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LANETE,ALASFearsomeNCAAfour-some

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SEPTEMBER 29- OCTOBER 6, 2011 VOL. 1 NO. 6

ATENEO BLUE EAGLES

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ANG BOLA page 2LOWERING the hammer byOlsen Racela page 2

UAAP 74 FINALS GAME 1Close for 2 1/2 quarters page 3

Eagles Salva-tion page 4-5

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Lowering the hammer

ONE of the ways by which his-tory judges basketball teams ishow they perform when itcomes to winning time. Whenopportunity hands the team ahammer, what does the teamdo with it?

Does it lower it forcefullyand emphatically? Or does itfind the hammer to heavyto handle?

Ateneo has thechance to an-swer this ques-tion when it en-ters Game 2 ofthe UAAP mensbasketball championship.

Hammer in hand, the BlueEagles have the chance toend this convincingly andnail that fourth straightchampionship crown. Theyhave to grip that hammertight and lower it hard onthe Tamaraws with thethought that any life theygive to such a talented and

veteran squad could hauntthem back later on.

If this Ateneo team wantshistory to judge it gloriouslysomeday, it has to act like ashark in the ocean that has

caught scent of blood. TheTamaraws are prey right now.The Eagles have to realizethat waiting for them after40 minuter so of basketball isgreatness, immortality.

They should go for thekill.

HHHHH

Ive had a few experienceswhen it comes to loweringthe hammer, so to speak.Two of the teams I played for

stand out in my memory.My first championshipwith Ateneo was against UE.I remember we didnt haveDanny Francisco at that timeand we were facing a War-riors squad that had the likesof Jerry Codinera and BoysieZamar.

But we had one thing go-ing into the championshipmatch.

We had the twice-to-beatedge. We had the hammer.

And though we fell behind

by 20 with less than 10 min-utes left against UE, we low-ered that hammer with force

when it mattered and even-tually won the title.

When I was playing withSan Miguel Beer, there wasthis All-Filipino champi-

onship that stands out be-cause it was a perfect exam-ple of why you must go forthe kill when the kill is thereto go for.

We took a 3-2 series leadagainst Barangay Ginebra, ateam that had superstars JunLimpot, Vergel Meneses andMark Caguioa in tow. We

were basically twice-to-beatthere and us veteransDan-ny Ildefonso and Danny Sei-gle especiallytalked in thelocker room and we kept re-minding the team one thing.

Never let go of the ham-mer.

You dont want a team likeGinebra, with its crowd andall, having a shot at a Game 7.

HHHHH

In the same sense, thatswhat Ateneo must chaseaway: The thought that thereis a rescue game in case FEU

wins.

The Eagles must quash

that thought. The Tamarawsare not the guys you want togive hope to. Its like youregiving them the hammer andtelling them, do what you

want with his.To achieve that winners

mentality, the veterans will

have to take charge the wayDanny I., Danny S. and my-self did during that Ginebraseries. Nico Salva,

Kirk Long and EmmanMonfort will play key rolesfor the Eagles. They will haveto lead the way.

Kiefer Ravena plays like aveteran too so expect him toreally come up big in thisgame. He is a prodigy wayahead of his time. But Salva,Long and Monfort will haveto provide the leadership andmental toughnessthe lockerroom presencewhen thingsget tough.

It is the three who have toremind their teammates toplay like they are the onesfighting their way out of thecorner. They must remindtheir teammates that oppor-tunity only hands you thehammer once. Its up to themto lower it. And lower it

hard.

Olsens

DayOlsen Racela

Ni Hormel Delata

KEY PLAYER: The pint-sized Monfort gives the Eagles leadershipand mental toughness. AUGUST DELA CRUZ

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UAAP 74 FINALS GAME 1:

Close for 21

/2 quartersPOINTS INTHE PAINTWith the tallest

man in the league in7-foot Greg Slaughterplaying for them, it

wasnt surprising thatAteneo topped theelimination round andFinal Four in points inthe paint by averaging34.7 markers.

Coach NormanBlack maximizedSlaughters presenceinside in Game Oneas the Eagles scored50 points inside theshaded lane againstonly 22 points fromFEU.

Ateneo attempted60 percent of theirshots inside the paint

and converted anamazing 83 percent ofthem (25 out of 30).

While Slaughters12 points fell short ofhis 13.4 point aver-age, his mere pres-ence alone providedmore scoring opportu-nities for the likes ofSalva and KieferRavena.

FAST BREAKPOINTS

Eagles are meantto fly, but all seasonlong, the players fromKatipunan haveshown a penchant forrunning and they con-tinued it in the open-ing game of the series.

Ateneo had 10 fastbreak attempts and

scored on all but one

as they produced 18points.

The Eagles led theUAAP in fast breakpoints during theelimination roundand Final Four with a14.6 point averageand they didnt slowdown in the champi-onship round, but

rather even shifted tooverdrive as they ranthe Tamaraws to theground en route tothe 18-point victory.

By Lorenzo Z. Manguiat

GAME One of the UAAP MensSeniors Basketball Finals be-tween three-time defending

champion Ateneo de Manila Universi-ty and last years runner-up Far East-ern University was close for two and ahalf quarters.

While the game

had nine deadlocksand six lead changesduring the first 25minutes, it was prettymuch over once Ate-neo went on that de-cisive 17-6 run in thelast 5:29 of the thirdquarter.

During thatstretch, the Blue Ea-gles proved to be themore aggressivesquad and ended up

with 10 free throw at-tempts and nine con-

versions while theTamaraws settled foreight jump shots (in-cluding a pair ofthree-point attemptsby power forwardRussel Escoto) andonly managed to con-

vert one courtesy ofTerrence Romeo.

The Blue Eagles

played a near-flawlessgame and dominatedseveral facets of thegame, casting awaydoubts that theypeaked too early fol-lowing their only lossto Adamson at theend of the eliminationround and their closecall against UST inthe Final Four.

FIELD GOAL

SHOOTINGLed by Nico Salvas

perfect 8 of 8 shoot-ing from the field,

Ateneo recorded thehighest field goalshooting percentagein a game by a teamat 60 percent (30 outof 50) since UE regis-tered a 60.5 percentclip back in Septem-ber 4, 2003.

The Eagles actually

shot a respectable 48

percent (12 out of25) in the first half,but they turned it upseveral notches higherin the second half asthey torched the nets

with a blistering 72percent clip (18 outof 25), highlighted bythe 8 out 9 perfor-mance in the thirdquarter.

SOLIDDEFENSE:GregSlaughter(left) andEmmanMonfortmake lifeterrible forFEU gunnerRR Garcia.

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Eagles SI was so ready to play today but I

am still very excited for the game onSaturday. I think this will only make us(the team) improve more, he says.

The typhoon offered a reprieve asthe team is forced to stay home.

Safety first, he says. It also meant an-other three days of closed-door prac-tices that resumed the following day.

The team is known to practice in seclu-

sion to prepare for the championshipgames.

This is for security purposes, he says,to avoid random people coming in andout of the gym.

Stormy days for Salva meant spendingthe day with his family, watching DVDsand Skype chatting with his girlfriend. He

loves to chow down tchamporado, ramen odle soup in the cold

Its his fourth playibeen a part of the teachampionships.

Coach Norman Blafor him saying that hfundamentally sound

Ive started playinwhen I was enrolled iMy dad was my first

He says that he triinto the collegiate bashigh school on his roaveraged 8-10 minute

By Ruth L. Navarra

IT could have been the day he claimed his 4-peat dream. In-stead, Ateneo Blue Eagle forward Nico Salva had to sit it outon the bench last Tuesday just because Mother Nature or-

dered it so. The scheduled second game of the UAAP finals wascancelled because of Typhoon Pedring.

FUNDAMENTALLYSOUND: Salva onattack mode.PAUL TAN/CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

BLOCKBUSTER: Expect another overflowing crowd as Ateneo seeks the four-peat on Saturday.AUGUST DELA CRUZ

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lva-tione Filipino classicr any kind of noo-eather.

ng year and he hasm in all its 3-peat

ck only has praisesis one of the most

player of the team.g since I was fourn Milo Best Camp.oach, he says.d very hard to fitketball scene afterkie year. He onlys per game at the

time. It was also then that he joined theboot camp of Kobe Bryant in Manila.

Salvas championship experience hasshown on their first match-up against theFEU Tamaraws in the finals. He was thesteady hand that defended and scoredpoints when most of his teammates werelosing composure.

He is a leader on the court sans thefancy salutes other players are fond of.That is not saying that he does not havea fancy move to boast of. His pump fakesand up and under moves are often com-pared to Bryants own.

He always has his game face on when-ever hes on court. He doesnt even throw

a smile at the crowd that wouldvehelped him gain female admirers. He on-ly relaxes after the game. That in itselfspeaks of his focus and discipline.

Perhaps, it is a bit premature to saythat he could be the Finals Most ValuablePlayer if the Blue Eagles win its fourth ti-tle. But it is an award he would deservegiven his consistency to deliver what isexpected of him.

Id love to have that award but Imstill sticking to the team goal of winningthe championship first more than any-thing. If God blesses me with that awardthen thats a wonderful bonus Id be real-ly thankful for, he says.

SEPTEMBER 29- OCTOBER 6, 2011

SALVAs KobeBryant fan.

PAULTAN/CONTRIBUTEDPHOTO

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PASCUAL, NIMES, LANETE, ALAS

Fearsome four-someplays.

The 6-foot-2Nimes, who wasraised in Australia,has delivered thegoods for the Cardi-nals, who are tryingto get the last seat tothe Final Four bus.

During the pre-sea-

son, the Cardinals un-der former playmakerChito Victolero wereinstalled one of thefavorites with thepresence of 6-foot-7

Yousif Taha and AllanMangahas.

It turned outNimes is Mapuas sur-

prise package.Hes more confi-

dent now and itsshowing in hisgame, Cardinalscoach Victolero toldCedelf Tupas of theINQUIRER.

Not only the 20-year-old forward can

CALVIN the Beast Abueva ofthe San Sebastian Stags neverfails to draw attention but

teammate Ronald Pascual, JosanNimes of Mapua Cardinals, Garvo Lan-ete of San Beda Red Lions and KevinAlas of Letran Knights are also mak-ing heads turn not only with theirrugged looks but with their heady

score, but Nimes is al-so tireless in defense.

Like Nimes, the de-fending championsRed Lions are alsogetting big numbersfrom playmaker Gar-

vo Lanete.The muscular Lan-

ete has the uncanny

knack of hitting thecrucial baskets for theLions. With his frame,Lanete is also a de-fensive threat.

Lanete gains re-spect because of hisnever-say-die attitude.He is co-captain ofthe Lions.

I dont give up. Iwant to inspire myteammates and set anexample, said Lan-ete, who expressedhis gratitude to SanBeda for giving himthe chance to play.

Like Lanete, the 5-foot-10 Alas of Letranalso sets the play forhis team.

The son of headcoach Louie Alas canleave an opponent

with his blindingspeed. Unafraid to at-

tack the basket, the

young Alas alsoboasts of a re-spectable outsideshot.

He is Letrans lead-er in scoring and as-sists.

Pascual is a mem-ber of SSCs BigThree which is also

composed of Abuevaand 6-foot-6 Ian San-galang.

Pascual, San-galang, Abueva and

Alas are battling itout for MVP honors.

A native of Mexico,Pampanga, Sangalangplayed high schoolball with the Adam-son Baby Falcons.

Like Abueva, Pas-cual is a fearsomescorer and defender.

He (Pascual)plays a crucial role

with the team, notedSSC rookie mentorTopex Robinson.

Pascual saw actionfor NLEX Road War-riors which coppedthe inaugural D-League this year.

Dennis U.Eroa,With reports from

NCAA.org.ph.

SEPTEMBER 29- OCTOBER 6, 2011

HARD TO STOPRONALD Pascual of pacesetting San SebastianCollege Stags eludes the defense of Mapuas

Yousef Taha. Pascual is a key figure in SSCsperfect record. AUGUST DELA CRUZ

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Fall of the FalconsSoft-spoken Leo Austria, former

PBA rookie of the year, blamedlack of experience for the Falconsfailure to exploit their twice-to-beat edge against the FEU Tama-raws in the UAAP Final Four.

When it comes to basketball

experience, they (Tamaraws) havethe advantage, said a hurting

Austria. This is the first time weexperienced this. We made manypeople believe. We made manypeople think that were a strongteam. But as it turned out, werenot that solid yet.

Adamson, which gained thehonor of stopping an Ateneosweep, lost Game One 54-49 be-fore running out of time in losing78-74 in Game Two of the semifi-

nals.Austria, was too gentleman toblame his players for the loss. Aus-tria, after all, has proven time andagain that he isnt playing theblame game.

This despite the fact that start-ing point-guard Lester Alvarez hada grand total of 14 points in thesemis. In the first game, only AlexNuyles played with fire with 20points with the rest unable toscore in double figures .Eric Cam-son had 6, Jerrick Caada 5,Lester Alvarez 5, Janus Lozada 4,and Jan Colina 3. Alvarez, Caa-da, Lozada and Colina played theirlast season.

Caada put up a gallant fight inGame Two but lacked supportfrom his teammates.

We tried our best but credit al-so goes to the other team (Tama-raws), their basketball sense isdeeper than most teams, includingus, said Austria.

Basketball scholar and profes-sor Jose Ma. Bonifacio Escoda not-ed in his Facebook account.

The tall Falcons were out re-bounded by the taller Tamarawsbecause they didnt know the artof out boxing taller opponents as

they were never trained how to doit and the shooters were not givenproper screen playsa basic inbasketball but outmoded by thenew trend of just passing the ball,even wildly, to a free man. Falconsdidnt play tough basketball wherethe one that plays like angels be-come sure losers.

After losing Game One, Escoda,also author of books, wisely notedthe Falcons lack of determination.Obviously, this was repeated in

Game Two.I cant understand why Nuyles

wasnt given the proper screens byhis team mates and why the Fal-cons didnt play tough. Basketballis not a sissys game. If you wantto win be tougher.

Ranked No.2 after the elimina-tions, Adamson, which last madethe finals in 1992, went down inUAAP history as the seventh teamin the league to waste a twice-to-beat edge since the Final Four for-

mat was instituted in 1994.What a waste!

Dennis U. Eroa, with reportsfrom Jasmine Payo

HE DID everything to create a champion team foryears, but at the end the Adamson Falcons failedto perform up to task.

SEPTEMBER 29- OCTOBER 6, 2011

OUTCLASSED FEUsAldrech Ramostypifies theTamarawsdomination of

Adamson in the FinalFour. AUGUST DELA CRUZ

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RACE ON FOR COVETED SLOTS IN NATIONAL FINALS

NCC opens 7th season

THE NATIONALCheerleading Champi-onship (NCC) opensits 7th season this

weekend, with theSouth Luzon RegionalChampionships inFestival SuperMall in

Alabang. Over 20teams are expected tocompete for covetedslots in the NationalFinals in March 2012.

South Luzon hasbeen one of thebiggest qualifiers interms of the numberof participatingteams, said NationalDirector Paula Nunag.We expect anotherbig turnout this week-end for the competi-tions.

Two-time SouthLuzon Coed Champi-ons South LuzonState University(SLSU) is expected totop this weekendscompetition again,amidst a tougher field

which includes CaviteState University andLyceum Laguna.

In the High Schooldivision, National

Champions Immacu-late ConcepcionAcademy-Dasmarinasis the team to watch,as they begin theirdefense of their na-tional title. Otherteams to look out forare 2-time South Lu-zon Regional HighSchool Coed ChampsColegio de San

Agustin-Laguna,Christ the King

School of Cabuyaoand Christian Montes-sori School Founda-tion.

Also featured is theNational DanceChampionship, which

was launched thisyear. The NCC ex-pects Dance to be justas popular as Cheer-leading this season.

The open cheercamp will take placeon Saturday, whilethe competition be-gins at 1 pm Sunday.

Admission is free.We are expecting

a banner year interms of participatingteams, says Opera-tions Director AimeeBulay. The NCC has

recruited new instruc-tors and staff to pre-pare for the expectedincrease in campers,as well as audience.

The NCC is one ofAsias biggest cheer-leading competitions,attracting over 120squads in 8 divisionslast season. It is alsothe countrys only na-tionwide cheerleading

competition, holdingcamps and competi-tions annually in thebiggest cities in Lu-zon, Visayas, andMindanao.

This season, theNCC and NDC willhave 15 divisions. Formore information,please contact 0916-2956636, or log on to

www.nccphilippines.com.ph.

SEPTEMBER 29- OCTOBER 6, 2011

READY FOR ACTION. Teams will jockey for

coveted slots in the national finals. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO