UAAP Season 73 Round 2
UP Fighting Maroons vs FEU Tamaraws
FEU wins 70-48
Some notes from the game:
- Alvin Padilla top scored for UP with 17pts
- Magi Sison also played well with 14 points, 15 rebounds and 4 blocks
- Although their defense has improved, UP shot only 20/60 from the field (33.3%)
- Mike Silungan played sparingly and is still recovering from flu
- Miggy Maniego/Carlo Gomez at sick bay
- Mark Lopez/Woody Co out with an injury
Last game will be this Saturday, 2pm vs UE, as UP avoids another 0-14 season in the UAAP which they also had in 2007, let us all support our team in their last game. And this will also be the last game of Martin Reyes, Magi Sison and Woody Co (who is rumored to play in their last game against UE). UP Fight!
Game Scores:
FEU 70 – Garcia 12, Cervantes 9, Mendoza 8, Noundou 8, Romeo 7, Bringas 6, Ramos 6, Knuttel 6, Cawaling 5, Guerrero 2, Exciminiano 1, Cruz 0, Sanga 0.
UP 48 – Padilla 17, Sison 14, Martin Reyes 9, Pascual 4, Juruena 4, Silungan 0, Saret 0, Manuel 0, Evangelista 0, Mikee Reyes 0, Hipolito 0, Gingerich 0.
Quarters: 7-8, 28-18, 47-36, 70-48.
Looking back at the coaching change after two games into the season, was it the right decision? UP did better the past two seasons with a much weaker team. At least the team won several games in last two seasons before this year. I believe the move was a step-back to 2007.
Hi Jose,
Although it’s quite difficult to believe it, I think it was a wise move because the players now have a system, albeit weak but still they actually ‘think’ now unlike when they all seem to be doing was run and try to pass and hope (and pray) it will go in.
I believe in Coach Boyet and I hope he will lead us finally to a victory if not this season then maybe the next…
I really can’t see many changes in how the team is playing now compared to how they played under Coach Aboy. I think changing horses mid-steam combined with loosing a couple tough games right after the coaching change maybe caused a bit of a set back that snow-balled into more losses.
I saw against FEU that coach Boyet sat some players down after missing defensive assignments. That was encouraging. UP gives up way too many points because players gamble for a steal and end up conceding a layup. If UP plays solid team defense against UE they will win. If not, the out come will probably be like the rest of Season 73.
“You must never be satisfied with losing. You must get angry, terribly angry, about losing. But the mark of the good loser is that he takes his anger out on himself and not his victorious opponents or on his teammates.” -Richard M Nixon