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reamily2
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Bright side, seems like Carl Tamayo looks runs and moves likea sf but he is willing to get physical with the likes of quicy davis, shades of beinga 6'7 harold alarcon..
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IPC2
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And he played well today, hopefully well enough to get regular rotation minutes.
Shame Ryukyu lost.
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IPC2
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He's been shooting that three ball well throughout the season. 39% from 3 in all competitions.
Good on him for keeping on practicing that shot, even with the lack of playing time (including some DNP's) in the domestic league. Stayed ready.
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hmbopbaduwap2
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Meralco thinking of hiring another import on their last EASL regular season game to let newly hired Shonn Miller focus on their Commissioners Cup campaign
https://www.spin.ph/basketball/pba/no-end-to-meralco-s-import-woes-a793-20240110?ref=feed_1_section
https://www.spin.ph/basketball/pba/no-end-to-meralco-s-import-woes-a793-20240110?ref=feed_1_section
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IPC2
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TNT end their EASL campaign at 1-5. Oftana was scratched, so was Castro. That was a poor performance.
So, if the is the 'gold standard' of basketball in the Philippines, a record of 2-9 in the EASL reflects poorly of our 'gold standard.' This is on the PBA to help our teams compete better in this setting (like changing the import rules; allow 2 world imports, especially for teams strapped of bigs).
So, if the is the 'gold standard' of basketball in the Philippines, a record of 2-9 in the EASL reflects poorly of our 'gold standard.' This is on the PBA to help our teams compete better in this setting (like changing the import rules; allow 2 world imports, especially for teams strapped of bigs).
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Giannis34GOD2
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Will this SGA squad can win EASL title this season if they allowed to join? EASL allowed 2 World imports and 1 Asian import / naturalized players… currently SGA has 3 World imports, As Blatche, I will consider him as naturalized player spot… So only 2 between Howard, Robertson and Moore will allowed to suit up (I think Moore will be odd man out there) plus local guys such as Heading, Quiambao, Baltazar, Cagulangan, etc… can they win at all against teams in Japan, Korea , Taiwan (and even China)?
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Giannis34GOD2
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I will give them a break for this season… TNT suffered heavy loss since most of their “championship crew” are injured and Mikey leaved the team… maybe not excuse for you but you can’t be a competitive team if almost half of your rotational crew are injured… while Meralco shouldn’t be here because it should be Ginebra was the original participant here but they declined… next time PBA should take this EASL seriously… if not then give that spot to SGA.. atleast SGA team can treat this tournament seriously and might win at all
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IPC2
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Thing about TNT is, their roster is poor. I get that Erram and Chua are out, and Pogoy was out for a large chunk of time, but many of their rotation players are not up to par. Guys like Tungcab don't get playing time over Montalbo and Heruela, come on. Reyes is washed, so is Kelly. Castro was getting blown by. I get the feeling that Oftana and the Hollis-Jefferson brothers could help them be competitive. And management not improving the roster, and then the Mikey fiasco. That's on them.
As for MERALCO, well, ayun, they were not supposed to be there, but they did have a formula in this, discovered it too late, they would have been more competitive if they had Lofton from the start. Wouldn't be surprised if they retained that combo for the EASL (hope the PBA also allows that combo in the PBA)
SMB's getting blown out with that poor defense, especially in the frontcourt. Ginebra and Mags, while good defensively, are offensively flawed teams (especially considering that Ginebra's without Brownlee).
Well, the PBA and the teams have some work to do to consider themselves a gold standard in the region.
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Giannis34GOD2
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EASL also allows to hire naturalized spot or Asian import spot… I don’t know why PBA teams didn’t take advantage of that… they can tap Blatche or Kouame for that position to upgrade their teams… I hope next season PBA teams will have a good performance.. it also seems they are now adjusted on fielding two imports… if they adjusted earlier, they can manage to win more games… You don’t need to have two ball dominant import at the same time… it should be complimentary to each other
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hmbopbaduwap2
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Final 4 and Championship in a 5-6k capacity venue
https://www.spin.ph/basketball/cebu...uuSgAaWF3Tqr7vJQRv4I42xiFvPJt5YQvpECzvr8MtLtM
The Hoops Dome in Lapu-Lapu City, located just outside Cebu City, will host the thrilling conclusion to the first full-length EASL season.
Star players like Jeremy Lin from the New Taipei Kings and Yuki Togashi from the Chiba Jets are expected to showcase their skills in the Final Four.
The tournament will feature two semifinals on March 8, followed by the third place game and the championship game on March 10.
The four teams vying for the title of East Asian champions are the Seoul SK Knights (Korean Basketball League), New Taipei Kings (P. LEAGUE+), Chiba Jets (Japan B. LEAGUE), and reigning champions Anyang Jung Kwan Jang Red Boosters.
https://www.spin.ph/basketball/cebu...uuSgAaWF3Tqr7vJQRv4I42xiFvPJt5YQvpECzvr8MtLtM
The Hoops Dome in Lapu-Lapu City, located just outside Cebu City, will host the thrilling conclusion to the first full-length EASL season.
Star players like Jeremy Lin from the New Taipei Kings and Yuki Togashi from the Chiba Jets are expected to showcase their skills in the Final Four.
The tournament will feature two semifinals on March 8, followed by the third place game and the championship game on March 10.
The four teams vying for the title of East Asian champions are the Seoul SK Knights (Korean Basketball League), New Taipei Kings (P. LEAGUE+), Chiba Jets (Japan B. LEAGUE), and reigning champions Anyang Jung Kwan Jang Red Boosters.
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Rodbi2
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It seems that EASL organizers are either not confident enough for the tournament playoff games to sell at the Metro, or they are counting on the prospect that there'll be a better turnout on a PHL basketball hotbed in Cebu and its local basketball fanbase. Either way, it's great that they chose our country to host.
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magic_chiongson2
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dunno how much interest cebuanos have on easl teams without the pba, but pba games always get sold out in that arena
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hmbopbaduwap2
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So, with these Finals, Mags gave up 70-224 from 3, amounting to 31.25%. However, in SMB's four wins, they gave up 55-151 from 3, amounting to 36.4%. Couldn't hold them to poor shooting for enough games.
That, combined with their lack of offensive firepower without a local go-to guy and a 2nd import, might spell trouble for them in the EASL, where they'll face better shooting teams from Japan, SoKor, and Taiwan.
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paolylo2
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All that money on chicks and drinks care of the PBA Board to fool the EASL bosses into believing this country can draw crowds of people when having a Champions League-type format and here we are a few years later, the Bay Area Dragons have disbanded... the PBA ever uncooperative while the other leagues send their actual champions (remember, what the EASL wanted was the All-Filipino Cup Champion and Finalist).
The EASL ought to look at replacing the PBA with the Indonesian League since it's clear that PBA teams just wanna get this over with and are resigned to the fact that they're not that good against clubs with 2 imports plus naturalized players on their roster with this entitled "we'll beat you anyway if you take out all those black/white dudes" attitude.
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Actually, the EASL already had plans of expanding by 2025.
https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/easl-gets-inquiries-from-other-asian-leagues/229708
In this interview by Kume Eala with EASL CEO Henry Keirns, Indonesia was mentioned as one of the expansion targets along with Vietnam and Thailand (around the 1:27:00 mark): https://www.facebook.com/share/v/bUK6XXGdkTZYe2yT/?mibextid=jmPrMh
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Giannis34GOD2
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They should… unlike FIBA… Indonesian, Vietnamese and Thai ball clubs can be competitive due to 2 - 3 import plus Asian/naturalized slot in club competitions… in Indonesia alone, Pelita Jaya club has 3 good imports in Thomas Robinson, KJ McDaniels (both are former PBA imports and a quality one) and Malachi Richardson plus NP slot In Anthony Beane… that’s tough team already… plus some national team member Prastawa, Yonga… I think they can even beat most of PBA teams (even SMB) with that full of foreign imports… and it will help the quality of our neighbours in terms of basketball level thru EASL…
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CoJ2
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lol but we beat them with a lot of black and white dudes in the Gilas roster. PBA board is so full of itself