De La Salle Team “D”

August 13, 2010 | 7:56 am | By |

Arnold Van Opstal, JR Gallarza, Brian Organ (archerpride.com)

From Green Arrows of Archerpride.com:

Most schools have their team A and a Team B. Team Bs susually include players who hope to make their respective Team As as soon as they have finished their residency requirements or are polished enough to make Team A.

For the DLSU Basketball Program, we have a TEAM “D” – D for developmental. These are the players who are being groomed to make the DLSU UAAP team in the next few years. A lot of speculation and rumors have surrounded them so rather than let wild imaginations go even wilder, I have put up this thread to discuss these players who are in our Team D.

Just one caveat. There names and pictures may be in this thread but this DOES NOT GUARANTEE they will eventually suit up for DLSU right away. Some are 2-3 years from making the team mainly due to residency requirements.

JR Gallarza, Andrew Harris (archerpride.com)

Brian Organ, Norbert Torres (archerpride.com)

(Bottom to second from the top} Arnold Van Opstal, Maoi Marcelino, LA Revilla, JR Gallarza (archerpride.com)

The really good thing about having a Team D with staggered eligibility is that it allows continuity and succession planning. Next year we hopefully will have Torres and AVO, plus a couple of surprises (both mentioned and unmentioned), a few more in 2012, and likewise in 2013. Since they’re already practicing with the team and familiarizing themselves with the system, teamwork and chemistry will not be issues, and they can ease into the Archer game quite smoothly. Talk about being ready to go. Training of understudies will also be facilitated, since the new players will have ample time to learn the tricks of the trade from the more senior players.

Of course, I’m also sure that our team management will keep an eye out for promising high school players every year. Cracking the Team A lineup will be a very competitive affair, and players will have to do their best all the time to keep their spots on the team. Nobody will be assured of their spots, and we’ll not have a problem with superstar-sized egos. At least, that’s the plan. Hopefully.

Catch some of these guys in action at the Father Martin’s Cup

Upcoming FMC games for DLSU
AUGUST 15, 2010 at San Beda College Gym 3:00 pm
vs Informatics

AUGUST 21, 2010 at Arellano University Gym 3:00 pm
vs UP



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  • Bing

    Yap! It’ll be making the DLSU tryouts a little more difficult to get in and if they do get in the next problem is playing time since the present coach only uses a few players during game time. So their future of getting to the level after graduation becomes a little dim. Good thing for the high school guys is that they’ve got other options like Ateneo, UST, etc.

  • Manuel Abello

    wow….great to see AVO and Norbert.

    The other big guys too.

    Looks good for DLSU if I can say so this early.

    Animo!

  • Fred_Cebu

    Is there a kind of agreement, formal or otherwise, that these guys in Team D will eventually give DLSU the right to first refusal for them to join the senior squad?

  • greenie4ever

    A friendly reminder to these fine young aspirants: DON’T FORGET, YOUR ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS ARE JUST AS ESSENTIAL FOR YOU TO MAKE THE TEAM! How many athletes tend to forget this aspect and end not suiting up for the varsity because . . .

  • Cy

    what is the height of brian organ? if i’m not mistaken, Norbert Torres and AVO are both 6’8″…

  • http://arlihama.deviantart.com Mmina Mac

    I met AVO on the way up to the elevator. C: Nice guy, he was. :”D Hope he makes it in!

  • Fred_Cebu

    Yes, we need tall centers next season. I read Ateneo is fielding a 6’11″ Fil-Am next season?

  • Manuel Abello

    @ Fred_Cebu

    Slaughter?

    Or is there somebody else?

    Slaughter will only be eligible for season 74 if I’m not mistaken.

  • bill

    yes I think it would be slaughter, although isn’t he too old?or does the uaap do not have any age restriction.

  • armchair archer

    Residency is still 2 years right? (in the case of Torres, it even turned out 3) If the reports are true, how come NU is planning to field in Ray Parks by next year? Isn’t it only his first year there? I hope someone can clarify this. It would be unfair if he gets to play right away next year. Thanks!

    Probably the exception here is that Ray Parks was born here.

  • mil

    slaughter will “ONLY” be eligible to play in season 74?

    is that right…? one year stint in the uaap?

  • MR Abello

    yep…it’s what I understand from what I’ve read somewhere.

    hearsay of course.

    Somebody could confirm that hopefully.

    If true, slaughter might just be a one-hit wonder for the blueboys(season 74) if he performs well.

    A flash in the pan… but they might have their own secret arsenal of big men lined up in their program for ’74 and ’75 and beyond.

  • G

    ^Yeah, I read it from somewhere as well that GS might only be eligible for a year because his birthday is sometime in May. Apparently he just turned 22 this year, and if the UAAP rules are to be followed he would have turned 24 by May 2012 which is a month early for the cut-off in June 2012. This would technically make him over the age limit (unless they revise the rules again). Of course, this is all speculation.