UAAP season 86

[Rds]

Toroman isnt connected whatsover to UP. He works exclusively for SGA. He just tagged along with the lao's who i cant deny still 'supports' UP.

This is news to me. I thought Lao senior was an Ateneo booster, particularly when his son was there. They're now supporting UP?

[gospursgo]

This is news to me. I thought Lao senior was an Ateneo booster, particularly when his son was there. They're now supporting UP?

They're not with ateneo anymore, they left once jacob graduated. The elder lao i think has connections to UP. Don't consider them as UP boosters tho, they just help the basketball program from time to time. Thats the reason csb got eusebio when he left the team

[reamily]

I think the trashing was from Ateneo and UST accounts. Most UP fans I know support the team, wholeheartedly. A lot of UP supporters defended the players and the team.

doesnt support the hoarding, I can live on blue collar workers in up bench, they might even suit goldwin style anyways, harold alarcon is a 5'11 sf..

[DrainBamager]

If Coach Oliver Bunyi's arrival in La Salle was earlier, is there a chance that Allen Liwag will join him?

[gospursgo]

If Coach Oliver Bunyi's arrival in La Salle was earlier, is there a chance that Allen Liwag will join him?

Nope, even if he loved coach oliver, he and his people at eog management is smart enough to know dlsu is loaded in his position, he also prefers to play in other semipro leagues which the uaap doesnt allow. It was really between beda and benilde, but since liwag has close ties to delta, while eog naman is connected to the Lao's, he went to taft, the other side that is.

[Tuck]

well this ain't the first time they .... "choked" 1 out of 3? is that good enough for a team that was expected to win it all and had fans who were already considering them a dynasty?

no doubt they under performed. Did they lose because of the coaches or the players didnt play to their capabilities

[Tuck]

Never said coach gold was a bad coach. Just overrated. If he didnt have those boosters, the support of the community, the kind of players he has on his team. This wouldnt have been the case. He maybe a good coach, but from what im seeing he's more of a player's coach than x and o's coach and as others have pointed out, topex clearly made the adjustments and outcoached gold. He aint even calling the shots on defense. That's back to back season he got outcoached in the finals, and if it werent for that cagulangan 3 in season 84 finals, he may not have even won anything.

Yes we know they shot terrible at the 3, what we don't know is why they still kept jacking it when they were already shooting 56% inside the the arc, not to mention diouf went 10 for 11 in 2pt fgs. Besides its only a 1 possession game, yet they went scorless for 6 minutes in the 4th qtr. La salle's Defense wasnt even that tight, since UP rushed those shots as well. Again did coach gold made the proper adjustments? Now that's on the coaching staff.

I dont really know who calls the shots for UP. Dlsu i think is the same that topex lets his assistants do a lot of the x and o’s.

Didnt coach pre season as well.

UP all season long was an elite defensive team with physical guards and atheltic bigs. They got their points in transition and wearing you down with depth. They dont have enough shooting with Felecilda and lopez being shakey

[gospursgo]

I dont really know who calls the shots for UP. Dlsu i think is the same that topex lets his assistants do a lot of the x and o’s.

Didnt coach pre season as well.

UP all season long was an elite defensive team with physical guards and atheltic bigs. They got their points in transition and wearing you down with depth. They dont have enough shooting with Felecilda and lopez being shakey

Its pretty obvious assitant coach Tom Chua is calling the shots on defense, you can see it in the huddle and during the game itself. You can see him toe to toe with coach gold on UP's sideline, barking out orders whenever UP plays defense.

[Kaireem]

no doubt they under performed. Did they lose because of the coaches or the players didnt play to their capabilities

they win as a team, they lose as a team. i won't pin this loss solely on gold and the coaches and the players too, team management is also accountable here

still 4 finals appearances with only 1 title to show is akin to a racehorse finishing second in all triple crown races, in racehorse parlance "banderang kapos"

that's how the team seems to be perceived right now as opposed to college basketball powerhouse or champion

[maroonforlife]

they win as a team, they lose as a team. i won't pin this loss solely on gold and the coaches and the players too, team management is also accountable here

still 4 finals appearances with only 1 title to show is akin to a racehorse finishing second in all triple crown races, in racehorse parlance "banderang kapos"

that's how the team seems to be perceived right now as opposed to college basketball powerhouse or champion

I might be biased since I've been a UP fan since my freshman year back in the early 2000s (the days of Marvin Cruz, JR Reyes, Josant Cervantes, Kenneth Robin, Robson Bornancin, and Toti Almeda) so the 1 championship and 4 Finals appearances ain't too bad from my perspective. I'm just really glad I've been able to experience a semblance of success after following the team for almost 20 years.

That said, any level headed UP supporter would probably agree that there's still a long way before UP can be considered a college basketball powerhouse. At the same time, we can't deny the fact that this Bo/Gold era has yielded acceptable results in comparison to where UP basketball was before.

[alfrancis]

I might be biased since I've been a UP fan since my freshman year back in the early 2000s (the days of Marvin Cruz, JR Reyes, Josant Cervantes, Kenneth Robin, Robson Bornancin, and Toti Almeda) so the 1 championship and 4 Finals appearances ain't too bad from my perspective. I'm just really glad I've been able to experience a semblance of success after following the team for almost 20 years.

That said, any level headed UP supporter would probably agree that there's still a long way before UP can be considered a college basketball powerhouse. At the same time, we can't deny the fact that this Bo/Gold era has yielded acceptable results in comparison to where UP basketball was before.

Yeah. UP had been in doldrums for a long period. Glimpse of hopes during the eras of JR Reyes and Silungan but were not enough. It's nice to see them out of that slump.

[Metta]

When you think about it, if Cagu does not make that incredible 3, we could be looking at a 3x bridesmaid finish for UP.

That's how slim the margin between greatness and defeat can be.

The UAAP being a short tournament and having no real lengthy playoff, winning the championship has an element of luck. The trick is to continually put yourself in a position where you are always contending and UP has done a good job at that especially through recruitment.

[maroonforlife]

When you think about it, if Cagu does not make that incredible 3, we could be looking at a 3x bridesmaid finish for UP.

That's how slim the margin between greatness and defeat can be.

The UAAP being a short tournament and having no real lengthy playoff, winning the championship has an element of luck. The trick is to continually put yourself in a position where you are always contending and UP has done a good job at that especially through recruitment.

And your point isn't even limited to UAAP. Take MLB for example. The Atlanta Braves and LA Dodgers were both great in the regular season and easily secured playoff spots. Yet both were eliminated in the 1st round. Luck and momentum really plays a vital part come playoff time. Point is, securing a spot in the playoffs is the first milestone then all hell breaks loose after.

[Kaireem]

When you think about it, if Cagu does not make that incredible 3, we could be looking at a 3x bridesmaid finish for UP.

That's how slim the margin between greatness and defeat can be.

The UAAP being a short tournament and having no real lengthy playoff, winning the championship has an element of luck. The trick is to continually put yourself in a position where you are always contending and UP has done a good job at that especially through recruitment.

forget that, rermember cansino had to hit a haily mary bankshot to tie the game if he missed that there won't be any ot

[Silent Killer]

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