Fighting Maroons shoot down struggling Falcons by 31
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THE STATE University’s impressive start was all too much for Adamson.
University of the Philippines exploited the Falcons’ lethargy on the defensive end to score a lopsided 73-42 victory in the 71st UAAP men’s basketball competition last August 21, 2008 at the Araneta Coliseum.
Former De La Salle Santiago Zobel standouts Migs de Asis and Martin Reyes led the charge for this season’s hosts, netting 18 and 13 points, respectively, as they won their third game in 11 outings to put them in solo sixth place – a far cry from their 0-14 effort last year.
“This is what we really wanted, to win just like this,� said de Asis, who shot 4-of-8 from three-point territory and a perfect 3-of-3 from the field after hitting blanks in the first half. “We need to improve each game despite only having three remaining games.�
UP limited a listless Adamson quintet to only 19 points in the first three quarters. The Falcons played without veterans Marc Agustin and Paul Gonzalgo, and fell to their ninth loss in 11 matches, and seventh straight defeat overall.
Agustin and Gonzalgo were suspended due to disciplinary reasons by coach Leo Austria.
Big man Magi Sison and Paul Sorongon fired in 10 points apiece to reinforce the Maroons’ balanced offensive attack, while team leading-scorer Jay Agbayani had eight.
“This win gives us some hope,� said Aboy Castro, the UP mentor. “We try to be competitive in our other games even if reaching the Final Four is getting dim for us. All we just need is play one game at a time.�
Adamson’s 42 points was the lowest total output by a team since National University scored 40 in a 20-point blowout loss to De La Salle on July 15, 2004. Also, UP’s 31-point winning margin is the largest by any team this season, nipping the 30-point margin posted by the University of the East, ironically against the Maroons
Rey Gorospe led the Falcons with 14 points. He was the only Falcon in double-digits.
UP scored 21 more points from three-point territory, and held the San Marcelino outfit to a miserable 25.9 percent shooting clip from the field. The Fighting Maroons also dished out more assists than the Falcons, holding a +9 advantage in that department.
The scores:
UP 73 – de Asis 18, Reyes 13, Sison 10, Sorongon 10, Agbayani 8, Lopez 4, Marfori 2, dela Victoria 2, Co 2, Maniego 2, Hipolito 2, Pajela 0, Astorga 0, Braganza 0.
Adamson 42 – Gorospe 14, Alvarez 7, Nuyles 5, Yambot 5, Olalia 4, Margallo 4, Lapitan 2, Peñalosa 1, Galinato 0, Lozada 0, Cañada 0, Colina 0.
Quarter scores: 17-10; 38-14; 54-19; 73-42
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soul228
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Friday, 22 August 2008 at 7:51 am
I wonder what did they do to coach Leo…mukhang galit na galit sa kanila eh…their fathers should teach them a lesson also…
BerdengEbak
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Friday, 22 August 2008 at 10:11 am
Go Fighting Maroons! Laban lang UP!
spectator of some sort
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Friday, 22 August 2008 at 10:43 am
19 points in three quarters…what an output.
Charlie
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Friday, 22 August 2008 at 12:12 pm
How does a team recover from losing to the UP Maroons by that big a margin? Is this Leo Austria’s white flag on this season? UP looked like Ateneo yesterday and Adamson looked like, well, UP. UP naming mahal…
RockLobster
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Friday, 22 August 2008 at 12:29 pm
@Charlie
Well, UP lost to UE by 30 before playing Adamson. Hard to second-guess what’s in coach Leo’s mind, but being the professional that he is, I’m inclined to take it as I see/read it, that it’s simply a disciplinary action, nothing more.
crips
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Friday, 22 August 2008 at 3:29 pm
huwaw! though mlabo ng mkapsok ang UP s final four, its a great fight 4 them… pagpa2loy nyo lng yan! \(^o^)/
turista
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Friday, 22 August 2008 at 3:42 pm
kelan kaya mgchachampion ang u.p ulit s bsktbl?
abcde
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Friday, 22 August 2008 at 4:07 pm
ADMU beat ADU by 27. UP beat ADU by 31. Therefore, UP will beat ADMU on Sunday by 4. :))
Haha. Go Ateneo! UP Fight!
crips
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Friday, 22 August 2008 at 4:13 pm
abcde lupit ng logic mo ah! sna mgka22o.. haha! :D
cj
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Friday, 22 August 2008 at 4:29 pm
Hi! i just want to ask, why does Mike Gamboa not playing for UP Fighting Maroons this pas games? Thanks!
Happy Thomasian :D
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Friday, 22 August 2008 at 4:45 pm
Wow, splendid win for the Maroons. Expect a lot from them in the following seasons. ;)
Charlie
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Friday, 22 August 2008 at 5:47 pm
Gamboa’s injured. I’m not sure exactly what the problem is, but he’s been sitting behind the bench in the past couple of games, wearing civies. In fact, he was featured as one of the “fan favorites” or something 2 games ago on TV — one of those guys they film while reading out the sponsor, and the guy on camera looks so conscious kasi ang tagal ng focus sa kaniya.
Kalampag
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Friday, 22 August 2008 at 6:17 pm
ano na ng yari sa Adamson., my papost pa cila sa campus nila ng AdU shocks UEngayun., nashoshock na sila sa nagyayari sa kanila sayang yung mga effort nila nung round 1.,ngayun balik sila sa dati., bottom of the standings.,last wim pa nila yung sa UE., malamang walang talunin ang FAlcons., hay naku.,
De Ocampo Cobra
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Friday, 22 August 2008 at 7:21 pm
Gaano kasarap ang maging Atenista?
Anyway, lupit pala nang chemists sa Adamson Univ.
Pumupunta pala ang mga taga-NBI to a test samples, like forensics and presentaion of evidences.
Too bad their “soaring falcons” makes the university look like they were down by 30 points by everybody.
abcde
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Friday, 22 August 2008 at 7:33 pm
Well, masarap talaga. :P Gusto ko nga bumalik dun e, now that I’m studying in UP. Iba ung sense of belonging and prestige. Haha. Pero we’ll never know since “masarap” is relative and will never get to compare what we feel with what others feel as part of their respective universities. Haha. Labo.
And not everybody perceives Adamson as the way you seem to do. In fairness to the university, they have established their names in certain areas, just as the other universities have. Basketball will never be a good basis of an institution’s competence. :P
By the way, the Philippine Institute of Pure and Applied Chemistry (PIPAC) is actually in the Ateneo. Hehe. No harm meant.
abcde
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Friday, 22 August 2008 at 7:34 pm
*”its” instead of “their”
*remove s in “names”
:))
BerdengEbak
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Friday, 22 August 2008 at 11:06 pm
@abcde
Basketball will never be a good basis of an institution’s competence.
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tumpak brod! nakakapagtaka lang kung bakit kapag “best 3 schools” ang pinaguusapan, sinasama ang DLSU sa UP at Ateneo. Malinaw naman na ang tunay na big 3 ay UP, Ateneo at UST.
Go UP
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Friday, 22 August 2008 at 11:36 pm
balita ko nahuli daw na nag drugs yung mga adamson players. totoo ba to?
Solid_DLRT
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Friday, 22 August 2008 at 11:42 pm
@Go UP
balita ko nahuli daw na nag drugs yung mga adamson players. totoo ba to?
>>>>>>>
Wow malutong na balita yan! tsk tsk tsk.
Go UP
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Friday, 22 August 2008 at 11:51 pm
bali balita lang. nabasa ko lang somwhere. Gusto ko lang malaman kung totoo ba. D ako magugulat kung paninira lang yun.
Chief Waka-waka
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Saturday, 23 August 2008 at 12:18 am
san galing yung drugs? sa Mercury? eto binili niya sa Mercury yung drugs niya:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEVutss9Kos
scripturaexcalibur
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Saturday, 23 August 2008 at 9:53 am
Congratulations to UP!
I believe the true fans are those who stay with their team, believing in them, not just in their victories, but even through in their losses.
I was a student there the last time they made that serious gun towards the final four. It was a Lito Vergara-led team with Toti Almeda, Marvin Cruz, Abby Santos, Nestor David, Jireh Ibañes and others in that time (i think J. Agbayani was part of that team already). It was that time that they nearly swept the entire second round of the season.
Though UP has lost these players, I’d say they still have the key ingredients to winning each of the last games. Kaya naman nila yan talaga, eh!
As for Adamson, well, I say it was quite a gesture for the coach to do that disciplinary action against his players. That speaks a lot of his character. More than the desire to win, the premium for character ought to be top priority. This is being said not out of prejudice for Adamson. My parents were both graduates of adamson, a.a.m.o.f.
Be that as it may, nice game UP and Adamson.
oblak
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Saturday, 23 August 2008 at 9:55 am
kahit anong sabihin nyo top 1 ngayon feu sa medicine kahit napaka raming tga ust.hehehe
Grrr!
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Saturday, 23 August 2008 at 10:20 am
I believe the best medical school in the country is UST-Medicine, bar none. This is why their enrollment (per quota)has remained steady while the other schools’ has declined drastically. Lahat gustong makapasok sa UST. FEU is also a great school and their new facilities at QC are world class. Yung iba, (except for UP, PLM, UE, CIM, DLSU - at one time considered center for excellence)latak na lang.
Marquis
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Saturday, 23 August 2008 at 10:37 am
Bentahan blues by Mark Agustin
KAlampag
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Monday, 25 August 2008 at 8:33 pm
si agustin nNU lang gusto kalaban nyan wala na iba., khit ng duamting yang si tato sa AdU.,pag NU kalaban ang ganda ng laro
LESLIE SALVADOR
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Saturday, 20 September 2008 at 2:03 pm
chris tiu i’m a fan of you pls. accept my request . . . love leslie ………………………………………………………..
LESLIE SALVADOR
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Saturday, 20 September 2008 at 2:03 pm
chris tiu i’m a fan of you pls. accept my request . . . love leslie …