you're the new classic. >>--->

it turned out to be another intense, heart stopping basketball game. 8.2.09, DLSU vs UST, first round UAAP Season 72. 2 OTs and DLSU def. UST, 101-92. hell yes. i now want to watch every DLSU vs UST game. classic.

got our best lower box seats to date. this is so frustrating considering scoring tickets for the DLSU vs ADMU game is such a challenge. ugh. it's all a money making strategy. grr.

post game comments:
*any statistics that appear here are not my own, meaning i did not take down every point a player got, haha. credits to greenarchers.ph and/or inbound pass.*

• arvie bringas is showing his potential. he scored 21 points, his career high (he has only played, what, 6 games in the UAAP.. LOL). he is still recovering from a groin injury. this kid truly belonged to the animo squad. i loved it when he dived for the ball and landed into an area full of photographers. (i sat there thinking, omg, the cameras! the lenses!) and the way he holds onto the ball everytime he rebounds, as if he is never letting it go. that is pure heart.
• bader malabes has been highly criticized these past few days. i admit, i have started to think negatively of him. but watching him live, i really felt for him. there were times when he drove to the basket only to pass it to a teammate. in this game, he committed no errors, scored 10 points and made 7 assists. it was a good game for him, BUT i saw hesitation in his eyes a few times. i hope he continues to play an error-free game, but of course, he's only human. i just hope he gets better at playing the game. i'm keeping the faith for bader.
• i remember when ust was leading by 3 points in the dying seconds of the first overtime. surely, a three pointer would be the only option. la salle has no hot three point shooter. they can shoot, they just can't hit it. when pj barua entered the game, it was like hoping against all odds. they were obviously aiming for a three. Lord, please let them be hot. basketball seconds are the longest seconds ever, and the play was executed well, leaving pj open for a three. and he hit it. YEAH!
  
• the team has no star players. yet. but they work AS A TEAM. 5 players hitting double digits: Bringas 21, Mangahas 18, Co 13, Webb 10, Malabes 10.
• the boys are fighting now. thank you very much.

still, game related comments:

• i think coach franz has a lucky shirt. :p haha!
• that game was so good, even those seated at the patron section, known as the zombie section, were up on their feet.
• it's been a while since i've watched a game live and la salle actually won. i've forgotten the feeling. haha!
• booooooooooooo for the sportscasters. good thing i watched live. but then i also watched the replay and i wanted to put it on mute. my BP was rising.
• la revilla is included in every huddle. holding the white board. i look at him and see a kid. he has really lost a lot of weight. i hope he gets better in controlling his condition that he is able to play basketball again in the future.
  

the win was such a morale booster for the archers and just in time for the game against ateneo. the tables are turned (it is a case of classic school rivalry) but the pressure is on ateneo this time, being defending champs. watching this game will probably be hazardous to my health, (haha, ok i'm exaggerating) but i'm still going to watch, do or die. (i'm off limits to fatty foods starting friday. haha!) keep the faith!