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Philippines Senior National Team Thread Vol. V
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"A king may move a man, a father may claim a son, but that man can also move himself, and only then does that man truly begin his own game. Remember that howsoever you are played or by whom, your soul is in your keeping alone, even though those who presume to play you be kings or men of power, when you stand before God, you cannot say, 'But I was told by others to do thus,' or that virtue was not convenient at the time. This will not suffice." - King Baldwin IV
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RJ's downside is his tendency to take ill-advised shots & that over eagerness to score. But you have to understand that in high school basketball, RJ was the focal point in offense with the FEU Baby Tamaraws. He is the team's No. 1 scorer, & he is such a gifted scorer. Hence, the transition from being the focal point of offense in his high school to being among the least options in offense with Gilas isn't that easy for RJ. Its hard to tame one's offensive or scoring instincts right away. Its a process that takes time."A king may move a man, a father may claim a son, but that man can also move himself, and only then does that man truly begin his own game. Remember that howsoever you are played or by whom, your soul is in your keeping alone, even though those who presume to play you be kings or men of power, when you stand before God, you cannot say, 'But I was told by others to do thus,' or that virtue was not convenient at the time. This will not suffice." - King Baldwin IV
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Of course so much can still happen until 2023.
But I'm leaning on our 2 PGs for 2023 being Kiefer and RJ.
Of course the premise is they train with Tab
That the benefit Matt and SJ have , but given the same level experience with Tab, i think Kiefer and RJ would be good PGs for 2023
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Originally posted by zairex View PostI don't think so. Castro was a better finisher and able to score much easier and decision making much better. He even beat an Aus club team with imports, and his teammates were all mature including RDO. RJ is a bit better shooter from a far.Last edited by JAMSKIE; 07-01-2021, 11:51 AM."A king may move a man, a father may claim a son, but that man can also move himself, and only then does that man truly begin his own game. Remember that howsoever you are played or by whom, your soul is in your keeping alone, even though those who presume to play you be kings or men of power, when you stand before God, you cannot say, 'But I was told by others to do thus,' or that virtue was not convenient at the time. This will not suffice." - King Baldwin IV
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Originally posted by DAdmiral View PostAs a PG in college or 21 yrs old Jason, was he even playing PG at that age? And what competition?
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Originally posted by JAMSKIE View PostBetter finisher, yes. Much better in decision making? I don't think so. Even during in his mid-20's Castro wasn't among the best decision maker among PBA point guards. Castro's upside that made him a valuable natjonal team prospect is his offensive skills, quickness & athleticism. I say Alapag, Tenorio, Chris Tiu, JV Casio have better decision making than Castro.
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Originally posted by zairex View PostThis was a comparison between RJ Abbarientos and J. Castro.
BTW, how was Castro's overall performance in the 2014 World Cup? Wasn't he most of time been bothered by the size of the opposition? Castro was already 28 yrs old at that time."A king may move a man, a father may claim a son, but that man can also move himself, and only then does that man truly begin his own game. Remember that howsoever you are played or by whom, your soul is in your keeping alone, even though those who presume to play you be kings or men of power, when you stand before God, you cannot say, 'But I was told by others to do thus,' or that virtue was not convenient at the time. This will not suffice." - King Baldwin IV
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Originally posted by JAMSKIE View PostYes, but I was just implying that decision making isn't among Castro's upside specially during his younger years.
BTW, how was Castro's overall performance in the 2014 World Cup? Wasn't he most of time been bothered by the size of the opposition? Castro was already 28 yrs old at that time.
He did good on OQT 2016.Last edited by zairex; 07-01-2021, 12:16 PM.
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Originally posted by JAMSKIE View PostHere's my take on RJ:
I say, moving forward, as RJ gets more experience in high level basketball & playing under coach Tab's system, he'll learn to become more prudent & disciplined with his game.
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Originally posted by JAMSKIE View Post^ ^ ^ ^ ^
RJ's downside is his tendency to take ill-advised shots & that over eagerness to score. But you have to understand that in high school basketball, RJ was the focal point in offense with the FEU Baby Tamaraws. He is the team's No. 1 scorer, & he is such a gifted scorer. Hence, the transition from being the focal point of offense in his high school to being among the least options in offense with Gilas isn't that easy for RJ. Its hard to tame one's offensive or scoring instincts right away. Its a process that takes time.
Among the amateurs, who is the tallest point guard that we can get?
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Matt Nieto, 1GDL, Dalph Panopio, all are in the 6-feet-flat to 6-foot-1 height"A king may move a man, a father may claim a son, but that man can also move himself, and only then does that man truly begin his own game. Remember that howsoever you are played or by whom, your soul is in your keeping alone, even though those who presume to play you be kings or men of power, when you stand before God, you cannot say, 'But I was told by others to do thus,' or that virtue was not convenient at the time. This will not suffice." - King Baldwin IV
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Originally posted by zairex View PostYes, like everybody else got intimidated but in Argentina game he had a good first half and Croatia he forced overtime. You have to remember he was injuried at that time thats why he didn't play in Asian Games and almost didn't played in WC 2014.
He did good on OQT 2016."A king may move a man, a father may claim a son, but that man can also move himself, and only then does that man truly begin his own game. Remember that howsoever you are played or by whom, your soul is in your keeping alone, even though those who presume to play you be kings or men of power, when you stand before God, you cannot say, 'But I was told by others to do thus,' or that virtue was not convenient at the time. This will not suffice." - King Baldwin IV
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Originally posted by Bonifacio View PostI thought there was a plan of converting Thirdy to a PG in Japan. Did they ever try it? If Thirdy can only be converted to a PG then that would a good solution.Originally posted by gideonNot sure why all on here got salty when the Serbian coach said Gilas lacked any real quality. I mean isn't that glaringly obvious.
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