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  • Originally posted by hmbopbaduwap View Post
    https://www.spin.ph/basketball/east-...a1714-20211201

    The 2022-2023 season will start out with the winners and runners-up from each of the Japan, South Korea and Philippines leagues, plus the P. League champion from Taiwan and a Hong Kong-based club called the Bay Area Chun Yu Phoenixes, featuring free-agent players from across the region including mainland China, as the Greater China representatives.

    Ex-NBA stars Metta World Peace, Baron Davis and Shane Battier are on board as brand ambassadors. And each club will be allowed two foreign imports plus an extra Asian import in 12-man rosters for each EASL game.

    But there'll be a big emphasis on tapping local talent.

    The debut season will feature eight clubs playing home and away and run concurrently with the domestic leagues.

    There are plans for expansion to a 16-team competition in season three. And the Chinese Basketball Association is in close proximity.
    Originally posted by ja.he View Post
    I was wondering about the definition of this Asian import. Does this term cover those from the Middle East and Central Asia or is this quota limited to East and Southeast Asians?

    The way I see it, if PBA teams can tap an Asian player, they will most likely enlist a player from West Asia just like what they did in the past.
    Originally posted by hmbopbaduwap View Post
    I'd like to see the Iranian 6'8 H-Bomb Arsalan Kazemi suit up for Ginebra or TNT

    The PBA would have to adjust their import rules big time, as well as the season format, for the teams to be able to compete. So the EASL will have up to two world imports and one Asian import. And the KBL and B.League don't have a height limit. If we follow this rule, it's more than likely that the imports hired would be bigs. Only teams that have size would hire a perimeter player as an import, ala Brownlee and KJ McDaniels, and even they can play the small ball 4.

    This might have an effect on the development of our 3, 4, and 5 positions. We'll also need to develop good-sized and talented players in those positions. We might have a 6'4"-6'5" SF, or a 6'6"-6'8" guy who can play PF and either SF and C. We'll need to balance competitiveness and development at those spots.

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    • Originally posted by ja.he View Post
      yeah, if a team wins 1 millions dollars, it can used to the operations of the team. 500k dollars can also be used to the team's operations as well. If I were Alaska or Rain or Shine, I'll perform better in the PBA to have a chance to get the cash prize.
      true. i think its enough budget for the whole team for a year. EASL will be in HK? will the accomodation be free?
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      • Originally posted by digitalsuperman View Post
        true. i think its enough budget for the whole team for a year. EASL will be in HK? will the accomodation be free?
        Home and Away daw e

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        • Originally posted by Dotch View Post
          Home and Away daw e
          oh wow. so EASL is like a better version of ABL.
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          • Originally posted by robert0326
            I hope that the champions of EASL will be the representative of FIBA intercontinental cup next year.. this year, continents from Africa, Europe, G-league, south and Central America compete but no representative from Asia.. hope this one have this time..
            I hope that West Asia would also stage a similar tournament where the winner will face off with the EASL champion. The Asian continent super champion should be the one to represent the vastness of Asia to this FIBA intercontinental champions cup.

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            • Besides the USD 1M prize for the champion, is there also a bonus for teams that would qualify for the tournament slots?

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              • Originally posted by Rodbi View Post
                Besides the USD 1M prize for the champion, is there also a bonus for teams that would qualify for the tournament slots?
                Advertising, probably?

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                • Originally posted by digitalsuperman View Post
                  oh wow. so EASL is like a better version of ABL.
                  But unlike ABL, EASL only allows one in-house team and that team is from Hong Kong.
                  Last edited by ja.he; 12-02-2021, 12:54 AM.
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                  • Originally posted by IPC View Post
                    Advertising, probably?
                    Think Macau, imagine if they tie up to nft start up, fantasy games, additional matchups...1m usd is just peanuts to league organizers if done right
                    To becomes Asia's Best, we need to compete against the World's Best..
                    1 Big 4 small > 5 out offense.

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                    • Originally posted by robert0326
                      I hope that the champions of EASL will be the representative of FIBA intercontinental cup next year.. this year, continents from Africa, Europe, G-league, south and Central America compete but no representative from Asia.. hope this one have this time..
                      This should have been the role of FIBA Asia Champions Cup. But unfortunately FIBA doesn't have real control over club teams (unlike FIFA which mandates that each continent's champion participate in FIFA Club World Cup).

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                      • Originally posted by ja.he View Post
                        Today's basketball is a game of pick-n-rolls and pick-n-pops. If you can't defend PNR and PNP and the perimeter well, your team will lose. PBA is no exception to that as we witnessed how TNT was able to beat Junmar-led SMB with TNT having shorter but more mobile and more versatile bigs like Erram, Troy and Kelly in their fold.
                        Originally posted by IPC View Post
                        In the PBA, this has been a winning formula just now with TNT. TNT will have to win consistently for this philosophy to stay.
                        Originally posted by mathematicianrcg View Post
                        Hot take: I really think the Kelly Williams Unretirement was a Big move.

                        It is literally the first move Coach Chot do when he was assigned to coach this team. Kelly just not offer leadership, he also provides Versatility. As he is strong enough to at least fight in the post. And quick enough to outskilled the other slow footed bigs.

                        Erram and Troy are good Bigs. But Erram is more of a traditional Big with an outside shot, while Troy is a stretch 4.
                        Originally posted by ja.he View Post
                        Believe me, with Chot at the helm with a plethora of 6'6-6'8 mobile bigs, TNT will be the fixture in the finals for years to come. I don't really know how slow bigmen like Slaughter, Junmar and Laput will defend the perimeter against Kelly, Troy, Poy and even Dave Marcelo. It is like Korea vs Gilas in 2017.
                        With their versatility on defense, TNT has a chance of competing against the Korean and Japanese teams. What might give me a little pause is if Chot keeps using 3-guard lineups. He may have to use Khobuntin a little more, unless if he has a nice wing import.

                        If they're gonna be a fixture in the finals, they're gonna be an EASL fixture as well.

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                        • Originally posted by IPC View Post
                          With their versatility on defense, TNT has a chance of competing against the Korean and Japanese teams. What might give me a little pause is if Chot keeps using 3-guard lineups. He may have to use Khobuntin a little more, unless if he has a nice wing import.

                          If they're gonna be a fixture in the finals, they're gonna be an EASL fixture as well.
                          EASL is about getting the best import. TNT must have Terrence Jones back and 2nd import is Angel Kuoame. this two versatile big men will be devastating.
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                          • Originally posted by mathematicianrcg View Post
                            No Bias. (because I am a ginebra Fan)

                            But Ginebra is the best matchup for TNT if Ginebra goes back in track. Japeth at least is not as slow footed. Cstand kinda mobile too.

                            Idk if Ginebra will trade cstand for another mobile big though.

                            And Coach Tim Cone is the only Pba Coach more successful in Pba than Coach Chot right now
                            Originally posted by IPC View Post
                            I think Ginebra will have to play small ball now. That, or start Caperal as the other big. CStand or Japeth starts at center (you cannot play both together, except probably in crunchtime), then either Brownlee, Caperal, Aljon, Dillinger, Onwubere, or Arvin starts at the 4.

                            Ginebra will also have to learn to rotate outside. Cone's really stubborn in packing the paint and giving up the 3-point shot. He already adapted to his roster when they won the All-Filipino last year, why not do it again, this time on defense?

                            And for God's sake, you need to play the young players. Arvin, Bryan Enriquez, even Holmqvist and Salado.
                            Can the roster compete in the EASL now? With the guards and probably the bigs, I think so. I'm a little worried about the wings bar Brownlee, though. Ginebra usually puts out a 3-guard lineup, and of the wings, only Aljon and Dillinger get the opportunity these days. They can matchup against taller wings, but they usually play the 4 in small-ball lineups, especially Aljon. Hay, nako. They really need to develop the roster, especially Arvin, Enriquez, and Holmqvist. They can be useful cogs in the EASL. Arvin and Enriquez can shoot, and the latter can defend Asian 1-3 positions. Holmqvist is 6'8" and can provide size at both the 4 and the 5. Ginebra better work on them. Onwubere might be useful here as a small-ball 4. Hope it's not too late to make him a defender who can switch to the perimeter.

                            Another concern I have is defense. That collapsing might not work against Japanese and Korean teams. They need to work on honest rotations to the perimeter.

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                            • Originally posted by ja.he View Post
                              But unlike ABL, EASL only allows one in-house team and that team is from Hong Kong.
                              what does in-house team mean? team owned by the league?
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                              • Originally posted by digitalsuperman View Post
                                what does in-house team mean? team owned by the league?
                                Not necessarily owned but there is a team called the "Greater China Team" that will participate in EASL next year.

                                ABL has teams like Philippine Patriots, Alab Pilipinas, Thailand Cobras, and Indonesia Warriors - teams that only exist in ABL. In contrast, EASL, except for that Greater China Team, will have teams coming from different leagues (PBA, KBL, B.League and P.LEAGUE+), thus, catching the spirit of Euroleague.
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