Tolentino, Ravena, Rivero, Paras.
Uaap Season 76 new recruits
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Tolentino, Ravena, Rivero, Paras.
volvooceanracing
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he is just entering fourth year HS if im not mistaken. He cant play for the tiong lian any longer if im not mistaken because of new rules regarding age and transferees in the high school league. im not buying the articles saying that ateneo and dlsu are trying to recruit him. the two schools have bigger fishes to catch, although im sure he can get into the roster of other uaap schools.
From that list, it's probably Tolentino and Ravena who would be the blue chippers. Yeah?
Big Ticket
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kobe paras? isnt he still in 3rd yr HS?
add to the graduating players jayvee mocon & andrei caracut of sbc, calisaan of ssc, renzo subido of lsgh
Yes he is. I believe official designation is team consultant. trust me, he's with them.
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Kobe Paras is an incoming 3rd year student only.
volvooceanracing
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easy there little critters. This isn't pex take your fight elsewhere. We're talking about recruits not your petty little fight.
killmebusy
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Actually speaking for college basketball in general..may it be in the US or here. San Beda relies heavily on it's system...if based on individual talent they are pretty mediocre (they can't produce a decent pro to save their lives) but since they have a great program in place they easily win titles. Look at ADMU's 5 peat...again a decent level of talent but the system gave them the title run. While look at the UE team of the early decade...yap, artadi, tubid, booker, canaleta yet not even a finals appearance. Same with the fabled Adamson team of Marlou Aquino, EJ Feihl and Kenneth Duremdes.
Oh and don't get me started with the "depth of pockets" issue.
With all due respect Sir, I have to disagree. IMO, San Beda won in 2007-2009 not because of their "system" but because of a certain guy named Ekwe. Now that explains why they don't have a respectable PBA player from this team. It's because Ekwe's not eligible.
Also, to say that the Ateneo 5-peat teams that had baclao, rabah, slaughter, salva, buenafe, ravena as teams with "decent" talent level is, I believe, an understatement.
Btw, the UE team you mentioned would have been in the Finals (at least) if not for that miracle shot by Gec Chia.
I have to disagree a bit, KMB. That ADMU 5 peat squad couldn't be described as a team with only decent talent. They also capitalized on a market with less competition at that time. Rabeh at that time was the best big man in the league. And again, the competition lacked size that time. It was also a time when Danding wasn't with DLSU and the Sys didn't go full-on with NU and Parks.
Like i said, the UAAP is limited only to the talent that it's member teams has. The competition there is a very small sample size compared to the talent that is out there. Plus you need to grab talent at that age bracket only. That means you have to be able to grab a James Yap or a Kiefer Ravena at age 16 and only have him for 4-5 years, unlike the PBA where you can play til you retire. Those odds are high. And once you have those talents in your barn, you starve the rest of the competition of available talent. In effect, you boost your team's talent and drive the competition down.
Any background on MJ? I saw a video of him with Tratter doing some drills in the US. Are they a package deal for Lasalle?
greenarcher
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If that's true then maybe the Paras brothers are the same as the Alas brothers. 1 is a Kevin 1 is a Jun Jun. 
And UP already had the upper hand on Kobe Paras recruitment when they got his brother Andre. Unless Kobe will make a Jeron Teng move that went to Lasalle instead of following his brother Jeric to UST.
And UP already had the upper hand on Kobe Paras recruitment when they got his brother Andre. Unless Kobe will make a Jeron Teng move that went to Lasalle instead of following his brother Jeric to UST.
he can have a more productive career if plays with UP than talent-laden rosters like DLSU. but he'll be more popular (and perhaps, more awash with incentives) if he goes to DLSU or ateneo.
I see it a bit different. A talent-laden roster can make you look good. Woody Co and Mike Silungan had all the playing time in the world plus the license to shoot in UP and still couldn't get their team out of the rut with defenses focused on them. Now, would it be different when Paras plays alongside Ravena or Teng with those two taking the defense away from him? Probably. I mean, it can go either way. But it depends on how he can maximize playing time and how his style of play would compliment theirs. I mean, Lebron James had Cleveland all to himself, called all the shots he wanted, held the team owner by the balls, but where's the fun in that? Eventually went to South Beach.
volvooceanracing
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i'm not quite sure. either way it's good to see that lasal finally got their hands on a pure shooter. tratter seems a bit raw pa... hope that limpot can shape him up.
And UP already had the upper hand on Kobe Paras recruitment when they got his brother Andre. Unless Kobe will make a Jeron Teng move that went to Lasalle instead of following his brother Jeric to UST.
And where did you get that info that UP has the upperhand? Andre Paras went to DLSU, but realized with the logjam of bigs there that he would have a hard time making the lineup. UP at least assured him of PT.
Kobe is something else. 6'5 and plays facing the basket with an already decent jumpshot.
just used my common sense . let me rephrase it " And I think UP already had the upper hand on Kobe Paras recruitment when they got his brother Andre". definitely he'll consider playing with his brother again. lets just say UP already did the first step.