UAAP Season 71 Finals Schedule: Ateneo vs. La Salle

18 September 2008

It's on! The most anticipated matchup has materialized and rabid blue and green followers can't wait 'till gametime Sunday. Studio 23, Adidas, and the other sponsors must all be licking their chops at this marketing bonanza, especially in the light of all the negative economic developments in recent days.

For Ateneans, the 6 year wait has been long enough, and 2008 hopefully will culminate in another title. In the interim years, there have been finals appearances, long winning streaks, but no crown and definitely none of the extreme confidence, focus and defensive discipline that this year's team has shown from the very first game of the season. Pardon the Blue Eagle faithful for being giddy and getting ahead of ourselves, all that devotion and loyalty (cheering through losses, NU and Adamson games, paying scalper prices, etc.) will seem to be finally rewarded, though we ask not for it

So Rabeh, call on that jump hook and sweet touch of yours for another two games and punctuate that MVP award and revelation of a season by punishing the DLSU big men on the way to the title. Nonoy, the shaded lane is your domain, as it has been for two years now, guard it with every inch of your wingspan and stonewall La Salle's chances to defend their crown. Chris, you have gone through more ups and downs than anyone else on the team and yet have endured to reach this point, you know and will do what it takes to get the prize, so steer the blue and white home, captain, before we send you off to bigger and better things…

Finals Schedule (all at Araneta Coliseum)

Game 1

Sunday, September 21, 2008

4:00 pm Ateneo vs, LaSalle

Game 2

Thursday, September 25, 2008

3:30 pm UAAP Basketball Awards
4:00 pm LaSalle vs. Ateneo

Game 3 - if necessary

Sunday, September 28, 2008

3:30 pm Ateneo vs. LaSalle

UAAP Final Awards

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