UAAP season 87

[gospursgo]

Its early but Ramiro is looking good as a facilitator for dlsu. Makes good job finding open teammates and has that outside scoring you want in your guards.

[ja.he]

WTH, Aguanne is just big. That's all.

Where are the Kouames, Mbalas, Abduls, Chabi Yos, Akhueties and the Dioufs in todays FSAs in UAAP?

[spaxcundo]

Exodus 2.0 brewing at UP.

Can u name names? Its all rumors, there is no right or wrong answers.

Also there is a post saying that 7 Gagates contract "prohibits" him to transfer to another UAAP sch?
Thats contrary to law, thus such stipulation is void.

[DrainBamager605]

Got curious so I tried to list down the UP lineup suiting up in the FilOil preseason tourney. Most likely those getting playing time won't be leaving.

100% staying: Alter, Udodo, Stevens, Lopez, Torculas, Belmonte, Briones, Alarcon, Bayla, Torres, Abadiano, Cagulangan, Walker.

Haven't been seeing Fortea and Felicilda in action recently but highly unlikely they're leaving given their playing years. Remogat seems like a lock to replace Maimai next year.

That leaves Coronel, Gagate, Andres (all three I think are injured for the year?), Yniguez, and guys like Tan and Rivero as those most likely leaving if ever.

On the FSA side, it was mentioned here in IBN that Coleman already left UP. That leaves Nnorunka and Wilmore as the remaining FSAs in the pool.

yniguez will play in season 88

[maroonforlife]

WTH, Aguanne is just big. That's all.

Where are the Kouames, Mbalas, Abduls, Chabi Yos, Akhueties and the Dioufs in todays FSAs in UAAP?

Momowei of UE is the best one from this batch of FSAs. I'd probably rank them as follows:

1. Momowei - UE
2. Agunnane - DLSU
3. Omar John - NU
4. Udodo - UP
5 - 8. I'd say these FSAs are interchangeable in rank: Ojarikre (ADU), Konateh (FEU), Balogun (ADMU), and Osang (UST).

[gospursgo]

Momowei of UE is the best one from this batch of FSAs. I'd probably rank them as follows:

1. Momowei - UE
2. Agunnane - DLSU
3. Omar John - NU
4. Udodo - UP
5 - 8. I'd say these FSAs are interchangeable in rank: Ojarikre (ADU), Konateh (FEU), Balogun (ADMU), and Osang (UST).

Ojarike should be dead last. Dude was just a little bit better than faty last season and seeing him play this year he hasent improved much. For ust i think tounkara will be their fsa. They need his presence in the post over osang's perimeter oriented game but he should be second to the last. Balogun in the games ive seen of him is decent, i dunno what his problem is now but maybe the the injury he's nursing is affecting him so for me he should be tied with konateh who's also been decent for feu. Your Top 4 is spot on for me but udodo for me has the highest ceiling of the 4 and should be the biggest riser in a season or 2. Momowei and agunnane as the tops fsas this years speaks a lot on how good the growth of local talents we've had over the years. Gone are the days teams had to find solid fsa's just to compete in the league.

[greenarcher]

Udodo has been playing better than Agunane.

[EvanNelle24]

Its early but Ramiro is looking good as a facilitator for dlsu. Makes good job finding open teammates and has that outside scoring you want in your guards.

Bonus skill: He can score in traffic. Aside from his reliable outside shooting. Poor man version of JV Casio.

[athleticmind2005]

Can u name names? Its all rumors, there is no right or wrong answers.

Also there is a post saying that 7 Gagates contract "prohibits" him to transfer to another UAAP sch?
Thats contrary to law, thus such stipulation is void.

It’s an unfounded rumor.

[Zero14]

Injury prone Coronel and Andres needs to shift careers. While word on the street says Seven Gagate's contract indicate that he can't transfer to another UAAP school.

I don't have any inside knowledge, or do I hear any word on the street, buuut, if true, Seven has this clause and Pablo doesnt? That feels...inconsistent, for the lack of a better term.

[Crustacean]

Udodo has been playing better than Agunane.

Yes and that’s because he has better guards around him who feed him better. But skill wise, Agunanne is better.

Regarding the rumors of UP exodus 2.0, if Gagate still wants to have a pro career he really should move to the NCAA already. Andres is frankly not that good (DLSU didn’t even make moves to make him stay) and probably would not have made this year’s UP lineup even if he were not injured.

For DLSU, I think this will be the final 16 for UAAP, barring injuries:

KQ
MPhillips
Policarpio
Cortez
Austria
Abadam
Macalalag
David
Gollena

Agunnane

Dungo
Ramiro
Konov
Marasigan
Rubico
Gaspay

Eligible for S87 and have been playing in either Pinoyliga or Filoil:

Alian
Buenaventura
Buensalida
Romero
Zamora

I have not seen Jucom or Ogana recently.

[maroonforlife]

Udodo has been playing better than Agunane.

I think Agunnane has the better skillset to be honest - better post moves, has the length for defense. For FSAs, I'd rather have a rock on defense ala Kouame or Malick than one who's good at scoring.

Udodo has the potential but would probably need a year or two to be a force. From games I've watched, he has stretches of being tentative and sometimes he misses easy gimme baskets. There's probably a reason why Alter has been starting most of the games recently for UP. That said, he's athletic and has good motor for his size. He can match up with Mike Phillips for instance.

[thatweirdguy]

I don't have any inside knowledge, or do I hear any word on the street, buuut, if true, Seven has this clause and Pablo doesnt? That feels...inconsistent, for the lack of a better term.

They have contracts now?

[greenarcher]

Udodo was able to shut down Philips. DLSU needs to rethink how their frontline will operate.

[maroonforlife]

Udodo was able to shut down Philips. DLSU needs to rethink how their frontline will operate.

That's why these two teams are the best in the country right now. They match up so well.

Agunnane-Phillips vs Alter-Udodo.
Policarpio/Cortez vs Belmonte/Stevens Austria/Abadam/Gollena vs Alarcon/Torres/Torculas
Bayla vs Konov.
UP has the edge in guards (Cagu/Gerry/Janjan vs David/Ramiro/Macalalag) but bottomline, no one can defend KQ (Lopez doesn't have the defensive capability to shut down KQ).