UAAP Controversy

I already had accepted that my ANIMO LASALLE team had lost the championships to ADMU. But I couldn't help but repost this UAAP controversy since it is becoming more and more popular. Hmm...And I so wonder why... So read on and feel free to drop me a line or so.


By Bobby Cabral

Dear La Sallians:

By now, you would have experienced gale force winds in Katipunan. Or you would have read

articles in newspapers or blogs proclaiming the greatness of this season 71 edition of the

Blue Eagles, Rabeh, Chris Tiu, Buenafe et al. They will also criticize our Archers as pikon

and lacking class for not receiving their runner-up trophy, so perhaps we should be prepared

with the facts.

1. While UP is the host of Season 71 and they selected the Narvasa Brothers (both former

Blue Eagle varsity players) and were directly responsible for the referees.

2. Commissioner Chito Narvasa penalized La Salle and Coach Franz Pumaren during the first

La Salle-Ateneo regular season game for not wearing his ID and gave two free throws to

Ateneo. This inspite of Coach Pido Jarencio of UST being shown not wearing his ID during

the earlier game and not being penalized.

3. During two regular games during the season, one versus FEU and the other against UST,

referees who called technical fouls against La Salle's opponents were punished by Narvasa

after the game with a termination and one with a suspension.

4. During the the final championship game, Buenafe, Jobe and other Ateneans could be seen

taunting and trash talking but were not penalized.

5. The referees called 29 fouls on the Archers and only 13 fouls against the Blue Eagles.

They awarded 28 free throws (18 which were converted) to Ateneo and only 8 free throws to

the Green Archers.

6. The phantom finger of Rico was not clearly evident and since there was no reaction from

the Eagles, it must not have happened.

7. The Green Archers were in the dugout during the awarding and no official from the UAAP

called them out to receive their award.

Finally, if the Ateneans wanted to win with honor, they failed to do so. The Ateneo

community should have asked the Narvasas to inhibit themselves due to their school history

and obvious bias towards La Salle.

I will concede the first three La Salle-Ateneo games in Season 71 to the Blue Eagles. But

we will never know the outcome of game 2 of the Championship series.because the referees

panicked when La Salle reduced a 15 point deficit to three in less than five minutes.

Animo La Salle!!!


My answer? JUSTICE. If this is true, we need to have justice. I mean, c'mon, we have to do this honestly, I suppose. Look at our country, it is slowly dying. And we wonder, why there are a lot of people who leave the Philippines. Tut, tut, tut. Hmmm... One can only think.

MY ONE LASALLE.

I just love bitching out.

MiKa