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UAAP Season 80 Breakout Stars: Ron Dennison and how he turned into a two-way star

It's a brand new UAAP season and here we are wondering if them kids be alright throughout the course of the year. We had an entire year (well almost) off from the MoA Arena and Araneta Coliseum that you are left wondering if the points of each team will significantly go up instead of having to slog through games where it ends at 60, 70 because of chucksters that the analysts can't help but just label them as having a scorer's mentality just so we won't step on those dainty toes.  What is the offseason for? Is it to chow down (sorry Ryan, I had to)? Catching up on academics to be eligible to play next season? Shoot commercials (Oh hello there, Kiefer's busted ankle, nice to see you too)? I wonder if and when a UAAP player suddenly jumps from chump to champ. It's the very thing I like with regards to college basketball. Is a player going to retool? What facet of his game will he improve on? Will he even improve at all or has he plateaued? Come to think of ...

UAAP Season 76: One Step At A Time (FEU Tamaraws - Ateneo Blue Eagles Round 1 Match Up)

  FEU Tamaraws (2 - 0) def. Ateneo Blue Eagles  (0 - 2) 79 - 75 in OT Even Ryan Buenafe's monster performance couldn't propel the Blue Eagles to a win. (credits to spin.ph)   Phew. What a game, to say the least.   In a game that was filled with drama despite the absence of star play maker Kiefer Ravena and ever so controversial Jerie Pingoy, only one could end up as the winner, and that title had to go to the FEU Tamaraws.    Fans of the Morayta based team went home happy, filled with confidence because of their two game winning streak. The fans from the blue side, however, went home sad, confused and filled with uncertainty for their future because of their two game losing streak.   Are the fans supposed to feel this way? Let's analyze the game and find out.