Long overdue post about men's basketball

August 22: UP defeated Adamson, 66-55

AdU led during the first quarter at 14-20 pero the Fighting Maroons surged during the succeeding periods and moved on to bag their fourth straight victory.

Notes:
--AdU's Richard Alonzo should have been issued a warning as he was showering expletives at the UP cagers pero hindi pinansin ng mga referees.
--Falcon Mark Abadia was called for a disqualifying foul for hitting Maroon point guard Marvin Cruz in the face. Abadia was thrown out of the game.
--AdU's Leo Canuday is a strong contender for Rookie of the Year. He's a good player pero much can be said about his manners. Talk about uncouth!


August 28: UP defeated FEU, 61-56

Beating the defending champion is certainly one huge ego trip. I have not seen the crowd go so wild before. It was a very good game. Magaling ang kalaban pero it appears mas magaling tayo that day. Fifth straight win na! :-)


September 2: UP defeated ADMU, 74-69

This game was really charged with excitement. UP led all throughout the game, with Ateneo's biggest lead at 3 points during the first two minutes of the match. Try as they might, the Blue Eagles were unable to take a commanding lead over State U. Hanggang 1 point lang ang lamang nila.

Notes:
--Marvin Cruz was thrown out of the court for pushing LA Tenorio. Disqualifying foul plus one-game suspension ang binigay sa kanya. LA Tenorio was his usual mayabang self kaya ayun tinulak tuloy. Bwahahahahahaha!
--Sobrang trash talking sa court! That game was generously peppered with expletives.
--I never knew the Ateneo crowd could be so menacing and mean and uncouth. I was actually joking with Arshad na baka di na kami makalabas ng buhay dun sa Philsports Arena. Examples ng mga narinig namin:

"Ref, maghanda ka mamaya! Pag labas mo, papatayin kita!" Galing ito sa isang napakalaking mama kaya no comment na lang ako. Natakot talaga ako dun.

"Santos, matanda ka na! Umalis ka na diyan!" Ang sagot ko naman ay, "Huh?"

"Almeda, ang pangit mo! Umuwi ka na!" Hmm, parang gusto kong sagutin ng, "Bakit? Ang tingin niyo ba kay Tenorio gwapo? Besides, looks have nothing to do with the way a person plays basketball. Kung pagwapuhan lang naman pala ang pag-uusapan, eh di dapat sa ramp na lang at hindi sa court ang labanan. Sheesh."

--Itong mga nasa Ateneo crowd, ang hilig pang magtapon ng basura sa court dahil lang sa galit sila sa referees. Ang ultimate karma nga sana ay hindi natanggal yung basura sa court at nadulas ang isang Blue Eagle dun sa kalat while going for the drive. Hindi man lang naisip nung mga nagkakalat na baka isa pa sa mga players nila ang madisgrasya. Hay, pipol. Basketball lang yan. Hindi kayo mamamatay kung matalo kayo.