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I'm curious about the respective wingspans of Junmar, Dwight Ramos & AJ Edu.
Junmar & Dwight don't seem to have that impressive wingspan
I don't think anyone sane here is expecting us to win the Olympic or World Cup gold.
Chot's Puso version of Gilas who won silver is still remembered fondly.
Our realistic goal is to level up in terms of world-tier levels. Be consistently at the top 3 of Asia and be competitive against Euro and Americas teams.
June Mar actually has a good wingspan at 7'1. For some reason it doesnt translate on the court. I haven't seen an official measurement from Edu but it's around 7 to 7'1. Goes to show that lateral speed can negate wingspan. Also, I think June Mar's standing reach is not impressive for his 6'10 height. I think somebody here posted that Greg Slaughter's jumping standing reach is 6 inches higher at 11'6 than June Mar's which is just 11. He and June Mar have the same wingspan. Greg's official height is 6 '11 5/8 to JMF's 6'10. Caveat that the PBA's height measurement may be slightly inflated as some cursory checking of mine before with imports is they got around 0.25-0.5 increase when measured lying down in the PBA compared to their last official measurement.
June Mar actually has a good wingspan at 7'1. For some reason it doesnt translate on the court. I haven't seen an official measurement from Edu but it's around 7 to 7'1. Goes to show that lateral speed can negate wingspan. Also, I think June Mar's standing reach is not impressive for his 6'10 height. I think somebody here posted that Greg Slaughter's jumping standing reach is 6 inches higher at 11'6 than June Mar's which is just 11. He and June Mar have the same wingspan. Greg's official height is 6 '11 5/8 to JMF's 6'10. Caveat that the PBA's height measurement may be slightly inflated as some cursory checking of mine before with imports is they got around 0.25-0.5 increase when measured lying down in the PBA compared to their last official measurement.
Get a PG already. These bunch of guards won’t cut it. The opponent presses the lanes and it’s an automatic turnover. Bolick’s strength (creating for himself and breaking the pressure) would’ve had come in handy. Heading is also one guy that could playmake, far better than what Perez and Oftana combined.
I say retain Scottie and ride Newsome till the wheels fall off, but SBP should reconsider giving Bolick and Heading a chance in lieu of Perez and Oftana.
Oftana's a wing. We drop him, that kinda lessens our FIBA-eligible options at 3, which are already him, Dwight, Malonzo, and maybe Quiambao. At least with CJ, you replace a guard with a guard.
Pba oftana still missing in international level.
Whats wrong?
ditto with tolentino in gilas.. slow release the amount of shots will not translate well internationally
Oftana's a wing. We drop him, that kinda lessens our FIBA-eligible options at 3, which are already him, Dwight, Malonzo, and maybe Quiambao. At least with CJ, you replace a guard with a guard.
Why is Malonzo there? Shouldnt he just be rehabbing amd preparing for the next Gins game?
Why is Malonzo there? Shouldnt he just be rehabbing amd preparing for the next Gins game?
Why is Malonzo there? Shouldnt he just be rehabbing amd preparing for the next Gins game?
I used to like Oftana for Gilas. But now I’d rather try KQ and to some extent, Tamayo, at the 3. Ramos remains our steadiest option at the position and should command the bulk of the 3 minutes anyway. Idk, but with Heading you add a steadier playmaker and shooter, things we evidently miss. It doesn’t matter if they’re not playing the same position, if it were me calling the shots, I’d make that switch asap.
Because he's a Gin and we all know this new program has a bias towards SMC players.
Navarro is the obvious next choice for the 3. We already know what he can provide.
SJ, RJ, JD, and even Kiefer can do a better job at the PG position than Perez. Any one of those guys can work.
Heading should be our primary shooter. This is a given. We don't have any other shooters besides Ramos and Brownlee in the current lineup.
Maybe we're being over reliant on JB now? Is he becoming TC's crutch like Castro/Blatche was for Chot.
Yeah he solves a lot of our problems but a supposedly non bearing game again is the perfect place to get some reps in for the younger guys.
Yeah, we overrelied on Brownlee in this game. 39 out of 84 points of Gilas speaks volumes on two things - (1) overreliance on one player and (2) the quality of locals that we have.
Anyway, all is not lost for Tim Cone just yet. He just needs to tweak his system as well as his personnel since, obviously, there are players that should not be in the line-up in the first place.
We need someone who can bring the ball up under pressure. That doesn't necessarily have to come from the point guard spot.
I am also curious to this. It seems to me this is a weakness of the triangle. Your bigs cant help screen in the back court because they are in post position on the other side. Your 3 can help but we dont want JB to do that. Which potential SF can help up us bring the ball?
Do we have such player right now?
We all know how susceptible CJ Perez & at times Iskati Thompson bringing the ball under pressure. We've seen that during the Gilas-Angola game in the 2023 FIBA World Cup. Guess who did better bringing the ball up under pressure in that game? It was among the most hated Gilas player in recent years - Kiefer Ravena.
Right now, Carl, Arvin, Gabe, and Navarro are the notable forwards I saw that had the occasional duty of bringing up the ball. In the past, JDV also brought up the ball.