Filipinos know that December marks the best part of the year — no, not Christmas, but the conclusion of the UAAP basketball championship. Whether you’ve got a school in the finals or not, it’s an event you’ll be glued to until it finishes.
This year is no different, especially with the plot twist of an ADMU-UP finals. As if the game wasn’t exciting enough to watch, the online back and forth had us grabbing our popcorn.
All was chill a few days before the game, with people joking about the #BattleofKatipunan and anime parallels:
as an atenean, having an ADMU vs UP finals instead of an ADMU vs DLSU finals is like watching the protagonist go up against his best friend in the final fight instead of fighting his usual arch enemy
aka way cooler and positive vibes all around
— Bruce (@btworey) November 28, 2018
the amount of anime comparisons being made about today's UP-ADMU game really shows how many nerds r watching basketball for the first time
— nina m 🗡️ (@cybersoybean) December 1, 2018
Then the game brought on some witty barbs on the class divide:
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10161105681015331&set=a.10150179294435331&type=3&theater
Class isn't really meant to be taught, they're meant to be overthrown. pic.twitter.com/L29ZiThwsR
— albert (@albertpagunsan) December 1, 2018
Of course, as students, there had to be a few exchanges on rankings and group works:
I'm glad UP joined Ateneo now in the finals, hopefully they join us next year in the world rankings charot pic.twitter.com/WY4QMwd8iA
— Ian Bytes (@maesterbytes) December 1, 2018
https://twitter.com/jsdelosreyes_23/status/1068823526461698048
Alright, this was technically for the previous UP-Adamson game but it’s still funny (and it still applies):
KALA NIYO KAYO LANG?! #UPFight ‼️ 💚🏀❤️ pic.twitter.com/IapiQNXxhK
— A.I.10. 🐚🧜♀️🌏 (@ALi9Ten) November 28, 2018
Even though DLSU missed out on the finals this year, they had to find a way to hold on to their meme queen crowns:
https://twitter.com/SteffNotSteph/status/1068782507464654848
Updated his profile picture pic.twitter.com/rIIHcTWOGT
— La Salle Please (@lahzuhlpls) December 1, 2018
And as always, there were those just along for the ride:
yeah dude pare tsong i love basketball #UPFight fave player ko si Juan *read smudged writing on palm* Miguel Severo
— Pat Jasmin (@notpatjasmin) December 1, 2018
The most important thing to remember is: it’s not even close to over. Who will you be cheering for on Wednesday?
