It's a long overdue post, but finally after six years, I can once again say...
PUTANGINA! CHAMPION NANAMAN!
This year's team is probably one of the most cohesive, dynamic squads ever assembled. And remember, we have almost the whole team back next year except of course for Chris (thank you thank you for five awesome years) and Yuri (thank you thank you for locking down opposing point guards). MVP Rabeh will be back and so will "Tapal King" Baclao.
I still remember when we won it all back in '02. I was lucky enough to score tickets for Game 1 (where Fonacier blocked Cardona twice!) and the Game 2 loss. It was next to impossible trying to score tickets for the final game, so I had to settle for the TV. I can clearly remember Quimpo hitting the three-pointer to blow that game wide open with 2 minutes left, and myself falling on my knees in front of the TV screen.
This one, of course, was just as sweet.
I finally came across a website that streamed the game live, since TFC is just too expensive to get, especially for only one show. Even from a thousand miles away, the tension and the intensity were just too much, especially when La Salle cut the lead to three with ten minutes left. What followed was one of the sloppiest 4th quarters I've ever seen, but by the time it ended, at 4:00am local time, I found myself with outstretched arms screaming while the rest of LA was sleeping, "PUTANGINA! CHAMPION NANAMAN!"
Thank you Blue Eagles for a magical season. 15-1 is just way way beyond anybody's expectations.
Thank you Coach Norman for molding the boys into champions.
Thank you to my fellow Ateneans out there who cheered their hearts out in Araneta and in front of their TVs!
Dare I say it? PUTANGINA! CHAMPION NANAMAN!
This year's team is probably one of the most cohesive, dynamic squads ever assembled. And remember, we have almost the whole team back next year except of course for Chris (thank you thank you for five awesome years) and Yuri (thank you thank you for locking down opposing point guards). MVP Rabeh will be back and so will "Tapal King" Baclao.
I still remember when we won it all back in '02. I was lucky enough to score tickets for Game 1 (where Fonacier blocked Cardona twice!) and the Game 2 loss. It was next to impossible trying to score tickets for the final game, so I had to settle for the TV. I can clearly remember Quimpo hitting the three-pointer to blow that game wide open with 2 minutes left, and myself falling on my knees in front of the TV screen.
This one, of course, was just as sweet.
I finally came across a website that streamed the game live, since TFC is just too expensive to get, especially for only one show. Even from a thousand miles away, the tension and the intensity were just too much, especially when La Salle cut the lead to three with ten minutes left. What followed was one of the sloppiest 4th quarters I've ever seen, but by the time it ended, at 4:00am local time, I found myself with outstretched arms screaming while the rest of LA was sleeping, "PUTANGINA! CHAMPION NANAMAN!"
Thank you Blue Eagles for a magical season. 15-1 is just way way beyond anybody's expectations.
Thank you Coach Norman for molding the boys into champions.
Thank you to my fellow Ateneans out there who cheered their hearts out in Araneta and in front of their TVs!
Dare I say it? PUTANGINA! CHAMPION NANAMAN!