What's wrong with Franz ?

It looks like that the De La Salle University Green Archers coach Franz Pumaren don't know how to accept defeat.

The Ateneo Blue Eagles just crushed the Green Archers 62-51 in Game 2 of the UAAP Finals to capture the crown.

Now I think that he is sour graping and cannot accept that he had been defeated by his former teammate and coach, Norman Black.

He's saying that it was due to bad officiating that's why they lost in the Finals, well then, he should think again.

Man for Man, the Green Archers are simply no match against the Blue Eagles.

They don't have someone who can stop Rabeh Al Husaini. Before the Game 2 started, he's saying that the Archers are capable of coming back and now that they lost he's blaming it on the officiating.

Well in case he forgot, the reason why the Archers are in the Finals is due to bad officiating, remember the knockout game for the twice to beat advantage, where the Green Archers narrowly escaped the FEU Tamaraws 62-59.

That game was so bad for the Tamaraws, all the referees call were in favor of the Green Archers.

Now he should be just thankful for the Bad officiating, if it wasn't for that, the Green Archers should have been eliminated.

Baketball is just a game.

DLSU BAGS UAAP TITLE..... PACQUIAO DOMINATES BARRERA

De La Salle University captured its seventh title in the UAAP. The Green Archers went on to win Game 2 of the UAAP Finals and capture this year’s UAAP crown with a 73-64 win over the UE Red Warriors.

It was vindication for DLSU Green Archers after being suspended last year. It was a fitting for goodbye for veterans Ty Tang and Cholo Villanueva who are on their last year in the UAAP.

Leading at the half with 34-23 lead over UE. The Archers were threatened with a blistering 10-0 run by UE capped by back to back triples of rookie Paul Lee. But DLSU juggernaut cannot be stopped by the Red Warriors posting a 52-45 lead at the start of the fourth quarter.

UE Red Warriors started the forth quarter with back to back triples to come close at 52-51, but an off balance three point shot by JV Casio and a three point play by Malaves put the Archers at 58-51. UE got closed within 61-59 but instead of just tying the ballgame, the Red Warriors were hurrying with three point shots which they badly missed.

The experienced squad of DLSU Green Archers simply prevailed over the UE Red Warriors, who just can’t seem to have any luck over their post elimination game.
It was another sorry year for the UE Red Warriors, after dominating the elimination round with a 14-0 record, they fumbled when it matters most.

Let’s stay away from basketball this time, Manny Pacquiao simply outclassed Marco Antonio Barrera in their fight at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Although Manny Pacquiao did not knock down Barrera in their fight, Pacquiao was so dominant that Barrera got a cut below the eye. Manny Pacquiao retains his WBC Super Bantamweight Title with a unanimous decision.

The fight was marred by the cheating of Barrera, who still hits Pacquiao after they were stopped by the referee. Dirty Tactics by Barrera, whoa dude, you should fight fair and square. It only means one thing Manny PACMAN Pacquiao Rules!!!!!!!!!!

UE RED WARRIORS...PERFECT RECORD...NO MORE

After sweeping the elimination round with a perfect 14-0 record, the UE Red Warriors suffered its first loss. And what a way to suffer its first defeat, right at Game 1 of Season 70 UAAP Finals. DLSU Green Archers edged out UE Red Warriors 64-63.

It was a sorry loss for the University of the East, booking the first Finals seat thru their perfect 14-0 elimination record. UE had not won a title for almost two decades now. Now they are on the brink of another year of failing to bag a title. Unless they can force a Game 3, they might have a chance of ending their title drought.

Ty Tang starred for DLSU with 14 points. Tang started burning the hoops at the start of fourth quarter with nine straight points De La Salle defense was so tough it resulted to 31 turnovers for UE. The game was neck to neck up until the final seconds. DLSU was leading 63-60 when Mark Borboran fired a booming triple to tie the score for the last time. In the next play Ty Tang missed a shot, but the rebound was collared by Rico Maierfhofer and tried to follow up with a put back but was fouled. Rico Maierhofer missed his first free throw and made his second to make it 64-63. In UE’s last play, both Mark Borboran and Marcy Arellano missed a game winning shot. From then on, Green and White colored people of De La Salle started celebrating.

Having the momentum, DLSU can wrap it up Sunday with another win. Playing more games after the elimination, first was a playoff for second spot which they eventually won and the next two was for the second Finals seat where they beat the Ateneo De Manila University Blue Eagles, I think the experienced gained on those games have toughened up the DLSU Green Archers.

After ruling the Nike Summer League and Fil-Oil Tournament, they are just one away from adding another title at their belt, unless the Red Warriors came out with one big fight. Expect the Red Warriors to come with more intensity in their next game.

ARCHERS SHOOT DOWN EAGLES, WILL FACE UE IN UAAP FINALS

Green and Blue. That’s the color that filled and separated the Big Dome today. With more than 23,000 plus jampacked crowd that filled the Araneta Coliseum up to the rafters. Students and Alumni of the green side of the De La Salle University emerged victorious over their arch rival Ateneo De Manila University.

With a 65-60 victory over the Blue Eagles, the Green Archers booked the second Finals seat against the unscathed University of the East Red Warriors. The Green Archers dominated the game after the half, but the Blue Eagles refused to give up and threatened up until the final seconds, after a triple of rookie Nonoy Baclao that pushed the Eagles within striking distance 62-60.

But veteran JV Casio calmly sank both his free throw to make it 64-60, Casio must have remembered their recent game against the UE Red Warriors where he fumbled in the free throw line where they could have prevented the Warriors from sweeping the elimination round.

Veterans Cholo Villanueva, TY Tang, Rico Maierhofer simply outplayed their Ateneo counterpart. These veterans outhustled, outrebounded most of the Ateneo players.

Defense was also the key in La Salle’s victory. Chris Tiu, the hero in Ateneo’s previous 65-64 win, was silenced in the last minute by the stifling defense of the Green Archers.

Looks like the UE Red Warriors will have its hands pull against the DLSU Green Archers. Having won the Fil-Oil and Nike summer tournament in the pre season, the Green Archers are touted as the team to beat in these years UAAP wars. These two evenly match up. DLSU beats UE in the semifinal of the Nike tournament. UE avenged it with a 20 point lopsided win in the first round and then barely escaping De La Salle with an overtime win.

Marcy Arellano, Elmer Espiritu, Mark Borboran, Kelvin Gregorio, James Martinez and the rest of the UE Red Warriors should not be overconfident and should be wary against the dangerous DLSU Green Archers.

It’s the second time that brothers who are coaching in UAAP will meet in the Finals. First was the Banal Brothers who had done it way back in 2003. Koy Banal with the FEU Tamaraws and Joel Banal with Ateneo Blue Eagles, with the former winning the crown. This year it will be the Pumaren Brothers with Franz with DLSU and Dindo with UE. Franz has the experienced, winning four in his first four years in the UAAP. Dindo should do his assignment very well if he wants to win one.

Let’s all wait and see if who wins, UE Red Warriors versus De La Salle Green Archers in the UAAP Season 70 Finals, your school, your choice. Nothing beats College Basketball…..