Japeth's height, age, athleticism + Ranidel's skill, brains, gulang
The Japeth Aguilar Saga
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Japeth's height, age, athleticism + Ranidel's skill, brains, gulang
DRRC
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dudes it is not dinadaga anymore
he has been playing international ball for 5 yrs with gilas, in the pba for 3 if i am not mistaken
he just cant focus on what his role is, he just wants showtime dunks and awesome plays
even if he missed 6 assignments for him one dunk is good enough but it is not good enough for gilas to win and not for chot
we need him down low, if he cant contribute he will be in the dog pound again
come on japeth. just get us rebs and blocks and take care of the bigs of the other team
we dont need you to score, we dont want you to have showtime if that is what you are building your time inside the court with, just CONTRIBUTE
he has been playing international ball for 5 yrs with gilas, in the pba for 3 if i am not mistaken
he just cant focus on what his role is, he just wants showtime dunks and awesome plays
even if he missed 6 assignments for him one dunk is good enough but it is not good enough for gilas to win and not for chot
we need him down low, if he cant contribute he will be in the dog pound again
come on japeth. just get us rebs and blocks and take care of the bigs of the other team
we dont need you to score, we dont want you to have showtime if that is what you are building your time inside the court with, just CONTRIBUTE
Silent Killer
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Almanzan is waiting to replace him if he continues to play like that.
He has to realize that if he focus in rotating well, his blocks will come naturally because of his gift. And most of his blocks are so brutal that it usually leads to fastbreak and chances are, he will be the one finishing it with a dunk.
just by pure hustle and energy, he'll get maybe 4pts via tip ins, 2pts via dunk, 4-5rebs, 2-3blks. And when he's playing well, they are usually momentum shifters and not empty stats.
But then again, its been 5yrs and he has been handled by a lot of coaches. We already know that he can be shawn kemp today and Tyrus Thomas the next. Time to wait for the next athletic pinoy (kobe?)
SamahangBatibotngPinas
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Silent Killer
Moderator
I'll go for Sanggalang to be part of Gilas if SMC would release him.
Another worthy candidate
elcian
Member
Let him play his game. He's obviously overwhelmed by the moment. Last year, in similar circumstances, he played so damn well in FIBA when our other players were the ones getting pressured. He CAN do it. It's just all on him at this point. Step up or it's over. Last night, he played pretty good in his limited minutes. He was moving and rotating well and altering shots. He just needs to show he can do that consistently.
Problem with Japeth is his confidence, if only he had this consistent confidence for sure he'll get a consistent good result too. This is what separates him and JF.
JF ask for balls, even post no matter who's on him while Japeth just stands around, run around and wait for the time he'll get a pass.
JF ask for balls, even post no matter who's on him while Japeth just stands around, run around and wait for the time he'll get a pass.
c_d
Active member
IMHO, he just has to find his niche and understand that he needs to be a blue collar worker first. The minutes and showtime slams will eventually come or, in his case, come back. (the Jones Cup '09 Japeth)
FilipinoDad
Member
Art Dela Cruz would have been a good replacement. He can shoot the three and is very tough underneath. He's a very good rebounder and has a wide array of shots like RDO.
Unfortunately, he's just around 6'4 I think.
joemarksforty
FB Connect
and also the ts by the name of johnny a' aguilar lol.
elcian
Member
I think people here are being too hard on Japeth. He's struggling right now, but that doesn't mean it's over for him. We'll still need him these last 2 games with our big men banged up. There's just no other way around it. I though he played hard in his limited minutes yesterday and was doing what he should: contesting shots and rotating. He'll miss a few here or there but the effort is there. That's what matters. That's what was missing the 1st 2 games. Anyway, we'll need him for the Asian Games anyway so there's no way around it. Am rooting for the guy because I saw what he did with Gilas last year live. And I know he's for real. He just has to trust himself more. Maybe it's all mental but he can do it.
Silent Killer
Moderator
Poor japeth.. He played 3 seconds against PR..
durden_tyler
Active member
Let me the first to say here that we could have used Japeth vs Puerto Rico. I have criticized his game but this was a perfect bounce back opportunity.
He should be vilified again because he wasn't able to contribute within the allotted time given to him. He wasn't able to steal the ball.
Silent Killer
Moderator
He should be vilified again because he wasn't able to contribute within the allotted time given to him. He wasn't able to steal the ball.
Tulong na ung pag talon talon niya..
Sam (a.k.a.) Tuwid
Active member
Hindi siya paborit, eh?
Trans: it has been determined, his type served no purpose to the team, therefore, could not help the Filipino cause in any way!
Trans: it has been determined, his type served no purpose to the team, therefore, could not help the Filipino cause in any way!
He should be dropped for the Asian Games in favor of the more efficient Belga! Junmar should also be wary of Big Beau.