Philippines Senior National Team Thread Vol. V

[Tuck]

Policarpio is basically like an eligible Kai Balunggay lol. Same skillset, same age bracket, its just that KB is 2 inch taller.

Kai B doesn’t have the “dog” in him he just plays too soft . Poli has it but can play pretty wild but that will clean up with experience

[lurklurk]

Grandpa Dean already posted his latest stand on AK34 and Malick Diouf future on Philippine basketball moving forward

and those other FSA's.

him being the PBA/SBP overall(?) adviser had the inside track to present to his fellow Grandpas about the long term benefits

to those FSA who will be "tag as locals" in the PBA.

and not our domestic league who will benefit for it but also our Gilas program on the long run.

he mentioned in that article about the policy of the Taiwan league on how they treat their own FSA playing in their domestic league

same thing with the B. League wherein Grandpa Willy Wowow is a previous visitor.

someone whispers to me that CTE Basketball are planning to lobby for an exemption on some of their FSA in the immediate future

including that 6'10 Senegalese.

on our own backyard, AK34 are already ripe in the picking because he already obtained his PH docs several years ago.

as for Malick Diouf abd the others well it really take sometimes because no one are lobbying for their(possible) respective naturalization bills

we all know some of those FSA's are already establish their own family here with their respective Filipino wives like Karim Abdul and Charles Mammie

so giving them some sort of the consideration to play here as a "local", is just makes sense.

but the first order of the day, our beloved PBA Grandpas should tweak a little bit their Jurassic Policy on eligibility to accommodate those who mentioned.

PBA are preparing for their 50th Season, so it's about time to change for the future.

they really need to innovate and dance to the latest tune otherwise our beloved league will die a natural death.

now that the B.League are planning to remove all the restrictions come 2026-27 Season to accommodate ballers who carries legit Asian passport

to join their own D-Day.



https://www.philstar.com/sports/2025...11/future-fsas

Rare times i agree with the dean.

[zairex]

Troy just doesn't fit a 4-out-1-in or 5-out motion offense.

That system favors players with guard skills and Troy is nowhere close to that.

That's the offense were they won tournaments in PBA.Troy was capable in against NZ and France. His dribble mechanism should be blame if any to his coaches at NU. Remember he is a late bloomer at didn't play HS.

[Rds]

That's the offense were they won tournaments in PBA.Troy was capable in against NZ and France. His dribble mechanism should be blame if any to his coaches at NU. Remember he is a late bloomer at didn't play HS.

I would say Troy's performance was spotty. If he was consistent he would still be in TNT. I think he overlapped with RDO in TNT. He was actually supposed to be the guy in TNT after they traded Mo for Romeo. But he never became that. I guess he was too limited for Chot's style. He could shoot but he couldn't dribble. He was not tall enough to be a dunker's spot guy.

Also, against NZ I wouldn't say he was great. Yes he was able to get offensive boards but he was too short to attempt putbacks. He couldn't dribble and his perimeter defense was spotty. I still remember Tab going for the big line-up in attempt to get a lead over NZ. Blatche, JF, Rosario, Gabe and a guard. For a time it worked in the paint but NZ then kept on running and we couldn't stop them. If Tab wasn't fired maybe he couldve trained Troy more on handles and perimeter defense but that is not what happened.

[deku_midoriya]

Nonoy for Gilas!

[paulrenzo]

Rare times i agree with the dean.

Im looking at this more from a competitiveness standpoint. Allowing FSAs will ensure all teams will have a chance to have legit sized centers, or even power forwards

[lurklurk]

Im looking at this more from a competitiveness standpoint. Allowing FSAs will ensure all teams will have a chance to have legit sized centers, or even power forwards

Same. This plus the no height-limit for the imports will allow teams to go really big. Players from guards to local bigs will need to upskill to keep up. More prospects will also train their guard skills knowing the bigman minutes in the pros will be dominated by FSA's and imports.

[lem0nadi]

Nonoy for Gilas!

PG under 6' should not be included to Gilas anymore unless it has the same ability as Yuki Kawamura lol. We have suffered enough to experience being small in international competitions again.

[BJ_Reloaded]

Same. This plus the no height-limit for the imports will allow teams to go really big. Players from guards to local bigs will need to upskill to keep up. More prospects will also train their guard skills knowing the bigman minutes in the pros will be dominated by FSA's and imports.

Sir lurk,
cc: Sir Paulrenzo,

I totally agree on all degree on your replies.

for me as you all know notice, are more warm and enthusiastic beyond the PBA

getting a FIBA exemption is one area on it's existing playbook that our designated NF

should really work on moving forward.

those stakeholders like RSA and MVP are also businessmen who manages big businesses in the country

investing and luring talented kids for a possible national team call-up is only one of the main purpose

but also providing them better education in preparation for their life after basketball is also an intention

eventually they could hire them as an employee to their respective companies is a good endeavour as well.

AK34 and QMB for example are not only talented on the basketball court but also had the brains to brag about

who graduated with good grades from their respective schools.

I heard that some of the FSA graduated with good grades and now working in big multinational companies

overall, It will really beneficial not only for our beloved PBA in terms of marketing, competitiveness and parity

but also beneficial to our basketball program both for boys, girls, Men and Women competing against the best

then after their basketball careers they could eventually hire as employees eventually.

Asi Taulava and Kerby Raymundo who now owns one of the biggest poultry shop in Bataan and one of main supplier of SMC Group.

are just few of the best example..."of investing on talented people on life after basketball".

[paulrenzo]

IIRC, the most successful of them all is Sam Ekwe who has a business in the US. Worst case I know is call center, but still being paid well because they know how to speak at least one european language.

Anyway, we really need to consider seeing how we can integrate FSAs into our professional basketball culture. At the end of the day, they can provide something we lack, which is a good mix of height and strength

[lurklurk]

Sir lurk,
cc: Sir Paulrenzo,

I totally agree on all degree on your replies.

for me as you all know notice, are more warm and enthusiastic beyond the PBA

getting a FIBA exemption is one area on it's existing playbook that our designated NF

should really work on moving forward.

those stakeholders like RSA and MVP are also businessmen who manages big businesses in the country

investing and luring talented kids for a possible national team call-up is only one of the main purpose

but also providing them better education in preparation for their life after basketball is also an intention

eventually they could hire them as an employee to their respective companies is a good endeavour as well.

AK34 and QMB for example are not only talented on the basketball court but also had the brains to brag about

who graduated with good grades from their respective schools.

I heard that some of the FSA graduated with good grades and now working in big multinational companies

overall, It will really beneficial not only for our beloved PBA in terms of marketing, competitiveness and parity

but also beneficial to our basketball program both for boys, girls, Men and Women competing against the best

then after their basketball careers they could eventually hire as employees eventually.

Asi Taulava and Kerby Raymundo who now owns one of the biggest poultry shop in Bataan and one of main supplier of SMC Group.

are just few of the best example..."of investing on talented people on life after basketball".

It will be very admirable if the PBA will have this altruistic intention/purpose in mind. But even if this will just be a byproduct of a different goal, definitely we will take it and appreciate the policy change.

[JAMSKIE]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRYqSdXJXQo

Maybe we can make this kid as our naturalized player in the near future. Problem though is that looks like he's too good to choose to play for the Philippines when he might be good enough to play for team USA.

Freshman pa lang he's already averaging 19 pts per game. Listed as 6-foot-6, perhaps his real height on barefoot is probably around 6-foot-5. But his wingspan is said to be that of a 6-foot-10 player. That's impressive.

[Metta]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRYqSdXJXQo

Maybe we can make this kid as our naturalized player in the near future. Problem though is that looks like he's too good to choose to play for the Philippines when he might be good enough to play for team USA.

He's been consensus within top 3 nba draft for a while now, might've been 1 if not for Flagg. Same tier as # 2 draft pick Jalen Green, who is now almost assured of a Team USA callup.

Guys here have been wanting him for years.

[JAMSKIE]

He's been consensus within top 3 nba draft for a while now, might've been 1 if not for Flagg. Same tier as # 2 draft pick Jalen Green, who is now almost assured of a Team USA callup.

Guys here have been wanting him for years.

That is also disadvantageous for Philippine basketball kung subrang galing ang Fil-am that he would be good enough to play for team USA. Dapat kasi yung mga ka level lang ni Jordan Clarkson, or ni Dray Blatche.

[Silent Killer]

He's been consensus within top 3 nba draft for a while now, might've been 1 if not for Flagg. Same tier as # 2 draft pick Jalen Green, who is now almost assured of a Team USA callup.

Guys here have been wanting him for years.

he plays like a bigger jalen brunson..

his older brother will be perfect replacement for brownlee (harper jr.)