East Asia Super League

[hmbopbaduwap]

Mongolia joins the EASL. The champion of the Mongolian Basketball League will be given a slot starting next season.

https://www.easl.basketball/news/easl-adds-mongolias-the-league-to-2025-26-roster-and-beyond

[Giannis34GOD]

I don't think this is the key game for MERALCO anyway. I think the key game is next week against New Taipei.

If Meralco beat NTK.. them and Macau will both 3-3.. and assuming it will go to quotient.. Meralco have that advantage since we beat Macau at the opener, while NTK and Macau split their H2H matches...

Meralco +12 (beat Macau 97-85)
NTK +7 (split getting w/ Macau, first was Macau win 107-95 then NTK revenge with 114-95)
Macau -19


So that means Macau is already out of contention regarding what happens between Meralco and NTK.. Meralco just need a win, even a 1 pt only to advance to the next round... meralco will have superior quotient over the two... So that means the game between Meralco and NTK will be a do or die game for both teams...

[IPC]

Ryukyu 89
Meralco 71

Meralco played without Akil Mitchell due to back injury.. they opted him to rest..

I don't think this is the key game for MERALCO anyway. I think the key game is next week against New Taipei.

[Silent Killer]

Ryukyu 89
Meralco 71

Meralco played without Akil Mitchell due to back injury.. they opted him to rest..

[Rds]

I think SMB's not built to compete outside the PBA.

This is it actually. SMB was built by Coach Leo to dominate the PBA AFC nothing more and nothing less. Unlike Greg and Japeth, it was never JMF's job to stop the import. This is why they only became champs when they had the import who could match-up against the competition. Without an extraordinary import SMB cannot compete. They could have developed JMF in another way and asked him to defend imports better or defend better on ball screens but that was not their vision.

[BJ_Reloaded]

SMB is only there just for a mere appearance, sorry for those paying fans

they don't deserve to watch those pretenders whose mind was not totally on the game.

[IPC]

HK Eastern owns SMB, feels like smb is treating the easl as a tuneup game!

I think SMB's not built to compete outside the PBA.

[CoJ]

HK Eastern owns SMB, feels like smb is treating the easl as a tuneup game!

[Silent Killer]

84-72 win for eastern

[Silent Killer]

70-50 end of 3rd eastern leads

[Silent Killer]

58-46 eastern leads 4:49 in 3rd

[Silent Killer]

end of 1st

SMB 11
Eastern 30

[IPC]

EASL standings

https://www.instagram.com/p/DEmEQoBu...tnc3Rsc2ZobWxx

At least MERALCO has a chance. They just need to beat Ryukyu at home and New Taipei away. Tough task, but doable. Their losses (both on the road) have been by a combined 7 points.

[Silent Killer]

EASL standings

https://www.instagram.com/p/DEmEQoBu5AH/?igsh=OWtnc3Rsc2ZobWxx

[Giannis34GOD]

Not allowed. I remember someone posted this that brownlee isnt allowed to play with SMB in EASL. Should be the mother club..

https://www.spin.ph/basketball/pba/w...-a793-20241007

So that means Meralco have to stick to their system.. I guess Ryukyu might not field their starters on 22 to rest them since they have to play and to be healthy to their mother league, they are already qualified anyway at finals 4... Meralco might win there (also meralco is undefeated at home)... Crucial game will be against Taipei on February 12.. Newsome will be the first one to defend Jeremy Lin... And they will be heavy underdogs vs Taipei since they will play on the road plus home cooking possible happen especially in calls...