Fiba World Cup 2023 Philippines

[Giannis34GOD]

score now is currently 56 ph - 70 montenegro. how do you twist this?

That's expected... That's why i tell if they manage to lose not more than 10 pts then it's already a "WIN" for them... that is European powerhouse team that almost beat Slovenia couple of days ago.... But managing to pull close game is a good already for Gilas...

[Giannis34GOD]

Fiba practice games are seriously taken. The only difference normally would be avoidance of injuries, as in diving for loose balls, and fighting through bigger and more powerful players for every contestable rebound. There wont also be that air of desperation and edginess in protecting every possession. Finally, there wont be that adrenaline rush or maddening pressure in a homecourt where 20k to 50k fans are roaring to egg on players to go for those dagger shots and stifling defense.

Almost the same is not the same. The dr and italy did not come here for boracay. Our nt must win, and that is all.

Yeah... Did they see how teams such as team USA, Spain, etc... take the game seriously, Even Spain rumored doing "cooking" calls favors them just to try to win games.... But of course they are protecting themselves from possible injuries that they will get...

[greenarcher]

No surprises in China and Philippines scores. I guess we aren't gonna beat Italy after all.

[Giannis34GOD]

Asian teams can't match up against European teams... That is realtalk... China and Gilas losing double digits to both European teams... Serbia might better than Montenegro but it doesn't matter... Even Montenegro will beat China in that same score....

[JOI2dWorld]

Yeah, nah, bro. It's not an indication of anything. Wait til they play their games against DR and Italy. That's the actual indication if they can actually perform good against tough opponents.

Just to refresh everyone's memory https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJM5-b8icBU

why are you trying to justify anything with sadik that guy is close minded and always talks in absolute there is no point in explaning to a resident idiot

[Giannis34GOD]

why are you trying to justify anything with sadik that guy is close minded and always talks in absolute there is no point in explaning to a resident idiot

So what do you want to prove? Don't play at all? I'm sure if Gilas pull a surprise vs Montenegro then you are one of those guys will happy here... Actually, If they both play in actual game then the results will be the same.... And as if you have a brain!!!!

[Silent Killer]

fajardo is still unstoppable against europeans?

[Giannis34GOD]

Montenegro wins 102 - 87.... Gilas needs this game against top 20 in the world... Hope they can win vs Mexico tomorrow to end the tune up preparation games for Gilas...

[Silent Killer]

kabayan’s high TO’s and 27 points, you already know the plays..

[B L A C K S U N]

why are you trying to justify anything with sadik that guy is close minded and always talks in absolute there is no point in explaning to a resident idiot

just tryna stay realistic with my expectations

[greenarcher]

Final boxscore?

[ccharmed]

The results are quite good. Remember, the uaap/ncaa and pba never played good basic basketball for a long time. I came from a time when the best pinoy guard (gasp!) was 5'5 abarrientos and 6 flat samson was considered a decent nt center.

Things do change for the better. I like the way ateneo, up and la salle use big, talented and athletic students. That is the only way to go. For sure, the forwards and guards playing with kai and aj will be seriously better, stronger and bigger the next time around.

Only a local fool cannot see that the now taller and quicker pinoys are getting harder to beat every decade, even by top flight teams. And it is no secret that the current gilas sfs and big guards are not yet the kind of perimeter beasts we want to see. For one big thing though, those big pfcs of china, sokor, iran and arabian lands -- that made a laughingstock of our nt "bigs" -- are as good as neutralized already.

Still, chot is too self-promoting and too noisy to be a good coach. The pba still is just entertaining local weird fanatics' desires, and plays the kind of irritating smallball that will never succeed in fiba games. And the pba is still an smc inter-color league with controlled opposition.

I did notice that incoming draftees are bigger and more athletic players every year. The nt pool will certainly improve quite fast. We will like the nts 5-7 years down the road. As i said, the guys who were sending 5'5-5'7 guys in my time were happy, not horrified, about sending very small teams in international games.

[CoJ]

i guess the main plan of chot is to give JC the ball and everyone get out of the way

[Silent Killer]

kabayan’s high TO’s and 27 points, you already know the plays..

box score

[live_evil]

Let's see the box scores. I want to see how the bigs fared against a good National Team.