tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89412886647051004192024-03-16T09:09:26.503+08:00Bleachers BrewUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6802125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8941288664705100419.post-68411271452178976012023-10-05T17:53:00.003+08:002023-10-05T17:53:18.686+08:00 Looking at Ateneo’s 1st Round Win over DLSU Looking at Ateneo’s 1st Round Win over DLSUBy Rick Olivares The Ateneo Blue Eagles’ 77-72 win over La Salle is a relief, inspires confidence, and sends a warning that rebuilding or not, the defending champions can still knock off favored teams and challenge. Challenge they shall Why was it a relief? Well, whatever state of the team, going down 0-2 and possibly 0-3 Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8941288664705100419.post-76248957236402203482023-10-04T18:10:00.001+08:002023-10-05T18:12:22.500+08:00Adamson’s Joem Sabandal Looks to Step Up for the FalconsAdamson’s Joem Sabandal Looks to Step Up for the FalconsBy Rick Olivares For Adamson Falcon Joem Sabandal, he has gone from being just one of the many team stars in the juniors squad to the man, and with the seniors team, a role player, a back-up to being its leader. If you ask him, he is fine with playing any role that is required of him. “I just want to do my best and help Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8941288664705100419.post-84289648475615360732022-12-20T08:35:00.004+08:002022-12-20T08:35:56.798+08:00In Images & Words: An Ateneo Championship Run for the Ages In Images & Words: An Ateneo Championship Run for the AgesBy Rick Olivares There’s a song that goes this way… “memories…. Light the corner of my mind. Misty colored memories of the way we were.” What memories or images come to mind? There are plenty that define these last few months. You could begin with SJ Belangel saying that he will not forget Season 84’s heartbreak Unknownnoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8941288664705100419.post-58348939322167711922022-11-06T13:51:00.001+08:002022-11-06T13:51:03.481+08:00Ateneo- La Salle Round 2 Season 85 One Big Fight is More Than A CheerBy Rick Olivares It is a huge win – this 68-54 triumph over La Salle. One of the biggest all season. This is the game and the favorable Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8941288664705100419.post-75946393187620037372022-10-09T22:43:00.001+08:002022-10-09T22:43:08.343+08:00My Thoughts About Ateneo’s 1st Round Loss to DLSU My Thoughts About Ateneo’s 1st Round Loss to DLSUBy Rick Olivares When Ateneo’s guards – Forthsky Padrigao and Gab Gomez – faltered towards the end of the Ateneo-La Salle match, that saw the Green Archers snap a seven-match losing skid to the Blue Eagles for 83-78 win, I had this thought. Well, it’s from the NBA during Kobe Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8941288664705100419.post-45118370345352926072022-05-14T09:30:00.004+08:002022-05-14T12:29:55.384+08:00History repeating... Learning from the finals loss and Ateneo bouncing backHistory repeating.By Rick Olivares Let’s get this out of the way… much deserved championship and congratulations to the UP Fighting Maroons. They did it and how. And as painful as it is to say, let’s give it that try again in Season 85, Ateneo Blue Eagles. I still remain proud but am hurting just like you. History repeated itself. No, not the 13-0 team losing in the final gameUnknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8941288664705100419.post-55637424966539788872022-05-08T21:47:00.001+08:002022-05-08T21:47:16.596+08:00UP sticks it to the champs as Ateneo self-destructs What should have been a win turned out to be a painful 81-74 loss for Ateneo. Give credit to UP for not giving up. As for Ateneo. There is a litany of bad play that can be summed up in three words – outplayed, outhustled, and outcoached. Out-everything'd if there is such a word. The Blue Eagles played like rookies while the Fighting Maroons played like Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8941288664705100419.post-89224931018346148342022-04-28T19:46:00.002+08:002022-04-28T21:11:06.283+08:00Raffy Verano: An Old Blood & Guts Comeback Raffy Verano: An Old Blood & Guts ComebackBy Rick Olivares During Season 80, La Salle Green Archer Andrei Caracut offered a low five to Raffy Verano who was then in his sophomore year. Verano ignored him. It wasn’t that he was a bad sport. When the whistle blows, Verano is laser focused on playing the game and winning. In a team that had demonstrative players like the Nieto Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8941288664705100419.post-30435709395081040682022-04-28T14:07:00.004+08:002022-04-28T14:07:59.387+08:00Chicco Briones commits to UPChicco Briones commits to UPBy Rick Olivares Chicco Briones, the 19-year old 6’6” son of former PBA player Lowell Briones is transferring from Carroll College in Montana, USA to the University of Philippines. The younger Briones, who played one year for Carroll College, will be serving his residency next year and be eligible to play for UP in Season 86. The elder Briones played forUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8941288664705100419.post-32282828919383852652022-04-26T22:12:00.009+08:002022-04-27T12:44:18.262+08:00 Ateneo-Adamson: A Deeper Rivalry Than You Think Ateneo-Adamson: A Deeper Rivalry Than You ThinkBy Rick Olivares When the Ateneo de Manila entered the UAAP in 1978 (Season 40 if you want to be precise), the defending champion at that time was Adamson. The Blue Eagles saw many key players not come back after the ill-fated finish of the final NCAA drive of 1977 that culminated in a loss Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8941288664705100419.post-1419730085942574382022-04-21T21:44:00.001+08:002022-04-21T21:44:39.557+08:00Perfecting the Blue and White MachinePerfecting the Blue and White MachineBy Rick Olivares I was actually expecting Ateneo to bowl over and spill out the guts of the UST Growling Tigers in the first round. But they didn’t. A 91-80 win actually flattered UST since they had no foreign player and they lost all their stars from the previous year. Now, after the first round break, my thought was – Ateneo had taken the full Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8941288664705100419.post-60157997633425109182022-04-07T23:18:00.007+08:002022-04-07T23:38:25.286+08:00Thoughts on Ateneo's win over UE and looking at the Blue Eagles' scoringMy Thoughts about the Ateneo Blue Eagles' 94-72 win over UEby Rick Olivares
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8941288664705100419.post-73594912595821176922022-03-26T22:05:00.006+08:002022-03-26T22:14:56.116+08:00My thoughts about Ateneo’s 90-81 win over UP to open the UAAP Season 84 campaign. My thoughts about Ateneo’s 90-81 win over UP to open the UAAP Season 84 campaign.By Rick Olivares Heading into the game, I wondered what UP’s Malick Diouf would be like for UP. When Ateneo first saw him with CEU, he gave the Blue Eagles fits. And that was with a team of no-names. Imagine what he would do with a blue chip recruiting class. While Diouf played well in Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8941288664705100419.post-36892182565067466842022-03-02T10:05:00.002+08:002022-03-02T10:05:36.025+08:00Talking to Manchester City defender John Stones Our interview with Manchester City defender John Stones a few days before their 1-nil win over Everton. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8941288664705100419.post-86735817247270745452022-02-28T10:51:00.006+08:002022-02-28T10:56:53.428+08:00Talking to Crystal Palace's Odsonne EdouardInterview conducted before Crystal Palace's 1-1 draw with Burnley on February 26, 2022. Odsonne Edouard is the second player in the Premier League I have been able to interview this season; the first being Liverpool's Diogo Jota. Look for that interview somewhere below my blog.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8941288664705100419.post-13874178275410623092022-02-27T13:57:00.003+08:002022-02-27T14:36:44.582+08:00Can the Ateneo Blue Eagles win a fourth straight UAAP title this Season 84?Can the Ateneo Blue Eagles win a fourth straight UAAP title this Season 84?By Rick Olivares That is not a question that is easy to answer because there are a couple of variables. The first is, the long two years off due to the Covid-19 pandemic that in my opinion does not help Ateneo’s cause one bit. Because of the time off, we lost William Navarro and Dwight Ramos. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8941288664705100419.post-48938772129188377902022-02-09T11:19:00.001+08:002022-02-28T11:22:26.652+08:00Talking to Liverpool FC's Diogo JotaConducted this interview with one of the most explosive football players in the world today -- Liverpool FC's Diogo Jota. This was conducted a few days before he ousted Arsenal in the Carabao Cup.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8941288664705100419.post-50266015356920931132020-08-17T01:00:00.000+08:002020-08-17T01:00:05.883+08:002020-21 College Hoops Blue Chippers
2020-21 College Hoops Blue Chippers
by Rick Olivares
I was invited last Saturday evening on Benny Benitez’ show Bull by the Horn where we discussed college ball and in particular, my choices for the top incoming players for the next NCAA and UAAP seasons. When it happens just to be precise because we all know this raging pandemic that has placed everything up in the air.
Here are theUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8941288664705100419.post-28005290278499968682020-08-03T17:00:00.000+08:002020-08-03T17:00:06.663+08:00OPINION: What is up with the NU Bulldogs?
OPINION: What is up with the NU Bulldogs?
By Rick Olivares
One of the biggest stories in local sports in the last couple of days has been the high profile transfers of National University Bullpup stars Carl Tamayo, Gerry Abadiano, and Kevin Quiambao to other schools for their college careers.
Tamayo and Abadiano are going to the University of the Philippines and Quiambao is earmarked forUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0