UAAP season 87

[Sikatrix]

https://www.spin.ph/basketball/uaap-men/up-s-reyland-torres-set-to-sit-out-winner-take-all-game-3-a2437-20241212

On Reyland Torres

[Metta]

Jonvic was doing the choke sign when austria was clanking them

UP on the verge of losing 3 straight Finals do-or-die games, four straight if not for Cagu's miracle shot. He should think twice on the choke sign.

[Tuck]

Where is Mark Belmonte though? Coach Gold is not using him. Keeping the rotation short?

Hes been ASS against dlsu and Lopez has been good aside from the ft’s.

Dlsu and Topex really need to find a way to get clean looks for KQ. Cant be running isos for him when he cant really play like that.Before the two 3’s he hit late he was struggling. Those shots came off broken sets and were tough.Up has been doing a good job communicating on screens. They put a wing on KQ and Lopez can help on the drives. He had a lot of stabs in the first half of slips and cuts but those will be taken away when QMB is parked in the paint.

[CoJ]

SBU should ditch that second rate NCAA and join the UAAP. Once they’re able to recruit FSAs again they can be competitive there. They have that MVP money backing them.

if this would happen, who would MVP prioritize, Ateneo or SBU?

[Metta]

David has been the only one able to defend Cagu. Meanwhile, Austria and Ramiro have been non-factors. Another DLSU guard has to show up or else KQ would have to play otherworldly again for them to win.

[Tuck]

Topex tried to sell by using a cold Rubico in the 4th.

[Metta]

https://www.spin.ph/basketball/uaap-...a2437-20241212

On Reyland Torres

Perhaps the basketball gods passing judgment on spitgate.

[Crustacean]

Mikee Reyes is happy, he's not the only infamous UP ft choker anymore.

But no one's talking about those 3 huge swished 3 pointers in crunch time by KQ. UP could already taste the champagne before he started hitting those ridiculous bombs. QMB was the only one who countered with a fg but KQ kept draining and made a huge assist to Mike.

This is why DLSU was favored "before" the Finals began. They had the best player of the last 2 seasons and were defending champs.

It seems that aside from KQ and Mike, DLSU hasn't been playing well while most of the UP squad has been playing well or upholding their roles. Even Lebron has been surprisingly excellent (except for that last minute), and yet it stands at 1-1.

Do or die games usually have an unexpected x-factor...and with law of averages...I have a feeling an extra Archer will play well.

This is the silver lining for DLSU. Save for the choke job, UP played its best game and yet they still lost.

Gollena has been playing well aside from Mike and KQ.

[Crustacean]

Honestly, dont think La Salle takes this on sunday, This was as good as a game that they could get and still relied on some horrendous sequences from UP

It’s the opposite actually. UP’s stars have been playing well. It’s only Mike and KQ for DLSU, and maybe Gollena. Yet the series is tied.

[NolitheTank]

The pace of the game seems to be in UP's favor: low scoring, tough as nails grind out defense. Let's see which team can gut it out more in game 3.

[Sikatrix]

The pace of the game seems to be in UP's favor: low scoring, tough as nails grind out defense. Let's see which team can gut it out more in game 3.

I think between the two teams, UP wants to run more.

[IPC]

The pace of the game seems to be in UP's favor: low scoring, tough as nails grind out defense. Let's see which team can gut it out more in game 3.

I think between the two teams, UP wants to run more.

Yeah, UP want to run more and are less reliant on their halfcourt offense. UP's just the more physical team.

[NolitheTank]

UP on the verge of losing 3 straight Finals do-or-die games, four straight if not for Cagu's miracle shot. He should think twice on the choke sign.

Chasing La Salle's four straight bridesmaid finish in the 90's against UST and FEU

[Metta]

Chasing La Salle's four straight bridesmaid finish in the 90's against UST and FEU

Yep, Aric and UST peeps definitely earned the right to do the choke sign on those Archers of 30 years ago (especially Dale "La Salle Killer" SIngson). However, they then proceeded to immediately do a 4-peat as vengeance and 9 chips in 14 tries for the past 25 years...meanwhile, 1 for 4 for the past 25 years doing choke signs is wild.

[reamily]

this is psy war thing alarcon definitely is not ballhogging for up but La salle you dont expect cj austria to score 20 gollena to score twenty but raven cortez being much more effieicient scorer than mike philips.. it was la salle other guys stpping up in lieu of mike and KQ..