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Nail-Biter Week, Baracael Back In Practice.

Wednesday, 20 August 2008 (1,370 Views , 39 Comments)

There are Interesting games coming up this week.  On Thursday, Ateneo meets UE and this will definitely be a good game.

UE has to win to keep its Final Four drive on track.  The Red Warriors are trying to catch FEU in 3rd place and even …

Scary Win!

Saturday, 16 August 2008 (2,008 Views , 36 Comments)

I thought I was in the Twilight Zone.  In the first half, National University was playing like they had a 7-2 record and La Salle was playing like they had a 2-7 record.  However, apologies to UE, UST, FEU and most especially Ateneo because La …

Go Ateneo!

Thursday, 14 August 2008 (2,885 Views , 125 Comments)

Go Ateneo????  What is The Green Mind thinking?
Sacrilege!  That’s what many might think when they read the title of my article, but I’ll say it again GO ATENEO!

Everyone knows that I am a die-hard Lasallian and I am looking at the big picture.  Why should …

The Homestretch!

Tuesday, 12 August 2008 (2,233 Views , 62 Comments)

With 3 weeks left In the UAAP season, the race for the last 2 slots of the Final Four is still uncertain. FEU, UE and UST will definitely bring up their game and will try to make a strong run.

Among the 3, UE seems …

La Salle Takes Solo 2nd, UE Gets A Scare

Sunday, 10 August 2008 (2,033 Views , 74 Comments)

It was actually a boring game when La Salle defeated the University Fighting Maroons.  It looked more like a scrimmage than a UAAP game. La Salle beat UP 81 – 61.

Though the Maroons would make mini rallies in the first half, they just could not …

It Was Not A Good Day For UE!

Thursday, 7 August 2008 (3,023 Views , 97 Comments)

The day before what is suppose to be the luckiest day of the year, August 8, 2008 or 08/08/08, was a very unlucky day for University of the East.

It all started with James Martinez bringing the wrong shorts to the game.  Though he brought red …

One round gone, one round to go!

Sunday, 3 August 2008 (5,022 Views , 240 Comments)

FEU fell into the same hole that Ateneo did last year. With a chance to come out ahead of the pack in the first round, they lost steam and bowed to the previously winless National University.

The Bulldogs, who have become my 2nd favorite team after …

UE Manhandles La Salle!

Saturday, 2 August 2008 (2,970 Views , 120 Comments)

In a rematch of last year’s finals, UE’s physical game was just too much for La Salle, as the Red Warriors took a 68 – 62 victory and ended with a 4 – 3 first round record while La Salle ended with a 5- 2 …

Goodbye Sweep!

Friday, 1 August 2008 (1,531 Views , 36 Comments)

There will be no sweep in Season 71!

The FEU Tamaraws made Ateneo’s vaunted interior game vanish in the last 3 minutes of the game and replaced it with their long range attack to grab a 72 – 66 victory. The final dunk by Cervantes …

What About The Fans? UE loses protest

Tuesday, 29 July 2008 (3,558 Views , 118 Comments)

Every single team has had their problems with the UAAP, either with the Commissioner Almighty, the referees or both. It’s getting to be a circus more than a basketball league.

Look at the expressions of the coaches and the players every time the whistle blows. …

La Salle Gets 5th Win. More UAAP Highlights.

Sunday, 27 July 2008 (1,216 Views , 12 Comments)

As expected, La Salle trounced UP 82 – 60. From beginning to end, the Fighting Maroons were just no match against a very balanced La Salle team.

Every quarter, the lead just kept getting bigger with UP showing only a tinge of a fight in …

Baracael out of danger; probe ongoing

Friday, 25 July 2008 (2,086 Views , 36 Comments)

MAC BARACAEL, the FEU mainstay who was shot in the evening of July 24, is out of danger.

The police investigating the crime say that Baracael was shot twice but only one bullet hit him. Baracael was walking back to the FEU campus and …

La Salle too much for the Falcons! Plus other tidbits

Friday, 25 July 2008 (1,699 Views , 57 Comments)

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 …

FEU star Baracael shot, in critical but stable condition

Thursday, 24 July 2008 (4,165 Views , 74 Comments)

FAR EASTERN University mainstay Mac Baracael was shot tonight, July 24, 2008.

Baracael was reported to have been with teammates Ron Cabagnot and Robert Kave outside the FEU gym when a car drove by and a shot simultaneously …

Ekwe Not Alone! Burke and Long Wear Wrong Uniforms Too!

Tuesday, 22 July 2008 (4,784 Views , 149 Comments)

Coach Franz Pumaren walks onto the court in La Salle’s first game of UAAP Season 71 without an ID and the Commissioner himself slaps a technical foul on him without the game even starting.

In Ateneo’s last game …