, wag mo ilaLANG yung ADMU kasi mahirap pumasa sa ACET.

    Entrance exams are not that reliable when it comes to measuring your capabilities. It is because the format of most exams is in Multiple Choice. One can even get a perfect score if he/she is one lucky bastard when it comes to guessing answers.

    Many admit to pass the UPCAT after guessing so many items due to the time pressure and the difficulty of the subject.

    I’ll promise to worship you if you manage to get a perfect score, or at least a very high score in UPCAT, ACET, DLSUCET or whatever exams out there with Identification as its format and not Multiple Choice. :)

  • =0=0=0=0=  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Sunday, 27 July 2008 at 11:27 pm

    ano ba yung website para sa college basketball team
    ranking?

  • Chief Waka-waka  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Sunday, 27 July 2008 at 11:39 pm

    eto yung website: kaboomphilippines.blogspot.com

  • =0=0=0=0=  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Sunday, 27 July 2008 at 11:44 pm

    hindi yun eh. pero thank you. nkita ko na sa btv.com

  • green zetan  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Monday, 28 July 2008 at 9:16 am

    LDc,

    DON’T BE SO LITERAL!!!! im just trying to give some colors to my words!!!! im just trying to dazzle my words with metaphor . o.k… And let me tell you something here and you might learn from this, if you want your comments or post not to be boring try to give them some color try to be poetic,dazzle it with metaphor, and don’t try to be like your old history harvard proffesor who speaks the language from the deadly pedagogy of english with brutal perfection… if you want to argue… then you must know when to argue and when not to argue… finaly let me shed you some light for you to understand my previous comment… the phrase kicking each others ass, means morethan your deep and mutual respect PHRASE…

    i wish you a great and pleasant day LDC… thank you so much for your comment.

    AN1MO LA SALLE.

  • FYI  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Monday, 28 July 2008 at 10:06 am

    @rissa, i passed the ACET without any sweat. i am actually was just an average high school stude in a private school in metro manila.

    i eventually ended up going to la salle because i find it more convenient to go there and they offered the course that i wanted to take.

  • superpaw  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Thursday, 31 July 2008 at 10:15 am

    without any sweat,bka nman blok na course pnili m…..


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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.