BLUE EAGLE THE KING!; Ateneo captures UAAP title
Friday, 26 September 2008 9,412 Views / 267 Comments
THE BLUE EAGLE has reigned supreme in Season 71.
Ateneo De Manila University made use of its formidable frontline to sweep past bitter rivals De La Salle University, 62-51, in Game 2 of the UAAP men’s basketball tournament finals and cop its fourth title since joining the league in 1978.
6-foot-7 center Rabeh Al-Hussaini, the league’s Most Valuable Player, and Nonoy Baclao took advantage of a depleted Green Archer quintet en route to their school’s first championship in six years.
After narrowing the gap to only three, 47-50, at the end of the third period, De La Salle came up short in the final quarter as it played without Rico Maierhofer, who was ejected from the game after incurring two technical fouls.
Maierhofer was thrown out of the playing venue with 1:31 left in the third period after being caught by game officials for giving the proverbial ‘dirty finger’ to Al-Hussaini.
Without a reliable big man in the last period, the Green Archers were limited to only 2-of-21 shooting from the field. With the victory, the Blue Eagles finished the entire season with a 15-1 win-loss record, including the Final Four and championship round.
“I’m very happy I already have my first UAAP title in Ateneo,� said Blue Eagles coach Norman Black, who lost in his maiden trip to the finals to University of Santo Tomas in 2006. “I’m very blessed.�
“I dedicate this win to the Ateneo community and to my family,� he said. “Nonoy [Baclao] is the cornerstone of our defense and Rabeh proved to everybody why he is the Most Valuable Player.�
The 6-foot-4 Baclao, who chipped in with eight points to go along with 10 rebounds and four blocks, was named the Finals MVP after averaging 8.5 rebounds, 6.5 points and 5.5 blocks in the two-game sweep.
“I did not expect this Finals MVP,� said Baclao. “All I wanted was to win the championship for my team. This is very sweet especially when you win it against La Salle. “I’m hoping to improve more.�
Chris Tiu, who is playing in his final season for Ateneo, carried the scoring load for Ateneo in the first quarter in lieu of the struggling Al-Hussaini as the Katipunan outfit built a 15-point halftime lead.
JV Casio’s three-point shooting, however, began to click in the third quarter as DLSU managed to trim the halftime deficit. Casio buried five triples to steer his school’s pivotal third quarter run.
De La Salle came within five, 49-54, before Baclao’s block on PJ Walsham jumpstarted a 6-0 Blue and White spurt that the Green Archers were never able to rebound from.
Tiu bounced back from a sluggish and foul-plagued Game 1 performance by scoring 16 points and hauling down five rebounds in 30 minutes of action.
Casio, for his part, paced his team with 18 points.
Franz Pumaren, the head coach of De La Salle, did not accept the second place trophy in behalf of his team and sent a message to the game officials. “This is the worst officiating in the finals that I have seen in my career. It’s scripted, this game was deprived of a beautiful championship.�
Before the game, Al-Hussaini was given the MVP trophy for the seniors division. He was also a mythical five citation along with Tiu, Casio, Maierhofer and Jervy Cruz of UST.
Ateneo’s Ryan Buenafe took home Rookie of the Year honors, while Baclao was named Defensive Player of the Year.
“I’m just a rookie and winning a championship is very impressive,� said Buenafe, a member of the three-time NCAA juniors champions San Sebastian College. “This is for coach Norman Black. I’m happy to deliver my winning tradition from the juniors.�
Ateneo scored 17 points off of La Salle’s 16 turnovers. The Blue Eagles also limited the fleet-footed Archers to just four fastbreak points.
The scores:
Ateneo 62 – Tiu 16, Baclao 8, Nkemakolam 8, Al-Hussaini 7, Baldos 6, Buenafe 5, Reyes 5, Salamat 3, Austria 2, Escueta 2.
De La Salle 51 – Casio 18, Walsham 8, Maierhofer 7, Revilla 5, Atkins 3, Bagatsing 3, Mangahas 3, Ferdinand 2, Malabes 2, Barua 0, Villanueva 0.
Quarter scores: 16-10; 41-26; 50-47; 62-51
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congratulations ADMU!!! You deserve it…!!!
Go Taeneo! One Big Fight!!
congratulations to the Ateneo Blue Eagles!
Kudos to Jvee Casio for playing with a lot of class. He has earned a lot of ateneans respect, I believe. He certainly has earned my respect. He should be commended for playing his heart out and not resorting to whining and finger-pointing.
Congrats Blue Eagles!
Well-deserved!!
Thank you Chris and Yuri!
Too bad Pumaren couldn’t show more class…
Si Coach Pumaren masyado Pikon…He needs to accept his defeat. Ano gusto nya lagi panalo (swerte mo naman!). Tapos na kayo ARCHERS…Starting next year ADMU na ang maghahari o UST, hehe…PUMAREN PIKON!!!
CONGRATS EAGLES!!!
well deserved win. .
congrats blue ibon. .
DLSU- should have acceptance within you guys. .congrats na din 1st place kayo . .
FEU- congrats din for getting the 2nd place position. Hope you’ll get into the finals next season. .para maiba naman. .
congrats admu!
Pumaren has the right to criticize the refs for some of the calls but to say that Ateneo winning the championship was scripted proves that he’s a whiny loser like Maierhofer, who allowed the defense of Baclao get the better of him. He should try to copy Casio’s example.
congrats to ateneo for winning the championship that is marred by biased officiating. i wonder if you can sleep at night with that win.
sa inyo na lang yan. a championship that was won under dubious circumstances.
congrAts ATENEO!!!
CHRIS TIU ur dA “king eagle”!!
4 > 0
Nuff said.
Too bad Rico got kicked out a bit early. He could’ve eaten some more leather! Maybe that’ll improve his intelligence.
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hindi ko alam kung mag celebrate ako or what. I’m not satisfied with the win even my atenean blockmates and friends. I was there yesterday. I know game 2 is for dlsu sa simula pa lang sa kanila talaga yung game 2 but what the hell with Mr. Narvasa and the referees? para lang ba manalo lulutuin yung laro? scripted ‘so obvious that’s unfair for dlsu. kung bibigyan ng chance yung dlsu papayag kami. and the moves of jvee casio palagi niya naman ginagawa yung moves na yun tapos kahapon tatawagan ng foul and oh hats off to jvee casio galing niya talaga wala kaming masabi.
congrats ateneo!!! well deserve win,, and not scripted,, gaya ng sinasabi ni coach franz,, depensa ang nagpapanalo sa ateneo,, halatang halata naman eh,, sabihin na nating may bad officiating pero sana tumangap naman sana ng pagkatalo ang DLSU.. naturingang winningist coach tapos ganun ang inasal niya,, hindi sa lahat ng pakakataon laging nanalo,, kailangan ding makatikm ng pagkatalo, gaya ng sabi ni jai reyes they win because of their defense,, kahi ulitin nyo pa ang series,, di ba nung 4th quarter halos di na umiskor ang ateneo?? they focus on their defense anchored by nonoy baclao,, hay naku,, napapatunayan lang na ANG PIKON AY TALO!!!! CONGRATULATIONS ATENEO BLUE EAGLES!! MASTERFUL SERIES,, YOU ALMOST SWEPT THE SEASON,, CONGRATS ULI,, SPECIALLY TO CHRIS TIU!! NAIBALIK MO NA RIN ANG CHAMPIONSHIP SA ATENEO,, THANKS!!!!
“This is the worst officiating in the finals that I have seen in my career. It’s scripted, this game was deprived of a beautiful championship.â€? – Pumaren
always questions the results pag talo. sorry, you ran short of dirty tricks. not beautiful because talo kayo. change the coach pls. sirang-sira ang lasalle sa ganitong asal.
yup, scripted. al-hussaini two fouls early sa 1st quarter. the refs and the commish told ferdinand to taunt/trash-talk. refs and the commish instructed maierhofer to trash-talk, they whispered to casio to commit fouls and yung last charging foul nya, the officials signaled to maierhofer to do the finger, walsham was instructed to have his shot blocked by baclao…sobrang scripted nga. next (lame) excuse pls.
tama ka 1tiu3, yan din ang sinasabi ko sa kanila.
ang boring ng laro ng finals ng uaap kahapon. nakakainis yung tawag ng mga refs. well ganun talaga, a win is a win congrats na lang. pero dapat kapag finals maayos ang tawag ng refs kasi lumilipad ang emotion sa laro. kudos to to casio, he showed a lot of pride sa laro.
vintage lasalle pag talo: blame-game, puro excuses, they question the results, finger-pointing (and dirty fingers), lahat may kasalanan except pumaren, underdog pero pagtalo dinaya, something new this season: yung langaw sa mukha ni pumaren.
A deserving win for the Eagles. The Eagles wrote their own script to the championship through hard work, heart, discipline, and defense. Pumaren can say anything he wants.
GO ATENEO! :)
Go Chris Tiu! :)
I agree with what Jai said during his interview after the game that it’s defense that wins championships. There might have been some bizarre calls by the referees, but DLSU should’ve stepped up and taken the opportunity when ADMU failed to score in the 4th quarter. But they didn’t deliver just the same, and talagang diniinan ng Ateneo and defense against them, so wala rin. Remember in Game 1, Chris Tiu’s presence was almost not felt by foul trouble, and now in Game 2 ganun din with Rabeh. But still Ateneo managed to get enough cushion.. imagine naka-15 point lead even without their big men! That just goes to show how IMPROVED and DESERVING the Ateneo team is. I hope DLSU just accepts their defeat and be cool about it. Accept defeat gracefully. After all, they have a JV Casio who played his heart out all throughout the season — they should be proud of that. The two teams are from the most prestigious schools in the country, so nasaan ang breeding ng La Salle in that case?
By the way, I’m from UP, pero I’m one with the Katipunan crowd in saying..
GO ATENEO! :D
@flush it, vintage ateneo: refusing to admit for any wrongs done on others. obvious naman niluto. nagbubulag-bulagan pa kayo.
Kung FEU nasa finals baka may game 3 pa eh….hehehe
hello?!? niluto? kung usapan ng niluto mas mukhang against ateneo ung luto… see here, first game, people think its tiu who would carry the team, so what did they do? get him into early foul trouble with dubious calls… game 2, after rabeh scored 31 points in game 1, he accumulated 2 questionable foul calls agad… very unlike rabeh considering he doesnt foul much… the call against casio during the last few minutes was indeed questionable pero the refs were calling it close from the start pa lang… kahit nga handcheck tinatawagan ng foul pano pa kaya ung kitang kitang hawi ni casio… i admire casio for playing his heart out… Congrats to Ateneo:) about maierhoffer’s ejection, its not clear sa tv or sa replays but it definitely looked like a finger…
rico was just taunting the crowd and the ref said he threw a dirty finger?!
nyayayyahhh
hahaha Well, congratz nalang sa inyo ateneo, just wait we will see you at the All Star Games NCAA will crush you down
I’ve watched the interview of Jay Taruc with Freddie Webb (himself a La Salle alumnus) on 24 Oras yesterday and even he admits that Ateneo simply had the stronger line-up. There was no mention whatsoever of scripts, game-fixing, whining, complaining, etc. No doubt the dubious calls were made but the problem lies with the refs, not with the players. La Salle obviously needs to revamp its overmatched roster to once again contend for the championship next year. They should just grin and bear it, and not succumb to hate.
Tama scripted nga yan. Ginaya ko lang naman yung ginagawa ng asawa ni Coach Franz. nag dirty finger din ako. napipikon na kasi ako, kinakawawa ako ni Baclao. Kaya sabi ni Coach, siguradong talo na kami kaya bABAUYIN NA NAMIN YUNG laro. Para atleast may masising iba, lusot na kami diba?
O diba! Ngayon may katwiran na ang mga School mates ko. May reason kung bakit “loser” kami. Matalino talaga si Coach!
ANIMO LASALLE!
Wish ko lang sana huwag na lumaro si Baclao next year….i wet my pants whenever i see him.
Wahhhhh
do you think you really deserve that title? duhhh, it’s obvious naman na bias ang refs eh.
we do ACCEPT OUR DEFEAT but we CAN’T ACCEPT YOUR VICTORY kasi bias ang refs. BIAS ANG REFS! BIAS ANG REFS!
YOU DON’T DESERVE THE TITLE!!! EVEN THE INDIVIDUAL AWARDS!!!
LUTO! LUto!
hINDI naman dirty finger yung ginawa ko. Makati lang talaga fingers ko. Parang yung Kay LA bang-bang..hindi naman totoo yan.. tsismis lang….
Lier talaga iyang replays na iyan…
oo tama BIAS! 4-0 Sweep Bias talaga!
Malakas kami! Were a strong team! Strong! Bias!
Mag rally tayo, ipag laban— malakas tayo!
Bias, hindi talaga tayo kaya ng Ateneo, tsamba lang ang 4-0 hahahahhaha. Ulitan na lang….
Hindi naman talaga tayo natatambakan eh……2 points lang ang lamang….tama ba…
4-0, sweep! Hindi totoo iyan…Tignan nyo sa replay baka manalo na tayo..
Tama you dont deserve a title and this is just a bad dream. Lalo nung ma block ako ni Baclao at sinigawan niya ako, hindi totoo yun. Actually na dunk ko yun, niloloko kayo ng eyes ninyo. Hindi ko talaga ma accept iyan. 4-0 Sweep, lahat iyan dinaya, obvious naman dikit palagi ang laban 15-20 points lang naman ang lamang…konti lang yun. Were a strong team…huwaaaaaa
Bias?
Game 1 Foul trouble for Ateneo, CHRIS TIU AND NONOY BACLAO.
Game 2 Foul trouble for Ateneo RABEH AL HUSSEINI
Game 1 foul trouble for La Salle JAMES MANGAHAS
Game 2 foul trouble for La Salle JV Casio but not until late in the third quarter.
Ateneo’s two top players and top defensive man got into foul trouble and were taken out of the game by these fouls and you call the refs BIASED?
Game 1: La Salle was complaining about Mangahas getting called for quick fouls but Tiu never complained.
Game 2: Black also got mad when Rabeh got called for two cheap fouls int he first quarter.
Biased?
Yes Ateneo deserves the title. A team that goes 13-1 in the eliminations, demolishes UE in the semis and defeats LaSalle twice in the finals deserves the championship. You’re a poor pitiable loser. Cry in your beer.
Blue Eagles the KING! Green days are really over!!! Enough of sourgrapes. One big fight ATENEO!
ATENEO
“No other university does the way we do”
Game 1: Casio and Maierhoffer played to par but no one stepped up for La Salle.
Husseini and Baclao played well, Tiu and Salamat did not but Buenafe and Reyes stepped it up.
Game 2: Casio played well but fouled out for La Salle. Husseini was in foul trouble most of the game. Tiu and Nkemakolam stepped up for Ateneo. For La Salle? Only a couple of good plays by Ferdinand and by (shockingly) Walsham but that was it. Look at the SHOOTING PERCENTAGES.
yes BIASED! and YOU DON’T DESERVE TO WIN!!!
are you sure Ateneo is not complaining? Why the hell Norman Black threw his ID during game 2 when a foul was called and the referees didn’t call a technical foul. YES, BIASED!
Korek si 1+, you dont deserve the Individual awards. Para 30 points lang naman si AL , and madami lang naman blocks si Baclao. Dapat ako MVP, kita nyo naman ang galing ng mga fingers ko, kaming dalawa ni LA Bang-bang. Malakas kami sa paputukan….
is that the way a national coach and a public official behaves? honorable franz pumaren pls?
CONGRATS ULIT ATENEO BLUE EAGLES.. YOU REALLY DESERVE THE CROWN.. TNX TO CHRIS AND YURI. gud luck to your next level of career.. SOBRANG GALING NG LARO NYO THIS SEASON.. ALA NA AKONG MASABI PANG IBA..
Sa mga kritico.. malamang it a poor officiating( not this game only but the entire season was a hell of poor officiating) but they way ateneo displayed its superb defence how can u say its scripted? c’mon guys just accept your defeat.. 1 has to lose and 1 has to win also.. ateneo got its heartache before but now its time to reclaim where the Blue Eagles where suppose to be.. ANG PIKON TALO!!
AGAIN AND AGAIN CONGRATS ATENEO de MANILA UNIVERSITY BLUE EAGLES.. COACH NORMAN SALAMAT DIN AT NEXT YEAR HOPE YOUR CAN WIN BACK TO BACK TITLES!!
I hate ATENEO Masyadong magaling! Sana naman humina na kayo next year, pls, dont let Baclao play, cant you go to the PRO’s alread? Your giving me nightmares. I think im gonna get sick.
Its unfair for me to play against you. Plase dont hurt me. I didnt really plan for my fingers to go that way. Its just kinda happened for no apparent reason. Si coach kasi!!!
SORE LOSERS TALAGA TONG MGA LASALLE!! TALO NA KAYO.. ALA KC UTAK MGA PLAYER NYO.. ATENEO WON BCOZ OF ITS BIG “D” AND TEAM PLAY..EH KAYO??? INDIVIDUAL PLAY.. WALA KC NAG STEP UP SA INYOS. SI JVEE AT RICO LNG.. SALODO AKO SAYO JVEE UR 1 OF THE BEST PLAYER IN THE UAAP..
congrats ateneo. to the uaap, pls improve the officiating next season. its unfair to the champion team that they won the championship because biased ang officiating. to la salle, sana next year, pabor sa inyo na ang mga tawag ng referees.
@flush it
“something new this season: yung langaw sa mukha ni pumaren.”
Saktong sakto para sa kaniya at sa buong La Salle team. Di pa tapos ‘yung game nun, nilalangaw na sila?! >:)
Blue Eagle the KING!
Pahabol: Bilib na bilib ako kay JV. Sobra. Sana ipagpatuloy niya yang magandang disposisyon niya kahit na napapaligiran na siya ng mga _____.
thanks you JV Casio for five years of playing your heart out. I’ll be cheering for you in the pro league.
ANIMO LASALLE!!!
Go Ateneo! sobrang loser ng mga lasalista.. kau nga ang number one sa kadayaan!
Pag nanalo ang DLSU, 7 daw ang players sa court.
Pag natatalo ang DLSU, biased daw ang officiating.
Poor officating is a fact of life. So win or lose, don’t crdit nor blame officiating.
Clearly, the blue eagles were the better team in the finals, and ARE the best collegiate team in the land today.
I emphatize with la sallites. It’s really painful to lose, especially against a “mortal” enemy. But the archers have to move on. Prevent the eagles from getting a back to back championship. Rico M should redeem himself next year instead of considering not playing in his fifth and final year. Chris tiu also contemplated that option last year when they lost to the archers. But he came back. Rico M. should do the same.
Sayang Sen Mar A.(raneta) Roxas – malaking sanang addition to your campaign kitty if there was a third game. Anyway, 2009 will still bring a bundle of revenues for Araneta from the fabled, unprecedected, and the only true collegiate rivalry in the land.
Prayer of a Sportsman
Dear Lord, in the battle that goes on through life
I ask but a field that is fair,
A chance that is equal with all in the strife,
A courage to strive and to dare;
And if should win, let it be by the code
With my faith and my honor held high;
And if I should lose, let me stand by the road,
And cheer as the winners go by.
And Lord, may my shouts be ungrudging and clear,
A tribute that comes from the heart,
And let me not cherish a snarl or a sneer
Or play any sniveling part;
Let me say, “There they ride, on whom laurel’s bestowed
Since they played the game better than I.”
Let me stand with a smile by the side of the road,
And cheer as the winners go by.
So grant me to conquer, if conquer I can,
By proving my worth in the fray,
But teach me to lose like a regular man,
And not like a craven, I pray;
Let me take off my hat to the warriors who strode
To victory splendid and high,
Yea, teach me to stand by the side of the road
And cheer as the winners go by.
-Berton Braley
If it was a dirty finger, the call was NOT biased.
If the finger was to pick his nose and a T was called, yun ang biased officating.