UAAP Season 80

[Devastator]

Bakbakan na this weekend. LOOK: UAAP season 80 men's basketball first round schedule | ABS-CBN Sports

[baludoy]

The game to watch is the dlsu-feu match. That's the bloody, eye gouging, flying kicking, arm locking true rivalry 🔥💥💪😱 [emoji38]

when you look into the abyss, the abyss looks into you

[Devastator]

The game to watch is the dlsu-feu match. That's the bloody, eye gouging, flying kicking, arm locking true rivalry 🔥💥💪😱 [emoji38]

when you look into the abyss, the abyss looks into you

Michael Buffer should be the barker for the Sept. 10 game.

[baludoy]

^ fortunately there were no fireworks last sunday. the zebras had control of the game from the tip-off to the final buzzer

maganda iyong kamada ni melecio. iyon nga lang he got checked by feu's defense in the 2nd half.

teams should take advantage of mbala's absence. mahirap na manalo vs dlsu pag bumalik na iyan after his cameroonian national team duties

[Devastator]

The La Salle crowd let Dennison know their sentiments. The first game was also a good one as it was decided by Desiderio.

[baludoy]

ben mbala has even become more dominant upon his slam bang return to the uaap. ngayon may pulso na din sa perimeter. scuttlebutt is he was approached by nba scouts while he was playing in the afro fiba championships. i wouldn't be surprised if he foregoes his eligibility next year to fly to the states

btw i saw dlsu legendary bigman jun limpot last night at the mall. i understand the man is a vegetarian kaya ang payat niya na if compared to his physique during his younger days. i think he's the only green archer i really like, swabeng swabe ng mga galaw sila ilalim eh

[Lew_Alcindor]

how tall is mbala? at most 6'7" (with shoes). he'll be a shooting guard or a an undersized small forward in the NBA. not sure if he can play that. maybe in the D-League.

[baludoy]

^ but guys like nic batum and luol deng are not much taller than him and yet they're making/made their mark in the nba. who knows what this athletic kid is capable of once he's exposed to the kind of training and competition they have over there (maski d-league siya). i mean he averaged something like 22 points a game in the afro fiba championships where there were a lot of past and present euro and nba players strutting their stuff. basically, mbala is still learning the game imo

look at me, i'm not even a fan but i'm gushing w/ this kid's potential. actually kung umalis iyan matutuwa ako kasi mas magkakaroon ng chance mag-champion school ko

[Ry_Tower]

Hahaha. Kung may determination si mbala he can be a good player in the NBA with his skill set. Basta improve niya pa speed niya.

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[shadow]

Wala yan si mbala. Ravena or si Rey parks pang NBA talaga. [emoji23] mga imaging ayaw pa tanggaping na pang PBA lang sila.


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^ but guys like nic batum and luol deng are not much taller than him and yet they're making/made their mark in the nba. who knows what this athletic kid is capable of once he's exposed to the kind of training and competition they have over there (maski d-league siya). i mean he averaged something like 22 points a game in the afro fiba championships where there were a lot of past and present euro and nba players strutting their stuff. basically, mbala is still learning the game imo

look at me, i'm not even a fan but i'm gushing w/ this kid's potential. actually kung umalis iyan matutuwa ako kasi mas magkakaroon ng chance mag-champion school ko

Yup Mbala is really scary good. Yeah there's no chance our school, or any other school for that matter, would win the championship with him still around.

[myas110]

Alam ko, final playing year na ni Mbala sa La Salle (and the UAAP) this year dahil naglaro siya before sa CESAFI with SWU (correct me if I'm wrong) for 2 years (2013-14), then served 1 year residency in 2015 before playing with DLSU last year.

If the Afrobasket is an indicator of what Ben has done in that tournament, he may play in the big leagues abroad (pwedeng NBA or the NBA G-League, or in EuroLeague, or any other big leagues [Spain or China]).

[Devastator]

So UP's Ricafort will get to play tomorrow, courtesy of a TRO.

[Verbl Kint]

Alam ko, final playing year na ni Mbala sa La Salle (and the UAAP) this year dahil naglaro siya before sa CESAFI with SWU (correct me if I'm wrong) for 2 years (2013-14), then served 1 year residency in 2015 before playing with DLSU last year.

If the Afrobasket is an indicator of what Ben has done in that tournament, he may play in the big leagues abroad (pwedeng NBA or the NBA G-League, or in EuroLeague, or any other big leagues [Spain or China]).

It's just sad that pinoy coaches lacked the imagination to make the most of Big Ben by playing him strictly as a C or a traditional PF. I can only imagine how Kobe Paras could have turned out had he chosen to finish high school and college in the Philippines.

[baludoy]

^ malaki naman din tulong sa dev't ni mbala iyong paglalaro niya dito sa atin as shown by his performance in the african basketball games.

Re kobe paras ang nakikita kong tanging advantage ni kobe iyong access niya sa good nutrition and well designed diet. He and japeth aguilar really bulked up during their stay there. Of course iyong exposure na din sa primo competition na din ace-in-the-card iyon. Si kobe grade school pa lang sa ateneo may pinapakita na na ganyang attitude and skill sets na angat na talaga for his age locally

Skills wise naalala ko tuloy iyong anecdote sa pba re coach yeng guiao and japeth bakit niya trade away from burger machine si aguilar. During one of their practices pag balik dito sa pinas sinigawan daw ni guiao si japeth ng "p.i. mo kung hindi ka umalis kay norman black magaling ka na sana!" 😂

Ang next player sa tingin ko na kelangan talaga pagisipan kung saan maglalaro in the future ay si kai sotto ng ateneo high school. He's projected to possibly grow to 7'5. Right now bigla daw lumaki to 7'2 from 6'9 over the last school year. maganda ang skill set ng bata inside and out. Kulang lang exposure (although mainstay naman siya sa int'l ball) and possibly the right diet plan and "additives" para mag bulk-up siguro

Coaching wise i heard he's being helped out by renowned int'l coach tab baldwin and talk n' text big man consultant alton lister who was a mainstay at the nba. So ok naman ang training

Pasenya na sa haba ng post, masyado maaga ako nagising at wala na antok 😂



when you look into the abyss, the abyss looks into you

[baludoy]

And the up fighting maroons live up to their moniker via a big big upset of the defending champs dlsu green archers 👏

Mukhang coach bo is no longer a disciple of hero ball and iso pedagogy 👍

🏀

when you look into the abyss, the abyss looks into you

[Devastator]

They "marooned'" the Green Archers with those 16 triples.

[bugsmobile]

Bonfire na!

[Ry_Tower]

Bonfire na!

Hehe, naka-blemish sa record ng super team kuno.

[Lew_Alcindor]

^ but guys like nic batum and luol deng are not much taller than him and yet they're making/made their mark in the nba. who knows what this athletic kid is capable of once he's exposed to the kind of training and competition they have over there (maski d-league siya). i mean he averaged something like 22 points a game in the afro fiba championships where there were a lot of past and present euro and nba players strutting their stuff. basically, mbala is still learning the game imo

look at me, i'm not even a fan but i'm gushing w/ this kid's potential. actually kung umalis iyan matutuwa ako kasi mas magkakaroon ng chance mag-champion school ko

with all due respect to mbala, batum and luol deng can shoot outside because, mbala cant.
at their size playing in the NBA, they need that consistent perimeter shot.

watching from TV, I can still see how much more athletic deng and batum are than mbala and that is playing against NBA players. mbala plays against Filipino college players.

my point (.), if mbala is that good, he'll be in the US or at least in Europe playing ball.