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Originally posted by thatweirdguy
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Sabihin nating scoring wise, Kobe is significantly better than Navarro, but under the Gilas team concept, we need Navarro's defense more than we would need Kobe's scoring. As I've said, I really doubt it that Kobe would be content taking the role of a pure role player with limited scoring opportunities. Kobe was born with a scorer's mentality eh at mahirap yun tanggalin sa katawan nya, ika nga. Navarro on the other hand has played as a role player under coach Tab with Ateneo for several years already & he had embraced that role very well."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 -
Still, we need a failsafe later on when the offense breaks down. We'll need to teach the go-to scorer how to operate without the ball (although that will take some work).Originally posted by DAdmiral View Post
Yeah, the scorer is a LAST RESORT.Comment
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With our lineup, I don't think we'll be going small for a long time. Tab's lineups always have a natural 4 and 5, based on what we saw in the FIBA Asia qualifiers and OQT.Originally posted by mathematicianrcg View PostComment
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Well yeah.Originally posted by IPC View Post
It doesnt make sense to play small ball if 2 or 3 of your best players are big.
Kai, Kouame, and Maybe Balti/Tamayo.
Dwight is the only Wing/Guard who is in the top 5 of the roster in terms of talentComment
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While I agree, we don't need that player early when building the program.Originally posted by IPC View Post
Who knows maybe Mikey Williams is that player and is inserted in the windows in 2022
Actually by 2023 not now, (don't laugh), I expect Kai to be that go to scorer, I'm seriousComment
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@ IPC & D'AdmiralOriginally posted by IPC View Post
Being a go-to-guy doesn't really translate to being a "ball heavy" player (something coach Tab dislikes). Take the case of Matthew Wright at Phoenix. Wright is Phoenix' go-to-guy player but he isn't a "ball heavy" player. In fact Wright facilitates well for Phoenix & doesn't always look to score. I think Wright isn't in the same mold as a Mark Caguioa or Garry David or a James Yap.
If only we can find a go-to-guy with the same mentality as a Matt Wright then that would be good to the team."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 IVComment
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I get that,
I think we can slowly evolve and find who that player is by 2023
And in my mind it could be Kai by 2023Comment
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I'm thinking of a wingman being our go to guy. Yung tipong halimbawa under shotclock pressure yung Gilas, ibigay na sa kanya yung bola & just let him create his own shot off the dribble.Originally posted by DAdmiral View Post"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 IVComment
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And to me , a go to guy doesn't necessarily have to be a perimeter position player , but can play in the high post (e.g .Jokic or Dirk), , play broken, throw it to kai at high post , he then creates out of the free throw line extendedOriginally posted by JAMSKIE View PostComment
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swing offense already has a post-up option installed. it's just a matter of throwing the ball to kai (there were instances of this in ACQ and OQT), but they didn't go to it much. maybe because Kai is not the vocal leader yet? he is a late inclusion to the team after all. but by 2023 and after reaching the NBA, i agree, Kai will be the go-to-guy whether team chemistry wise or coach orders.Comment
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Yeah, a go-to guy can be a big. I totally agree. I'm actually in favor of post-play as a failsafe.Originally posted by DAdmiral View Post
Like I said, we'll need to involve our bigs more in our offense. Hopefully by the FIBA Asia Cup, we can now properly feed our bigs. Our bigs are our key to the success of Gilas.Comment
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OK noted. Maybe I'm just being into old school basketballOriginally posted by DAdmiral View Post
"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 IVComment
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I happened to see this in Facebook:
Not a good choice for a headline.Comment
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i mean it's coming from the PBA what do we expect...Originally posted by IPC View PostI happened to see this in Facebook:
Not a good choice for a headline.Comment
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Guys, do you think former San Beda & now La Salle point guard Evan Nelle would be a better fit point guard for Gilas than SJ Belangel? While Belangel is the better scorer, I think Nelle is more of a pass-first point guard which might be what we need in Gilas.
The downside I see in Nelle is that he's too lanky that he might not withstand the physicality of the FIBA game. And of course, he's with the greens eh."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 IVComment
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