SBP should file a protest to FIBA regarding Qatar's practice of converting world import player into Qatari local player even if such player has not obtained Qatari passport prior to his 16th birthday. What Qatar is doing is a mockery of FIBA rules. It has to be stopped.
FIBA obviously is favoring Qatar being the host of the 2027 World Cup.
acting like pinoys will not send a team full of illegals if they have a fiba official on a payroll. You will see Mo Tautuaa, Mike Phillips, Mikey Williams, Ange Kouame, Justine Brownlee, Jordan Clarkson and a bunch of full blooded Chinese on the same roster for a decade at least if pinoys run fiba
Spotted the self-hating Filipino.
How does being thankful that the rules forced the Philippines to actually showcase the brilliance of brown malay/peranakan pinoys instead of relying on literal American mercenaries make me self-hating?
Because they are also Filipino and recognized as such. So why call then illegals.
actually showcase the brilliance of brown malay/peranakan pinoys
In your eyes how many of them were able to showcase their brilliance? For me, there were only 3 players.
1. Kai
2. Ranidel
3. Romeo
Alapag(Questionable) Imo he was never good in fiba competition.
Asi-Tongan
Pingris-French
Castro-Maga
Chan-Chinese
Fonacier-dunno but pretty sure not malay/indo
Skati-Maga
Ramos-Putin
Newsome-Maga
Before prompting judgment, understand the basis of FIBA eligibility rules, which contrary to conventional thought is not base on either blood lines or even residency .
it's based on documentation
FIBA rules are agnostic of the different independent laws of citizenship of each country, it isnt based on one's opinion perception of who is rightfully a citizen of a country.
That's bullshit, they're only "Filipinos" when PBA stakeholders needs a W. If anything FIBA rules needs to be more nationalistic instead of capitalistic. Giving some leeway to weak sauce non-competitive teams like Qatar, Taipei and Indonesia should be allowed in some cases but it shouldn't run too wild(ie having a fully foreign starting 5). I don't really know why some pinoy fans are concerned about these teams, small boy mentality.
That's bullshit, they're only "Filipinos" when PBA stakeholders needs a W. If anything FIBA rules needs to be more nationalistic instead of capitalistic. Giving some leeway to weak sauce non-competitive teams like Qatar, Taipei and Indonesia should be allowed in some cases but it shouldn't run too wild(ie having a fully foreign starting 5). I don't really know why some pinoy fans are concerned about these teams, small boy mentality.
It's not Qatar who are weak.. it's about the rules Fiba implementing about eligibility rules... We have no problem if one of Harris or Lewis will be local if they do the right way of exemption.. both Americans just came to Qatar last year, no connection whatsoever to the country and yet one of them granted exemption easily.. what is the purpose of Hagop rule by the way? If they allowed them to parade in the same team together then better scrap that rule.. many countries will likely benefit from it likes of Vietnam, Cambodia, etc...
Why are they illegals then to you
It's not Qatar who are weak.. it's about the rules Fiba implementing about eligibility rules... We have no problem if one of Harris or Lewis will be local if they do the right way of exemption.. both Americans just came to Qatar last year, no connection whatsoever to the country and yet one of them granted exemption easily.. what is the purpose of Hagop rule by the way? If they allowed them to parade in the same team together then better scrap that rule.. many countries will likely benefit from it likes of Vietnam, Cambodia, etc...