FAR Eastern University has always been considered as a perennial contender that it felt weird to see it be at the bottom of the standings.
But after slumping to their fifth straight loss after a horrid 87-70 defeat to La Salle on Saturday, the Tamaraws are now mired in their worst start in the Final Four era.
FEU falls to worst start in Final Four era
It's a slump that has never before seen in Morayta, with the 2006 Tamaraws going 0-4 in UAAP Season 69 under coach Bert Flores.
That was the first year that the Tamaraws did not have Arwind Santos and was just a season removed from its UAAP Season 68 crown where they vanquished mighty La Salle spearheaded by Joseph Yeo.
With only Jeff Chan in tow, FEU still recovered from that 0-4 start and won its next four games but ultimately went a win short of making it to the Final Four with its 5-7 win-loss card.
Sixteen years later, the Tamaraws are in danger of facing the same fate and seeing its eight-season Final Four streak -- the longest-active streak in the league -- spoiled.
Even coach Olsen Racela was at lost for words, politely declining to issue a statement after the La Salle defeat.
"Baka may masabi lang akong hindi maganda," he quipped.
One thing's clear, though: L-Jay Gonzales and the rest of the Tamaraws must shape up or else, dwell at the bottom of the standings for the remainder of the season.
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