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UST escapes with gritty one-point win over Adamson

by Mia Domingo
Sunday, 12 July 2009 3,093 Views / 57 Comments

AFTER a disappointing 2008 campaign, University of Sto. Tomas ushered in UAAP Season 72 on a high with a 76-75 squeaker over Adamson University on opening day at the Araneta Coliseum last July 11.

The Growling Tigers, who led most of the way, fended off a late Falcon onslaught thanks to a combination of breaks and free throws. Swingman Allen Maliksi’s split charities gave UST a 76-73 advantage with 14.1 ticks left. In the ensuing play, Adamson forward Jan Colina grabbed an offensive board and scored on an undergoal stab to trim the lead to one, 76-75. Falcon playmaker Lester Alvarez then fouled Khasim Mirza with 2.3 seconds left, sending him to the charity stripe. Mirza failed to convert both free throws, but coach Leo Austria’s wards were left with no choice but to throw up a prayer from halfcourt since they did not have any timeouts left to spare.

Mirza, though, was clearly the game’s best player after registering 23 points to lead the España outfit, with Clark Bautista and Dylan Ababou tallying 11 and 10, respectively. Adamson, meanwhile, failed to capitalize on its 20-rebound advantage over the smaller Tigers, 61-41, by botching 13 out of 31 free throw attempts.

UST head coach Pido Jarencio commended the trio of Ababou, Chris Camus and Allen Maliksi, saying, “Sila ang magdadala sa team. In the last three minutes, even if we didn’t have a safe lead just yet, I told them na wag sila mag-alangan sa pagtira. Be decisive. Basta masunod ang gameplan, pagdating sa depense, wala namang magaling na makakapagturo nyan, kaya sabi ko magusap-usap sila. Ilabas lang ang three Ps [pride,puso,palaban] [so] we can pull off a win. Even if it’s a one-point win, I’m pretty satisfied with our win today.”

Colina led Adamson with 16 points and 16 rebounds, with point guard Jerick Cañada contributing 14 markers in a losing cause.

The scores:

UST 76 – Mirza 23, Bautista 11, Ababou 10, Maliksi 9, Camus 8, Afuang 5, Green 4, Teng 3, Fortuna 3, Ungria 0, Mariano 0, Aytona 0.

Adamson 75 – Colina 16, Cañada 14, Cabrera 11, Alvarez 11, Nuyles 8, Galinato 8, Santos 5, Lozada 2, Sandoval 0, Canuday 0, Camson 0.

Quarter scores: 24-16, 43-41, 66-55, 76-75.


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  • falcons_insider says:
    July 12, 2009 at 1:57 am

    breaks ang nagpatalo sa AdU..
    kay cabrera 4 3pt attempts in and out ang resulta…
    bawi tayo next game…
    pati free-throws grabeh d q inakala na 18 pala minintis nila… kudos 2 USTe d pa gumawa c tata and dylan nyan..

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  • otep says:
    July 12, 2009 at 2:01 am

    one for ust! galing!

    napagod ako kapanuod nito!

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  • luke bombers says:
    July 12, 2009 at 2:02 am

    guys wat do u tink bat di nlng nila gwin ung liga na parang sa nba diba my east and west wat do u tink if ung ncaa teams at uaap gnun nlng gwin pgsmhin eh di mas mrmi mnunuod na tao db?pg lalabanin ung final 4 ng uaap at final 4 ng ncaa to be d champ. of the legue and this legue must be called…UCAPA UNIVERSITIES and COLLEGES ATHELETIC PHILIPPINES ASOCIATION… and d battle for di both ncaa and uaap final 4 is for the second semister..un ay akin lng idea huh wat do u tink?

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  • hshdgkhg says:
    July 12, 2009 at 2:15 am

    @luke bombers

    two words: STUDENT – ATHLETES.

    Pag ginawa nating parang NBA yan, eh di maraming schedules masyado.

    Pano na sila makakapag-aral ng mabuti?

    common sense.

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  • the_falcon_way says:
    July 12, 2009 at 2:30 am

    @hshdgkhg
    You’re right. At tsaka, may schools sa NCAA that cannot handle other sports like softball and etc. I mean, sa overall champion palang, wala na silang laban.

    @luke
    Maybe masyado ka lang naexite sa UAAP opening :)

    going back….

    STILL!!
    Imagine guys, kung may naicontribute lang talaga si Canuday. What would you think will this games result will be? Grabe, first captain na walang points sa game. Well, as for the team, congratulations pa din. Its been a while since napatahimik ng AdU for a while ang UST sa laro. I am still hoping for a better job this saturday(against UP). Sana pakita nyo kay Juruena(former MVP ng baby falcons) na dapat nag-Adamson nalang talaga sya! hehehe

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  • pao says:
    July 12, 2009 at 2:44 am

    The 4th quarter performance of the Tigers gave me a deja vu. I thought it was season 71 all over again.

    Still, great job by the undersized Tigers. Galing ng run and gun offense and transition D. With (a lot) better rebounding and steadier point play, the pack just might give us a season 69-like deja vu. :)

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  • macky says:
    July 12, 2009 at 6:44 am

    that was a great game… I thought Adamson will snatch the game away from us… Biglang nabuhay si Mirza… Though I do question the goal tendings made by Camus kasi sa lahat ng tinawag dun na goal tending, isa lang ung nakita ko talaga as a goal tend but the other call… I don’t know medyo malayo sa ring and hopefully 5 points ang lamang namin at the end of the game… anyway, congratulations for the Tigers and Falcons for giving us an exciting game.

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  • Belboy says:
    July 12, 2009 at 7:12 am

    Luke bombers,

    I would suggest a format much like football in Europe.

    e.i. 2 teams in the premier league gets relagated to the 2ndary league while the champ & runner up of the 2nd league gets promoted to the premier league.

    That way,all schools have an incentive to keep on winning.
    Top 2 – gets twice to beat
    3-4th – gets in the final 4
    5-6th – is safe in the league
    7-8th – is relegated to the 2ndary league

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  • Belboy says:
    July 12, 2009 at 7:12 am

    Luke bombers,

    I would suggest a format much like football in Europe.

    e.i. 2 teams in the premier league gets relegated to the 2ndary league while the champ & runner up of the 2nd league gets promoted to the premier league.

    That way,all schools have an incentive to keep on winning.
    Top 2 – gets twice to beat
    3-4th – gets in the final 4
    5-6th – is safe in the league
    7-8th – is relegated to the 2ndary league

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  • ... eMo_girL says:
    July 12, 2009 at 7:40 am

    ei…

    ang galing talaga ng Growling Tigers!!!
    panalo sila…
    Keep up the good work!
    :]

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  • highdef says:
    July 12, 2009 at 7:59 am

    i was expecting ababou to take over this game but surprisingly mirza delivered..good game to open the season

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  • Red Tribe says:
    July 12, 2009 at 9:15 am

    ahh team captain pala ung number 7 ng AdU kaso 0 score kaya pala babad sya mag laro,, kaya naman ng AdU ang UST eh,, maganda lang ang laro ni Mirza

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  • shy says:
    July 12, 2009 at 9:59 am

    ang saya nung game. parang un ata ang main event kahapon..:D

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  • Spencer Pratt says:
    July 12, 2009 at 9:59 am

    UST was just lucky, and Adamson was just MALAS!!

    Whow Jan Colina, 16 pts. 16 rebs.

    Al-Hussaini / Jervy MVP numbers

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  • Frustrated Falcon says:
    July 12, 2009 at 10:12 am

    it was a really good game for both teams,. grabeng malas lang ng falcons talaga..

    cabrera i know is a good shooter, but man, he’s gotta learn some other moves aside from just waiting for a ball and shooting from the perimeter..tsk tsk..

    canuday i hope will get better, i was really disappointed with he’s performance..wala talagang ambag..

    colina and air canada we’re just great.. jerick is really becoming a force to reckon with..

    congrats to UST!! go falcons! bawi tayo!!

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  • mighty_bangaw says:
    July 12, 2009 at 11:07 am

    ang pagbabalik ni mirza… bow. :)

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  • Swine Flew says:
    July 12, 2009 at 11:08 am

    inside game na lang dapat si mirza. mahirap nang umasa sa three pointer niya. nandyan naman si clark para mag-tres.

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  • Baboy Trangkaso says:
    July 12, 2009 at 11:30 am

    Actually, malas both teams. Free throws, turn-overs- sobrang dami. It could have gone either ways.

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  • D-Man says:
    July 12, 2009 at 11:32 am

    WUUUH!! Nkakasurprise ung game ng AdU.. Kahit na nanalo ang UST thumbs up ako sa AdU..haha.. hope that other schools will also be surprising like the AdU..
    haha..

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  • Puso, Pride, Palaban says:
    July 12, 2009 at 12:32 pm

    sa tingin kOh, mxAdong minaliit ng mga analyst ang UST nGaUng tAon.. sbi nLa, UST will live and die on Dylan ababou, pRo khapon kh8 hnd malaking factor c ababou pro panalo p dn nmn. sbi nLa one man team dw ang UST pRo bkt nmn khpon lahat cla nag22lungn at nagCo2ntribute s team.. xka tingnan nYo, hindi lng nmn c ababou aNg pwdeng asahan ng UST.. nkalimutn at kinalimutn n ata ng mGa analyst c khasim mirza.. kya lng nmn humina last year c mirza dhil hnd xa gaanong nkpgTraining dhil s injury nya nung summer..

    e2 p, super dami ata ng mga hnd nka2kila2 s laro at ability ni chris camus.. power forward/center ang height ni camus pRo kung 2makbo xa kala mo point guard at npakagaan ng katawan.. mas mabilis p nga c camus s ibng point guard ng ibang team eh.. napakataas at napakalakas png 2malon ni camus.. matangkad n xa, highleaper p, mabilis p, may shooting p, ang lakas p ng upper body nYa at ang lakas pang mgDunk at tumapal.. wla atang pa2ntay s athleticsm ni camus s UAAP..

    naglalaro dn s UST c allen maliksi, iSa dn xang go to guy,. high leaper, shooter at mabilis dn c allen.. I’m xur n mlki dn ang m22long nya s team..

    mrmi png mlkas s team ngaun nnjn dn c tata bautista, jeric fortuna, jeric teng at ung iba p.. basta hintyin nYo lng madming maSUsurpresa ngaung season.. MARK MY WORD!

    dun nga pla s analyst ng inbounpass n ngsa2bing 4-10 lng ang posibleng record ng ust at mas mauunahn p dw ng u.p. ang ust, TOL, HINTYIN MONG MATAPOS ANG SEASON AT MAPAPAHIYA KA AT BAKA SABIHIN MO SA SARILI MONG HINDI KA KARAPATDAPAT NA MAGING ANALYST!!!

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  • strife says:
    July 12, 2009 at 12:36 pm

    hindi po sya analyst, isa ring dakilang miron.

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  • youeyescream says:
    July 12, 2009 at 12:39 pm

    GALING USTE!!
    MAS MARAMI PANG SURPRISES ANG MAKIKITA
    NATIN SA KANILA THIS SEASON(I GUESS)

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  • tagraus says:
    July 12, 2009 at 2:04 pm

    “nobody lost that game. it’s just that UST came up ready.”

    true that. it was a very good game. i was expecting adamson, with it’s seasoned big men and guards to rape the tigers. but apparently, the tigers were growling at the onset.

    they played the passing lane, they ran back down on defense. camus even gave me a deja vu of Le Bron’s transition defense that always ends with a block.

    offense was full of heart. the prayers that the tigers threw up from three point country were answered. mirza was surprisingly sneaky with the offensive putbacks, one skill thay he probably learned from dylan.

    but the tigers were not without errors. towards the endgame, with the game on the line, and only a slim lead over the falcons, the pressure was clearly a factor for the tigers as they committed passing miscues.

    but still, it was indeed a great game. kudos to the falcons and mr. leo austria. despite the expectations of the analysts for Ateneo, FEU, to lord it over the league, we all might be in for a few more surprises.

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  • blinkero says:
    July 12, 2009 at 2:48 pm

    What a nail-biting opener that was. Two teams evenly matched on paper. Yun nga lang on different things with UST having its new and continually-revamping lineup (considering 5 key players nawala sa kanila) versus an intact Adamson core.

    I rooted for the Tigers (kasi maka-Tigers) pero congrats pa rin sa Falcons for giving one hell of a fight. Colina was a beast on the boards (or partly because of the lack of a natural center for the Tigers), along with Canada and Cabrera (nailbiter yung mga 3-pointer niya), si Canuday lang talaga napag-iwanan, 0-for-something. Cabrera certainly needs more movement. Galinato was not much of a factor, kala ko magiging revelation siya ngayong season.

    As for the Tigers, the rookie PGs always look to run the floor kahit dehado sila sa numbers, at napansin kong di sila makaporma sa corner double-teams na binibigay ng Falcons – which forced steals and TOs. They seem too pressured and it showed in their tentativeness, tulad dun sa inbounds play ni Mirza at Camus, costly error un sa endgame. Rebounding-wise, ang dating strength nila with their MVP center Jervy Cruz on the fore of it (especially offensive rebounding and gang rebounding), has now turned into their greatest adversary. Colina. For most of the game, they literally lost possession after possession (turnovers + less rebounds) But with a rookie-laden lineup, they’ll just need to work more on consistency, hopefully Season 72 will give them enough exposure to up the level of their game. And better, disproving what the analysts kuno have said about this UST lineup (4-10? understatement?), who knows what Pido has in store for UAAP 72? :)

    The players:
    Chris Camus, a revelation on defense (3 Lebronesque shotblocks, goaltending nga lang ung isa) Clark Bautista has shown his ability to hit threes down the stretch. Darrel Green is a promising talent, un nga lang 6’2″ naturally playing the center spot. And Mirza, although his level of perimeter shooting is no longer comparable from his rookie season (wherein he was a beast from downtown), he’s kind of evolving more as a multi-dimensional player with improved rebounding abilities in his arsenal. He’s surely one of the go-to-guys besides Dylan.

    Then again, this game could have gone either way, so malamang sa hindi, it mostly came down to matter of luck (anyone can correct me on this though) If Cabrera’s threes went in, it would have been a different story.

    Kudos for a clean fight from both teams, and welcome Season 72! (Ito ang first of many seasons na mamimiss ko ang walang tatalong tandem nila Pido/Japs aka Jose/Wally) lol xD

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  • Kevin Paquet says:
    July 12, 2009 at 3:03 pm

    I don’t know if UST was lucky or AdU was unlucky, both teams deserved a win but only one was able to take it, but I think a bit luck has altered the result of the game, but of course, missing three triples and stupidly adding another one to the phail misses is of no help and was a human error -if he would have driven the ball to the basket on those four occassions and would have hit one, then they would’ve made it through-, but still, UST also deserves to win for holding off the Falcons for most of the game.

    And by the way, I haven’t seen much of the so much expected Dylan power (yet)?

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  • ronron128198 says:
    July 12, 2009 at 4:05 pm

    nag cramps kasi si dylan sa final canto kaya 10 pts lang naiimbag niya..

    i like what TJ manotoc said yesterday..

    sabi niya “i think UST has very good chance in the final four”

    sabi ng isang commentator “do you think so?”

    Tj : yes , with the guys like bautista,mirza,teng,ababou,camus,fortuna and maliksi, malayo mararating nila… well others picking UST at the bottom half of the standings, because they haven’t a legi center, pero f u will look , only FEU and Ateneo have the advantage of height, the other 6, none, so FEu and Ateneo in the finals maybe, but UST in the final4″

    well kahapon hindi pa pumutok si dylan dahil nga sa cramps,,pero let’s wait and see, kahapon di sya pumutok,pero nagawa ng UST na magka 13 point lead over adamson, twice pa ngyari un,,so sabi ko sa inio e, dont under estimate them, nawala nga si jervy pero 4 sure, madaming papalit sa kanya,,

    HERE IS A VERY GOOD EXAMPLE,IN VOLLEYBALL, SA UST, NAWALA SI VENUS,MJ AT TABAQUERO PERO UST STILL MANAGED TO BE AT THE TOP3 IN THE UAAP VOLLEYBALL WITHOUT THEIR TOP3 BEST SCORERS, parang gnun din ngayon, kasi may papalit at papalit sa kanila.. hmm

    tingin ko nga mas may pag asa pa ang UST sa f4 compare sa DLSU

    based on what i saw yesterday at kanina sa game ng UP at NU..

    FEU/Ateneo
    Ateneo/FEU
    UE
    UST
    AdU
    La Salle
    NU/UP
    UP/NU

    ++++ ang adamson(sinasabing papasok sa f4)tinalo ng UST(sabi nila 7th lang).. at UP(pwede din daw mag f4) tinalo din ng NU(8th daw).. so hindi porket malakas ng pre season e malakas din ngayong main season, as well as hindi porket mahina ng pre season mahina ang ngayong main season,,

    again sa volleyball ganun din, in the case of FEU, ang hina nila sa vleague pero sobrang lakas nila sa UAAP,, bow

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  • ronron128198 says:
    July 12, 2009 at 4:27 pm

    next game of UST is against NU, so malamang mananalo sila dito, if that happens, WOW.. UST will share the lead with either FEU or UE or ADMU with 2-0.. hehe.. nice..

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  • Tambay_Ng_San_Marcelino says:
    July 12, 2009 at 6:57 pm

    Congrats sa UST..

    Sa mga classmates,suporta lang tayo sa Falcons..Wag na lang mag expect,suporta lang..

    Lets see kung anu gagawin ng team natin next game..

    Go Falcons!!

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  • keith sumang says:
    July 12, 2009 at 7:01 pm

    #3 KARISHA

    got her last tym..2 popsies for 500 bucks (made a mistake for not giving her xtra for her super performance), anyway based on my sexperience with her she’s not the maarte type unlike most MPAs…I had a really great tym wid her and it’s worth the bucks…almost any position you could imagine i’ve done it wid her…grabe mga pre as in sulit tlga!

    #3
    FACE – 8/10 – seductive look…nakakalibog na mukha
    BODY – 8.5/10 – super sexy…makinis…maputi…laki ng bumpers
    ES – 9/10 – the rating says it all…so go ahead guys!!!

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  • sniper says:
    July 12, 2009 at 7:32 pm

    UST live and die with their points beyond the arc…and yesterday, they won because of their 3′s from mirza and tata…

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  • sniper says:
    July 12, 2009 at 7:32 pm

    UST live and die with their points beyond the arc…and yesterday, they won because of their 3′s from mirza and tata…

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  • ric says:
    July 12, 2009 at 7:45 pm

    Malas lang ang Adamson

    Nandun na sila pero wala and the game was just not meant for them.

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  • ronron128198 says:
    July 12, 2009 at 7:47 pm

    4 ur information…
    hindi din naman katangkadan ang Adamson.,,

    sabi nga ng commentators

    OO walang legitimate center ang UST,pero Ateneo at FEU lang ang may advantage sa height!!!!!

    ung 6 WALA.. kaya silang 6 maglalalaban laban sa last 2 slots via skills..

    and 4 ur information, madAming atake ang UST sa loob kahapon courtesy of Maliksi,Camus,Ababou and Mirza.. ung 3 points ni tata at mirza, hindi naman gnun kadami,, na emphasize lang kasi dumating siya in the right place at the right time!

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  • ronron128198 says:
    July 12, 2009 at 7:49 pm

    walang kinalaman ang malas o swerte dun

    CRAB MENTALITY talaga oh,,,

    kung swerte lang un coming from UST,, all the while sana dikit,, pero hindi, twice nakakuha ng 13 point lead ang UST over Adamson in a 2 lead changes ONLY.. 1 time lang lumamang ang Adamson

    maganda lang ang pinakita ng Adamson sa final Canto pero hindi nawalan ng composure ang UST kaya nanalo sila..

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  • Tax says:
    July 12, 2009 at 8:46 pm

    im disappointed with the 13/31 FTs, that’s just silly

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  • mhjx says:
    July 12, 2009 at 9:09 pm

    viva Santo Tomas.. :)

    ..go Tigers!!

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  • falcons_insider says:
    July 13, 2009 at 12:07 am

    @frustrated falcons

    yep ur ryt!!!
    para mas maging threat c cabrera sa uaap dapat magkaroon xa ng ibang moves… d dpat xa maging 1 dimensional type of a player. like mirza and ababou kaya mahirap bantayan. naka2frustrate dn c canuday d nag deliver…

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  • geebeauty says:
    July 13, 2009 at 12:10 am

    congrats ust, ue, ateneo and nu! gandang laban sa thurs lahat ng winners ang maglalaban. :)

    well i dont think malas lang adamson. throughout the game naman lamang ust umaabot pa nga ng 13pts ang adamson once lang nakuha lead i think 48-45 ata score nun. a win is a win tama pero wala sa luck yan nasa diskarte ng players. sana ibangko na muna si fortuna katulad nun nabasa ko sa isang forum instant turnover pag sya may hawak ng bola. sorry to say that pero kakabahan ka talaga pag sya may hawak ng bola parang di steady ang hands nya.

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  • whamos says:
    July 13, 2009 at 8:46 am

    Congrats UST! I didn’t expect UST to win against an Adamson team with lots of good reviews during the summer leagues; moreover, to lead as much as 13pts during the game.

    Congrats din kay Coach Pido. I was surprised that he’s not that hyper during the game.

    One game at a time USTe! =)

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  • ADAMSONdler says:
    July 13, 2009 at 10:00 am

    bonne chance adamson! bawi tayo.
    congrats ust!

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  • girly says:
    July 13, 2009 at 7:12 pm

    kelngan pghandaan ng ust ang nu. sbe nila 8th place nu at 6th ang up pro mnasaccre ng nu ang up khpon umabot ng 26 yun lamang. bilog n bilog tlga ang bola.

    good luck to ust!

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  • kami naman! says:
    July 13, 2009 at 8:21 pm

    oo nga naman, we are ready for the uaap. question is, is the uaap ready for us?????

    arriba letran!

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  • wye says:
    July 13, 2009 at 11:17 pm

    wow…sumisikat ang inbound…dami na posts, season just started…great seeing dami supporters na ang adamson…you got a strong team, nadaan lang sa Puso at swerte ng Uste…and that’s the key..,ust is flying under the radar this year coz nobody saw them i nthe preseason and analysts think pido is the worst coach in the league…hey, he manages to bring out the stinking best out of everybody in his squad and that is all that matters…3 P’s…the pido way…go uste….

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  • Script says:
    July 14, 2009 at 9:04 am

    IMPORTANTE should have been there playing…:P

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  • Rovie says:
    July 14, 2009 at 9:19 am

    Until now wala prin KILLER INSTINCT ang AdU, ganyan pdin ngyayari khit intact ang line-up nla s isang season.

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  • box out says:
    July 14, 2009 at 9:23 am

    walang box out ust ampf! 20 rebs lamang ng AdU?! AdU pa lang! pano pag ateneo at feu na, patay na… BOX OUT!!!!!

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  • Tagamasid says:
    July 14, 2009 at 9:31 am

    Ang Laro ni Mirza parang Pasko… minsan lang dumating ang magandang laro.

    huwag kayo masyadong excited… Tawagin niyo nalang uli ako kapag naulit ng dalwang beses o tatlong magkasunod ang laro ni Mirza

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  • Doug says:
    July 14, 2009 at 11:16 am

    True, Mirza was inconsistent even in his rookie year and he was really off last season. But I’m sure, the kid will keep on trying to get back his rhythm now that he’s a co-Team Captain next to Dylan of this team and playing his last year. I’d expect Dylan and Khasim bringing their best in each game.

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  • mbfalcons says:
    July 14, 2009 at 11:48 am

    I like the way adamson finished the game. it reminds me of last summer filoil league which they lost in opening day and won all the remaining games in elims…

    believe in your self…kaya natin pumasok sa final 4..

    Bawi tayo….LETS GO FALCONS!!

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  • Doug says:
    July 14, 2009 at 12:37 pm

    I haven’t seen that kind of defensive hustle these Tigers shown in this game for a long time. They were all over places, blocking the ball, getting some steals forcing Adamson’s turnovers. It’s as if they are hungry for a win. You may say the win was merely because of luck or fluke, but hey, a win is a win and besides, UST went into plus 10pts advantage for quite some time proving that they can perform better despite being tagged as underdogs coming into this game. At last, 1-0 in an opening game.

    ADU, on the other hand, seems lost the control of the ball in some occasions. They outrebounded UST (54-35)but they didn’t use that as their own advantage. Worst, they went into 32% shooting FG (26/81). They cannot get decent shots until Cabrera found his rhythm and took charge. But this ADU team is promising. Nuyles can be deadly in the wing and Colina can be a monster at the post. And how about Leo Canuday released 10 shots but failed to score a single basket? Well maybe not in this game.

    It’s a good game of course. I thought UST will easily finish the game with a comfortable double digit lead at the half of the last quarter but ADU didn’t give up that fast and gave the Tigers a scare. Kudos to both teams!

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