Heading into UAAP Season 88, not many pundits would have expected that the NU Bulldogs would emerge as the team to beat. Most expected the reigning champion UP Fighting Maroons and the reloaded DLSU Green Archers to continue their dominance of the league, while some believed that it was time for the UST Growling Tigers
The difference between expectations and reality can at times be defined by circumstances beyond one’s control and how they adapt to it. One can plan days, weeks, and even months ahead, but a disruption or two could throw those carefully-laid plans down the drain. This often happens in basketball, where a player can have a
The first week of the NBA season came in hot. Big names went off, young guns showed out, and a few players dropped absolute bombs on the stat sheet. Here’s a quick look at the performances that made us stop scrolling, shake our heads, and go “Well, damn.” Luka Doncic – 49 points, 11 rebounds,
Everyone knew this was coming. When the Dallas Mavericks shocked the world and traded Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers last February, everyone outside of Southern California feared for his revenge tour. The trade clearly became a wake-up call for Doncic and he reacted to it as positively as he could have. He went
Comfort is a word rarely put in the same sentence as any rookie in any sport, more so during the start of a season. But Dylan Harper is not like many rookies. The numbers won’t make you jump out of your seat, but the poise and efficiency with which Harper had during the first three
Winning championships and defending them are both difficult endeavors and the UP Fighting Maroons have experienced how tough the latter can be. The Maroons weren’t expected to breeze through UAAP Season 88, but neither were they viewed as one of the teams (along with the FEU Tamaraws and the still-winless UE Red Warriors) to go
