And here's an observation on the UAAP NCAA games, at least from the games I watched (which involved Ateneo, Ateneo, and Ateneo).
Aside from it being a new experience (UAAP colliding with the NCAA), it was a game that was less serious than the UAAP games, at least from the start. Ateneo was missing its star player, the guy who won MVP (sorry but I forgot his name) as well as LA Tenorio for a couple of games. The same could be said for DLSU who was missing Mike Cortez, which probably explains its 1-3 win-loss record. Now that I didn't expect. Even UST managed a 3-1 record. I'm not familiar with the NCAA teams but I think they were also missing a few star players. UE dominated the elimination games but then again, they had their ace Yap. Ateneo lost to the Stags and during the elimination, Ateneo's coach was experimenting with various players as rookies and less-seen players made an appearance during the games. Gonzales was basically rallying the Ateneo team and he's showing great talent, being tall yet still able to dribble the ball well, as well as shoot from the inside and outside (and probably the most consistent of Ateneo's 3-point shooters).
During the semi-finals, UE and Ateneo made it on the UAAP side while the Stags (forgot their acronmym) and CSB qualified on the NCAA side. So far, Ateneo has two wins and will compete tomorrow against the Stags, the one team that beat them in the eliminations. UE lost to Ateneo yesterday but won against the Stags and will probably win tomorrow's game against CSB. The Stags won against CSB.
In yesterday's game against UE, both teams got serious. It was Villanueva's (the MVP guy) first appearance during these games and LA Tenorio's skill actually improved. I mean during the UAAP, while he brought in good offensive capabilities for the team, I disliked him because he usually made a lot of fouls. This time around though, there's more shots going in and less fouls. And Ateneo's roster wasn't filled with rookies. Coach Joey sent in veterans during the entire game and both teams made a lot of fouls. Speaking of fouls, there were a couple of injuries made during that game which makes me wonder if that'll hamper both teams in their upcoming games.
Aside from it being a new experience (UAAP colliding with the NCAA), it was a game that was less serious than the UAAP games, at least from the start. Ateneo was missing its star player, the guy who won MVP (sorry but I forgot his name) as well as LA Tenorio for a couple of games. The same could be said for DLSU who was missing Mike Cortez, which probably explains its 1-3 win-loss record. Now that I didn't expect. Even UST managed a 3-1 record. I'm not familiar with the NCAA teams but I think they were also missing a few star players. UE dominated the elimination games but then again, they had their ace Yap. Ateneo lost to the Stags and during the elimination, Ateneo's coach was experimenting with various players as rookies and less-seen players made an appearance during the games. Gonzales was basically rallying the Ateneo team and he's showing great talent, being tall yet still able to dribble the ball well, as well as shoot from the inside and outside (and probably the most consistent of Ateneo's 3-point shooters).
During the semi-finals, UE and Ateneo made it on the UAAP side while the Stags (forgot their acronmym) and CSB qualified on the NCAA side. So far, Ateneo has two wins and will compete tomorrow against the Stags, the one team that beat them in the eliminations. UE lost to Ateneo yesterday but won against the Stags and will probably win tomorrow's game against CSB. The Stags won against CSB.
In yesterday's game against UE, both teams got serious. It was Villanueva's (the MVP guy) first appearance during these games and LA Tenorio's skill actually improved. I mean during the UAAP, while he brought in good offensive capabilities for the team, I disliked him because he usually made a lot of fouls. This time around though, there's more shots going in and less fouls. And Ateneo's roster wasn't filled with rookies. Coach Joey sent in veterans during the entire game and both teams made a lot of fouls. Speaking of fouls, there were a couple of injuries made during that game which makes me wonder if that'll hamper both teams in their upcoming games.
posted by Charles at 5:36 AM
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