for philippine context ok, but for FIBA nope, lacks skills particularly passing and shooting, ( he's an example of everyone wanting to be a scorer like michael jordan). that's why for me the guard rotation for the Phillipones should be 90 % just Thompson, Clarkson and heading. change minutes na lang yung iba
Cj is stronger and can defend than heading while heading can ligt up score on the ten percent playing time youre giving.. but he doesnt reay need to stay long so that opppsi g team cannot expose his defense..
If only CJ Perez started playing point guard or combo guard when he was around 22 yrs of age, I think he would have developed point guard skills that would make him a point guard prospect for Gilas. Just like any other players, Perez needed the reps to transition from a wingman to a point guard or combo guard.
Not everyone can be a point guard.
CJ was already playing some point-forward during his Baste days..
But he has always been a scorer & with a scorer's mentality at that.
Its still different having played as a point guard for a significant period of time.
Gilas was great with Castro and Romeo as PGs even though they had a scorer's mentality, Is Perez really that bad as a passer to be considered even as a secondary PG?
It seems the womens counterpart will be the first one who will beat NZL in basketball in seniors level… although it’s still 3rd quarter but I like gilas womens team today.. grit and grind team and they copy Japanese style of basketball
Gilas was great with Castro and Romeo as PGs even though they had a scorer's mentality, Is Perez really that bad as a passer to be considered even as a secondary PG?
Wish that they won so that I can say our mens team has high potentaial, but thhis is the same team thta loses to indonesia and vietnam in 3x3.. need to close out games
Wish that they won so that I can say our mens team has high potentaial, but thhis is the same team thta loses to indonesia and vietnam in 3x3.. need to close out games
Nah. The Chinese Taipei game was great. This game was good also. Imagine the men's teams NP scoring only 4 pts do you think we'll have a chance of winning? The women's team had a good chance of winning with their NP scoring 4 pts.
Gilas was great with Castro and Romeo as PGs even though they had a scorer's mentality, Is Perez really that bad as a passer to be considered even as a secondary PG?
C - Kai
PF - Aguilar
SF - Dwight
SG - JC
PG - Scottie
Bench
C - Fajardo
PF - Edu
SF - Malonzo
SG - Heading
PG - Parks
Abando
Baltazar (hopefully)
But Castro & Romeo played as point guards or combo guard (in the case of Romeo) for a significant period of their respective careers, something that CJ Perez hasn't done or wasn't given that opportunity. Meaning Romeo & Castro got the reps that Perez didn't. Doon talaga nagka deperensya, sa reps.
Yes, Romeo, Castro & Perez are natural scorers & have scorers' mentality, but Castro & Romeo got the training of point guard or combo guard skills in their careers while Perez got the training as a natural wingman.
This is different from Scottie, who was already given the PG's role from the 3-spot. Scottie had signs of being able to be a ballhandler, facilitator, and distributor.
Honestly, we don't need a pure PG or pass-first PG given our system.
We need three guards with good size who can facilitate and handle the ball. Hell, even Blatche as our PF/C could dictate our play.
The guard doesn't have to be the point.
And PGs these days are expected to execute plays instead of just facilitating, and some are given freedom to score.
In addition, I think the 1-2-3 all need to be able to handle the ball these days. We shouldn't limit the ballhandling duties to the PG. Anyone below 6'5" should be given ballhandling responsibilities.