UAAP Season 88

[Metta]

There are a few team A guys i saw. Edu and asoro are the one that played tho checking in the box score seems like gamber is also listed in the lineup. Most of them in this team tho were rookies and sophomores. Way too green. Its also worth nothing key recruits like kymani ladi and chance carlton also didnt play in the last game.

Announcers mentioned the recruits are Asoro, Edu, Reyes, Sauler and De Luna. It's interesting that De Luna kept the game within reach in the beginning and probably topscored but barely played after the first quarter. Tall guard with a really good shooting form and can handle the ball.

The rest of the recruits played a lot but looked raw. Yes, no Ladi, Gamber and Carlton.

Lack of ADMU bigs enabled Mapua to pretty much do what they want. Gulapa's arms looks really long and even hit 3s, what's his listed height? Drex showed improvement and physicality (hit Edu on the neck) and Cyril looks like he'll have a big year.

[gospursgo]

Announcers mentioned the recruits are Asoro, Edu, Reyes, Sauler and De Luna. It's interesting that De Luna kept the game within reach in the beginning and probably topscored but barely played after the first quarter. Tall guard with a really good shooting form and can handle the ball.

The rest of the recruits played a lot but looked raw. Yes, no Ladi, Gamber and Carlton.

Lack of ADMU bigs enabled Mapua to pretty much do what they want. Gulapa's arms looks really long and even hit 3s, what's his listed height? Drex showed improvement and physicality (hit Edu on the neck) and Cyril looks like he'll have a big year.

Yeah l liked de luna as well, was surprised hebdidnt make the lineup last year. Only watched portions of the game, how was the new fsa?

Nu shouldnt have let gulapa go last year, he wouldve gotten big minutes once their fsa went down.

[Metta]

Yeah l liked de luna as well, was surprised hebdidnt make the lineup last year. Only watched portions of the game, how was the new fsa?

Nu shouldnt have let gulapa go last year, he wouldve gotten big minutes once their fsa went down.

Yeah he looks like a good shooter which they needed last season, De Luna even made a lot of free throws.

The FSA looks like he's young (especially for an fsa) and is very raw even on defense. The other FSAs might have a better chance.

I agree, Gulapa would have at the very least been a good rebounder for NU. Big body with long active arms, I wouldn't be surprised if he has at least a 6'10 wingspan.

[lem0nadi]

Joe Gulapa is listed as 6'7 (some bio shows he is 6'6). While Drex Delos Reyes seems to have stopped growing already at 6'8. I remember he was like 6'8 at 17 years old.

[DrainBamager605]

I thought Konov will stay abroad? He's back with La Salle now.

[Sikatrix]

Former Green Archer Enzo Navarro is in Jacob Cortez's head.

[DrainBamager605]

La Salle falls to Basilan 60-57. Will face Zamboanga tommorrow; early preview of Jacob vs Padrigao, frontcourt will be tested against 7'5 Sam Deguara and familiar foe Malick Diouf.

[gospursgo]

La Salle falls to Basilan 60-57. Will face Zamboanga tommorrow; early preview of Jacob vs Padrigao, frontcourt will be tested against 7'5 Sam Deguara and familiar foe Malick Diouf.

Who's playing for dlsu? If its the team a guys, good chance they'll beat valientes. Benilde just lost by 4 to them even with only two key guys playing no player taller than 6'5 in the lineup.

[Sikatrix]

Who's playing for dlsu? If its the team a guys, good chance they'll beat valientes. Benilde just lost by 4 to them even with only two key guys playing no player taller than 6'5 in the lineup.

Team A minus Mason, Abadam and Agunanne.

[Metta]

Very good experience for DLSU playing against a team like Basilan who plays prison style basketball. Just got to avoid injuries with these types of games.

The team suddenly looks smaller though with the departure of KQ and Austria and the arrival of Baclaan and Cortez. But credit to DLSU strength/conditioning/nutrition program, Jacob looks yoked all of a sudden (like most of the team). Pretty soon Marasigan might look like Rendon.

[EvanNelle24]

DLSU lost a close one against Zamboanga 68-72.

[gospursgo]

DLSU lost a close one against Zamboanga 68-72.

They still need a lot of growing up to do as a team. That jacob turnover really turned the tide against them. While the pablo offensive 3 sec call was the icing in valientes' cake.

[The_Big_Cat]

They still need a lot of growing up to do as a team. That jacob turnover really turned the tide against them. While the pablo offensive 3 sec call was the icing in valientes' cake.

People have forgotten how Jacob was a turnover machine mid-season in that SBU championship year of 2023. In that 5-game losing stretch, in one of those games he had 7 TOs if I remember it correctly, Not only in that stretch but in the games SBU lost he had a high TO rate. He has a knack for forcing shots even in traffic. That’s one factor why he didn’t make it to the mythical five; turnovers.

But all is forgotten as SBU played as a better team in the playoff run. Jacob was key in finding the open man in Game 3 primarily Yukien Andrada who exploded in the second half.

[Metta]

People have forgotten how Jacob was a turnover machine mid-season in that SBU championship year of 2023. In that 5-game losing stretch, in one of those games he had 7 TOs if I remember it correctly, Not only in that stretch but in the games SBU lost he had a high TO rate. He has a knack for forcing shots even in traffic. That’s one factor why he didn’t make it to the mythical five; turnovers.

But all is forgotten as SBU played as a better team in the playoff run. Jacob was key in finding the open man in Game 3 primarily Yukien Andrada who exploded in the second half.

Yes, he took on that alpha role and accepted all the pressure and attention (from defenses) that came along with it. I think it enabled the other guys to have less pressure and maximize their roles.

Fortunately a lot of the kinks and figuring out were experienced in the regular games and he sort of figured it out in the playoffs.

Now he's back in that figuring out stage but I won't be surprised if he figures things out again.

[EvanNelle24]

La Salle should recruit an FSA who plays like Justin Brownlee and let Raven take care of center duties.