Dream Game Part 2: Blue vs Green

A few years removed from the first of what could turn out to be a regular thing, the men's varsity basketball alumni of both De La Salle Green Archers will once again hook up with the Ateneo Blue Eagles in a duel that could either bury the Archers (they lost the first one) or serve as a prologue to a third (and hopefully final) encounter.

While the rosters aren't out yet, here's this writer's more popular picks for both sides:

ETO YUN E! (Photo credit to Mr. Vic Icasas)

DLSU

PG Mike Cortez
SG Mac Cardona
SF Willy Wilson
PF Rico Maierhofer
C Carlo Sharma

PG TY Tang
SG Jayvee Casio
SG Joseph Yeo
SG Ren Ren Ritualo
SF Ryan Arana
C Don Allado

ADMU

PG LA Tenorio
SG Larry Fonacier
SF JC Intal
PF Rico Villanueva
C Rabah Al Husaini

PF Nonoy Baclao
SG Eric Salamat
C Doug Kramer

From the outside looking in, the Eagles are just bigger, badder and better pound for pound. They have the more traditionally-built players to fill up each position as compared to DLSU's trademark bevy of isolation-heavy superstar combo guards.

Either DLSU runs the press full-time (that is, if coach Franz Pumaren can win over Wilson and Cortez who to this day are reportedly hurting from the whole "benta" and post-UAAP careers "snubbing" incident) or, ADMU coach Norman Black takes the game seriously after losing the PCCL title to an NCAA team, and asks his bigs to go hard.

Villanueva, Kraer, Al Husaini are arguably three of the more promising bigs in the PBA today, and other than Sharma, I don't see Rico Maierhofer trying to draw an offensive foul from any of those bruisers. The way the PBA is right now, there are more UE star alums to choose from than Greens.

Though I bleed Green and White (with some parts Black and Gold), I just don't see how the Green team (chemistry issues and all) wins over the boys in Blue. Credit to the organizers, but I think people would be more interested if they staged a SEVEN GAME SERIES between the San Beda Red Lions vs the San Sebastian Recoletos Stags.

To make it a little more even, the Stags will be reinforced by Philippine Christian University standouts. Shit. Jayson Castro-Jimbo Aquino-Calvin Abueva-Gabby Espinas-Beau Belga VS Escobal-Menor-Pascual-Marcelo-Ekwe. Tangamang yan.