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UAAP season 86

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Metta said:
When he was trying out for the gilas men's pool, teammates were comparing his shooting to Caidic. That coming from fellow players is the highest recommendation.

But as usual, knee-jerk casuals will expect a barely 19 year old rookie to be a completely developed and consistent player. Newsflash for them: we have 20 year old players in 11th grade.

The exciting thing about him and Tamayo is the mental part. It seems they get better when the moment is pressure packed. Those players are special.
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That's why I think the cut-off for seniors should now be age instead of college year. I think anyone over 19 should be included in the seniors team. Juniors should be limited to those 19 and under, but players within that age group can be promoted to seniors early.
 
magic_chiongson said:
i haven't watched the juniors, only the the fiba u18 asian qualifiers. both pablo & gagate were very mobile and able to switch on defense in those games.
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They can keep up with guys their age but the big men in the UAAP are mostly 22 years old and up.
 
IPC said:
That's why I think the cut-off for seniors should now be age instead of college year. I think anyone over 19 should be included in the seniors team. Juniors should be limited to those 19 and under, but players within that age group can be promoted to seniors early.
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That's what a lot of casuals do not understand. Always neglecting the age factor. They see a guy in his mid-twenties outplay a teenager and immediately makes conclusions. No concept of development/potential and looking at the wrong aspects of a player.

Local ecosystem is partly to blame, always prefers the "hinog" players at all levels even if there is limited upside.
 
^Like Chris Hubilla, who will be an incoming rookie for UP at a whopping 21 years old next season (turned 20 last February and still finishing senior high).
 
Metta said:
That's what a lot of casuals do not understand. Always neglecting the age factor. They see a guy in his mid-twenties outplay a teenager and immediately makes conclusions. No concept of development/potential and looking at the wrong aspects of a player.

Local ecosystem is partly to blame, always prefers the "hinog" players at all levels even if there is limited upside.
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Heres hoping that the MPBL lowers its age eligibility and start accepting highschool graduates into their league. Although the risk of injury will always be there but I would rather see these red shirting kids or those being stashed away in college team Bs play in the MPBL and get exposed to professional play rather than wasting away 2 or 3 years while waiting their turn to come up into team A.
 
Crustacean said:
They can keep up with guys their age but the big men in the UAAP are mostly 22 years old and up.
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Needs more time to mature/improve them. Hope UP gives them more opportunities as well. They can follow Kentucky and Calipari's blueprint for recruiting & developing prospects for pro leagues
 
r1ck said:
Heres hoping that the MPBL lowers its age eligibility and start accepting highschool graduates into their league. Although the risk of injury will always be there but I would rather see these red shirting kids or those being stashed away in college team Bs play in the MPBL and get exposed to professional play rather than wasting away 2 or 3 years while waiting their turn to come up into team A.
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The day that happens (and also when they accept FSAs and abolish Fil-foreign height limit policy) is also the day that MPBL becomes a genuine professional developmental league. Hard to tell how the comparison of competition levels between MPBL and UAAP now are, but the sure thing about it is that the top young ballers would be immersed in an environment where one would need on-ball skills and court smarts, more than just size and athletic prowess to dominate, and they play as many as 30 games in a year against seasoned vets. 2 seasons of MPBL immersion (at least 20 games/season) could do wonders and prep our young guys for FIBA, PBA, and other Asian league play, I think. There may be downsides such as bad habits that they might pick-up, or being played out of position, and what-have-you, but it's still better than not having much of PT in official collegiate games.
 
r1ck said:
Heres hoping that the MPBL lowers its age eligibility and start accepting highschool graduates into their league. Although the risk of injury will always be there but I would rather see these red shirting kids or those being stashed away in college team Bs play in the MPBL and get exposed to professional play rather than wasting away 2 or 3 years while waiting their turn to come up into team A.
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If those highschool graduates play in the MPBL then matic they are ineligible to play in the UAAP right?
Or do u need to be in the UAAP lineup first to be covered under that rule?
 
TheRodster21 said:
Mason Amos is probably the most skilled guy offensively his height in the Philippines. Between him and Tamayo
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True. Both are the same 6'7 and have good touch outside including the three. Amos though is a better passer and seems to have a higher BB IQ while Tamayo is stronger inside and plays with grit.
 
IPC said:
That's why I think the cut-off for seniors should now be age instead of college year. I think anyone over 19 should be included in the seniors team. Juniors should be limited to those 19 and under, but players within that age group can be promoted to seniors early.
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It might get more complicated if the junior player prefers to play for a different senior team.
 
alfrancis said:
True. Both are the same 6'7 and have good touch outside including the three. Amos though is a better passer and seems to have a higher BB IQ while Tamayo is stronger inside and plays with grit.
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If we gonna based it on his wiki page and Tamayo himself said he's already 6'8 and I believed his Bleague team also listed him as such.Tamayo given the green light starts his offense beyond the arc and he improved so much that he can actually just stop there and pop a 3,or do his barrell drive,pop a mid,pass or take it all the way.He's more unpredictable if he's allowed to freelance within the system.If Amos can have better handles and get a tad quicker,he can play a big 2 in short increments,I would like them 2 at the same time Carl at 3.
 
alfrancis said:
True. Both are the same 6'7 and have good touch outside including the three. Amos though is a better passer and seems to have a higher BB IQ while Tamayo is stronger inside and plays with grit.
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Amos is deadweight on defense though. He needs to really improve in this aspect. Offense wise, he is really good, especially his 3-pt shooting & he's not one-dimensional in offense. He's a natural scorer who can score inside, has a good mid-range game & of course, drain those 3's.

Amos needs to shed off some weight to get quicker, more mobile & improve his leap.
 
Ateneo fans were all high and mighty after beating UP last Sunday, only to get their hearts broken by LJ freaking Gonzales just two days later. With the way Ateneo is playing right now, they might now even make it to the Final 4.
 
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