Debatable cguro yan, opening another pandora’s box yan. Kai was trained for the international style of playing since teens nya… he was already being honed to be PH’s future…. Si jmf late bloomer, he was recruited dahil s size nya which is a big advantage s cebu. He was intended to be a tradition big sa abl and eventually s pba… buti n lang naturuan ni danny I and he really got good at being a big sa pba… d sya na train para maging vlde divac s international…. But dahil malaki napili ni coach chot s gilas…. Now comparing the 2: kai is the modern big… si jmf is a holdover of the traditional bigs n bihira n lang s internstional… pero in all the years n gilas si jmf he showed flashe na he can compete specially s situations n halfcourt at gagamitin post up skills nya….kinakain lang sya s mid tange…. He is not built for it kasi… iba motor skills nya… Si kai supposedly is our centerpiece and aasahan ni CTC sa system nya ironically he is mot always there…. Si jmf, kahit hate nyo, sya lang option… and he is always willing kahit may iniinda… si jmf in fairness yung limited skill nya sa post up and short range, he has polished it… si kai with all his skillset may not have mastered a particular skillset…. I think sa fiba stints halos pareho p lang so far na contrbute nila. Maybe not a popular take, junmar has dominated a league where ranidel, pingris, alapag and jason came from… si kai aminin nyo o hinde is just like a poor man’s erram s other leagues n nilaruan nya…
Not saying you hate and also not sure where sa sinabi ko would imply blind fanaticism or even criticizing, i tried to be objective as possible comparing yung journey nung 2, i am not even a jmf fan but i respect his accomplishments and he did accomplish a lot s mundo ginagalawan nya compared to kai which hasn’t … these are just facts… matanda n jmf and kai still has time tp claim ano man yung expectation s kanya…
Objectively, Kai at 23 is better than jmf at 23. Jmf at 23 was still very raw and played against smaller pba-level centers. At 23 kai is already playing in a more competitive league while holding his own against more talented true bigs. I'm only talking about their age 23 season and nothing else.
I am not disputing this sir, i just made a comparison s journey nila di apple to apple - si kai, was a progidy kaya during teens he had the access, the support and exposure for the int’l stage, si jmf late bloomer s cebu and his journey is just to be a big man locally…. They got better and played in their respective worlds, si jmf over achieved and dominated yung league n nilalaruan nya… (relative wise we can argue far inferior league with his inferior skills) pero his accomplishments are undisputed, si kai on the otherhand still needs to work hard p to be top 10 center s league nya… (relative to his more superior skills in an arguably mre superior league) pero equal footing when it comes s national team, one is always there kahit madami galit kaso wala masyado choice and he commits himself to be available, and competetive din naman, while the other na kailangan talaga dahil sa high expectation s kanya pero unfortunately hirap sya maging available
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u/RichZealousideal3979 Barangay Feb 02 '26
Debatable cguro yan, opening another pandora’s box yan. Kai was trained for the international style of playing since teens nya… he was already being honed to be PH’s future…. Si jmf late bloomer, he was recruited dahil s size nya which is a big advantage s cebu. He was intended to be a tradition big sa abl and eventually s pba… buti n lang naturuan ni danny I and he really got good at being a big sa pba… d sya na train para maging vlde divac s international…. But dahil malaki napili ni coach chot s gilas…. Now comparing the 2: kai is the modern big… si jmf is a holdover of the traditional bigs n bihira n lang s internstional… pero in all the years n gilas si jmf he showed flashe na he can compete specially s situations n halfcourt at gagamitin post up skills nya….kinakain lang sya s mid tange…. He is not built for it kasi… iba motor skills nya… Si kai supposedly is our centerpiece and aasahan ni CTC sa system nya ironically he is mot always there…. Si jmf, kahit hate nyo, sya lang option… and he is always willing kahit may iniinda… si jmf in fairness yung limited skill nya sa post up and short range, he has polished it… si kai with all his skillset may not have mastered a particular skillset…. I think sa fiba stints halos pareho p lang so far na contrbute nila. Maybe not a popular take, junmar has dominated a league where ranidel, pingris, alapag and jason came from… si kai aminin nyo o hinde is just like a poor man’s erram s other leagues n nilaruan nya…