Filipino Players in Foreign Leagues

[bluenote49]

Thirdy with 10 assists in his last game. Hmmm.. didn't watch the game but question for those who watched. Was 3rdy playing the PG position? If 3rdy improves his shooting we might see him play as an import Europe. IMO

Based on the highlight it seems he's the main ball handler and the team is taking advantage of his slashing/post game to create plays. If only he has Jlastimosa offensive repertoire, the game will be easy for him.

[IPC]

I would rather try for him in Europe first, if have offers... He will not improve there in Japan.... Most of our players in B-League didn't improve their games.. Mas lalo nabulok when the playing for Gilas...

Kung Asia man lang, I'd prefer him to play in SoKor first. Less imports, e, so more chance of him playing. But if NBL calls, better. Silent Killer says that Carl would be good in the NBL, if I remember correctly.

As for the players called up, I think only Juan regressed in terms of play. Kiefer, Dwight, Parks, and Thirdy were the only other B.League players called up, and the latter three played well for the NT.

And come on, the schedule of basically every other league but the NBA is better suited for FIBA competition, especially tournaments proper. Kasi, kung PBA, hindi sure ang scheduling after the WC.

[IPC]

I would rather try for him in Europe first, if have offers... He will not improve there in Japan.... Most of our players in B-League didn't improve their games.. Mas lalo nabulok when the playing for Gilas...

Kung Asia man lang, I'd prefer him to play in SoKor first. Less imports, e, so more chance of him playing. But if NBL calls, better. Silent Killer says that Carl would be good in the NBL, if I remember correctly.

As for the players called up, I think only Juan regressed in terms of play. Kiefer, Dwight, Parks, and Thirdy were the only other B.League players called up, and the latter three played well for the NT.

And come on, the schedule of basically every other league but the NBA is better suited for FIBA competition, especially tournaments proper. Kasi, kung PBA, hindi sure ang scheduling after the WC.

If Carl and Balti do end up in the PBA, we best make sure that they don't end up like Troy, who wasn't exactly developed that well for international competition. Although Tab developed Carl and Balti well, and Goldwin helped with Carl too, I just hope nobody will fuck up their development as versatile tweener forwards.

And yes, I will keep mentioning the Troy situation as a warning sign for poor development of fours that have potential as versatile tweeners.

[hmbopbaduwap]

Abando still yet to play his first official KBL regular season game

https://www.spin.ph/basketball/rj-ab...ef=home_feed_3

[thatweirdguy]

But saying Kouame is better than Kai or he is just glorified athletic Ervin Sotto, Is that correct? Below the belt na yun.. Why you can't appreciate his efforts? He's been thru hard times already and all he needs right now is the unconditional support for our countrymen... Dinadown nyo eh.... What if Kai is reading this statements here na di natin alam? I'm sure Kai reading those comments in all social media accounts.. I'm sure he's disappoint of some Filipinos who laughing at him right now.... Klase yan!!!!!

Except for the obvious trolls which you could block anyway no poster here is saying anything below the belt. They're just pointing out his obvious limitations. And I don't think Kai cares anyway or read the comments. He's a professional baller. And if anything I bet he's embarrassed on how people dissed his coaches and teammates.

[magic_chiongson]

i'm really surprised by rj & thirdy's passing, hope they continue this trend.

I would rather try for him in Europe first, if have offers... He will not improve there in Japan.... Most of our players in B-League didn't improve their games.. Mas lalo nabulok when the playing for Gilas...

i agree he'll probably not develop as well as he could in japan, but that would be due to playing time as he will be competing for minutes against 3 world imports. in the kbl he will only be competing for minutes with korean bigs

If Carl and Balti do end up in the PBA, we best make sure that they don't end up like Troy, who wasn't exactly developed that well for international competition. Although Tab developed Carl and Balti well, and Goldwin helped with Carl too, I just hope nobody will fuck up their development as versatile tweener forwards.

And yes, I will keep mentioning the Troy situation as a warning sign for poor development of fours that have potential as versatile tweeners.

to be fair they're different from troy. troy is more athletic than the 2 but only started playing basketball in high school, was originally a volleyball player iirc. he only got exposed to tab after he graduated. balti will probably never develop ball-handling skills but he can still be a good fiba 3&D wing. carl meanwhile is a true international tweener at the forward position, although he's not as good defensively as the other 2 you can see him improving and putting effort on defense

[Sikatrix]

Lmao no one is getting doxxed here. Just stating the fact that two accounts are being used by the same ip address. Anyway final warning has been given to Cocoy and robert for past posts. Partly because you two like to dox members.

[Dotch]

Balti getting no minutes again. Shoulda gone to a team which can guarantee him playing time.

Well, at least the B.League sked can consistently make him available for the NT for FIBA tournaments proper, and maybe windows. It's just a matter of him being called up.

Kobe Paras with a solid game in his Div 2 debut, Paras scored nine points (3/7) , his team Altiri is now 5-2

Roosevelt Adams scored 10 points to go with seven boards and a steal in 27 minutes of play Vs Kobe' s team.

Jordan Heading was held to 10-point and lost their second game in seven outings. Heading had a 27 and 25-point explosions prior to the last two games but could only connect on three off eight from the floor , he also had four rebounds and five assists.

Greg Slaughter started the game for the Rizing Zephyr and shot an efficient 71.4-percent from the floor on five out of seven shooting to finish with 10 points, and also grabbed six boards for the W

[Dotch]

Abando still yet to play his first official KBL regular season game

https://www.spin.ph/basketball/rj-ab...ef=home_feed_3

Benched said the Spin.ph article, but Heoball last reported that was he was nursing an injury.

[jasper222]

Thirdy with 10 assists in his last game. Hmmm.. didn't watch the game but question for those who watched. Was 3rdy playing the PG position? If 3rdy improves his shooting we might see him play as an import Europe. IMO

Watched the game last night. Thirdy had tighter ballhandling and passes, something that I thought he wouldn't work on. Kudos to Thirdy, sobra.

[IPC]

i'm really surprised by rj & thirdy's passing, hope they continue this trend.



i agree he'll probably not develop as well as he could in japan, but that would be due to playing time as he will be competing for minutes against 3 world imports. in the kbl he will only be competing for minutes with korean bigs



to be fair they're different from troy. troy is more athletic than the 2 but only started playing basketball in high school, was originally a volleyball player iirc. he only got exposed to tab after he graduated. balti will probably never develop ball-handling skills but he can still be a good fiba 3&D wing. carl meanwhile is a true international tweener at the forward position, although he's not as good defensively as the other 2 you can see him improving and putting effort on defense

That was Troy's only exposure to Tab. Otherwise, he stagnated after that. He peaked as a FIBA player in the OQT. Went to a team that didn't develop him as well as we'd like.

[jasper222]

pretty much sums up the general consensus regarding Kai, its the hype and the blind fanaticism that is being targeted/critiqued, not the kid himself. before Kai was compared to all time greats like Duncan, Yao, Gasol and Hakeem, then he was deemed better than Poku, Chet and now Wemby. Now Marc Gasol is the goal post. there's a reason why the kid is not drafted. Further, his current situation, the NBL, despite being benched is not bad!. He is being exposed to world level competition and hopefully now fully aware of what he needs to do. (those TSF trainings did more harm than good for his growth)

Sometimes its not bad to drink a little dose of reality and temper expectations. Luckily the kid doesnt lurk around IBN or he'll get a inflated ego with all those hyperboles

Heavily disagree, the comparisons towards Kai are very biased and one-sided. "Mitch Mccaron is a better rebounder than Kai" Ows? Sige nga what was his reb avg at 19-20 years old in the NBL? Those kinds of comparisons, disingenuous and baiting, just to prove a point when everyone here knows it already.

They just have to say they have egos the sizes of Jeff Bezos' wallet.

Jimmer and gideon are the same.

Thanks for the transparency. Some loser is complaining about DPA violations and such when he had no problem when Peezones was being bullied off this platform from getting doxxed, having his post edited, and the changing of the first thread's title.

[Sikatrix]

I dont have to anything other than the Ip address which is obviously public info. Thats why people use VPNs because its public. Also yes Coach CJ got a warning too and his post deleted.

[Rds]

Balti getting no minutes again. Shoulda gone to a team which can guarantee him playing time.

Well, at least the B.League sked can consistently make him available for the NT for FIBA tournaments proper, and maybe windows. It's just a matter of him being called up.

I think there are many factors contributing to Baltis very low minutes. 1. Wrong expectations - Balti is listed there at 6'10. At the onset they were expecting a backup center and not a switchable mobile forward. Add that Balti is not a strong post defender 2. Language - Balti thrived in in Gilas because the coach knew his game and knew how to maximize and develop his skills. Also, there were a lot of Pinoy assistant coaches to speak Tagalog to him. 3) Imports - The team has three world imports. 2 PF/Cs and 1 SF/PF. When one got injured they got a C import as Balti cannot defend the post like a C. And then they have the 6'3 JP PF. The guy actually improved in the last game. He did some drive and kicks. And I dont have the stats but I think his 3FG this season is pretty high.

So the point is that it is not enough that Balti might be our best Gilas PF right now. He is not as skilled as Carl. Not as athletic as Malonzo. Not as strong in the post as regular PFs. And he is bad at english. Balti's skillset needs more nuance to be maximized. It is hard to do that when as coach you dont know his game and you cant speak to him.

So let this be a lesson to our other players that playing time is not given abroad even if your a potential PBA 1st pick. It is specially more challenging for bigs as imports play their position. Also, English communication is important.

On hindsight, PT should have been more of a consideration for Balti than being able to bring his family. We dont know how the lack of PT is affecting his skills. But I dont think it helps. A few months of being separated with his family might have been better than his skills and international employability getting worse.

[IPC]

I think there are many factors contributing to Baltis very low minutes. 1. Wrong expectations - Balti is listed there at 6'10. At the onset they were expecting a backup center and not a switchable mobile forward. Add that Balti is not a strong post defender 2. Language - Balti thrived in in Gilas because the coach knew his game and knew how to maximize and develop his skills. Also, there were a lot of Pinoy assistant coaches to speak Tagalog to him. 3) Imports - The team has three world imports. 2 PF/Cs and 1 SF/PF. When one got injured they got a C import as Balti cannot defend the post like a C. And then they have the 6'3 JP PF. The guy actually improved in the last game. He did some drive and kicks. And I dont have the stats but I think his 3FG this season is pretty high.

So the point is that it is not enough that Balti might be our best Gilas PF right now. He is not as skilled as Carl. Not as athletic as Malonzo. Not as strong in the post as regular PFs. And he is bad at english. Balti's skillset needs more nuance to be maximized. It is hard to do that when as coach you dont know his game and you cant speak to him.

So let this be a lesson to our other players that playing time is not given abroad even if your a potential PBA 1st pick. It is specially more challenging for bigs as imports play their position. Also, English communication is important.

As for the point on Carl, he's closing the gap between him and Balti on defense by being able to switch onto guards more often, although Carl might not have the same defensive ability as Balti at his peak. Might need to improve on the glass a bit more. Carl is also more skilled offensively, and more of a dog.

And yeah, Balti's skill on defense is his ability to switch to the perimeter. To do that, you need a switch-heavy scheme and other switchable players. But, do Japanese have post-up fours?