UAAP 70 team standings (as of 082707)

UE         11-0               FEU     5-5

DLSU     8-3                NU      4-6

UST        6-4                ADU    1-9

ADMU  5-4                 UP       0-9

 

The Warriors are unstoppable as they add another win in their bid for the championship defeating the Falcons 73-56. I think it’s safe to say that we’ll be seeing the UE in the final four with the twice to beat advantage.

 

Meanwhile, UST routs NU 84-72. The Tigers and the Archers shows to be contenders to the final four slots, with both teams aiming to get the second place also with the twice to beat advantage.

 

Trailing closely behind are the Eagles, who will face the Tigers Thursday, and the Tamaraws up against the winless Maroons, also on the same day.

PBA trades

Alaska and Welcoat trades cagers as Nic Belasco goes to the Dragons while Junjun Cabatu to the Aces.

 

On the other hand, Air21’s 8^th pick Yousif Alajamal is now a part of Talk N Text. Apparently the deal was made before the rookie draft since Phone Pals gave up their first round pick for an earlier trade. Air21 intends to keep Intal, Kramer, Cruz and Masbang.

 

Aside from those, there are no other trades that I’ve heard of or read in the newspapers.

UE still invincible

Though the defending champions UST Growling Tigers managed a back-to-back win over the Ateneo Blue Eagles and DLSU Green Archers, they are still short against the unshakable UE Red Warriors losing 82-99.

 

With 9 consecutive victories, the Warriors still leads the tally board as they are only a step away to secure a spot in the final four with the twice to beat advantage.

 

The Archers who slammed a 74-66 game over the Tamaraws, owns the second spot with a 6-3 standing. Following closely behind are the Tigers and the Tamaraws both with 5-4 standings.

 

Meanwhile, still fighting and hoping to get to the finals, the Eagles and the Bulldogs are tied in the 5^th and 6^th place with 4-4. The Falcons and the Maroons, still at the bottom.

2007 PBA Rookie Draft

Round 1

1. Welcoat           - Joe Devance

2. San Miguel       - Samigue Eman

3. Sta. Lucia         - Ryan Reyes

4. Air 21              - JC Intal

5. Air 21              - Doug Kramer

6. Alaska              - Ken Bono

7. Alaska              - JR Quiñahan

8. Air 21              - Yousif Aljamal

9. San Miguel       - Jonas Villanueva

10. Ginebra            - Macky Escalona

Round 2

1.  Coca-cola       - Ronjay Buenafe

2. Welcoat           - Ryan Araña

3. Sta. Lucia         - Melvin Mamaclay

4. Air 21              - Marvin Cruz

5. Red Bull           - Jojo Duncil (with Purefoods trading with Red Bull)

6. Alaska              - Ardy Larong

7. Red Bull           - Passed

8. Talk N Text      - Passed

9. Red Bull           - Passed

10. Air 21              - RJ Masbang

No surprise for the 1^st and 2^nd pick.

I had a feeling San Miguel might get Intal, luckily they didn’t. The Beermen is full of Ateneo cagers.

My favorite point guard Marvin Cruz was drafted to Air21, I was expecting it but I was hoping that a better team would take him instead, I’m no Air21 fan. Well they need a good point guard anyway. I didn’t expect Escalona being drafted to Ginebra also.

Red Bull took Duncil, might be to replace Fonacier who is now part of the Beermen.

I’m still a San Miguel Beermen fan. Lol.

The next conference is set on October 14.

UAAP games cancelled

Thanks to Typhoon ‘Egay’, the UAAP board decided to cancel the UAAP games today, August 16.

 

For the senior men’s basketball, the supposed to be matches for the day were defending champions UST Growling Tigers to face the winless UP Fighting Maroons while the NU Bulldogs against the DLSU Green Archers, with the latter hoping to get a comeback after their recent lost.

 

Jv Casio was injured during the Archers match against the Tigers where they lost 73-81. I’m not sure if we will see him in action but his absence, if he still hasn’t fully recovered, will be crucial for the Archers.

 

DLSU is tied with UST and FEU in second place. UE on the other hand is still invincible with 8 straight wins while it is the opposite for the young team of UP still at the bottom of the tally board.

 

Meanwhile the Eagles, who suffered three consecutive loses against the Warriors, Tigers and Tamaraws, is tied with the Bulldogs with a 4-4 standing.

UAAP 70 team standings (as of 081307)

UE          8-0                ADMU     4-4

UST        5-3                NU           4-4

DLSU     5-3                ADU         1-7

FEU       5-3                UP            0-8

The Warriors is still invincible as they clipped the Eagles 73-68 as they continue to rule the tally board.

After 8 years and 15 matches, the Tigers finally pounced the Archers in an overtime victory 81-73, both sharing the second spot with 5-3 standings.

FEU on the other hand proved that they are competitors for the championship as they strike AdU 72-69 which brings them to the second place with UST and DLSU. On the other hand, UP is still winless as they bow to NU 66-85.

UAAP 70 team standings (as of 080507)

UE           7-0               FEU     4-3

DLSU      5-2               NU      3-4

ADMU   4-3                ADU    1-6

UST         4-3               UP       0-7

  

The UE Red Warriors continues to cause havoc among the other teams by sweeping round 1 with seven consecutive victories as they clipped the Falcons 95-70. Meanwhile the UP remains winless crushed by FEU 82-87. The Tamaraws are now tied with the Tigers and Eagles for third place while the Bulldogs trailing behind.

Tigers ripped Eagles; NU bows to DLSU

It was the rematch of the season 69 finals which turned out to be a rollercoaster match, but in the end the defending champions managed to take down its prey.

As round 1 nearly reaches its end, the Tigers and Eagles are now tied in third place in the tally board with 4-3.

The game was tight until the 4^th quarter where the Eagles lost their touch and momentum missing most of perimeter and charity shots.

UST’s prized rookie Kashim Mirza delivered a career high of 25 points while main man Jervy Cruz ended the game in another double-double play with 19 points and 21 rebounds.

In the other game, the Archers outlast the Bulldogs 85-81 to secure the second spot in the end of the first round.