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NCAA Power Rankings (Aug 11 - Aug 15)
Sun, Aug 17, 2008 by Nash Castro
1 James Sena (JRU) - The way I set up the top three in this week's rankings is intentional (meaning you may not agree with it) and you will easily spot the trend. Twice led his team in scoring (16 pts, 6/6 fts vs CSB, 8/11; 19 pts vs CSJL, 8/15) plus complimentary stats (7 rebs vs CSB; 9 rebs, 2 blks vs CSJL), nobody else came close in having the best two-game performance this week. This is Sena applying the STFU hold on everybody else. Money, money, yeah, yeah.
2 Sam Ekwe (SBC) - For three games now, Ekwe has led the Lions in scoring (22 pts vs PCU, 8/11; 14 pts vs MIT, 8/15). This is unusual for someone who is more known for dominating the boards (14 rpg last week) and physical defensive presence (3 bpg last week).
3 (1) Jason Ballesteros (SSCR) - In the travesty called the Stags-Altas game (8/13), Ballesteros kept the crowd alive with his dunks, the alley-oop two-handed jam in the fourth quarter serving as the icing in a game well-played (12 pts, 15 rebs, 3 blks) at least for him. And would you believe somebody actually played well for the Las Piñas-based squad (Raffy Ynion - 11 pts, 4/4 fgs, 6 rebs vs SSCR, 8/13)?
4 Kelvin dela Peña (MIT) - KdP just typified that you can not put a good man down. Although he claimed he was only 80% healthy prior to gametime last week (vs SBC, 8/13), he had 12 pts, 12 rebs, 3 asts, 2 stls. Why, that was the reason he was the MVP last year.
5 John Melegrito (CSJL) - Melegrito had a career half against the Bombers (8/15), shooting six-three pointers in the first 20 minutes. He finished with 24 pts, 7/9 3pts, 5 rebs, 5 asts.
6 Marc Cagoco (JRU) - Talk about consistency and Cagoco would be the last person you would be discussing. But going 16 ppg on 50% 3pts last week and adding some other numbers (3 asts, 3 stls vs CSB, 8/11; 4 rebs vs CSJL, 8/15), the "Super Saiyan" is no longer a liability for the Bombers.
7 Marvin Hayes (JRU) - Against a weak team (vs CSB, 8/11), Hayes had weak stats (6 pts, 5 rebs, 2 asts, 1 stl, 1 blk). But what matters is what he did (11 pts, 13 rebs, 5 asts, 2 stls, 1 blk) in the game that counted more (vs CSJL, 8/15).
8 Neil Pascual (MIT) - Pascual, Neil = double-double (11 pts, 16 rebs, 2 blks vs SBC, 8/13). Since there are already three centers vying for Mythical Team honors (look above), can Pascual count as a forward instead? He gets contention since Mark Sarangay starts at center spot for the Cardinals.
9 Jeff Vidal (PCU) - Mark this down. Vidal is Dolphins men's basketball head coach Joel Dualan's "fourth wheel" (13.5 ppg, 6/14 3pts, 6 rpg, 2.5 apg, 2 spg last week). Then again, Beau Belga and Lei Mar Navarro notched DNP's for a variety of reasons last week, so somebody had to step up.
10 Marlon Gomez (PCU) - If the Dolphins decide to leave the NCAA for good, consider Gomez as scouted and recruited as early as now (15 pts, 11 rebs, 3 asts, 2 stls vs SBC, 8/11; 10 pts, 5 rebs vs CSB, 8/15). His energy is contagious.
Sun, Aug 17, 2008 by Nash Castro
1 James Sena (JRU) - The way I set up the top three in this week's rankings is intentional (meaning you may not agree with it) and you will easily spot the trend. Twice led his team in scoring (16 pts, 6/6 fts vs CSB, 8/11; 19 pts vs CSJL, 8/15) plus complimentary stats (7 rebs vs CSB; 9 rebs, 2 blks vs CSJL), nobody else came close in having the best two-game performance this week. This is Sena applying the STFU hold on everybody else. Money, money, yeah, yeah.2 Sam Ekwe (SBC) - For three games now, Ekwe has led the Lions in scoring (22 pts vs PCU, 8/11; 14 pts vs MIT, 8/15). This is unusual for someone who is more known for dominating the boards (14 rpg last week) and physical defensive presence (3 bpg last week).
3 (1) Jason Ballesteros (SSCR) - In the travesty called the Stags-Altas game (8/13), Ballesteros kept the crowd alive with his dunks, the alley-oop two-handed jam in the fourth quarter serving as the icing in a game well-played (12 pts, 15 rebs, 3 blks) at least for him. And would you believe somebody actually played well for the Las Piñas-based squad (Raffy Ynion - 11 pts, 4/4 fgs, 6 rebs vs SSCR, 8/13)?
4 Kelvin dela Peña (MIT) - KdP just typified that you can not put a good man down. Although he claimed he was only 80% healthy prior to gametime last week (vs SBC, 8/13), he had 12 pts, 12 rebs, 3 asts, 2 stls. Why, that was the reason he was the MVP last year.
5 John Melegrito (CSJL) - Melegrito had a career half against the Bombers (8/15), shooting six-three pointers in the first 20 minutes. He finished with 24 pts, 7/9 3pts, 5 rebs, 5 asts.
6 Marc Cagoco (JRU) - Talk about consistency and Cagoco would be the last person you would be discussing. But going 16 ppg on 50% 3pts last week and adding some other numbers (3 asts, 3 stls vs CSB, 8/11; 4 rebs vs CSJL, 8/15), the "Super Saiyan" is no longer a liability for the Bombers.
7 Marvin Hayes (JRU) - Against a weak team (vs CSB, 8/11), Hayes had weak stats (6 pts, 5 rebs, 2 asts, 1 stl, 1 blk). But what matters is what he did (11 pts, 13 rebs, 5 asts, 2 stls, 1 blk) in the game that counted more (vs CSJL, 8/15).
8 Neil Pascual (MIT) - Pascual, Neil = double-double (11 pts, 16 rebs, 2 blks vs SBC, 8/13). Since there are already three centers vying for Mythical Team honors (look above), can Pascual count as a forward instead? He gets contention since Mark Sarangay starts at center spot for the Cardinals.
9 Jeff Vidal (PCU) - Mark this down. Vidal is Dolphins men's basketball head coach Joel Dualan's "fourth wheel" (13.5 ppg, 6/14 3pts, 6 rpg, 2.5 apg, 2 spg last week). Then again, Beau Belga and Lei Mar Navarro notched DNP's for a variety of reasons last week, so somebody had to step up.
10 Marlon Gomez (PCU) - If the Dolphins decide to leave the NCAA for good, consider Gomez as scouted and recruited as early as now (15 pts, 11 rebs, 3 asts, 2 stls vs SBC, 8/11; 10 pts, 5 rebs vs CSB, 8/15). His energy is contagious.
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