Question about Balti, though. What player's gonna replicate his skillset (especially his defensive versatility) if ever he's consistently unavailable for call-ups? Might need to look for 6'7"-6'8" bigs with that skillset.
Erram is useful for exactly 7 minutes before he commits his final flagrant 2. Almazan and Erram provides absolutely nothing that Balti and Tamayo won't do in spades. Oh nvm it's a PBA coach suggesting this, why even bother with pragmatism lmaooooo. Honest question, how tf do you guys cope with being Gilas fans? monitoring this shitshow makes me want to smoke one pack of cigarettes a day. Just an absolute disgrace that even guys like Nenad isn't willing to be a part of anymore.
Homer says that Cone told him that we have a chance to dominate Asia: https://twitter.com/HomerSayson/status/1563839951065808896?t=iXEmDXDF2HRDOgOgpAu1Lg&s=19
However, Cone also reportedly said that we need to add June Mar, Perez, Erram, and Almazan to that core.
No offense, Coach Tim, but are they really our best options for a core? June Mar, Erram, and Almazan turn 33 this year, and they'll most likely be good until 2025 at most, and there are better bigman options than Erram and Almazan, although Erram is useful.
Question about Balti, though. What player's gonna replicate his skillset (especially his defensive versatility) if ever he's consistently unavailable for call-ups? Might need to look for 6'7"-6'8" bigs with that skillset.
any of the youngsters that hasn't developed bad pba tendencies yet, Gagate, Amos and Konov should be developed to his archetype at a way younger age. Honestly Balti is a new player archetype, he saved himself from peaking as a Rosario and Almazan 2.0 by moving overseas and away from the pba. Imo, pinoy coaches can't utilize B League players properly(except a proactive player like Dwight) because they seem to be developing differently. I predict Balti, Parks, Kiefer and the rest of the B League boys will be very very solid role players under proper guidance(FOREIGN COACH), the new KBL batch too like Abando, Navarro and possibly Tamayo. These guys need a non-local non-pba coach. PBA's losses to Indonesia and Japan(pba coached in the Japan game at least) shows the league's inability to transition from less midget guard hero ball game and adapt to modern basketball paradigms. To go back to your point, idt we'll see a proper or better Baltazar type player develop for a long time as long as the PBA controls and influence the NT from head to toe. Tab's program was really lightning in a bottle that SBP threw away. Balti was a year long project spanning multiple windows and even stints like the Abdullah Cup, Chot and the PBA only chooses players who are already bottled and ready for the pba, they will never ever develop a Baltazar, Ramos and Tamayo, their closest equivalent is Erram, Almazan and CBC, complete duds in the international stage.
The U-18/19 kids would do, but if we're talking about 2023, i think no one can replicate the readiness that Balti can provide. Give those young standouts at least a year to develop (too bad they all can't be members of ADMU and UP), perhaps someone can get close. But if it's 2025 and the 2027 WC qualifiers, I guess that spot's Demisana 's to lose.
Erram is useful for exactly 7 minutes before he commits his final flagrant 2. Almazan and Erram provides absolutely nothing that Balti and Tamayo won't do in spades. Oh nvm it's a PBA coach suggesting this, why even bother with pragmatism lmaooooo. Honest question, how tf do you guys cope with being Gilas fans? monitoring this shitshow makes me want to smoke one pack of cigarettes a day. Just an absolute disgrace that even guys like Nenad isn't willing to be a part of anymore.
The U-18/19 kids would do, but if we're talking about 2023, i think no one can replicate the readiness that Balti can provide. Give those young standouts at least a year to develop (too bad they all can't be members of ADMU and UP), perhaps someone can get close. But if it's 2025 and the 2027 WC qualifiers, I guess that spot's Demisana 's to lose.
I do hope the U18/19 kids, as well as older amateurs, get their first call-up to the pool for the February 2024 window. We need to train and develop them for FIBA play and then establish chemistry with WC holdovers.
The 20 players that were called up for this past U18,should be formed again,even tho there's no other competition they should be sent to some minor tournaments to gain international exposure.When is the qualifier for the U23?
https://www.spin.ph/multisport/form...w-psc-chairman-a2244-20220830?ref=home_feed_1
Noli Eala was appointed as PSC Chairman. Does he have any say in Philippine Baketball?
Well, Sec. 13 of RA 6847 says that the NSA's, one of which is SBP, are autonomous and have exclusive technical control over the promotion and development over the particular sport for which they are organized, subject to supervision by the PSC under Sec. 11 (j).
Just limited to a supervisory role, but they do have visitorial powers, which includes the power to regulate NSAs like SBP.
What does regulate mean? I don't think Noli has the power nor the appetite to replace Chot though.
Im not really sure butting heads with SBP is something Eala can afford, sure he had the blessing of the president but to butt heads with MVP and ramon ang's cronies? Im not sure this is a fight he will win.
I think Kom. Noli was given the PSC Chair role, in order to continue the gains we had in the previous games. Thus, it will be incumbent upon him to sustain and improve
weight lifting
pole vault
gymnastics
ice skating
and the perennial favorites, the 3 Bs - boxing, bowling, and billiards.
Volleyball and Basketball will most likely take the back seat as these two are well funded privately.
This is for the best, i do think the guy has good intentions
This is for the best, i do think the guy has good intentions
well, commish Eala is the real sportsperson. he knows the game well better than Panlilio, Vargas and Barrios.
While not too many people are pleased with Noli Eala, I think the man has a sincere heart in helping Philippine basketball. We have to remember that Eala was the one who modified the PBA calendar in the mid-2000's during his term as PBA Commissioner. Such modification was aimed to syncronize the PBA calendar with FIBA. That is why during the months of July, August, September, our PBA players were available for national team duties since it was PBA off season during that period. Imagine if the PBA continued what Eala has started in so far as PBA calendar is concerned. Available sana mga Gilas prospect PBA players natin during the months of July, Aug. & Sept.
Also under Commisioner Noli Eala, PBA season was reduced to only 2 conferences which for me made a lot lot more sense than a 3-conference PBA season.