Let's not forget about FEU, dmi rin surprises yan and they do recruit good native players. They may even enter the Final via back door if UST, DLSU and NU get bad breaks during the course of the tournament.
http://www.interaksyon.com/interaktv/a-very-early-look-at-uaap-season-75-basketballFEU Tamaraws
Losses:
Jens Knuttel (6.3 minutes – 0.2 points, 0.5 rebounds, 1 assist)
JR Cawaling (16.5 minutes – 7 points, 1.2 rebounds, 1.2 assists)
Pipo Noundou (1 minute – 2 points)
Aldrech Ramos (33.4 minutes – 11.7 points, 9.3 rebounds, 1.5 assists, 0.8 steals, 1.1 blocks)
Ping Exciminiano(20.8 minutes – 5.2 points, 3.5 rebounds, 1.2 assists, 1.2 steals)
A return to the finals earned FEU the same result, another thumping from the Blue Eagles. They’ll be hoping that third time will be a charm, but should that happen, expect a much different team when you look past RR Garcia, Terrence Romeo and Russel Escoto. A
combination of injuries and a general lack of personnel made it tough for the Tamaraws to battle Ateneo’s frontline, but they’ll be reinforced in Season 75 by as many as three big men.
First is Anthony Hargrove, a 6-foot-5 American transferee from the Technological Institute of the Philippines who, ironically, spent some time with Ateneo before making his way to Morayta.
Then there’s a more familiar name, Arvie Bringas, the one-time Green Archer and the brother of Mark. Now fully released from DLSU, he’ll probably be raring to play, hopefully down low instead of on the perimeter hoisting up triples.
Finally, Mark Bello, a 6-foot-5 provincial recruit, might be called to make the leap to team A. But if it’s more scoring on the perimeter that they want, they’ll get it in the form of 2010 NCAA juniors MVP Gino Jumao-as, and another prominent NCAA juniors name, Archie Ingio, a former Letran Squire. The question for FEU still remains, however: “Who will distribute the ball for all these guys?”
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We'll see how FEU can recover from the losses of three of their frontline as Hargrove does not have that high of a basketball IQ. Have not seen Mark Bello play. The key to FEU this coming season is how Romeo and Garcia mix together as Romeo is a ball hog and so is Garcia (but more effective).
FEU can still be in the final four and make UST and NU work for it as well. They have not fared that well in the pre-season tournaments losing to all the projected final four teams if i remember correctly.