Filipino Players in Foreign Leagues

[JAMSKIE]

Science and biology would agree with you,giants are not meant to run,jump at extreme levels.Players that played in the NBA who are 7'4 and above have short careers playing.Yao struggled with foot and knees,even Shaq have back,knees,foot problems.

I think with Shaq, its more on his inability to keep his weight in check. He has been playing overweight for about half of his playing career in the NBA.

[thatweirdguy]

Science and biology would agree with you,giants are not meant to run,jump at extreme levels.Players that played in the NBA who are 7'4 and above have short careers playing.Yao struggled with foot and knees,even Shaq have back,knees,foot problems.

Many conspiracy theories believe that a lot of NBA players are taking PEDs. Imagine being forced to play 82 grueling games in a ridiculous pace against some of the best athletes in the world. Your body is bound to take a beating especially if your too big and people are allowed to play extra physical against you. You really have to take care of your body. That's why teams put minutes restrictions on their players and sometimes rest them. That's why it might be better to gradually build Kai up instead of just throwing him in the fire right away to prolong his playing career.

[DAdmiral]

meanwhile if you’re interested more on nbl.

SEM Phoenix(Mitch creek, Wetzell, te rangi, le’afa vs melbourne united (goulding, baba, Jo lual-acuil)

https://www.viprow.me/south-east-mel...line-stream-2#

Phoenix started with 3 kiwis , Wetzel, le afa and Te Rangi, they could lead Nz with Ili in the Asia cup instead of the Breakers

[TheRodster21]

Well using BMI (Body Mass Index)

The ideal weight for 7'3 is 247.14lbs.

So, 250lbs would be a good weight in respect to his height

Not bad but using BMI makes sense for a non athlete but doesn’t make sense for an athlete. Some athletes can be over weight based on BMI but are still healthy and athletic. Its going to depend on his needs based on his style of play

https://deadspin.com/why-do-nba-big-men-break-down-1594253833

It makes sense that tall athletes would be at greater risk for injury because their bones are longer and they tend to weigh more, which puts added stress on the body every time they jog up and down the court, dive for a loose ball, or lunge for a rebound. But surprisingly, the data doesn't back that up. A 17-year review of injuries in the NBA—which looked at more than a thousand players and over three thousand injuries—found no correlation between injury rate and player demographics, including age, weight, NBA experience, and most importantly, height.6 (Injuries and player demographic information were reported by each team's athletic trainer. Criteria for reportable injuries were those that resulted in a practice or game being missed, or those requiring emergency care). So while it seems like big men break down far more often than other players, it doesn't appear to be true. We just take notice when they do.

The takeaway here is that you can't simply look at a tall basketball player and know if he's going to spend his career in the limelight or on the sideline. Some seven-footers play injury free for decades while others seemingly get hurt just trying to get out of bed in the morning. (I'm looking at you, Greg Oden.) We also know big men respond differently to the same injury. A navicular fracture hobbled Yao Ming and Bill Walton, but Zydrunas Ilgauskas, a 7-foot-3 center who played for Miami and Cleveland, suffered a navicular fracture early in his career, and went on to finish with nine generally healthy seasons. Why was he different?

The answer isn't obvious, and relates to a complex set of variables, including the tensile strength of his tendons and ligaments, the musculoskeletal system's ability to dissipate damaging forces that that can accelerate fracture, as well as the regenerative properties of his osteoblasts, the cells that synthesize bone. It's possible Ilgauskas was just as fragile as every other big man, but he was better at healing.

[Labradoodle]

While BMI is generally a good guideline, it should not be a be-all benchmark. There are people who can have higher BMI but are not overfat. People who have denser bones and/or more muscular can be above their "ideal BMI" but are not unhealthy. Stronger bones and "more muscles" (not the steroid-type muscular people though) is generally a good sign esp if the lower body is strong.

Sometimes kasi, the problem with people is they focus on the upperbody and neglect the lower body. If the lower body is neglected, then you would have knee and joint problems even if you are shorter than 6 ft.

[Silent Killer]

Phoenix started with 3 kiwis , Wetzel, le afa and Te Rangi, they could lead Nz with Ili in the Asia cup instead of the Breakers

Le'Afa is getting better and better..

[DAdmiral]

Le'Afa is getting better and better..

Proud of the guy in terms of level, he has reached the highest level of any player I've been involved with coaching (as a young 13 yr old).
If he were an eligible Filipino, I think he would be the best PG

[TheRodster21]

While BMI is generally a good guideline, it should not be a be-all benchmark. There are people who can have higher BMI but are not overfat. People who have denser bones and/or more muscular can be above their "ideal BMI" but are not unhealthy. Stronger bones and "more muscles" (not the steroid-type muscular people though) is generally a good sign esp if the lower body is strong.

Sometimes kasi, the problem with people is they focus on the upperbody and neglect the lower body. If the lower body is neglected, then you would have knee and joint problems even if you are shorter than 6 ft.

Exactly according to BMI, lebron James is overweight

Agree with. The second point, both sides should get attention because they are very closely related and affect each other.

[mathematicianrcg]

Anyway, Kai for sure have his own nutritionist, and weight expert ( or whatever u called it)

I hopr Kai will be in bubble next week or next next week. He needs to be able to adapt to the system.

I feel Kai, Dwight, and maybe Kouame will and should be the main scorers in thid window fot gilas.

Korea will be a tough opponent. This is the first true test on where is gilas now.

A terrible lost will show that the cadets still lacks experience and development. ( Itvwill be useful in future though)

Losing to korea by a narrow margin, or Winning on both games against them, in the other hand will solidify the program of taking cadets instead of pba.

[allmight]

This is Tab’s proof of concept. It s one way of saying we dont need the pba. If and only if they win against korea. Just 1 win is enough.

[neo]

Anyway, Kai for sure have his own nutritionist, and weight expert ( or whatever u called it)

I hopr Kai will be in bubble next week or next next week. He needs to be able to adapt to the system.

I feel Kai, Dwight, and maybe Kouame will and should be the main scorers in thid window fot gilas.

Korea will be a tough opponent. This is the first true test on where is gilas now.

A terrible lost will show that the cadets still lacks experience and development. ( Itvwill be useful in future though)

Losing to korea by a narrow margin, or Winning on both games against them, in the other hand will solidify the program of taking cadets instead of pba.

they need games to prepare. i am hoping for a couple of exhibition games vs pba teams. one or 2 of mvp teams should train in laguna so they can arrange it. a game against ginebra though would be nice.

[Labradoodle]

Regardless of outcome, the PBA will insist on sending "last minute hugot" if they feel like it. Gilas 1.0 wasn't a terrible failure and what they showed at that time was decent, but Gilas 1 was disbanded instead of having been built upon and improved...and they were replaced by an all-PBA squad.

I would not be surprised of SBP reverts to this style.after the World Cup regardless of Gilas will perform well or not.

[Trae Yong]

too much praises for a team who beat a basketball minnow in thailand

[mathematicianrcg]

I feel Australia is the 3rd or 4th strongest team in the Wolrd if All Players available in each country.

1. USA
2. Spain
3. Serbia, Australia, Argentina , and France (I feel they are in same tier)

Kai to NBL Australia is a welcome development.

I think if Kai will be successful in this league. NBL will scout more in our country.

But first things first, Kai should dominate or atleaast be solid in Fiba Asia.

But for Korea whose weakness was always been a dominant big. I hope Kai can have a huge breakout game

[thatweirdguy]

I feel Australia is the 3rd or 4th strongest team in the Wolrd if All Players available in each country.

1. USA
2. Spain
3. Serbia, Australia, Argentina , and France (I feel they are in same tier)

Kai to NBL Australia is a welcome development.

I think if Kai will be successful in this league. NBL will scout more in our country.

But first things first, Kai should dominate or atleaast be solid in Fiba Asia.

But for Korea whose weakness was always been a dominant big. I hope Kai can have a huge breakout game

Canada? Anyway Australia rarely plays in full strength