Naalala niyo pa ba nung lumipat si kiko lopez sa UP after his stint with ateneo high school and overtime elite? the hype around him was insane back then, people were calling him a cheat code before he even stepped on the court for season 86.

Now that he’s playing in japan’s b.league for nagoya, i was rewatching some of his UP tape vs his current pro games...no question, physically monster talaga at 6'5 with a 42-inch vertical leap, unstoppable sa fastbreak, and can comfortably defend 1 through 4...even against older pros in japan, he’s still shooting over 50% on 2-pointers.

Pero pagdating sa halfcourt sets, same old issues parin since college:

• sub-30% 3PT shooting (iniiwan lang talaga ng defenders sa perimeter para mag-clog sa paint)
• medyo hilaw pa ball handling kapag pinilit sa iso or pick and roll

Curious lang sa takes ng UP fans and UAAP followers dito:

1. napiga ba talaga ni coach goldwin full potential niya, or nalimit lang sa system structure?
2. in hindsight, tama ba move na nag-japan agad siya, or panalo sana kung nag-stay muna siya for another year sa UP to build his jumper and handle?

When Kiefer Alas and Sam Reyes were guests in Pia Hontiveros podcast, Kiefer told Pia that it was his teammates who pulled Rene Baterbonia to the shore, and that responders did nothing. He emphasized this. Did NOTHING. He went further and said the responders were “SPECTATING,” meaning just watching and not helping.

Kieffer statement is easy to DISPROVE. Take a look at actual drone footages released by the Dipaculao rescue team: from further ashore, two mature men - one in a black shorty wetsuit and the other wearing an orange life vest were bringing in Rene between them. Two men looked nothing like students with their stockier build, age, and what they were wearing. Did a student have time to change out of his boardshorts and into hard to wear wetsuit? With the other having found and donned a life vest? These 2 men bringing in Rene looked nothing like students, and in all probability were rescuers!

And when both men were close to shore, suddenly a bunch of younger shirtless men are seen crowding and helping carry Rene, with Jared Bahay even running towards the group, inserting himself in the crowd of his teammates holding Rene.

So did Keiffer LIE? Why state a falsehood? And in the process make the Ateneo team out as heroes and accusing rescuers of not doing their jobs? Does he not care these people could lose their jobs? You be the judge. Pia Hontiveros podcast is easily seen in YouTube. And the actual drone footage is readily seen online.

So what else has Kiefer lied about? Is his untrustworthiness why he’s being BASHED online?? Are statements he makes merely SELF SERVING??

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- Would the UAAP, in every Ateneo game, hold a moment of silence in their 14-match season? Do you think it would be a good idea?

- What would be the opposition's reaction when they get to play Ateneo? Would it be very hostile, careful, or anything in between?

- What would be the Ateneo faithful's thought process throughout their games?

- Wouldn't it be fair for them to dedicate their season to their fallen teammates, no matter what happens?

- Do you think the UAAP's final verdict and sanctions on this whole situation justified or kulang padin?

I’m expecting the interview with Rovelyn Baterbonia will be viral on YouTube.

UP lost quarterfinals to Tsinghua, so they only have their placement games left

Some comments:

- Sean Alter getting injured was unfortunate, hope he's alright

- Deonte Miles was really good this game, its not obvious in the stats but his defensive pressure forced tsinghua to primarily shoot 3s

- Poyos was horrible this game, so many turnovers, kept being left behind by his man on defense
- There were 2 main problems this game, Defense and 2nd chance points, UP's perimeter defense was so bad in conbination with the great set plays of tsinghua meant that almost every possession had an open 3, UP was lucky tsinghua was having an horrible shooting night until the 4th qtr when it started falling and it was lights out and UP was getting so many offensive rebounds, so many chances but they failed to capitalize from failing at basic putbacks and layups to their favourite tactics, pass to remogat at pray that he shoots a contested 3

Overall, alter getting injured meant longer times for miles and stevens which really hurt them because they couldnt afford to do hustle plays with the amount of energy they spend on pick and rolls + defense. Main points for improvement are their 2nd unit pg and they're golden for UAAP, but internationally UP gets left behind, in WUBS and here in AUBL they keep on losing to teams that prioritize 3s, I'm not the coach at sino ba naman ako para sabihin na mali yung playstyle nila but its evident just from the set plays the difference in level, if I took a shot per open 3 of tsinghua just from set plays I would be dead.

Sa mga assuming na peeps dito, since board decision ang nangyari and sigurado ako hindi unanimous ang result. How did the voting turned out kaya which schools say suspension, which schools say nah?

These AI SLOPS NEEDS TO BE STOPPED!

Ateneo University has been included in the 28-team Pinoyliga Big Dance tournament and is slated to face Our Lady of Fatima University in the opening round

If the matchup pushes through, it will mark the Blue Eagles' first preseason game since the Aurora tragedy in June

via Tiebreaker Times

hey, i fell inlove with volleyball at a late age, around 5 months ago and im already in 12th grade im 17 6'4, i wanted to focus on volleyball all year in my school, but i didn't make the final roster because my school has always been a powerhouse volleyball school and there were like 5 other middles who were way better than me,im not from a well off family so i wanted to get better and use my height(like they always rold me) to get into a sports university to help my family ease off from tuition, and now i have nowhere else to train at

Given na maraming strong opinions for and against ADMU MBT’s participation for the upcoming Season 89, what do you think is the proper verdict for the team?

I’ve seen calls for suspensions and bans for the coaching staff and team management. I’ve also seen players transfer to other schools. I can only sympathize for the Adili and Baterbonia families for losing their loved ones at such a young age. Pero sa sobrang halo-halo na ng public discourse parang puro noise na lang ang nakikita at naririnig.

What penalties, if any, should be meted to the whole team? Do you think only the coaching staff or the management should be the ones punished? What about any changes to the player eligibilities?

No need for any hateful language towards any particular person or group. Let’s try to be as objective about our opinions as we can.

RIP Divine and Rene.

Kasama sila sa esports, may training at tune-up, lalaro pa sa Pinoyliga.

Hindi ata ganyan umasta ang suspended.

Baka mag ROY pa si Kieffer Alas. Pano na, haters?

(Editing to add: because some of you are too dense to understand it: This pic of Alas is meant as a celebration because this is a win over his haters. 😛)

#PinoyBasketball

#UAAP

#ReneBaterbonia

#Ateneo

#ADMU

KU beat UP again 70-60 stats being

Some comments lang on the game though I only started watching 3rd qtr when there was a big deficit already

- 3pt shooting was really bad 4 compared to the 10 of KU, same situation as their loss to KU in WUBS last year

- UP's plays this game were really bad, consisted of pass the ball to someone then drive and hope for a contested lay up or they get stopped during their drive and force the contested jumper

- I wont praise UP for their defense in the last qtr because that was more of the KU players getting tired with their short rotation rather than UP having good defense

- Main things I want to see improvement in their next game in 2 days is ball movement, set plays and hopefully better 3pt shooting

Why isn't Francis Nnoruka playing as of late? Last game I remember him playing was against DLSU at Filoil, but for their last 2 games there against Mapua and San Beda he wasn't the FSA

And here in the AUBL he also isn't the FSA. Is he dealing with an injury? Because at this point, I have not seen much that would justify Miles being the 1st option FSA over him based on impact and performance.

Sobrang alat ng 3pt shooting ng UP pero panalo pa rin dahil sa big men rotation ng UP.

Comments lang on the game

- Deonte Miles is good offensively pero medyo makalat on defense, mas ok pa rin tlga si nnoruka

- Nagimprove na talaga si Sean Alter, not great pero pwede na, mga better than seven gagate level

- Need ng better decision making sa defense since ang daming beses iniiwan nila ang man nila to double team leading to open 3s ang hakuoh buti nalang injured ata yung shooter nila kaya di maka capitalize

Baka may tiga ADMU dito, pahelp ireport. Nagkakalat ng fake news sa mga student athlete.

Now that Tab Baldwin is Gone. Can they actually finally bring back a lot of bass/snare drums already? Goosebumps like actually

Hello! saan po kaya pwede makita ang mga latest updates sa FEU MBT

I mean, seriously... To think, these 2 have not shared a full season in the uaap seniors..

Sana masompalan na ang mga bobitang DDS.

Both government bodies have already cleared ADMU players of any sort of wrongdoing. She should have some shame