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Strong Group Athletics at the 33rd Dubai International Basketball Championship

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Sikatrix said:
Absent the SBP allowing him, the soc gen will have to decide if UAE pushes things.
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There's been some Philippine athletes that got naturalize before,this one won't be any different they can't stop him.
 
There must be a sorr of release from the SBP as he had played for the Philippines Mens Team previously
 
Strong Group beats Beirut Club by around 20 pts a few hours ago. This Beirut team is even stronger than Homenetmen as it has 2 key players of the Lebanese national team in Ali Haidar & Sergio El Darwich. Plus it has Jordan national team naturalized player Dar Tuvker as 1 of its imports.

While Kevin Quiambao continues to play very well with Strong Group, another Strong Group Pinoy local player that deserves some credit is Jordan Heading. Heading scored well in Strong Group's win over Beirut.
 
Rds said:
I dont think SBP has a say on this. But come on KQ is good but I dont think he’s the savior of our team. Without Dwight Howard he wont get as many open shots and his defense would be more exposed. Hell Escandor became Gilas material for one game but we know he is not really one based on his body of work.

I like KQ because of how far his skill has gone as a home grown but on most matchups I would still take Ramos as starting SF because of defense and superior handles.
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From what I understand, Quiambao cannot play for another national team without clearance from SBP since he has already played for Gilas in a FIBA tournament which was the 2022 FIBA Asia Cup.
 
deku_midoriya said:
There must be a sorr of release from the SBP as he had played for the Philippines Mens Team previously
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Correct.

Didn't Christian Stanhardinnger need a release from the German basketball federation before he can suit for Gilas since he has played for the German youth national team in a FIBA youth tournament in Europe?
 
KQ is already locked in gilas, he already played in our senior NT team no need to worry in my opinion.

it doesn't make sense with all their money they can get much much better player than KQ, if they want their NT to improve.

I also believe UAE interest is for him to be a local in their local leagues and attract pinoy followers.
 
This is just pure assumption on my part (because there is really limited info)...

Did UAE emphasize whether they want KQ for their national team or they just want him in their pro league?

If it's just to be able to play in their league, then it's possible for him to be a dual-citizen and still remain with Gilas. UAE doles out special "passports" for employment/investor purposes. It's not the same as the "family book" citizenship.

Just like JGDL who used his Spanish citizenship to play in Europe while still being eligible for Gilas. And I think all or most of the filams are dual-citizens.
 
Rds said:
I dont think SBP has a say on this. But come on KQ is good but I dont think he’s the savior of our team. Without Dwight Howard he wont get as many open shots and his defense would be more exposed. Hell Escandor became Gilas material for one game but we know he is not really one based on his body of work.

I like KQ because of how far his skill has gone as a home grown but on most matchups I would still take Ramos as starting SF because of defense and superior handles.
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Yes, it’s entirely up to KQ if he wants to change his citizenship. BUT he will need SBP clearance before he can play for the UAE Men’s Team.
 
it seems that the arab broadcaster is effectively selling his Hala! Hala!! Halaaahhh! shouting, might as well process a copyright document on that...very funny indeed...hehehehe.
 
this KQ's naturalizing is overhyping. KQ is smart and knows his basketball. basketball wise in UAE is sucks. money is good but in basketball as whole its bad. even they had american naturalized players in the past they can't get even get the hump in their region. in practical way i'll accept the club offer in UAE (club and NT) easy path (money) and there's no standard competition in UAE. what if they decide to get a new NP in the future . His eligibility might put in peril as asian quota in case he change his mind. But playing in asian leagues, NBL-australia (rumor) and playing for gilas at the sametime i'll stay. i have money, development, competition and international exposure (FIBA and overseas).
 
tootch said:
this KQ's naturalizing is overhyping. KQ is smart and knows his basketball. basketball wise in UAE is sucks. money is good but in basketball as whole its bad. even they had american naturalized players in the past they can't get even get the hump in their region. in practical way i'll accept the club offer in UAE (club and NT) easy path (money) and there's no standard competition in UAE. what if they decide to get a new NP in the future . His eligibility might put in peril as asian quota in case he change his mind. But playing in asian leagues, NBL-australia (rumor) and playing for gilas at the sametime i'll stay. i have money, development, competition and international exposure (FIBA and overseas).
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it will depend on how substantial the offer is, how much does kq get from lasalle anyway? P2.4M (USD42K) a year? that's peanuts, them sheiks can easily double that, it won't be farfetched to think that uae is willing to cough up USD300K a year for kq. i also don't see any technicality that can compromise his eligibility in the bleague, so sky's the limit for kq to earn while he's still relatively young.
 
if KQ gets UAE citizenship, he can still suit ip for Gilas as a local right? No way UAE will field him as their NT for FIBA tournaments if there are better options
 
CoJ said:
if KQ gets UAE citizenship, he can still suit ip for Gilas as a local right? No way UAE will field him as their NT for FIBA tournaments if there are better options
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Or just they will encourage him to stay for their national team for quite a while for residency to have a chance to be a local player in the future… they can tap him anyway in non fiba tournaments such as Arab games, Gulf games and especially Asian games… they can use him to play first in their 3x3 team since eligibility there is very relax than 5x5 rules… And with Dubai will join Euroleague next year, they might tap him too in their line up… this is the only possibility that I see if in case Quiambao will accept that rumored offer…
 
I dont think any sports body could stop KQ from taking that offer from UAE. We already have seen it before in Wesley So, Yuka Saso and Jaja Santiago. And besides that offered amount (rumored to be 500k to 1mil USD) is life changing money.
 
r1ck said:
I dont think any sports body could stop KQ from taking that offer from UAE. We already have seen it before in Wesley So, Yuka Saso and Jaja Santiago. And besides that offered amount (rumored to be 500k to 1mil USD) is life changing money.
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The Secretary General of FIBA can reject any application of nationality switching, Id think he would since the reason is financial and KQ's basketball heritage is pure pinoy.
 
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