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5 Takeaways Regarding The Ateneo - San Sebastian Game (5/29/15)

This will be a very straightforward post that aims to answer some questions regarding the Eagles so let's just get it started. 1. This team seems more capable of going all the way compared to last year's team. I'll be very frank. Last year's team had no business being the #1 seed. The talent that the team had last year was nothing compared to the depth that NU, La Salle, FEU, UE and hell even UST had. That's not to say that Newsome and Elorde sucked. I'm just saying that last year's team isn't as deep as others. This year, that isn't the case. Quite literally, anyone from the team can be an immediate contributor. Need threes? Get Arvin or Von. Need someone to set hard picks and points in the paint? You have Apacible, Ikeh and Gotladera. Need clutch? Kiefer. And many more. 2. Ball movement was a thing of beauty. Lots of Ateneo fans complained that the only play Ateneo had last year was "GIVE THE BALL TO KIEFER AND GTFO". Well, that wasn&

Thoughts On The Pacquiao - Mayweather Fight

Disclaimer: I don't specialize in Boxing, so, if my analysis is bad, I apologize. Just trying this out. I waited for this fight ever since I was a 12 year old kid who had hopes of watching The People's Champion Manny Pacquiao go face to face against Floyd "Money" Mayweather.  Finally, after so long, the match happened. Am I happy with the result? Of course not. I wanted Manny to win. Was I satisfied with the match? As a fan who wants a boxing match with hellacious pace, no. But as a fan who knows that boxing is so much more than just attacking, I'm pretty okay with it. Do I have lots of stuff to say about the fight? HELL YES.