FIBA-Asia Cup 2025 Saudi Arabia

[JAMSKIE]

Speaking of KQ, he's 6'4 and in KBL looks to be a volume shooter, he does not have the handles of a guard or wing to be an effective 2-3 player. He does not have the foot speed to guard the quicker players. Im wondering if his NBA opportunities might be influenced by connections rather than purely his on-court abilities.

Yeah, KQ looks like a volume shooter playing for his KBL team in Korea. But I'm thinking of KQ playing like the way he played for the Strong Group Athletics team in the 2024 international tournament in Dubai in which he was more of a catch-and-shoot 3-pt shooter than someone who created his shot off the dribble. In the KBL, it looks like KQ is given the latitude in offense, hence his high volume of shots plus he is compelled to create his shots off the dribble which of course requires decent ball handling. KQ being originally developed as a big man during his teens didn't really develop ball handling skills in the same level as a natural wingman or a guard who have done, hence his suspect handles.

I think it was 3 to 4 years ago that KQ transitioned from a natural "four" to a wingman. I think it was a bit late already. Perhaps it would have been different if KQ transitioned from a big guy to a wingman when he was 16 or 17 years old. You can see the difference with the way KQ plays & the way a Dwight Ramos plays. Si Dwight, natural na natural yung dribbling eh, hence his ability to create his shot off the dribble is definitely significantly better than KQ.

[BJ_Reloaded]

Guys, thank you for the correction

I think I should add in that statement " possible NBA Summer Camp Call-up".

I slipped on that,..I'm not being mindful on that very first line..." bitin yun sentence"

I totally agree on the so-called "he must improve"...e.g. handles and footworks

I think the advantages on KQuiam for now is his big hands and BBIQ.

at his age those handles and footworks should had been address when he is still in his childhood years.

again I will borrow Sir Metta's "10k hrs."

I'm talking about all sports in general.

all aspiring athletes nowadays should learned that principle,

Alex Eala, Carlos Yulo, EJ Obiena, Wesley So, Daniel Quizon, Sandro Reyes and Yuka Saso pop-up in mind.

[BJ_Reloaded]

Guys, thank you for the correction

I think I should add in that statement " possible NBA Summer Camp Call-up".

I slipped on that,..I'm not being mindful on that very first line.

I totally agree on the so-called "he must improve"...e.g. handles and footworks

I think the advantages on KQuiam for now is his big hands and BBIQ.

at his age those handles and footworks should had been address when he is still in his childhood years.

again I will borrow Sir Metta's "10k hrs."

I'm talking about all sports in general.

all aspiring athletes nowadays should learned that principle,

Alex Eala, Carlos Yulo, EJ Obiena, Wesley So, Daniel Quizon, Sandro Reyes and Yuka Saso pop-up in mind.

[lem0nadi]

Speaking of KQ, he's 6'4 and in KBL looks to be a volume shooter, he does not have the handles of a guard or wing to be an effective 2-3 player. He does not have the foot speed to guard the quicker players. Im wondering if his NBA opportunities might be influenced by connections rather than purely his on-court abilities.

He himself said his current teammate Alan Williams has a connection in the US that made the possibility of a possible try out for a summer league team happened, so pretty sure it was connections. I don't think he got scouted the same way as Yuki Kawamura in BLeague and Olympics.

[lem0nadi]

except for Kevin who will be preoccupied with the possible NBA call-ups

and Kai still recovering from an ACL injury.

I think the rest barring any major injury(we do hope their is no more) had a chance to start practice either on the last days of May or 1st week of June.

to those who got eliminated in the Regular Season and 2nd week of June to those who goes deeper to the playoffs.

as per official schedule both KBL and B.League may end up it's regular season this first week of May

I think 2 to 3 weeks of rest to those ballers who had minors aches hear and there is fair enough to those overseas based players

I've already mentioned this many times before by attending the BGSM practice is the ideal option given the circumstances on hand

so by the time they started the full time training camp on or before July 27 the national players already gather some buffer stocks

9 or 6 days practice as per Grandpa Dean(the SBP/PBA advisor) during an online interview is not the ideal practice for a major event like this.

I remember watching on tv that presscon about the launching of PBA50 during the holy week

wherein Grandpa Ricky V mentioned that winning the Asian Game gold shows that the PBA is still the number 1 here in Asia

and they will do anything to defend that crown next year to really solidify that claim.

if you read between the lines they've never mentioned the preparation for the coming FIBA Asia Cup

it seems that the real deal is on Sept. 19, to Oct. 4, 2026 at Aichi-Nagoya

I really do hope I'm wrong on this

Not a hater, but I think that's an overstatement. I don't think there's any real chance of a call-up. At most, during his US trip, he might get to train and try out, but I don't see him being chosen for an NBA Summer League team.

I just can’t see him landing a spot on any Summer League roster.

He plays as a big at 6'4" and doesn't have the handle or consistent shooting to play the wing position. That’s a big no-no, even in the Summer League.

Hell, even Kai—who’s probably our best shot at having an NBA player and easily our top local talent right now—was just the 15th man on the Orlando Magic’s Summer League team. So what makes us think KQ has a real shot at a call-up?

I'm pretty sure his US trip is mainly for skill development—training and maybe trying out for a Summer League spot—but I seriously doubt he’ll make a roster.

I think he’ll be available early for Gilas practice ahead of the FIBA Asia Cup.

[carmelo7]

except for Kevin who will be preoccupied with the possible NBA call-ups

and Kai still recovering from an ACL injury.

I think the rest barring any major injury(we do hope their is no more) had a chance to start practice either on the last days of May or 1st week of June.

to those who got eliminated in the Regular Season and 2nd week of June to those who goes deeper to the playoffs.

as per official schedule both KBL and B.League may end up it's regular season this first week of May

I think 2 to 3 weeks of rest to those ballers who had minors aches hear and there is fair enough to those overseas based players

I've already mentioned this many times before by attending the BGSM practice is the ideal option given the circumstances on hand

so by the time they started the full time training camp on or before July 27 the national players already gather some buffer stocks

9 or 6 days practice as per Grandpa Dean(the SBP/PBA advisor) during an online interview is not the ideal practice for a major event like this.

I remember watching on tv that presscon about the launching of PBA50 during the holy week

wherein Grandpa Ricky V mentioned that winning the Asian Game gold shows that the PBA is still the number 1 here in Asia

and they will do anything to defend that crown next year to really solidify that claim.

if you read between the lines they've never mentioned the preparation for the coming FIBA Asia Cup

it seems that the real deal is on Sept. 19, to Oct. 4, 2026 at Aichi-Nagoya

I really do hope I'm wrong on this

Speaking of KQ, he's 6'4 and in KBL looks to be a volume shooter, he does not have the handles of a guard or wing to be an effective 2-3 player. He does not have the foot speed to guard the quicker players. Im wondering if his NBA opportunities might be influenced by connections rather than purely his on-court abilities.

[JAMSKIE]

@BJ _Reloaded

I mentioned this about some weeks ago that since our B-league & KBL & Gilas members, as well as Justine Brownlee would be available for Gilas training as early as 1st week of June, then maybe coach Tim Cone can implement "every Monday" Gilas practice leading to the end of the Filipino Cup championship series which would end at around last week of July. Now, never mind if in each of those "every Monday" practices a few players (say 1 or 2 players) would be absent. For instance in the 1st Gilas practice, players A & D are absent, but they are going to attend the 2nd, 3rd, 4th , 5th & all the practices in the future. Then in the 2nd practice, players B & E would be absent, but they are going to attend all the succeeding Gilas practices after that.

For instance, there would be Gilas practices that coach Tim can't attend coz he's too occupied with Ginebra (for instance Ginebra plays in the Filipino Cup championship), then asst. coach Richard Del Rosario or LA Tenorio should take over. If the "every Monday" practice would start in the 1st week of June, then Gilas will have an additional 8 days of practice to add to its 9-day practices prior to the 2025 Asia Cup.

I think napakalaking bagay yung additional 8 days of practice na yun. Coach Tim, PBA, SBP have to be creative & innovative to make our beloved Gilas team battle ready for the Asia Cup.

[BJ_Reloaded]

except for Kevin who will be preoccupied with the possible NBA call-ups

and Kai still recovering from an ACL injury.

I think the rest barring any major injury(we do hope their is no more) had a chance to start practice either on the last days of May or 1st week of June.

to those who got eliminated in the Regular Season and 2nd week of June to those who goes deeper to the playoffs.

as per official schedule both KBL and B.League may end up it's regular season this first week of May

I think 2 to 3 weeks of rest to those ballers who had minors aches hear and there is fair enough to those overseas based players

I've already mentioned this many times before by attending the BGSM practice is the ideal option given the circumstances on hand

so by the time they started the full time training camp on or before July 27 the national players already gather some buffer stocks

9 or 6 days practice as per Grandpa Dean(the SBP/PBA advisor) during an online interview is not the ideal practice for a major event like this.

I remember watching on tv that presscon about the launching of PBA50 during the holy week

wherein Grandpa Ricky V mentioned that winning the Asian Game gold shows that the PBA is still the number 1 here in Asia

and they will do anything to defend that crown next year to really solidify that claim.

if you read between the lines they've never mentioned the preparation for the coming FIBA Asia Cup

it seems that the real deal is on Sept. 19, to Oct. 4, 2026 at Aichi-Nagoya

I really do hope I'm wrong on this

[JAMSKIE]

https://www.spin.ph/basketball/pba/pba-all-star-might-be-cancelled-this-year-says-willie-marcial-a793-20250423?ref=home_featured_1

If the PBA All-star festivities would be cancelled, would this mean the 2024-2025 PBA season would end earlier than planned?

Well, I hope so. Becoz if the 2024-2025 PBA season ends earlier than planned then that could mean additional few days of Gilas team preparation for the 2025 Asia Cup. An additional 4 to 5 days of Gilas team preparation would be of significant help to the national team.

[JAMSKIE]

For the 2025 fiba asia cup, i will celebrate when gilas makes it to a semifinal berth.

Same here bro.
Without Kai Sotto, with the way Gilas played in the 3rd window, & with a 9-day preparation, I would be very satisfied of a 4th place finish by Gilas.

[all_about]

For the 2025 fiba asia cup, i will celebrate when gilas makes it to a semifinal berth.

[hmbopbaduwap]

SBP doing its job Lol.

https://www.spin.ph/basketball/pba/how-will-tnt-contract-impact-rhj-commitment-with-jordan-a793-20250422?ref=feed_1_section

[CoJ]

I see. Thanks for the info. FIBA tends to be more lenient on dependencies and territories the way I see it.

Which happens to have poor basketball programs as well

[lebanese NT]

Dedric Lawson might be lebanon new Naturalized player. What do you think of the player? He played last in CBA and averaged 18 pts 10 rebounds 4 assists and 38% from 3. Some sites list him as 206 and others as 203 .

[JAMSKIE]

I see. Thanks for the info. FIBA tends to be more lenient on dependencies and territories the way I see it.

FIBA is also very lenient on Qatar as well