Complete Pido Jarencio's Post-Game Statement After Game 1 of the UAAP Finals

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Coach Pido Jarencio of UST can be classified as one of the most outspoken coaches in modern-day college basketball, but we never saw or heard him be this disappointed, until how Game 1 of the UAAP Finals between his Tigers and the Ateneo Blue Eagles turned out (Ateneo won, 83-78). During the post-game press conference, he uttered these words:

“Ako diretsa ako makipagusap. Hindi naman patas yung tawagan. Sobra naman yun."

“Umakyat pa nga ako sa kanila. Sabi ko maging fair tayo sa mga decision natin."

“I’m not against Ateneo. Pero bakit ganun? Unfair naman sa min, dahil UST lang kami ganun ang tawagan? Sana ayusin nila. Kundi baka magkaroon ng people power dito."

“Sa akin, basta kami nag-e-enjoy lang kami. We enjoy the game. Ako positive ako sa team namin. Binigyan namin ng magandang laban ang Ateneo. Pero wag naman ganun. Sa atin lang, parehas naman tayo lumaban. Sana kung tinuturuan ko yung mga player na saktan mo ito. Saktan mo iyan, duraan mo ito, duraan mo iyan. Tayo fair and square ang laban natin. Yung mga players, kaya mahal ako niyan at kaya mahal ko rin sila, kung ano yung tinuro ko, yun ang nilalabas nila. Walang kalokohan. Walang bahid na pagdududa sa mga tinuturo ko. Kaya yung mga players ang puso buong buo."

“Kaso ayan na naman tayo. Let the players decide."

“Andun na iyun eh. Tinawagan rin si Karim ng mga fouls dun eh. Eh tuloy ‘di na nakaporma yung mga bata. Basta ako vino-voice out ko lang sa inyo. Never in my seven years na nag-co-coach ako sa UAAP na nagvoice out ako against the referees. Kaya lang bakit ganyan."

“Second coming. Tapos na nung elimination, may pangalawa na naman. Ganito na naman. Nakakasawa rin."

“Ang sinasabi ko, ‘Ok, tapusin natin ang laro. Eh tumawag kayo ng foul kay Teng eh, ‘di tatlong free throw yun, pa-free-throw-in niyo, kahit walang oras. Tapusin natin ng maayos lahat. Eh ba’t guilty sila? Ayaw nila tapusin."

“‘Coach, technical ka.’ Bakit eh nagwala ka may free throw pa. Paano mo ko i-technical eh wala nang oras? Titira na lang yung bata, si Teng. ‘Di pa nila binigay yun. Ako, bahala sila kung ano desisyon na ibibigay nila sa akin. Ako sinasabi ko lang yung totoo."

“Kailangan ba mag-e-English ako para paburan ako? Ganun ba labanan dito? Hindi totoo. Nasa Pilipinas tayo dapat tayong mga Pilipino mahalin niyang mga iyan."

“No, walang complaint. Basta ako umakyat ako, bumunot ako ng referee as sinabi ko sa kanila. Physical game ito Let the players decide the game not the referees."

“Ba’t hindi, eh nagpapakamatay yung mga bata. ‘Di ba lumamang pa kami ng isa. Lamang sila 10, ‘di kami bumitaw?"

“Ang ninipis ng tawag, ang kakapal ng mukha. Sana marinig lang din nila ako. Eh kasi naaawa ako sa mga estudyante babayad 250, pipila madaling araw. Ala una ng madaling araw nandyan na para mapanood lang kami. Mapanood Ateneo-UST game tapos gaganunin lang. De-deprive kami ng fair officiating. Bahala na sila. Ma-ko-konsensya din yang lintik na yun.”

Credits: InterAksyon.com

All-NCAA Finals

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It's powerhouse Sandugo-San Sebastian vs. upset-minded Cagayan-UPHSD
in the all-NCAA Shakey's V-League Open Finals.

Since the formation of the Shakey's V-League in 2004, we have never heard of an all-NCAA finals in the country's premier volleyball league. Not until tonight as the 2012 Shakey's V-League Open Conference Finals goes underway at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium. The Sandugo-San Sebastian Lady Conquerors and the Cagayan-Perpetual Help Rising Suns collide in this best-of-3 showdown which pits off two NCAA volleyball powers.

History: As I mentioned, this is the first time two NCAA teams clash in the V-League Finals, but that leads us back to February in the NCAA semifinals, where the Rising Suns, i.e. the Lady Altas, eliminated the Lady Conquerors, aka the Lady Stags, from finals contention in straight sets. The Lady Altas would go on to beat Letran in the finals. That would serve as Roger Gorayeb's final year with the Lady Stags NCAA-wise before he serves a two-year ban for his involvement in the infamous December NCAA brawl.

What Now: Before he leaves the NCAA (for a while), Gorayeb wants to steer his team to a championship, and the best time is now. Sandugo-Baste enters the finals with a near-flawless record, only losing once to the erstwhile champs Army led by Rachel Daquis. The Lady Conquerors would beat no less than Gorayeb's other team, the Ateneo Lady Eagles, in the semis via a devastating sweep. The defending NCAA champions, on the other hand, surprised everyone when they beat Army in the semis also by a sweep, setting the all-NCAA finale.

Key Match-Up: Sandra Delos Santos vs. Joy Benito-We have seen this a lot of times in the NCAA, but this individual rivalry between these two perennial MVP contenders (with Benito winning the plum) goes to a whole new level starting tonight. Also to watch out is the match-up between their respective Thai imports.

Forecast: Payback for the Lady Stags. Sandugo-San Sebastian in three.