Philippines Senior National Team Thread Vol. V

[Dotch]

Based on Naveen Ganglani's podcast, there are rumors that Lucero, Galinato, Harper, Jr. and QMB might get their eligibility as locals in FIBA. I don't know if it's true. But if it is indeed true, this will be big for us, especially the addition of Lucero and Harper, Jr. QMB's game is still untested in pros so I have resevations on him but Lucero and Harper, Jr.'s addition is big.

Maybe he meant 6'8 Jayden Harper , not related to Ron Harper. But good if Ron Jr or even Dylan who is Team USA bound

[ja.he]

Maybe he meant 6'8 Jayden Harper , not related to Ron Harper. But good if Ron Jr or even Dylan who is Team USA bound

It's Ron Harper, Jr. daw.

Imagine Ron Harper, Jr. (F-6'6), Zav Lucero (F-6'6) and QMB (C-6'10). That lengthens Gilas.

[Giannis34GOD]

I think China, Iran, Korea, New Zealand and Jordan are heading for a rebuild. One of them will not make it to World Cup 2027.

Qatar getting a pass via host, 2 of them will not make it... But I hope FIBA will also give Qatar same treatment as Indonesia.. their rankings are too low and for sure they can't handle the strengths of world level teams... Look at Bahrain, they were massacred last OQT, and Qatar is more weaker than them.. it will be more bigger than what Bahrain experience... They can host sure but make them work hard to get that spot as host...

[Giannis34GOD]

Our run in last OQT is like Slam dunk anime... Shohoku beat the best team on the tournament (Sannoh), but their next game the lost because they are exhausted beating top team... Same with Gilas.. we beat Latvia but after that we were physical and emotional tired on the next game... What a great run... NZL is next!!! It's time now to beat them...

[BJ_Reloaded]

Maybe he meant 6'8 Jayden Harper , not related to Ron Harper. But good if Ron Jr or even Dylan who is Team USA bound

Sir Dotch,
cc: Sir Ja.he,

we do hope that the Harper bros may be Gilas bound

I had a gut feeling that Dylan and Sage will be UAAP bound somewhere down the road.

the buzzing and murmuring are a little bit subtle now because S87 is within stone throw away.

expect some boombastic agreements in the coming season

allegedly, Mason had an initial bonus of Php 4M(?) on his big decision..meaning it's not yet the icing of the cake.

indeed money in the collegiate level are literally raining during Rainy Season.

we all know that at Uncle Sam's own backyard there's a lot of existing big fish and upcoming big fish from the East Coast, Midwest and up to the West Coast

and they only had 12 available slots on every tourney..mahirap makipag siksikan, it's not comfy.

[sroth3839]

Qatar getting a pass via host, 2 of them will not make it... But I hope FIBA will also give Qatar same treatment as Indonesia.. their rankings are too low and for sure they can't handle the strengths of world level teams... Look at Bahrain, they were massacred last OQT, and Qatar is more weaker than them.. it will be more bigger than what Bahrain experience... They can host sure but make them work hard to get that spot as host...

They might not even qualify for the Asia Cup.

[IPC]

OK, after this OQT, I like the defense, fight, and effort from this squad. Newsome, CJ, Dwight, and JB defended the perimeter well. Scottie will add to that.

We need AJ back. We got killed on PnR's when June Mar was around, it's great that Cone minimized that threat though our perimeter defenders.

We need an outlet other than our NP. Dwight's a secondary scorer, so are the likes of CJ. June Mar's a role player, although an effective one at that on offense.

Coach Tim needs to trust his bench a bit more these qualifiers, especially in non-bearing games. We need them to get into a rhythm to help our starters. Our bench played only 145 out of 600 minutes. I understand that you need your best players there as much as possible, but when you're out of options, like in Brazil, time to unleash the bench, they can do something with it.

Again, some pieces of our roster are aging. Newsome will be 34 in a few weeks, and 37 by the time of the World Cup. June Mar will turn 35 in November, and will be 37 by the WC. JB is 37 next year. We have JB's successor in Bennie or Ange (although Bennie's the first option). We will need to find options for Newsome (a combo guard, better if two-way) and June Mar (a big, better if he can defend, although Mason might have a shot). I think CJ and Scottie can still play at a high level at 33 and 34.

[IPC]

CTC already said that they will not replace any of those players... He will stick with those players no matter what... His system is hard to learn.. if we change many players then our progeiwill be back to scratch again... So pabayaan nalang natin how will CTC likes in our program... Even I like the likes of JC, Abando and Baltazar, he will not tap them on foreseen future...

Not really change but add on to the team,so that way he could have a pick of players according to the matchup so he won't be limited to what he have,he could have a pool of no more than 16 players,he's not too concerned with avialability and injuries since he would just pick someone from any of the SMC teams,just like the 3x retired Japeth for example.I don't think its just that it concerns that learning his system is hard,heck the Brazilians figure it out soon enough according to their coach,its politics again,you can see and smell it a mile away.

Yeah, we need to add in case of injury (AJ, Scottie) or age retirement (JB, June Mar, Newsome). Expand the pool. I expect Japeth to retire again, so that shrinks the pool to 13. We will need another big, hopefully one who plays D. Malonzo's now injury-prone, so we need someone to sub for him at the wing. As for Scottie, sub at the guard too, or maybe a wing, since Cone's putting Oftana at 2.

[Giannis34GOD]

Yeah, we need to add in case of injury (AJ, Scottie) or age retirement (JB, June Mar, Newsome). Expand the pool. I expect Japeth to retire again, so that shrinks the pool to 13. We will need another big, hopefully one who plays D. Malonzo's now injury-prone, so we need someone to sub for him at the wing. As for Scottie, sub at the guard too, or maybe a wing, since Cone's putting Oftana at 2.

Baltazar is the answer… I hope that now Baltazar enters the PBA, the management should now consider him.. he’s a PBA representative too… diba gusto ng PBA is having many PBA representatives in Gilas, then Baltazar is a best choice.. he’s incoming PBA rookie this upcoming season…

[reamily]

Dweet is solid secondary against non athletic teams but a 3rd option at best..the explosiveness against the likes of dr and brazil is where cj perez or a aggressive brp was desired

[ja.he]

Dweet is solid secondary against non athletic teams but a 3rd option at best..the explosiveness against the likes of dr and brazil is where cj perez or a aggressive brp was desired

LeBron Lopez and Callum Harris will fare better.

[CoJ]

Our run in last OQT is like Slam dunk anime... Shohoku beat the best team on the tournament (Sannoh), but their next game the lost because they are exhausted beating top team... Same with Gilas.. we beat Latvia but after that we were physical and emotional tired on the next game... What a great run... NZL is next!!! It's time now to beat them...

Didnt help that Shohoku have a 6 man rotation, well in the manga Anzai fielded 7 players as Kakuta was given spot minutes when Sakuragi got a nosebleed, also Rukawa was given a rest in the last few mins of the 1st half.

[CoJ]

Dweet is solid secondary against non athletic teams but a 3rd option at best..the explosiveness against the likes of dr and brazil is where cj perez or a aggressive brp was desired

Feels like brp is no longer aggressive these days

[CoJ]

Closest to Newsome I think is Thirdy Ravena

If only they trained him to play pg during his youth, 3rdy maxed the athleticism and vertical stats but didnt allocate anything to iq, handles, passing or shooting.

[C2Hamm]

Sir Dotch,
cc: Sir Ja.he,

we do hope that the Harper bros may be Gilas bound

I had a gut feeling that Dylan and Sage will be UAAP bound somewhere down the road.
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Wait, you mean the consensus top 5 pick for 2025, and the player every major scout says as second coming of james harden will go to UAAP? Did I miss anything?