Wow..where do you come up with these "TIERS"? First it was the "john wall etc. have low to average athleticism" argument; then your clasification of FIBA teams with "borderline, average and elite" NBA players and so now its about proclaiming like its a sure thing that based on your "scientifically proven" ranking system, if you are tagged with a "BIG CHANCE" then matic yan second round pick ka (Edu), but if you tag someone as having a "BIGGER CHANCE" then heck no doubt in your mind lottery first round pick ka (Kai)!
And yet what is the basis for this?? LOL!
Being optimistic is nice but going overboard with it and with very little facts to back it up is not healthy at all.
We can list our OWN tiers. Nba Scouts have their different nba tiers too.
Did you really guys think there is no borderline, average, and elite nba players? You think they are equal? Michael Jordan is equal to Kwame brown? Come on.
Really? Edu in his highlight months didn’t even enter the future NBA draftee conversation. He was also like a 3 star(?) recruit coming out of HS. Kai on the other hand is consistently appearing on the radar, landing as high as 18th on certain mock drafts and is considered a 4 star recruit. So, what did the scouts and basketball community miss here?
I like Edu and I’m rooting for him. But I have to disagree he is a better NBA prospect than Kai.
For one, Edu has lesser media mileage than Kai. If the adoring pinoy fans gave the same level of adoration to edu 2 years ago, i sincerely doubt he would be ranked as such. It is my view, that Kai has many advantages on him now than edu before. Despite that, edu was still invited in the bwb, and was ranked as 3-stars prior to his college career.
Had gilas entered the WC-U19 where Edu was included as player then, prior to their iteration with Sotto, I think he would have had been given a higher rank or star rating.
Again as I said, as of now, Edu has more potential to enter the NBA than Kai. Let's see in 2021 if that will change.
For one, Edu has lesser media mileage than Kai. If the adoring pinoy fans gave the same level of adoration to edu 2 years ago, i sincerely doubt he would be ranked as such. It is my view, that Kai has many advantages on him now than edu before. Despite that, edu was still invited in the bwb, and was ranked as 3-stars prior to his college career.
Had gilas entered the WC-U19 where Edu was included as player then, prior to their iteration with Sotto, I think he would have had been given a higher rank or star rating.
Again as I said, as of now, Edu has more potential to enter the NBA than Kai. Let's see in 2021 if that will change.
Wait..what...hold on...so the NBA draft is a popularity contest now? When did that happen?? This isn't America's Got Talent...LOL!
Do you sincerely believe if AJ enters the upcoming draft or even the following year he'll get picked? Because you said as of now. Heck AJ hasn't played in almost a year now. And we don't know how he has even recovered from his injury mentally as much as physically. I don't think any NBA scout, coach or team would take that chance.
Wait..what...hold on...so the NBA draft is a popularity contest now? When did that happen?? This isn't America's Got Talent...LOL!
Do you sincerely believe if AJ enters the upcoming draft or even the following year he'll get picked? Because you said as of now. Heck AJ hasn't played in almost a year now. And we don't know how he has even recovered from his injury mentally as much as physically. I don't think any NBA scout, coach or team would take that chance.
AJ having a philippine passport means he can play as an Asian import in leagues in australia, japan, china etc. if he can't make it to the NBA. I hope he doesn't end up in the PBA
If you will dream, dream high.
Dream for the moon, at least if you fail, you can end up with stars.
Kai and Edu will be in nba. You will see that.
Besides, it is not bad to support our young talents. And being optimisyic and/or overboard is better than
Being pessimistic and crab mentality
Kai is more exciting to enter in the NBA than Edu,cause Kai plays a lot in Philippines ,his basketball style is Filipino stlye of basketball,Also Edu is a promising NBA contender.
Kai is a modern bigman and it's no way near comparable to Philippine style of basketball. A lot of players here are still stuck in the 90's
Maybe he meant filipino style in terms of "gulang".
We show a glimpse of Kai throwing elbows in his tsf games
FIBA,or NBA officiating will catch it sooner or later and it will be an ejection if he keeps resorting to it.
Maybe he meant filipino style in terms of "gulang".
We show a glimpse of Kai throwing elbows in his tsf games
Maybe he meant filipino style in terms of "gulang".
We show a glimpse of Kai throwing elbows in his tsf games
We all really need to drop this fascination with this so called "Filipino GULANG defense" like it's something to be proud of and that no other country plays defense like us. That's the whole point. No other top FIBA member country would want to emulate our style because it SUCKS!! Isn't it obvious for the past 20 years of international competition that our Philippine teams and players lag behind in terms of individual and team defense? It's an eyesore to watch our players play defense with their hands rather than their feet, resorting to useless hacking fouls when the player they are defending blows past them, not knowing how to position their bodies correctly for the box out, and ultimately resorting to cheap (elbow; lowblow) shots when things get heated or don't go our way. (Remember RDO and Iraq?)
But most people in here like to call that "GULANG"! Yep. LOL!
Kai should never learn to play this way. He should stay away from his ninong RDO when it comes to basketball advise and listen more to his coaches in the US.