WATCH: UAAP Primer: NU Bulldogs begin post-Ray Parks era

Anytime you lose your first and second option in basketball is tough. Parks and Mbe left NU along with their combined 33.2ppg, 19.6rpg, and 4.3 apg. That's 47 percent of your offense gone if your team puts up 70 points a game. That's how severely gutted this NU team is when it comes to offensive production. However, there are still bright spots. Alfred Aroga has beefed up the last time I saw him and his game remains scary to say the least. Troy Rosario should be able to grab the starting PF spot this time over Glen Khobuntin, relegating Khobuntin to sixth-man duties where he would eventually flourish. See, Khobuntin as your sixth man makes sense since he is a starter material, shot-happy PF who would be going against the second bananas of other teams. The successful recruitment of Rev Diputado solidifies their back court behind Gelo Alolino.

Predicted record: 10-4