NO TO NEW UAAP RULE

I’m saying NO to the new UAAP rule forcing UAAP HS graduates to sit out 2 years as part of residency if they transfer to a different UAAP school.  As a group of educational institutions, UAAP has no right to stop students from pursuing better quality of education and/or sports programs.  If a HS student intends to transfer to a different school for whatever reason, the school has no right block the door.  They may TRY to persuade the student to stay, but that shoud be it.  A HS student must not be punished and forced to sit out 2 years for wanting something better for himself.

Let’s all hope that the UAAP Board re-evaulates this non-sense ruling.

NO TO NEW UAAP RULE!

 

La Salle Falls to UST in 2OT Thriller

After a hot 2-0 start, DLSU Green Archers lost their 3rd straight game this afternoon at the hands of UST Growling Tigers.  It wasn’t an easy win for the Tigers though, as they had to fight in 2 OTs just to close the game.  An open jumper from Aljon Mariano and a timely block from Karim Abdul sealed the 84-82 win for UST.

It was a heartbreaking finish for La Salle who seemed to be in control of the game.  They took an early lead in the first period before the momentum shifted to the opposing team.  Though down by several points, the Archers stayed in the game and made sure that they wouldn’t go down without a fight.  In the end, costly turnovers and inability to execute down the stretch doomed La Salle.

Overall, La Salle’s offensive game was pretty impressive today.  LA Revilla lead the team with 19 points while rookie Jeron Teng added 17 points together with 12 rebounds.  Yutien Andrada chipped in 16 points, and Joshua Webb, who played on extended minutes added 13 points.

The Growling Tigers was led by Tata Bautista with 21 points including 6 triples.  Abdul and Mariano combined for 31 points and executed the last 2 plays that sealed the W for UST.

Without a doubt, it was a very enjoyable game.  It would have been sweeter had La Salle won, but all in all, I was very satisfied with the game.  I’m not sure though if I can say the same thing for the Green Archers.  As I left the Arena earlier, I just couldn’t let go if the fact that La Salle might have won the game if they just made a couple of their free throws.  I don’t have the exact data with me right now, but I would imagine that La Salle missed more than 10 free throws the entire game.  Had they sank those free shots, they would have probably emerged victorious.  Just a sad thought.

Next on the line is Adamson on August 4 and National University on the 11th.  I won’t be able to watch the games live, but I’m hoping for 2 more wins for La Salle to end the first round.  Let’s end the first rond strong!

keep it green.

-fouledout

Ateneo Bonfire Incident

Ateneo’s bonfire celebration was just classless. Well, not only it was classless, but it was also tasteless and uncalled for. Who would’ve thought that a Catholic school, run by priests, would do such thing? We know that the priests were not directly involved with the incident, but still, the fact that one of their former students orchestrated the name-burning is just unacceptable.

You guys already won the UAAP crown, what more do you want? We don’t have problems with you guys celebrating your victory; just don’t take things too personal. I mean, it’s just basketball, why’d you have to burn planks with people’s names on it. If this thing was done in La Salle’s campus, I bet Ateneo would also be fuming with anger.

But it’s all over now, so I guess it’s all gonna be good, at least for now. I just hope that things like this do not happen again in the coming years.