It our turnovers that is the big issue for me. From averaging 9 TOs a game to 17 yesterday. If we maintain our averages, we will have a better outing against new zealand
Meanwhile, China looks like it wants to send a strong message to everyone that it is out to redeem itself from its struggles in international basketball in recent years by beating Japan black & blue. Though it's just a Japanese national team-B, we all know that Japan's talent pool is decent, plus it has a naturalized player in 6-foot-11 Alex Kirk.
China also sent a somewhat cadet team as well, average age of their squad is 23, was mostly composed of young talents
Ironically enough, Gilas had the better shooting percentage from 3 at 47.6% compared to their 34.9% but they took way more attempts since their offense was geared more towards shooting 3s. It really came down to defense which was a problem even in the previous window when New Zealand shot 51% from 3.
Dont sleep on iran, I still see their mixture of size and talent that will still be contenders in asia..Especially once the asia leagues are opening their opportunities for them
I think it’s the turnovers that brought them down…
Their youth program is very good.
Mhd Amini is only 19 years old and already plays at a high level.
Where exactly are our 18-22 year olds elite ballers? eh?
Still quarantined and being keep in a bubble. Stronger teams in UAAP and NCAA tend to utilise overage players 23 - 26 players.
Which is bullshit. If you're good by 17-18, then you should already be playing in the pros.
The process needs to start with the PBA removing the age limit. The 22-year-old age restriction is ridiculous—you can't tell me that players like Mason and Andy aren’t still serviceable at the PBA level. Kai already broke the stereotype, proving that a Filipino turning pro at a young age is possible. It’s a good thing that our best players are no longer waiting to finish their college eligibility and are instead heading straight to the B.League or KBL when an offer comes.
Japan has already implemented this "pro at a young age" setup for their own players, and guess what? It led to an NBA career for Yuki Kawamura. He entered the B.League at just 18 years old—the youngest in the league’s history. Now, imagine if he had stayed in college until he was 22 or 25. He would have been stuck playing against teenagers, without being forced to level up. All of this happened because the B.League made it possible.
And let’s not forget—if Japan hadn't introduced the Asian import rule, Kai Sotto and Dwight Ramos would probably be playing for Ginebra by now.
Its just that Tim and comapny didnt really treat taiwan seriously, no advance game plan and the template game plan was let them live or die by three..and really challenged the defense of Gilbeck.., I expect a pass or two once gillbeck commit..
That and get rid of the draft. It’s useless. The weakest team is simply gonna trade their best player anyways.
Simply implement a salary cap to prevent the top teams from outspending the bottom teams.
If I was a 19 yo standout in the UAAP and want to turn pro, there’s no way signing for Terrafirma Dyip.
Not a really good template to follow. The team as a whole has been playing lethargic the last few games.
What are our chances against NZ without Kai? Some months ago people were talking about them like they're our whipping boys. Is it better it we still take things easy and lose big or go hard and try to see where we are without Kai?