Filipino Players in Foreign Leagues

[digitalsuperman]

There should be a law against fake news like these

better use the report button.

[Dotch]

What does Jose Alvarado have that none of our players have?

saw this at Quora:

How good are bad NBA players?

XTREMELY good. I mean, like, amazing.
At our local LA Fitness, we are the “home gym” for a few NBA players during the off-season. Amare Stoudamire came in a couple times, and Mike Bibby was a semi-regular.
But, let’s talk about this guy.
Negele Knight. Unless you lived in Phoenix during the Tom Chambers-Kevin Johnson-Dan Majerle era, you have no clue who I’m talking about, which makes sense, because, in NBA terms…he wasn’t that good. He bounced around the league a bit and was never anything more than a backup point guard who played about 8 minutes a game.
At our gym, full of ex-college players (I wasn’t even getting on the floor with these guys…this Quoran was never even high school quality), Negele would run circles around everybody. At 6′1″, he would easily outrebound the 6′6″ guys. He made the small, quick guards look slow and stupid. He shot from several feet outside the 3-pt line.
And you know what? He wasn’t even trying.
I once saw him come in with a bag of McDonald’s, devour a Big Mac, a Filet-o-Fish, a large fries, and a big ass Coke, then go out and humiliate people.
You want to know how good the worst NBA player is? Go into the stadium early and watch warmups. Watch the center that hasn’t played a minute all year stand at the 3-pt line and can shot after shot. Watch the 6′1″ guard jump high enough so his head clears the rim. Watch how effortlessly they make jump shot after jump shot, sometimes while talking to the person next to them, without even looking at the rim.
These guys are INSANELY good.
(which really makes the fat dude in the stands shouting “You suck!” look pretty bad….)
Garrett Murphy

[PeeZones]

This has been a very accurate video regarding Kai's journey. In the end, all his sacrifices will not be for naught, Kai at 20 has still a lot of options ahead of him. He only needs to continue to grind and wait for his opportunities.

[thatweirdguy]

saw this at Quora:

How good are bad NBA players?

XTREMELY good. I mean, like, amazing.
At our local LA Fitness, we are the ?home gym? for a few NBA players during the off-season. Amare Stoudamire came in a couple times, and Mike Bibby was a semi-regular.
But, let?s talk about this guy.
Negele Knight. Unless you lived in Phoenix during the Tom Chambers-Kevin Johnson-Dan Majerle era, you have no clue who I?m talking about, which makes sense, because, in NBA terms?he wasn?t that good. He bounced around the league a bit and was never anything more than a backup point guard who played about 8 minutes a game.
At our gym, full of ex-college players (I wasn?t even getting on the floor with these guys?this Quoran was never even high school quality), Negele would run circles around everybody. At 6′1″, he would easily outrebound the 6′6″ guys. He made the small, quick guards look slow and stupid. He shot from several feet outside the 3-pt line.
And you know what? He wasn?t even trying.
I once saw him come in with a bag of McDonald?s, devour a Big Mac, a Filet-o-Fish, a large fries, and a big ass Coke, then go out and humiliate people.
You want to know how good the worst NBA player is? Go into the stadium early and watch warmups. Watch the center that hasn?t played a minute all year stand at the 3-pt line and can shot after shot. Watch the 6′1″ guard jump high enough so his head clears the rim. Watch how effortlessly they make jump shot after jump shot, sometimes while talking to the person next to them, without even looking at the rim.
These guys are INSANELY good.
(which really makes the fat dude in the stands shouting ?You suck!? look pretty bad?.)
Garrett Murphy

Mario West was statistically one of the worst players ever in the NBA was unstoppable in the PBA. Barea made mince meat of our locals. Even absolute scrubs like Haddadi ruled over Asia and still serviceable today. We've seen what a former bench player like TJones, Balkman etc can do. Even our own Blatche who was out of shape most of the time was wreaking NTs. You have to be one of the best ballers ever to play in the NBA.

[CoJ]

saw this at Quora:

How good are bad NBA players?

XTREMELY good. I mean, like, amazing.
At our local LA Fitness, we are the ?home gym? for a few NBA players during the off-season. Amare Stoudamire came in a couple times, and Mike Bibby was a semi-regular.
But, let?s talk about this guy.
Negele Knight. Unless you lived in Phoenix during the Tom Chambers-Kevin Johnson-Dan Majerle era, you have no clue who I?m talking about, which makes sense, because, in NBA terms?he wasn?t that good. He bounced around the league a bit and was never anything more than a backup point guard who played about 8 minutes a game.
At our gym, full of ex-college players (I wasn?t even getting on the floor with these guys?this Quoran was never even high school quality), Negele would run circles around everybody. At 6′1″, he would easily outrebound the 6′6″ guys. He made the small, quick guards look slow and stupid. He shot from several feet outside the 3-pt line.
And you know what? He wasn?t even trying.
I once saw him come in with a bag of McDonald?s, devour a Big Mac, a Filet-o-Fish, a large fries, and a big ass Coke, then go out and humiliate people.
You want to know how good the worst NBA player is? Go into the stadium early and watch warmups. Watch the center that hasn?t played a minute all year stand at the 3-pt line and can shot after shot. Watch the 6′1″ guard jump high enough so his head clears the rim. Watch how effortlessly they make jump shot after jump shot, sometimes while talking to the person next to them, without even looking at the rim.
These guys are INSANELY good.
(which really makes the fat dude in the stands shouting ?You suck!? look pretty bad?.)
Garrett Murphy

there's a paul lee interview on how he was overwhelmed by JJ Barea's skills, including his strenght, during their 2014 encounter. And 2014 JJ is already past his prime!

[CoJ]

What does Jose Alvarado have that none of our players have?

defense..

plus speed, dribbling, strenght etc. basically everything, it takes special talent to reach the nba

[reamily]

Alvarado and chris ross might have same level of defensive intensity its just tgat joses offense is good enough chris isnt.. jason castro has elite three point shooting and speed but not enough on defense..and think they rrceive more than alvarado can get if we factor taxes and ageent cuts, lodging and everything

[Dotch]

plus speed, dribbling, strenght etc. basically everything, it takes special talent to reach the nba

The White Mamba Brian Scalabrine had a YouTube series before, playing people who challenge him 1 v 1, and beating them convincedly. And the opponents are not scrubs either. they were former college players, gym rats and highschool varsity players . Basically, he taught them , that his skills are closer to Lebron than regular joes' skills to his.

[PeeZones]

This is how the NBA counter small ball these days. It will somehow become obsolete with the arrival of wemby and other bigs. Zion and Giannis has been so dominating and the NBA will need able bodied bigs to stop them. Despite the trend GSW still doesnt know how to integrate Wiseman on their team because they have an ex guard coach. Same thing is happening with Brutus who was a guard in his playing days. Both coaches will always lean to their tendencies and preferences.

[C2Hamm]

This is how the NBA counter small ball these days. It will somehow become obsolete with the arrival of wemby and other bigs. Zion and Giannis has been so dominating and the NBA will need able bodied bigs to stop them. Despite the trend GSW still doesnt know how to integrate Wiseman on their team because they have an ex guard coach. Same thing is happening with Brutus who was a guard in his playing days.

technically OT, but wiseman isn't good in the NBA sense. not sure what people are waiting for. he is an athlete with NBA body. thats about it. same as Marvin Bagley. good enough for the NBA, no doubt. but he isnt even a good starter.

[PeeZones]

technically OT, but wiseman isn't good in the NBA sense. not sure what people are waiting for. he is an athlete with NBA body. thats about it. same as Marvin Bagley. good enough for the NBA, no doubt. but he isnt even a good starter.

How is he not good? He is a 21 yr old and excelling in the gleague. GSW wants a center who just rebound and screen while one who could space and run. Wiseman cant space the floor so he is not fit in their team and he is not used to playing utility roles. A lot of teams will pickup wiseman if GSW will decide to trade him and he will have a better career with other teams.

[C2Hamm]

How is he not good? He is a 21 yr old and excelling in the gleague. GSW wants a center who just rebound and screen while one who could space and run. Wiseman cant space the floor so he is not fit in their team and he is not used to playing utility roles. A lot of teams will pickup wiseman if GSW will decide to trade him and he will have a better career with other teams.

ok, lets make it simple. without the foresight if he will get better, purely how he is right now, how many teams will start him if he moves there without removing whoever is the current starting center? i wont even go with the all stars. are you picking him over Capela? Robin Lopez? Steven Adams? Sengun?

maybe, we can consider him over whoever is with Washington or Charlotte maybe Utah? but then, those are guard heavy teams. he will have to develop skills that will enable him to play with these guards.

so, I admit, he is good enough to be in the NBA. but it seems people are expecting too much from him. he'll get better no doubt, how much? ewan. if he becomes an all star good for him. until then, he ist good enough compared to other NBA centers(starters).

[PeeZones]

ok, lets make it simple. without the foresight if he will get better, purely how he is right now, how many teams will start him if he moves there without removing whoever is the current starting center? i wont even go with the all stars. are you picking him over Capela? Robin Lopez? Steven Adams? Sengun?

maybe, we can consider him over whoever is with Washington or Charlotte maybe Utah? but then, those are guard heavy teams. he will have to develop skills that will enable him to play with these guards.

so, I admit, he is good enough to be in the NBA. but it seems people are expecting too much from him. he'll get better no doubt, how much? ewan. if he becomes an all star good for him. until then, he ist good enough compared to other NBA centers(starters).

He may be lacking in the read and bball IQ but he has a lot of other strengths. His game IQ would improve only if he constantly plays and GSW needs to be patient with their 21yr old center. He is like young Japeth and he needs the right coach to guide him. To connect it with Kai, Kai needs to improve his strength and it will gradually come as he ages. Every player has their own weakness and it is up to the coach on how to mitigate those concerns.

[C2Hamm]

He may be lacking in the read and bball IQ but he has a lot of other strengths. His game IQ would improve only if he constantly plays and GSW needs to be patient with their 21yr old center. He is like young Japeth and he needs the right coach to guide him. To connect it with Kai, Kai needs to improve his strength and it will gradually come as he ages. Every player has their own weakness and it is up to the coach on how to mitigate those concerns.

i will not argue with that. its just that, a lot of fans think that everyone they like will ultimately become as good as what they think that player can be. it would be good it if happens. but sometimes, we hope too much. Aside from his strength, i have not said anything negative about Kai. i just let him play his game. no need to assume anything. if he becomes better, good. if he barely improves, support pa din. but i aint hyping the kid nor putting him down. basta laro lng. keep it real and positive.
im not going to stop anyone, i havent, if they want to hype or bash Kai as long as its within forum rules. respect what each other think and learn to stop feeding the trolls.

[Chef30]

He may be lacking in the read and bball IQ but he has a lot of other strengths. His game IQ would improve only if he constantly plays and GSW needs to be patient with their 21yr old center. He is like young Japeth and he needs the right coach to guide him. To connect it with Kai, Kai needs to improve his strength and it will gradually come as he ages. Every player has their own weakness and it is up to the coach on how to mitigate those concerns.

What he's lacking is what the Dubs really need. He does not have to space the floor because Looney, Draymond, Bogut & McGee don't. It's not wise to sacrifice Steph's prime and their proven playbook for the sake of Wiseman's Development. That's why there is the GLeague. Jordan Poole has been in and out of Santa Cruz prior to the 21-22 season but look at him now.