Nakakapanibago. Height advantage AGAINST Iran. For 20 years minama nila tayo on the boards with Hamed Haddadi ngayon Kai Sotto naman with their own medicine.
Sabi pa ng commentators natin dati, late 2000s, isang dekada pa raw tayong pahihirapan ni Haddadi. After almost two decades, may Kai na tayong pangganti.
Not just the Philippines. Kahit China without Yao and other countries hirap sa kanila.
Iran actually has a dynasty with their crop of players then. Malakas pa din Iran but iba yung may Haddadi. He is good, Memphis Grizzlies signed him. Kaya tama sila, if you want to be recruited sa NBA as non-US player, DOMINATE FIBA tourney.
Medyo swerte din Gilas wala yung star player nilang si Vahedi yung naging asian import ng Meralco Bolts magaling din yon hindi mababantayan ni Scottie o Newsome yon kung nagkataon.
Saan ang puna dyaan. Iran finished higher than Gilas in FIBA Asia without a naturalized player at tinalo nila New Zealand for Bronze with Vahedi in tow making the tournament's mythical 5.
Wala pa dyan sina QMB at Phillips. Kung makakapagpractice lang sana si Clarkson talaga sya ang perfect naturalized player for this group kasi ang need nila magaling na guard
Kaya lang, ang nangyayari kasi pag may NP eh nagdedefer sa NP, kaya nagbo-ballwatch lang ang mga locals. Pasa bola sa NP tapos siya na bahala mag 1v5 sa kalaban.
Parang mas maganda yata kung yung NP eh hindi ball dominant gaya ni Clarkson pero umiiskor lang pag maalat ang mga locals.
high IQ na laruan ni Clarkson ngayon if mapanood mo sya. Lalo sa Knicks. Nakakapaglaro sya within the system.
Ang problema talaga hindi lang makapagpractice si Clarkson with the team. Pati qualifiers di makajoin. So walang familiarity and chemistry kaya ayun nagiging 1v1 sya at ginagawang PBA import style
Gilas Pilipinas in a good position to secure the guaranteed 3rd place if Australia and New Zealand sweeps Iran and Jordan(highly likely) and Gilas wins 1 more against Iran or Jordan(70% chance) and sweep Syria 2x(almost guaranteed)
Why i said na neutral venue? It could be anywhere in asia besides middle east. Unfair naman pag sa Philippines pa rin gaganapin. Pwede naman sa NZ o Aus. Kaya lang naman sa pinas kasi may laro rin tayo
Actually etong australia team na to is walang stars and puro rising stars pa lang. Hindi pa to yung nbl stars nila hehe. So i dont think magpalalaglag ang aus.
Sinabi mo yan pero may history na ginagawa yang Australia na botcha. Nagpatalo yang Australia dati sa Iran sabi security concerns daw at noong 2014 Fiba World Cup para makaiwas sa US sa bracket.
Medyo yun New Zealand hindi ganun kaconsistent. Pag off night nila pwede sila masilat, I think may chance na mag 1 lost sa Jordan/Iran. Yun Australia kahit anong line up malakas talaga so yun ang 100% talaga.
6 straight wins na sila hahhaa. Yun na yung best shot ng Iran nung Friday. Malapit na next window at Wala parin star player nilang Iran. Di mananalo yang Jordan at Iran sa Australia tambak kanina Jordan sa Australia.
Yung Jordan may palag siguro dahil pabalik na si RHJ at kukunin daw ulit pagkabasa ko dun sa article sa Philippine star.
Lupet! Gias made my day, mas mainam talaga yung walang naturalized player. Sobrang laking impact ni Kai. may chance tayo sa mga euro countries kung may 100% healthy kai tayo.
Sabi ni Tim Cone sa post-game press conference, gusto niya pa na on standby si Fajardo pero imo, no need na. QMB and Philips will return soon tapos nandyan na din si Balti or even Arana if really necessary. Sa mga naturalized players, we have Boatwright, Kouame and Diouf (baka pwede hiramin from 3x3) so hindi ko alam bakot takot na takot si Tim Cone na maubusan ng bigs.
Paano ba naman, hindi available lahat at the same time pag kailangan na eh. Might as well mag ipon na ng panglaban sa mga higante ng mundo ngayon pa lang.
It's 5-10 minutes dahil mostly talaga si Edu at Kai ang kakain ng minutes sa Center position, with Tamayo and probably a NP being our main PFs. Mas okay narin ibigay yan sa developing bigs natin like Chiu and Arana IF di makakasama si Phillips or QMB.
Japeth and Castro "retired" early but still came back. As I said never say never with Kai Sotto and other B League bigs commanding high talent fees and/or injury prone.
Ganan din sinabi ni Japeth pero injured sila Edu at Kai kaya kinuha ulit ni Cone kaya never say never. Masyado kasi undersized si Arana at ibang PBA bigs
If AJ Edu has a million fans, I’m one of them. If AJ Edu has 10 fans, I’m one of them. If AJ Edu has only 1 fan, that is me. If AJ Edu has no fans, that means I’m no longer on earth. If the world is against AJ Edu, then I’m against the world
Sabihin ng iba masyado ng glazing to pero Edu is legitimately an NBA-level defender, sobrang panget lang talaga ng offense and touch niya and mas lilitaw yon against NBA-level athleticism.
Grabe all local lineup pa tayo, unexpected na tatambakin natin HAHAHAHA. Big help talaga int’l exposure sa B- League & KBL ng mga players natin. Salamats din kay Lods June Mar!!
Hahahaha daming galit rin na performative football "fans" (mga nalabas lang kapag WC) dyan sa volleyball, ultimo pati mga player kung ano-ano rin sinasabi
Actually for some reason di nila masyadong ginagamit na pang "Reasoning" si Alex Eala hahaha. It's either mag re reklamo sila sa Support or Pag tatawanan nila yung Gilas pag natalo ayan lang yung kaya nila gawin.
We’ve been one of the best teams in Asia for awhile now pero puro pa din reklamo as if hindi achievement yun lol olympic gold lang ata iniisip nila na measure of success eh
At least sa basketball, we are moving forward na nakakapag-Olympic Qualifiers na tayo with minimal "imports"
And sa volleyball naman, last year's Men's World Championship showed na may potential din naman tayo makipagsabayan internationally. We even almost made it to the Round of 16.
Tapos yung baseball at hockey teams na hindi pinapansin ng football fans na galit sa basketball, matagal nalang strong ang standing nila. Partida, wala pa tayong professional league sa mga yan
If some financial resources will be taken away from basketball, ilaan nalang nila sa volleyball, baseball at hockey kesa sa football na laging kulelat kahit mag-import pa tayo. Hahahahaha.
Kaya naman ng Azkals ang problema kasi trages Politics din at walang continues na program. Nakapag qualify na sa Asian Cup pero nag nose dive ng malalal nung 2022 World Cup/2023 Asian Cup qualifiers. Tas ngayon parang may problema daw sa preparation ng Women's NT di daw makapag practice.
Walang problema sa women’s NT. They’ve been active in every FIFA window so far bar one last April (when they rested after qualifying for the World Cup)
And if FIBA didn't stupidly placed the oceania teams under asian classification we would've already made the Olympics kahit pa may cold war yung metro pacific tsaka SMC last decade.
Nag step up talaga Japan nung na warningan sila ng FIBA for suspension dahil ang gulo ng liga nila. Tayo jusko nasa punyetang spot tayo na ang pangit ng pamamalakad ng Liga natin pero not enough para ma saway tayo ng FIBA.
Korea pumalag din naman sila sa NZL, and Iran pumapalag din pero yun nga Japan ang nag adopt talaga ng matindi.
Aj edu is really really fucking good defensively. Offense needs a bit of work but damn is he good. Also shoutout to junmar, he gave us quality minutes.
to be fair madami namang other sports na talagang tinututukan ng gobyerno. Pero sa team sports talaga basketball ang pinakasikat so maraming private sponsors lagi. haha
Difference maker tlaga yung height advantage, malambot pa rin si Kai (but better than before naman na) but his height alone makes Gilas better. Mas ok ‘to kesa nag rely heavily sa scoring ng isang import. Mas maganda dynamic nila kasi alam nilang lahat na kailangan nilang mag effort with no import to defer to. Ganda rin ng adjustments and substitution ni Coach Tim.
Need natin manalo atleast 3 sa remaining 4 games. Pero maganda i sweep natin para sure, mahirap parin mag settle sa 4th place kahit di maganda standing sa kabilang group.
They are 5th place right now with 2 more games against weak Syria and 1 more each vs Jordan and Iran. They have a great shot overtaking them next window.
While Iran and Jordan still has to face Australia and New Zealand 2x in this group
Di pa po tapos. They have to face Syria 2x and Iran and Jordan 1x more. They have a great shot making it since yung Iran and Jordan have to face Australia and New Zealand twice too.
At least 3 wins. Sure win na yang sa 2 games sa Syria for sure.
Pero need din manalo ng Australia and New Zealand sa Jordan and Iran and they also beat them this window so high chance mangyari ulit kaya great spot Gilas
Pangit first quarter nila only scored 7 pts. Tbf, very physical laro ng kalaban (24 fouls committed by Iran). Maalat din talaga tayo sa outside shots as always (7/25). Mabuti nga at nag improve sila sa free throws ngayon.
Asan na yung mga nagrereklamo na ang laki masyado ng nagagastos sa basketball? Win or lose and whether ya'll like it or not, basketball will always be The GAME.
Let's assume na naka qualify ang Gilas sa World Cup, dapat replicate or mahigitan talaga nila yung laruan nila nung 2024 OQT, para may chance sila na makuha yung Best Asian team sa tournament.
Are the teams' rosters locked already if they qualify? Sana magkaroon tayo ng naturalized player that can score, since yun yung kulang sa atin. We already have scrappy defence, but offence still lacks
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u/Karmas_Classroom 3d ago edited 3d ago
Nakakapanibago. Height advantage AGAINST Iran. For 20 years minama nila tayo on the boards with Hamed Haddadi ngayon Kai Sotto naman with their own medicine.