Tbh he comes off the bench and barely plays the pg position for his team. Mostly plays off ball.
And we all know the reason about rjay.. even he wins the B-league MVP. He wont get a call up. He's one of most vocal about SBP's leadership.
As much as we want them but as long as SBP being petty, they wont receive a call up. Not unless a new leadership though..
Dwight also said and even supported Tab against Panlilo. Yet he is call up everytime.
Well, Dwight's presence guarantees an audience for the games. Easily, the most popular and marketable player of Gilas.
But not as vocal as the 2
But not as vocal as the 2
What did SJ Belangel said that is more vocal that Dwight for him to be is banned on Gilas.
SJ had a post with him, RJ, and Abando in Instagram (if I remember) taking shots at Chot for not playing them last Asia Cup.
Abando did get recalled, though.
https://www.philstar.com/sports/2024/04/16/2347935/thinking-out-box
“We’re rethinking how we train our kids,” said Black who’s in charge of executing the action plan. “In the past, if you’re 11 or 12 and you’re big for your age, maybe grow to six or 6-1 or 6-2 in a few years, you’re taught center skills. If you play zone, you won’t develop skills that you would playing one-on-one. We want kids to learn wing skills so that when they grow older, they’ll be able to adapt because internationally, if you grow to be 6-4 or 6-5, you won’t be competitive as a center. You’re a lot more flexible if you grow up learning wing skills.”
It’s rare that a Kai Sotto, Japeth Aguilar or June Mar Fajardo comes along. When players of their size emerge, it’s a blessing. And if they learn how to play wings skills when younger, their capabilities are enhanced exponentially as they reach for the sky. That’s what’s on Black’s mind in skewing SBP’s grassroots program to reformat the training program for kids.
Early this year, Black spent a week in Australia observing the Australian Institute of Sports’ youth training program. Aside from Canberra, Black went to Albury and Sydney to check out Australia’s U16 national team tryouts. He went with Dy and FIBA Oceania executive director David Crocker. Then, Black flew to Serbia where he attended the youth training camps of the country’s top four basketball clubs Partizan, Mega, Red Star and Dynamic. Black caught a glimpse of coach Rajko Toroman’s grandson Djordje Sakuralac, a 6-7 U16 star, in training and witnessed a Euroleague game between Partizan and Efes Pilsen of Turkey.
“I filmed everything I could from the training camps and youth tryouts in Australia and Serbia,” said Black. “It was quite an experience. In Serbia, coach Nenad Vucinic’s friend Miki Markovic brought me around. I’ll try to replicate the best practices in the provinces. Three weeks ago, I was in Cebu with coach Pat Aquino and we did workouts with 60 girls and boys in the U16 level. We also did clinics for U12 kids and coaches. Next week, we’ll be in Cagayan de Oro.”
https://www.philstar.com/sports/2024/04/16/2347935/thinking-out-box
“We’re rethinking how we train our kids,” said Black who’s in charge of executing the action plan. “In the past, if you’re 11 or 12 and you’re big for your age, maybe grow to six or 6-1 or 6-2 in a few years, you’re taught center skills. If you play zone, you won’t develop skills that you would playing one-on-one. We want kids to learn wing skills so that when they grow older, they’ll be able to adapt because internationally, if you grow to be 6-4 or 6-5, you won’t be competitive as a center. You’re a lot more flexible if you grow up learning wing skills.”
It’s rare that a Kai Sotto, Japeth Aguilar or June Mar Fajardo comes along. When players of their size emerge, it’s a blessing. And if they learn how to play wings skills when younger, their capabilities are enhanced exponentially as they reach for the sky. That’s what’s on Black’s mind in skewing SBP’s grassroots program to reformat the training program for kids.
Early this year, Black spent a week in Australia observing the Australian Institute of Sports’ youth training program. Aside from Canberra, Black went to Albury and Sydney to check out Australia’s U16 national team tryouts. He went with Dy and FIBA Oceania executive director David Crocker. Then, Black flew to Serbia where he attended the youth training camps of the country’s top four basketball clubs Partizan, Mega, Red Star and Dynamic. Black caught a glimpse of coach Rajko Toroman’s grandson Djordje Sakuralac, a 6-7 U16 star, in training and witnessed a Euroleague game between Partizan and Efes Pilsen of Turkey.
“I filmed everything I could from the training camps and youth tryouts in Australia and Serbia,” said Black. “It was quite an experience. In Serbia, coach Nenad Vucinic’s friend Miki Markovic brought me around. I’ll try to replicate the best practices in the provinces. Three weeks ago, I was in Cebu with coach Pat Aquino and we did workouts with 60 girls and boys in the U16 level. We also did clinics for U12 kids and coaches. Next week, we’ll be in Cagayan de Oro.”
Guys, do U think it would be justifiable that for instance you're the coach of Batang Gilas U-16 team, you are turned between a 6-foot-3 skilled center and a 6-foot-7 raw center, you will prefer that 6-foot-7 center over that smaller but more skilled center becoz you are thinking long term?
I mean while the 6-foot-3 is more skilled than the 6-foot-7 big kid, the former has a projected height of only 6-foot-6 & will just be another undersized center in FIBA basketball while that 6-7 kid has a projected height of 6-foot-10 & will be a good sized center by Asian basketball standards. The smaller but more skilled center will give U immediate impact while giving the taller but less skilled (at present) kid exposure/experience has long term benefits.
Problem with Panopio is that he's not on anyone's radar, especially SBP's radar.
Boatwright will surely shore up Gilas frontline. Him and Kai can both start while Edu and Fajardo can come off the bench thus maintaining a twin tower on the floor.