NCAA Season 88 Discussion Thread

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Seething hate (http://www.philstar.com/unblogged/bl...CategoryId=516)
By Pio Garcia, July 09, 2012 12:00 AM 1 comment to this post
When NCAA host Letran lost back-to-back games to Perpetual and Arellano, the foreign-student athlete hate issue once again was put into the spotlight. What’s the connection to Letran? Well, they perpetuated a move to ban imports, citing unfair play for those who cannot afford to bring in foreign recruits, but they lost to a team that has two (Perpetual) while the other had two Fil-foreigners in tow (Arellano). And now, I hear the cries of their “supportive” fans from the walls of Intramuros.

To be honest, having foreign student-athletes wasn’t a big issue. Until San Beda College ramped it up and started winning. That’s when the O.P.’s started clamoring parity. Yikes! Come to think of it, they had William Johnson, whom no one even remembers because he was that good. Did people complain when Perpetual had Vladimir Joe? Or for that matter, when San Sebastian suited up Clark Moore in the waning years of their five-peat? Yeah, you did not hear anything, from anyone. Only when San Beda cashed in on a recruit named Samuel Ekwe and had a Sudan Daniel and Ola Adeogun lined up after him did they cry afoul.

That is what’s confusing. It’s okay for them to have foreign student-athletes as long as they are not winning titles? Because in SSC-R’s case, Moore wasn’t very productive and was a lame duck. Just because the Red Lions took the time to develop their foreign student-athletes and started winning left and right, you spotlight them and call it unfair? And now, with Arellano having lucked into a game-changing baller in James Forrester, supporters of the Knights across social media outlets were crying foul. “Ban imports!” they say. “Let’s play fair!” another said. What’s unfair with him being a Fil-foreigner and Arellano acquiring his services to study and play for them? Thing is, Arellano took the time and effort to recruit him, gave him a place to study, and a team where he can put his talents into practice. What’s wrong with that? Just because he doused that furious Knights rally with a booming triple means Arellano is not playing fairly. Wait, is Olotu a pure Filipino? There you go.

And now that Perpetual has magically transformed into a fighting team with Femi Babayemi down the middle and Omorogbe filling the wings, it raises again the question: If – and it’s a big IF – the Altas barge into the Final Four, will their recruitment of Babayemi and Omorogbe be scrutinized as well by the fans and school officials of the participating members? I do not think so. Why? Well, the hosts’ record of 16 titles will remain intact and would not be scratched, assuming the Red Lions do not win it all. So that puts us in a quandary. It’s okay to have foreign student-athletes as long as they don’t dominate the competition but raise a hackle if they help their team bring in championship after championship, threatening a league record? Seriously? Should I even hope for a well-written answer by some smart “basketball” fan?

Imagine, let’s take it into the real world, but still connected to the issue at hand. Overseas Filipino workers are technically imported workers. We supply the globe with workers. Companies, and even private individuals, import laborers from us. What if the locals in the country where an OFW is destined at cries afoul that our OFW is stealing away job opportunites from them and wants them banned? I’m pretty sure each and every Filipino would cry out “Racist!” or “Unfair!” Such hypocrites we are when we are doing the exact same thing to these foreign student-athletes, who by virtue of enrolling at their academic institution of choice gain the same rights and privileges that a local student receives.

It’s high time people get educated. It’s high time to stop complaining and try to improve your own game, which the Knights are doing and which their fans are disregarding, always putting the blame, and the hate, on foreign student-athletes who play their hearts out to give their school a win. But again, I am not hoping that they would learn. It seems the Filipino mindset is set in stone already. Pour the hate when you lose, arrogance on a win. Come to think of it, Letran coach Louie Alas hasn’t been complaining about foreign student-athletes. May his school and their supporters follow, but I’m betting my meager salary they won’t.

[Reptar]

Meron na bang upadated team standings?

[letran_j]

Meron na bang upadated team standings?

NCAA Basketball (Seniors)
Teams GP W L Pct
JRU Bombers 3 3 0 1.000
SBC Red Lions 2 2 0 1.000
SSC-R Stags 3 2 1 0.667
UPHSD Altas 3 2 1 0.667
MIT Cardinals 3 2 1 0.667
CSB Blazers 4 2 2 0.500
EAC Generals 4 1 3 0.250
LPU Pirates 4 1 3 0.250
CSJL Knights 4 1 3 0.250
AU Chiefs 4 1 3 0.250

[Underpass]

may official website ba ang NCAA Season 88?

[Reptar]

NCAA Basketball (Seniors)
Teams GP W L Pct
JRU Bombers 3 3 0 1.000
SBC Red Lions 2 2 0 1.000
SSC-R Stags 3 2 1 0.667
UPHSD Altas 3 2 1 0.667
MIT Cardinals 3 2 1 0.667
CSB Blazers 4 2 2 0.500
EAC Generals 4 1 3 0.250
LPU Pirates 4 1 3 0.250
CSJL Knights 4 1 3 0.250
AU Chiefs 4 1 3 0.250

3-0 na pala JRU?

Malaki improvement nun Generals. Di lang marunong mag close out ng games.

AU mas lalakas pa next season. Marami silang magagaling sa team B. May tuhod pa ba si Ciriacruz? Palagi na lang injured yun.

Yun Altas pwede pumasok sa F4 ngayon season.

[Rafiboy_05]

may official website ba ang NCAA Season 88?

Meron. ncaa.org.ph

[nuss]

updated na ba yung basketball page ng ncaa website?

[Big Daddy]

The previous years the NCAA site had game, team and player stats but this year I don't see any.

If there is, can somebody direct me to the stats. Thanks.

[LOLOLOLOL]

i knew that the uaap coverage was going to blow the ncaa coverage, but damn i didn't know that it was gonna eat the ncaa coverage alive...

[AltarBoy^_^]

Let them eat the coverage wars, basta may weekend games eh mas masaya na mga taga-NCAA!

[ylle45]

may konting improvement din naman sa crowd kapag may saturday games na ang NCAA

magiimprove din naman yung coverage ng AKTV, sa PBA nga dati puro negative pero ngayon ok na

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AKTV's new NCAA commercial



RRAAAAHHHH!!

[Rafiboy_05]

infairness sa AKTV, medyo maayos na ang coverage. yung nga lang, I still miss yung ibang commentators/analyst natin dati like Bill V., Boyet Sison & Butch Maniego.


ang kulang na lang sa coverage is better graphics tsaka sana mabilis magpalit ng score dun sa scoreboard. minsan kasi dalawang palit na ng score pero sa scoreboard hindi pa rin nagpapalit

[absolom]

Naninibago ako sa ncaa, iba na kasi ang channel ska antagal ng 2nd game. Nagulat ako pagdating ko sa trabaho ongoing pa un san beda perpetual.

[dethgawd]

may alam kayo na site na may mga replay ng games?

[Rafiboy_05]

I wonder kung sino ang commentators/analysts sa Letran - San Beda game & sa San Beda-San Sebastian games. wala na tayong Bill Velazco & Butch Maniego tandem ngayon

[pusongbaste]

Bakit pati yung mga expected na blockbuster games sa arena lang nilagay?

Masyadong playing safe ang NCAA. They never know when to risk! Bakit kasi umatras pa dun sa deal sa MOA Arena. Ok na nga yung offer satin ng MOA e.

Ang hindi lang narerealize ng NC ay one of the reasons kung bakit mababa ang gate attendance e dahil din sa venue.

They should have taken the big leap. Sana nagtry muna sila kung ano magiging result ng gate attendance kung tinuloy nila yung paggamit sa MOA Arena. And kung mababa pa rin yung gate attendance saka sana sila gumawa ng necessary actions.

Anyways andyan na yan e. Wala ng magagawa. Sana lang sa next round kahit papano ilagay nila yung big games sa isang venue na magkakasya yung expected audience.

[AltarBoy^_^]

They can't escape their MOA with AKTV. And AKTV will prioritize the PBA more than us. Ang maganda na lang sana na ginawa nila eh pinagsama na lang ang PBA at NCAA in one venue. Konting changes lang naman sa banner sponsors at konting tiis lang naman sa fans ng mga koponan tapos winner pa AKTV sa tipid sa logistics! Pero kahit ganun pa man, lubusin natin ang San Juan Arena at ang coverage na binibigay. Dapat patunayan na lang ng lahat na makaka-hatak. Kung ang Perps crowd nga madami sa game nila against SBC sa SJ eh kaya din dapat ng iba yan!

[nuss]

Naninibago ako sa ncaa, iba na kasi ang channel ska antagal ng 2nd game. Nagulat ako pagdating ko sa trabaho ongoing pa un san beda perpetual.

ayaw mo non, naabutan mo pa yung laro. ang labo ng reklamo mo, pre