Philippines Senior National Team Thread Vol. V

[amabeast]

Jamie Malonzo is eligible as a local as per sir Quinito. Wow. No words. Just wow.

JC next?

[Sikatrix]

Sounds dubious. But good news if true. Well.. 5 years ago, Jaime Orme was discussed in this forum as one of the sayangs, alongside Chris David and QMB. Orme started using Malonzo when he decided to enroll in LA Salle.

Quinito's quote was very clear cut. "He’s been cleared by FIBA to play for Gilas as a local! "

https://www.instagram.com/p/CfWhYBLlBGZ/

[amabeast]

Quinito's quote was very clear cut. "He’s been cleared by FIBA to play for Gilas as a local! "

https://www.instagram.com/p/CfWhYBLlBGZ/

Recently cleared or long time ago and SBP just doesn't know it?

[reamily]

Recently cleared or long time ago and SBP just doesn't know it?

Its not possible lol any queries regarding eligibility will bb cced to SBP whats that missed email lol

[carmelo7]

Jamie Malonzo is eligible as a local as per sir Quinito. Wow. No words. Just wow.

lol had d same reaction hehe here comes our version of Haddadi & Barhami (Kai&Jaime)

[Silent Killer]

fiba approved? jamie orme? since when? a bit dodgy if you ask.. has RP passport since 8? really? take it as a grain of salt..

[Artek]

Troy kinda reminds me of Justin Arana. Both are athletic for ethnic homegrowns despite their size. Both have decent jumpers, but both are also limited with traditional Pinoy bigman's quality of handles.

a victim of the PBA style "development"

[reamily]

fiba approved? jamie orme? since when? a bit dodgy if you ask.. has RP passport since 8? really? take it as a grain of salt..

Hahaha SK, we should take the benefit of the doubt on this.. Everything when it comes to confirming eligibility alam and will go through SBP always since they created the mess in the first place lol

[C2Hamm]

I will believe if he plays for Gilas in 4th window this coming August, wearing a Gilas jersey and show some proof of evidence that he is eligible... If not then he's spreading fake news to anyone...

so Malonzo will be backup for Troy? if we are using PBA players, let there be the big 3: Troy, Roger, and Kib. And if they are in the mix, so is CCR. this is good news indeed.

[Rodbi]

a victim of the PBA style "development"

If coach Tab was not replaced after 2016 OQT, His plans was to put Rosario at 3 spot... But we all know that what happened... Troy could be a big asset for Gilas if Tab stayed... Remember, Tab was on high at Troy and pick him in the final roster of 2016 OQT, Also he was perform well than the likes of Japeth, Ping and RDO...

Yeah, he developed his game when he joined PBA alright, just backwards. Jk. I saw some of his games back in 2019 Commissioner's Cup Finals against SMB. He did shoot and made a lot 3's back then, while also slowly becoming a traditional 4 due to his limited ball handling.

[barok espinoza]

fiba approved? jamie orme? since when? a bit dodgy if you ask.. has RP passport since 8? really? take it as a grain of salt..

Wasn't there a huge controversy on the printing of Philippine passports a few years back because, apparently, the printing agency of the government delegated to perform this task (I forgot if it was the BSP or the NPO) deputized a private third party owned by the Zobels to print PH passports?

Aside from the allegedly anomalous nature of the contract between the government and the private company, protesters were also claiming that the setup could endanger our national security because in theory this private company could print out passports to anyone.

[earldeboy]

"He’s been cleared by FIBA to play for Gilas as a local." Pretty bold statement by Quinito if there really is no clarity yet on Jamie's eligibility.

[IPC]

If chot have trust on Lopez and navarro, they could become a spark plug there of the bench… their size at wings will be their advantage over smaller wings of Indonesia… even jawato is not a good ball handler too… anyway I already move on from this… I hope that they will make a mistake again vs india…

And those two guys could play defense, which we badly needed. Indo shot 41% from beyond the arc. I think Navarro and Lopez could have helped in that regard.

Youre right about it kobe was inserted back in 2017 and made difference on the 2017 sea games, as for this edition chot for unknown reasons abandodn the game plan.

LIke what people said, 2 guys scored had double double for indon, they shot 40 percent from threes, objectively there is a high chance that you would win a ballgame even against a good team..

Defense was also lacking in that game, Pogoy, Wright, Tautuaa and even Junmar are not good defenders, They let Indo shooters, especially late in 3rd qtr shoot threes there... We have momentum there when we already have 7 pt lead, Indonesia was in trouble that time.. but they let them take threes and give momentum to them until 4th...

That's the most embarrassing display of incompetence probably only after that Australia brawl and the 32 point blowout against Korea and the 25 point blowout against a shorthanded New Zealand team, all these pathetic displays probably don't any common factors especially in the coaching department.

It's not a secret that Grahita and Prastawa are 3 pt shooters. We've seen this when Dickel was interim.

What was Chot thinking though? Maybe even UP or Areneo would have defeated him in that SEA games.

For a Filipino coach that has "a lot" international experience, you can tell he is not smart

Yep, we needed defenders. Chot just trusted Pogoy, Wright (who to be fair was making a lot of shots), and Troy, which was bad for our team defense. Lopez and Navarro could have been that, and would also get game time exposure.

Ateneo and UP played better defense and exerted more effort against each other than Gilas did against Indonesia.

[JAMSKIE]

We all know that Quinito Henson can be iffy & biased in terms of his game analysis & opinion, but I think he is reliable when it comes to news/information. I don't think Quinito will stake his reputation & credibility for some unconfirmed news or information or such information coming from unreliable source.

[IPC]

As for Troy, the system here failed him. If he couldn't develop his handles, at least he could have developed his switchability on defense like Balti did. He has good athleticism and motor, we could have leveraged that to aid him in the perimeter.

People here are right, the PBA style does stunt development, or develop backwards.