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sroth38392
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Pray it also happens in the WCQ.
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lem0nadi2
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Pray it also happens in the WCQ.
i say they should be group together for this asia cup, create another brawl so fiba being grouped together in wcq will be impossible lol kidding
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sroth38392
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i say they should be group together for this asia cup, create another brawl so fiba being grouped together in wcq will be impossible lol kidding
Honestly, I’m cool with Australia. I just don’t like that asshole, Goulding.
He’s a flopping bitch.
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JAMSKIE2
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I totally agree on all degree about Ron Harper Jr.'s inclusion for the coming event.
as a possible replacement for JB for that naturalization spot."if worse comes to worst".
as much as we want RHJ occupied that local status instead but rules is rules.
we could probably tap him all the way to next year's Asian Games alongside JB, JC and AK34
the good thing about Ron Jr.'s inclusion is that it is also his mom and dad's dream that they
could see their boy(s) plays for Gilas one of these days.
who knows if the stars aligns to us we could see the Harper boys plays alongside JJ on the next batch after LA2028
My stand is, we convince Ron Harper, Jr. to play as Gilas naturalized player in the coming 2025 Asia Cup if JB's suspension would be more than 3 months. I have a strong feeling Ron Harper Jr. would be willing to play for Gilas. Ron Jr. may just be 6-foot-4/6-foot-5 shooting guard, but he has an insane wingspan. Scouting reports indicate that Ron Jr. has pretty decent defense which is an important aspect we are looking for for a Gilas naturalized player.
Who knows that in the near future, his younger brother Dylan Harper might also be interested to play for Gilas. Even if Dylan is going to be a lottery pick in the NBA, the talent pool in the NBA for the 2-guard position (Dylan's natural position) is just too deep that it's really very uncertain whether Dylan would ever make it to an NBA-select USA senior national team - something which would be favorable to Philippine basketball. Remember that even Jalen Green has yet to make it to an NBA-select USA national team. That's becoz as I've said, malalim talaga yung pool of talent sa 2-guard position sa NBA.
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all_about2
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My prediction for Philippines groupmates in the elimination round of the fiba asia cup 2025.
Philippines
Australia
Syria
Iraq
Philippines
Australia
Syria
Iraq
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JAMSKIE2
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Gilas would really need more than 9 days of preparation to make itself battle-ready for the 2025 Asia Cup.
I think coach Tim Cone must be creative in giving Gilas more than just a 9-day training.
What if Gilas does an "every-Monday" practice starting early June as our B-league & KBL Gilas players would already be available for Gilas training by then? By early June eh most likely tapos na yung season ng B-league & KBL, or even if di pa tapos, I think the respective teams of Dwight Ramos, AJ Edu & KQ in the B-league & KBL won't go that far. Dwight & Edu's teams in Japan aren't that strong so it's very likely by May or early June, out of contention na mga teams nila. Even KQ's team in the KBL is struggling so that team is expected to exit early. Only Carl Tamayo's KBL team is strong & is expected to make it to the semis & perhaps the finals.
So if coach Tim sets the "every Monday" Gilas practice in early June, that would be an additional 7 to 8 practices. I think malaking bagay na yun to add to the 9-day preparation period prior to the 2025 Asia Cup. Despite not having a Kai Sotto, I'm confident Gilas can still finish decently in the tournament. But the team needs more time to train/prepare. There's absolutely no substitute for a good preparation.
I think coach Tim Cone must be creative in giving Gilas more than just a 9-day training.
What if Gilas does an "every-Monday" practice starting early June as our B-league & KBL Gilas players would already be available for Gilas training by then? By early June eh most likely tapos na yung season ng B-league & KBL, or even if di pa tapos, I think the respective teams of Dwight Ramos, AJ Edu & KQ in the B-league & KBL won't go that far. Dwight & Edu's teams in Japan aren't that strong so it's very likely by May or early June, out of contention na mga teams nila. Even KQ's team in the KBL is struggling so that team is expected to exit early. Only Carl Tamayo's KBL team is strong & is expected to make it to the semis & perhaps the finals.
So if coach Tim sets the "every Monday" Gilas practice in early June, that would be an additional 7 to 8 practices. I think malaking bagay na yun to add to the 9-day preparation period prior to the 2025 Asia Cup. Despite not having a Kai Sotto, I'm confident Gilas can still finish decently in the tournament. But the team needs more time to train/prepare. There's absolutely no substitute for a good preparation.
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sroth38392
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Draw is tomorrow. Let's hope for the best.
If no behind the scenes truly happens, KSA choosing to be in pot 1 could bite them in the ass. They could end up drawing Lebanon, Jordan, and Qatar.
If no behind the scenes truly happens, KSA choosing to be in pot 1 could bite them in the ass. They could end up drawing Lebanon, Jordan, and Qatar.
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JAMSKIE2
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Draw is tomorrow. Let's hope for the best.
If no behind the scenes truly happens, KSA choosing to be in pot 1 could bite them in the ass. They could end up drawing Lebanon, Jordan, and Qatar.
Shouldn't we be thankful to the Saudis that they choose pot 1 becoz we have a chance to be grouped with them thus we avoid strong teams like Australia, Japan & New Zealand. Imagine if we end up being grouped with Saudi Arabia, Korea & Guam, eh di mejo mas madali ang games natin sa elimination round.
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all_about2
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Other asian countries fear being grouped with the philippines and Australia in the 2025 fiba asia cup.
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paolylo2
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Utopian scenario would be drawn with Saudi, Syria, and Iraq... Gilas would top this group, avoid everyone else from pot A in the quarters, and it's a dogfight in the semis with China and Iran being darkhorses, only to lose to Australia in the final.
Death scenario would be drawn with Australia, Jordan, and Qatar. I'm seriously convinced we could end up last place in that group.
Katuwaan scenario for me: Japan, Korea, Guam. We got B.League, and K. League players, while a full-strength Guam is basically a more-athletic version of Thailand. I honestly don't know who gets knocked out with Guam from this group.
Death scenario would be drawn with Australia, Jordan, and Qatar. I'm seriously convinced we could end up last place in that group.
Katuwaan scenario for me: Japan, Korea, Guam. We got B.League, and K. League players, while a full-strength Guam is basically a more-athletic version of Thailand. I honestly don't know who gets knocked out with Guam from this group.
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BJ_Reloaded2
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My stand is, we convince Ron Harper, Jr. to play as Gilas naturalized player in the coming 2025 Asia Cup if JB's suspension would be more than 3 months. I have a strong feeling Ron Harper Jr. would be willing to play for Gilas. Ron Jr. may just be 6-foot-4/6-foot-5 shooting guard, but he has an insane wingspan. Scouting reports indicate that Ron Jr. has pretty decent defense which is an important aspect we are looking for for a Gilas naturalized player.
Who knows that in the near future, his younger brother Dylan Harper might also be interested to play for Gilas. Even if Dylan is going to be a lottery pick in the NBA, the talent pool in the NBA for the 2-guard position (Dylan's natural position) is just too deep that it's really very uncertain whether Dylan would ever make it to an NBA-select USA senior national team - something which would be favorable to Philippine basketball. Remember that even Jalen Green has yet to make it to an NBA-select USA national team. That's becoz as I've said, malalim talaga yung pool of talent sa 2-guard position sa NBA.
Sir Jams,
spot on.
as I said to the other thread, the NF should already preparing for a plan B and C if circumstances becomes complicated.
I've already mentioned this before, if the stars align to us properly, granting an exemption on AK34 and QMB should be the top priority
esp. now that Kai and AJ are still glassy.
having Ron Jr. as part of the plan is already a huge upgrade, imagine the wingspan of that lad alongside QMB,AK34
it doesn't bother me no more if we eventually bracketed in the much avoided Group of Death
as for Dylan Harper and Jalen Green no doubt they are the current Gold standard amongst the hafus with JG occupying the no. 1
Maria Pizarro who also works as a coach in the States already mentioned it from an online interview(s) several years ago that one of her dream is to see his boys plays together in a team
if SBP plays it's cards right, tapping the elder son in the current program will be the first step to achieve that dream.
someone's buzzin' my ears that allegedly their are talks that several deep pocketed sponsors who are planning to assemble a competitive team for the coming
WMPBL First Conference that they are communicating with the mother if she is willing to be part of the coaching staff moving forward.
for now it's all about murmuring and buzzin like a mosquito(es) in the ears.
well indeed, Uncle Sam's backyard fishpond are full of varieties of fish of the same sizes and shapes
for that particular specification: the Point Guard, Small Guard and Combo Guard category.
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Giannis34GOD2
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Gilas would really need more than 9 days of preparation to make itself battle-ready for the 2025 Asia Cup.
I think coach Tim Cone must be creative in giving Gilas more than just a 9-day training.
What if Gilas does an "every-Monday" practice starting early June as our B-league & KBL Gilas players would already be available for Gilas training by then? By early June eh most likely tapos na yung season ng B-league & KBL, or even if di pa tapos, I think the respective teams of Dwight Ramos, AJ Edu & KQ in the B-league & KBL won't go that far. Dwight & Edu's teams in Japan aren't that strong so it's very likely by May or early June, out of contention na mga teams nila. Even KQ's team in the KBL is struggling so that team is expected to exit early. Only Carl Tamayo's KBL team is strong & is expected to make it to the semis & perhaps the finals.
So if coach Tim sets the "every Monday" Gilas practice in early June, that would be an additional 7 to 8 practices. I think malaking bagay na yun to add to the 9-day preparation period prior to the 2025 Asia Cup. Despite not having a Kai Sotto, I'm confident Gilas can still finish decently in the tournament. But the team needs more time to train/prepare. There's absolutely no substitute for a good preparation.
Maybe just pray Ginebra and maybe SMB will not make it in the finals of PBA.. so that CTC can focus on Gilas very early than 9 days before the tournament...
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Giannis34GOD2
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Draw is tomorrow. Let's hope for the best.
If no behind the scenes truly happens, KSA choosing to be in pot 1 could bite them in the ass. They could end up drawing Lebanon, Jordan, and Qatar.
Well, they are too smart for that.. I'm sure they already set their preferred group mates... Well, we did that in last Fiba world cup, when we were host and got a favorable draw, unfortunately we didn't materialized.. I think Saudi will likely prefer us as group mates, not because we are the weakest of the teams in POT 2, but because of marketing that we can give to the tournament.. remember, when they called a press conference after getting the rights of hosting the event, they used a video of the behind the scenes of the game between Gilas vs KSA in Jeddah in one of the world cup qualifier games years ago.. that means they are looking to be grouped with Gilas to market the event.. There are many Filipinos there in Jeddah will surely watching and they saw when Gilas vs KSA match was a sold out game, they want us for sure... Basketball in Saudi is rising in popularity (especially some games in their pro league when Al Ittihad and Al hilal matches, the Saudi version of El Classico in basketball always filled with many viewers), and this event will be the turning point of rising popularity of basketball there... And for sure, no all Arabs group mates in one group.. I always see a mixed of East and west Asia every group.. even in the past events, there are always 2 east and 2 west teams in 1 group.. although some groups will have atleast 1 east and 3 west team or 3 east teams and 1 west teams, But fiba Asia will not put all East teams in 1 group or all West teams in 1 group for geographical preference and balance of the group matches...
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Giannis34GOD2
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Utopian scenario would be drawn with Saudi, Syria, and Iraq... Gilas would top this group, avoid everyone else from pot A in the quarters, and it's a dogfight in the semis with China and Iran being darkhorses, only to lose to Australia in the final.
Death scenario would be drawn with Australia, Jordan, and Qatar. I'm seriously convinced we could end up last place in that group.
Katuwaan scenario for me: Japan, Korea, Guam. We got B.League, and K. League players, while a full-strength Guam is basically a more-athletic version of Thailand. I honestly don't know who gets knocked out with Guam from this group.
Current Guam roster is not that strong unless they will recruit American based Guamanian blood players to play for them this coming Fiba Asia cup.. I saw Mr. Calvo (the coach of Guam) in his IG that he is now in US.. I'm sure he's now talking to some players that has Guamanian blood to play for them this coming Fiba Asia cup.. I think this is the best chance for those Guamanian players who are based in US to play for them to have a chance to get professional contract here in Asia... FIBA Asia cup is always the gateway of some players in the west to showcase themselves for professional leagues here in Asia...
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lem0nadi2
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I hope KSA would do its magic of making us group with them, of all the 4 teams in the pot B, Gilas is the most vulnerable because of its last windows and tune up disasters. Iran is on rebuilding mode but they are familiar with KSA.
If the host is playing safe, manipulating the groupings would be ideal.
I also want the Taipei to be group again with Gilas so we can see if there will be adjustments. They barely beat us last window so it is not like they are unbeatable anymore.
If the host is playing safe, manipulating the groupings would be ideal.
I also want the Taipei to be group again with Gilas so we can see if there will be adjustments. They barely beat us last window so it is not like they are unbeatable anymore.
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BJ_Reloaded2
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I've already mentioned this before..
the best move forward is to let those KBL and B. League dudes to attend the BGSM practice 1 week of rest to those who had no physical pain just to recover
and a maximum of 2 weeks for those who had minor aches(hopefully) here and there.
I am not totally sold on every monday sched, that's absurd.
were not dealing with a mid-tier and low-tier teams in that tournament.
if we want to improve our 9th place finish two years ago and slug it out in the medal round on this edition
we keep on saying this since the time of adam "the longer the preparation the better".
but if the real intention is just to make sure we end up in the top 10 the standings
then just implement that every monday sched and will go full blast after the final playing day of the All-Filipino Finals hopefully Game 7 on July 27.
they badly need additional revenue for the 50th Birthday celebration considering they are inviting many formers e.g. league officials. players and companies
who shape up the league since 1975.
that's the most important thing for those Grandpas.. .
the best move forward is to let those KBL and B. League dudes to attend the BGSM practice 1 week of rest to those who had no physical pain just to recover
and a maximum of 2 weeks for those who had minor aches(hopefully) here and there.
I am not totally sold on every monday sched, that's absurd.
were not dealing with a mid-tier and low-tier teams in that tournament.
if we want to improve our 9th place finish two years ago and slug it out in the medal round on this edition
we keep on saying this since the time of adam "the longer the preparation the better".
but if the real intention is just to make sure we end up in the top 10 the standings
then just implement that every monday sched and will go full blast after the final playing day of the All-Filipino Finals hopefully Game 7 on July 27.
they badly need additional revenue for the 50th Birthday celebration considering they are inviting many formers e.g. league officials. players and companies
who shape up the league since 1975.
that's the most important thing for those Grandpas.. .
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sroth38392
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Shouldn't we be thankful to the Saudis that they choose pot 1 becoz we have a chance to be grouped with them thus we avoid strong teams like Australia, Japan & New Zealand. Imagine if we end up being grouped with Saudi Arabia, Korea & Guam, eh di mejo mas madali ang games natin sa elimination round.
Problem could also be the opposite.
we could draw Australia, Jordan, and Qatar.
Let’s just hope me and Robert’s conspiracy theory is correct.
Well, they are too smart for that.. I'm sure they already set their preferred group mates... Well, we did that in last Fiba world cup, when we were host and got a favorable draw, unfortunately we didn't materialized.. I think Saudi will likely prefer us as group mates, not because we are the weakest of the teams in POT 2, but because of marketing that we can give to the tournament.. remember, when they called a press conference after getting the rights of hosting the event, they used a video of the behind the scenes of the game between Gilas vs KSA in Jeddah in one of the world cup qualifier games years ago.. that means they are looking to be grouped with Gilas to market the event.. There are many Filipinos there in Jeddah will surely watching and they saw when Gilas vs KSA match was a sold out game, they want us for sure... Basketball in Saudi is rising in popularity (especially some games in their pro league when Al Ittihad and Al hilal matches, the Saudi version of El Classico in basketball always filled with many viewers), and this event will be the turning point of rising popularity of basketball there... And for sure, no all Arabs group mates in one group.. I always see a mixed of East and west Asia every group.. even in the past events, there are always 2 east and 2 west teams in 1 group.. although some groups will have atleast 1 east and 3 west team or 3 east teams and 1 west teams, But fiba Asia will not put all East teams in 1 group or all West teams in 1 group for geographical preference and balance of the group matches...
They’ll either choose Syria or Taiwan. No way they’ll choose Jordan; they are probably tired of getting their asses handed to them. Korea? Regardless of how bad they played, they are still Korea.
Syria is the logical choice because they are familiar with their game.
I think they’ll choose Iraq because of their past good record. Guam is unpredictable.
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lem0nadi2
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no australia in the 1st round, thank god
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lem0nadi2
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God, its new zealand again against us
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Silent Killer2
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So CT RP, NZL and iraq