MAY HEM KIB MONTALBO STEALING THE SCENE
STEALING THE SCENE
HISTORY HAS ITS EYES ON YOU This season’s UAAP hosted by University of Santo Tomas will present the 79th season of the Philippines’ top universities with 2 of the biggest rivals head to head for yet another year. Members include Adamson University (AdU), Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU), De La Salle University (DLSU), Far Eastern University (FEU), National University (NU), University of the East (UE), University of the Philippines (UP), and University of Santo Tomas (UST). Varsity teams from these universities compete annually in fifteen (15) sports to vie for the overall championship title, namely:
Badminton | Baseball Basketball | Beach Volleyball Chess | Fencing Football | Judo Softball | Swimming Table Tennis | Taekwondo Tennis Track & Field | Volleyball The Ateneo–La Salle rivalry is a school rivalry that goes as far back as the mid 1920’s. This goes to show that the Ateneo-La Salle rivalry has always ignited a spark within the competition. Both are private, top research and Catholic academic institutions within the Metropolitan Manila area. The Ateneo men’s varsity team is known as the Ateneo Blue Eagles, the women’s varsity team is known as the Lady Eagles, and its high school team as the Blue Eaglets. The La Salle
men’s varsity team, on the other hand, is known as the De La Salle Green Archers, the women’s varsity team as the Lady Archers/Spikers, and its high school team as the Junior Archers. With an impressive overall record, La Salle leads Ateneo in the number of overall General Championships in the Seniors division at 7–1. This means that La Salle has 87.5% of the favor, while Ateneo has the remaining 12.5%. All championships listed are NCAA General Championships and UAAP General Championships. Moreover, from the third expansion the UAAP season to the present, there has been a total of 30 seasons with both DLSU and ADMU present in the league. Without the NCAA, however, Ateneo has never won any general championship in the Seniors division, while La Salle has won a total of 3. It therefore indicates that given the event that ADMU has won a general championship from the 3rd expansion of the season to the present, the result will be null (∅). La Salle, on the other hand, has only won 10% of the total number of seasons indicated above. La Salle won its first UAAP General Championship in the Seniors Division in 2012-13 season and was continued until the following season. The UAAP not only provide the fierce competitiveness of the Philippines’ top universities, but also allowed the unity of the given schools. Occasions such as basketball and volleyball are particularly followed by hundreds and thousands of faithful attendees, as their favorite student athletes represent the school with the showing off of the values that they posses. UAAP games have become a nationwide topic, which is often trending on social media and other broadcasting outlets on a nationwide TV coverage. For many alumni and alumnae of these universities, their school spirit continues to live on to this very day. According to Vincent De Vera of Batch ’76, he not only watches and supports DLSU in their run in the UAAP basketball tournament, but also utilizes this time to bond with his fellow Lasallians during the games. Although he made mention of his existing Atenean friends, he says that they still have that “friendly”rivalry amongst themselves.
NUMBER OF OVERALL GENERAL CHAMPIONSHIPS (LA SALLE VS. ATENEO) IN THE SENIORS DIVISION 7/8
1/8
87.5%
12.5%
3 / 30
0 / 30
OUT OF 30 RESPONDENTS
10%
∅
DO YOUTHINK LA SALLE HAS A CHANCE IN WINNING THIS YEAR’S GENERAL CAHAMPIONSHIP?
Given all these, The UAAP is not only an avenue for the students of the respective schools, but it also serves as a one of the goals of aspiring athletes who wish to excel in the field of sports. Based on my very own experience and being part of the UAAP Football team for De La Salle Zobel, these opportunities gave me a fulfilling feeling, knowing that I have accomplished something by making every effort to pursue excellence for my alma mater. Being part of UAAP likewise helped me in motivating myself to do better, to perform better for the benefit of the very school I represent. Although my team may have not won the championship, we were overjoyed, with the knowledge that we poured out every part of our being to rightfully represent the school. As a student athlete, everything does not ultimately end in the court, in the field or in the pool, as we are called to share the different realizations that we have learned over the years to all the more inspire others in their quest to hold the banner of DLSU high and bright
YES
94% NO
6%
EAT SLEEP DANCE REPEAT The University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) formed the UAAP Street Dance Competition in 2011 to encourage students to watch the closing ceremonies. Although this event is an official UAAP competition, it does not cater nor add points to the UAAP overall championship ranking. It is composed of eight different universities namely, Adamson University (Adu), Ateneo De Manila University (ADMU), De La Salle University (DLSU), Far Eastern University (FEU), National University (NU), University of the East (UE), University of the Philippines (UP), and University of Santo Tomas (UST). In its longevity, DLSU has won two out of five seasons led by UP with three championships in the said competition. Each year, each team has a 4/8 (50%) chance of getting into the Top 4 and a 3/4 (75%) chance to win the top 3, and followed by a 1/3 (33.33%) chance to win every school’s most coveted gold award. Statistically speaking, however, there is no calculation that would guarantee you a spot in the top 3 or even getting a gold medal. In fact, each team would still have to qualify, train, and excellently perform, and be judged by a panel before a winner can ultimately be determined. After observing the street dance scene for years, the art of dancing certainly follows a pattern, usually based on the choreography and the given movements. For instance, dancers make it a point to count the beats of the chosen music thus creating movements for every beat given. Most of the time, the music has a 4/4 beat, which means that they can make 4 movements in one measure. This therefore implies that they can combine 4 movements within the time measure of 4 beats. Another is the dancers’ blocking on stage. This arranging and positioning of the dancers are often executed in an odd-even ratio, so that the dancers behind would be visible in the spaces in between. Dancing is full of combinations and permutations. You can clearly see such phenomenon given the various formations, the creative choreographies, the music beats, and the different styles of dance. Such form of sport is indeed an avenue of endless possibilities – including the costumes that
dancers have to wear. Through all these, there are numerous combinations that are possible only in the field of dance. In the UAAP Street Dance Competition, the different teams can utilize 18 different street dance styles:
B-Boying | Breaking Bounce Clown | Walk Detroit Jit | Electric Boogaloo Flexing | Floating Jerkin’ | Jiggin’ Krumping | Litefeet Locking | Lyrical hip-hop Memphis Jookin’ | Popping Snap dance | Turfing For instance, if the choreographer wishes to use 10 styles out of the 18 with no specific arrangement needed, he can explore using 43,758 possible combinations. If on the other hand his cochoreographer desires to use only 5 styles for a portion of the dance with an arrangement that needs to be followed, he can make use of a total of 1,028,160 possible combinations. If you were to imagine the scope of the given possibilities above, the numbers might continue to increase as you add yet another criteria such as emotions to be evoked, foot movements, and many others. This therefore means that dancing involves more than just physical work, but may also be interpreted through the use of statistics. Overall, dance may be far from straightforward statistics, but it can definitely be related to, as it is mostly visible to the observer.
18C10 = 43,758 18P5 = 1,028,160
OUT OF 30 RESPONDENTS DO YOU THINK LSDC-STREET WILL PLACE IN THIS YEAR’S STREET DANCE COMPETITION? YES
77.75% NO
22.25%
Aside from volleyball and basketball, one of the most awaited events in this prestigious league is the UAAP Cheerdance Competition (CDC). This year’s anticipated event is now on its 21st run and the top three finishing universities are expected to face off once more. To the disappointment of many, the University of the Philippines Pep Squad backed out just recently, given the complications of the group in line with the rules of the said competition. This leaves NU as the frontrunner in winning on a possible fourth consecutive win, once declared champions, or the UST Salinggawi Dance Troupe who are definitely ready to pull something out of their sleeves. Despite the mayhem on the court, De La Salle has unfortunately been falling behind the cheerdance competition. With the highest placement of second place way back in 2011, it has only placed sixth for the past two years. Given the different universities however, there can only be 3 universities that will be recognized out of the 7 (without UP). This means that there is a possibility of 210 different permutations that can be formed from the given universities that can be part of the top 3. Let us not be disheartened by the number. Instead, we are to take into account that somewhere along the digit 210, DLSU is part of it. With head coach Ruffa Rosario taking the bow and arrow for the Animo Squad, she still managed to place them there, and continuously cheers them on. As compared to the other powerhouse schools, skill is something the Squad lacks.
Nonetheless, every competition may still be considered a good experience for both the team and Coach Ruffa. In an interview with ABS-CBN Sports, he shares his main goal as the head coach. He wants the Animo Spirit to keep on burning in the hearts of his squad, with the passion to dance, and not merely aim for the title. To him what’s more important is that the students learn to enjoy the experience of being a studentathlete. He shares the importance of enjoying the privilege of dancing and of representing the school, to of course honor God. “Performing perfectly with all their heart, enjoying the routine, yun na yung, as a coach, I’m really content with. If they pull off the routine on competition day, whatever God gives us, podium finish or not,” he says. Hopes are high as the Archers look up to bring the hype of the mayhem to the floor - sharpening their arrows once more to let that green passion burning and their undying spirit to win. Despite the gear of their head coach to enjoy and give their all, they intend to execute that with a bang. The pressure is on, being the first team to show what they have in store. As the opening team to perform on November 19, 2016, the coach only has one goal for them to achieve: “ Let the audience, not only the Lasallian audience, cheer for you. As opening, gusto ko lahat ng schools i-cheer sila because it’s connected to our theme.” Taking this opportunity to get the ball rolling, the Animo Squad is ready to throwback and to start the 2016 UAAP Cheerdance Competition with a big surprise.
GET YOUR CHEER ON 7P3 = 210
THE SCORE POINTS PER QUARTER
LADY ARCHERS WIN OVER LADY MAROONS
The DLSU Lady Archers defeated he UP
4Q - 11
1Q - 16
Lady Maroons, 65-48, last November 12 at the Mall of Asia Arena. Khate Castillo finished with 22 points as she made 9 out of 13 attempts and 7 rebounds. The Lady Archers maximized their full court
pressure, leading 16-6 by the end of the
3Q - 29
2Q - 9
DLSU
65
UP
48
first period. The Lady Maroons, however, responded with their own court pressure
POINTS PER PLAYER
and caused several turnovers in the second period. As UP went on a 7-0 run, Lady Maroon Daphne Esplana shot a three-pointer,
Vergara - 5
tightening the gap 23-21 before the end of the second quarter. Lady Archer Joahanna Arciga gave La Salle a 4-point lead as she
Arciga - 8
made 2 free throws. The first half of the game
Claro - 6 Torres - 3 Figueroa - 2 Dagdagan - 2 Nunez - 2 Vela - 2 DLSU - 65
ended with a slim 2-point lead with 25-23. Both teams continue on as the Lady Archers
Castillo - 22
Peñaranda - 13
went on an 11-0 run with two 3-pointers from Castillo. The third quarter ends with a 20-point lead for La Salle, 54-34. The said
NEXT GAME
lead gave the Lady Archers enough stifle even if UP won the fourth quarter, 14-11. The DLSU Lady Archers closed the game with
a 5-2 run, bringing the final score to 65-48.
DLSU
VS
ADMU
November 15 - Araneta Coliseum
OUT OF 30 RESPONDENTS WILL YOU BE WATCHING ANY BASKETBALL GAMES THIS SEASON? YES
87.5%
NO 12.5%
It is indeed undeniable that scoring is one of the most satisfying, if not the most important things in the world of sports. With only a fraction of a 24-second shot clock to make a basket for instance, it is no wonder that an individual’s scoring abilities ultimately attract the most attention. However, basketball in its dynamic entirety, exhibits much complexity that requires a certain set of skills that go beyond the art of shooting. In fact, if one had to pick one statistic from the common box score to tell whether a player helps or hurts his team, it isn’t how many points he scores nor how many rebounds he grabs nor how many assists he dishes out. It’s how many steals he gets. The ability to maintain possession of the ball is one of the core assets that heavily contribute to the success of a team.
SCENE STEALER: KIB MONTALBO
In the course of a normal game play, the smooth grabbing of the ball from an opponent is difficult to pull off, as good and proper instinct becomes essential most of the time. “It simply is the ability to anticipate. That’s it,” said Kib Montalbo, a DLSU Green Archer who currently leads the UAAP Season 79 in steals per game. Kib suffered an ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) injury last May, spent months recovering, and then returned to the floor for his 3rd UAAP season this year. Given these data, Kib Montalbo is, percentage-wise, the league’s most infuriating defender when compared to other players’ statistic performance. The 5’11 Bacolod native comes off the bench and leads the season with 3 steals per game for the overall elimination round. While Kib managed to accomplish his part in the different areas such as assists and rebounds, the steals – being the most informative stats in the basketball – has more important implications for how one thinks about sports data. These steals must hold additional value when one interprets or “solves” for the impact of the players who get them.
Furthermore, in basketball, they say that the only opponent you have to beat is yourself. Interpreting the data of Kib’s performance based on his points, the data implies that he was more consistent in making the shots during the first elimination round with a standard deviation (SD) of 2.27 as compared to the 4.07 result of the second round. In terms of his defensive performance, he likewise was more consistent during the first round with a 1.57 SD versus the 3.28 SD for the second round. This, however, does not necessarily imply that his performance declined. The given interpretation merely displays the consistency of his performance. Many people say that it seems like he never left, because just recently, he had a total of 9 steals in a terrific defensive performance against their Ateneo Blue Eagles rival. This number is now the most recorded in the UAAP since 2003. “Every game, I make it a point that I am able to read the opponent’s movements or plays inside the court,” Kib said. Montalbo likewise embodies the notion that this “craft” of stealing largely owes to innate talent and sensibilities, with a little bit of technical fine-tuning along the way. Ultimately, stealing is not a complicated endeavor. It simply happens when a defensive player takes the ball from the opponent without committing a personal foul. The following are additional interpretations of the given data set: More than 50% of the PTS data for Round 1 is less than 8.14. More than 50% of the PTS data for Round 2 is less than 5.71. 25% of the REB data for Round 1 is lesser than 1, while 75% of the REB data for Round 1 is greater than 1. 25% of the REB data for Round 2 is lesser than 3, while 75% of the REB data for Round 2 is greater than 3.
Kib Montalbo’s performance for the second round of the elimination ONLY
Kib Montalbo’s performance for the first round of the elimination ONLY TEAM
MIN
PTS
REB
AST
STL
TEAM
MIN
PTS
REB
AST
STL
ADMU UE AdU NU UST UP FEU
24.33 24.33 27.33 32.67 19.33 24.33 17.67
8 9 12 5 8 9 6
1 3 9 3 3 1 0
5 5 6 2 4 3 1
5 3 2 5 1 2 2
ADMU UE AdU NU UST UP FEU
27.17 22.33 26.00 15.50 17.67 26.17 30.83
6 0 8 5 5 3 13
3 4 6 0 4 3 4
3 2 2 1 3 1 4
9 2 0 2 3 6 0
AVERAGE
24.28
8.14
2.86
3.71
2.86
AVERAGE
23.67
5.71
3.43
2.29
3.14
STATLIT A59 ALDEA FERNANDEZ HILLERSTAM KIT MONTALBO