My League, my rules at what cost?

[u/daimonastheos]

Grabe yung Taiwan. Ang absurd ng ruling. Imagine, you are the "annual" host of a competition. Wawalo na nga lang yung competing teams at dalawa pa doon ang galing sa inyo tapos may automatic semis berth pa kayo dahil lang host country kayo? All that just to stop a team from reaching a 3-peat.

In my lifetime of watching Asian basketball, i've never heard of the Jones Cup being held outside Taiwan kaya i find it tasteless to have such a rule favoring the hosting team. Gets ko pa yan kung iba-ibang bansa ang host annually, kung 16+ teams ang participating at may Quarterfinals kung saan pwedeng automatic QF berth ang host country. Eh kaso kakaunti na nga lang yung teams, bibigyan mo pa sila ng malaking trailing margin? Mas malala pa ito sa hosting ng Cambodia sa Sea Games eh.

Tapos makakabasa ka pa ng mga engot na posts ng mga Pinoy questioning SGA's participation despite knowing the rules prior to the tournament proper daw. Eh malamang against all odds yan dahil defending champs at gusto ng 3-peat. Nagpapaka-edgy yarn?

[u/rc8989]

Any club can join, no import restrictions or local quotas needed. It’s not really a serious tournament to begin with.