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weward2
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disregard this:
Dleague teams interested in him? lol
are they serious?
is that how low they think of dleague or how high they think of their party?
correction was dealt already.
good thing they would be sending fajardo in a big man's camp.
where a real bigman's coach would train him.
but i do think he is being too cared of.It would be bad for him in the future for sure.
too many sabit/handlers to control him and his destinations/decisions.
its like they found their young pacquiao and will hold his neck for like forever.
potential money maker.
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Jay P. Mercado2
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Norman Black would probably be the country's best "big man's coach" to date. Of course, we all know Junmar Fajardo was trained by no less than the best center the PBA has ever produced in Ramon Fernandez, but nothing takes away the value of learning from Black himself. We have to remember how raw talents Rabeh Al-Husseini and Doug Kramer were when they joined Ateneo, only to be transformed by Black into rugged, physical big men capable of scoring inside when needed.
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dunk_on_me2
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That's true.
And what i was most especially amazed on was how Norman Black turned Ford Arao into a solid center during his UAAP days. I never would have expected Arao to be one of the focal points of their offense at that time.
I guess Black, being around 6'6" or taller himself, made it easier for him to teach these young kids as opposed to other coaches.
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sergio232
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I'm looking forward for a newly transformed Greg Slaughter under Black's training.
As for slaughter I do Believe that he is there, I mean he is a different player now as we would compare him when he was still at UV. All he need is some playing minutes, Coach Black will just toughened him up but all credit wouldn't go to Caoch Norman himself because Greggybois progress is there thanks from his National Team stint.
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kikomatsing2
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I'm looking forward for a newly transformed Greg Slaughter under Black's training.
for me po... Greggy boy under Coach Yeng GUIAO!.. ROS team!
"mukha lang nya ang walang latay"
trans: gregS to train under GUIAO!.
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lovejones2
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lima-lima2
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a 50 % skills improvement of Greg slaughter is good for smart gilas and Philippine basketball. If norman black is able to do this then it could only be the only the reason I would change my preference from green to blue.
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Alex072
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Greg has ways to go...Maybe he's not as tough as the other Gilas guys let's say Ballesteros or Ramos.Maybe he's like Japeth.tall but afraid of having contact against other players and you can't coach that.Maybe they could enroll these guys in an MMA school for them to get tougher.
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Alex072
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asking for the mods help instead
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rensquared2
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LOL! +1 to this! If only there is a mod signal, like the batman signal! hahaha
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manu_bol2
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norman black as a good big man coach is overrated. rabeh? i say he's a natural and has high basketball IQ inspite of his weight and attitude. aside from him, who else? kramer is just an average professional player.
i won't be surprised if greg won't improve much in ateneo. greg is pretty much set. there's only so much that black can teach. one can't mold a hardened clay.
the best big man coach for me would be that guy who trained balingit. bonel was practically transformed from zero to a dominating force. (was that jim kelly?)
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nardy2
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Then its Rhoel Nadurata who despite not being that tall and bulky was the long-time center of our National Team from the late 50s to the early 70s but most of you knew him as the loyal assistant coach of Yeng Guiao.
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sergio232
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I got this feeling that you will get banned if you continue to post that way. MOD kindly check this poster please...
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lovejones2
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i guess local coaches as well as toroman and tim cone are dead wrong when they said that coach norman is a great big man skills coach.
you know why?
because you said so. naks
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Alex072
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i guess local coaches as well as toroman and tim cone are dead wrong when they said that coach norman is a great big man skills coach.
you know why?
because you said so. naks
plus 1 to this..I don't think Rabeh is a natural..remember he was a skinny kid back then who have no skills..I think Black somewhat helped him improve his skills.Greg would certainly learn from Black and would gain some valuable experience in the UAAP.
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neo2
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balingit though did not improve with him. indeed, it was jim kelly who was his personal trainer then who did the most in helping him shape up.
balingit won the 1995 most improved player award when guiao and nadurata were already with pepsi.
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Smart Gilas Pilipinas outplays Talk N' Text, 103-98
2/26/2011 | National Team Program, PBA, Smart Gilas | 16 comments
source: PBA.ph
Chris Tiu, skipper of the Smart-Gilas Pilipinas, said their participation in the PBA Commissioner’s Cup is an opportunity for the national team to display their skills before their countrymen.
“Not much of the Filipinos could watch our games abroad. So this is this a great chance for them to watch us play,” said the 5-feet-11 guard.
Certainly, head coach Chot Reyes and his Tropang Texters weren’t glad to have Nationals as their first assignment.
Marcus Douthit scored 16 points and grabbed a season-high 26 rebounds as Smart-Gilas Pilipinas outplayed Talk ‘N Text, 103-98, Friday at the Ynares Center in Antipolo.
The Nationals who wore down the Tropang Texters by constantly running up and down the court, turned the game wiped out a seven-point deficit in the fourth quarter and turned the game around with a 15-3 run.
“I’m happy it’s over with and I’m happy that we won against [the all-Filipino champions].
Hope we can carry on in the next game,” said Douthit, who made TNT’s big men looked like dwarfs with his 6-foot-11 frame.
A candidate for naturalization, the 30-year old Douthit was practically a monster in the paint. He had five blocks and altered many shots.
“I struggled offensively but my teammates picked me up. Tonight it was just rebounds for me. Maybe I’ll be more offensive-minded next time,” said the big fellow.
With his dominating presence, Smart-Gilas Pilipinas coach Rajko Toroman said they could have easily turned to Douthit everytime they had the ball.
“ But we are not doing that because we are trying to develop a system that will work in the FIBA Asia. [FIBA Asia] is not dominated by height and that is the reason why share the ball consistently,” Toroman explained.
Their unselfishness paved the way for seven of 12 the Nationals to score in double figures.
Marcio Lassiter, a 6-6 forward with a soft-touch from the perimeter, matched Douthit’s output on 7 of 14 shooting while Tiu and John Aldrech Ramos had 15 apiece.
Joseph Casio had 14 points and Andy Barroca added 13. The point guards also combined for 11 feeds as the Nationals gained a 27-21 edge in the assists department.
Playing abroad the past two years obviously worked well for the Nationals, who appeared confident playing against the reigning Philippine Cup champions.
It showed when they raced to a 17-3 lead just halfway through the opening quarter.
Good thing Talk 'N Text’s bench outscored the Nationals’ reserves, 15-2, to keep the game close after 12 minutes.
Talk 'N Text import Paul Harris led all scorers with 25 points but he was the only consistent player among the Tropang Texters.
Ranidel de Ocampo scored 18 points but had only five in the second half. Kelly Williams collected 14 but was scoreless in the fourth. Jimmy Alapag had only six points and a season-low one assist, his worst game in a long while.
“It’s a big win for us,” said Toroman, adding his players showed lots of character particularly in the endgame.
As a team, TNT shot only 40 percent from the field (38 of 95) and missed 11 free throws.
Still, the Tropang Texters appeared headed for a victory when De Ocampo scored on a lay-up to give the Tropang Texters a 91-84 lead with 6:30 left in the fourth.
Douthit scored on fastbreak slam in the ensuing play and after Talk 'N Text missed on a 3-point attempt and two free throws on their next two possessions, Ramos scored on a lay-up then knocked an eight-foot jumper to make it a one-point game.
After a two minute scoring spell, De Ocampo completed a three-point play to stretch the lead to 94-90 before the Nationals went on a 9-0 run in 2:30 minutes to take control. (DBC)
The scores:
Smart Gilas-Pilipinas 103 - Lassiter 16, Douthit 16, Tiu 15, Ramos 15, Casio 14, Barroca 13, Barracael 12, Lutz 2, Ballesteros 0, Slaughter 0, Ababou 0.
Talk ‘N Text 98 - Harris 25, De Ocampo 18, Williams 14, Castro 13, Fonacier 10, Carey 6, Alapag 6, Peek 6, Dillinger 0, Reyes 0.
Quarterscores: 28-25, 50-51, 78-80, 103-98
Photos by Nuki Sabio | PBA
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