UAAP All-Star Anomaly

Thanks, to Mr. Rick Olivares for providing the information in the link found below:
UAAP Line-up to the Bantay Bata All-Star Game

You, sir, are a great writer. So much passion for sports in general.

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If you read through the UAAP line-up 2 things will probably pop up at you:

1. Where are Nonoy Baclao, Elmer Espiritu, Val Acuna and Khasim Mirza?

> Simple answer is they will be on duty with the Philippine Patriots of the ABL. Games are played on weekends, and if I'm not mistaken, they will be in Kuala Lumpur to take on Rudy Lingganay, Tats Bandaying and Roel Hugnatan.

2. With all due respect to the guy, but...

What the crap is KISH CO doing on the All-Star Team???

The team has 4 Gilas boys and the top gun of all 7 other UAAP teams, and DLSU fields Kish Co?!? I know this might sound like I'm being a La Salle hater but where are the RP Youth Boys Bringas and Marata, PBL Draftee Bagatsing, Joshua Webb. C'mon... It only seems that there can be 2 things concluded from this - a) La Salle has completely lost all understanding of basketball thinking that CO is their star player or b) There's some scheme brewing in their camp not to send their building blocks for the future. Why would they do that? The hell should I know..

As a very big advocate of the fact that basketball is formative (both to the audience and the players), I really think that this move is a slap in the face of the kids that will benefit from the game. It's a charity exhibition game, yet they choose not to send players who will draw more onlookers and thus generate a bigger charitable contribution. I don't know, but that's just wrong... It sends the message that "we choose to keep our interests first instead of the growing needs of our nation." Selfish much?

Seriously, man. Kish Co, an all-star???