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Originally posted by Giannis34GOD View Post
I love Luka, and I admire his dedication to his national team.. he’s the national hero for Slovenia.. but I think he should rest rather than trying to led Slovenia this year… and the talent of his teammates is way below top tier Euroleague level… if doncic not playing Slovenia, they are on level of England or Portugal… Luka needs rest…Philippine Malditas to FIFA Womens World Cup 2023
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Originally posted by paliganibossalfrancis View Post
This Gilas team needs a good warm up against Latvia to have a superhuman performance vs Georgia.
Knowing this core, no such thing as burn out. Remember back in the Asian Games, they played tough Iran-China-Jordan games in the playoffs and they still prevailed.
Tim can tell his boys to go all out against Latvia then lose but still play with the same type of energy the next game vs Georgia.
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So you're saying Latvia can't play their 100% level performance against Gilas later? Since they will also have less than 20hrs rest when they face us. We should go for the kill then because we're more rested. Later it will either be Gilas-with-rust vs warmed up Latvia or fresh-and-rested Gilas vs tired-and-banged-up Latvia.
We have nothing to lose in this tournament. No need to play cards right or strategize, no need for mind games, since no one is expecting us to win and this is a very short tournament. Our best player in JB can't even make the NBA. We will only know how far this team can truly go if we go all out against Latvia then make the simple but necessary adjustments vs Georgia which is more winnable. We have to go into this tournament thinking maybe we can beat these teams if we put our full effort but totally detach from the outcome. We can't have a loser mentality otherwise it will just be a cycle every World-level tournament we participate in. No one is expecting us to reach Paris 2024 but let's at least try to breakthrough by playing to beat Latvia.
Also the confidence we get by how we fare vs Latvia going into the Georgia game will be very important. Can't really gauge where the team is if we rest JB Dwight and JMF. We need a cinderella run to go to Paris 2024, and if you watch the games, all teams play with a sense of urgency and pride right from the tip off. It's yet to be seen if we can keep up with their pace and level of execution, can't do that by limiting minutes and saving the best for last.Manifesting: Philippines top 5 in the FIBA World Rankings
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Originally posted by Giannis34GOD View Post
I love Luka, and I admire his dedication to his national team.. he’s the national hero for Slovenia.. but I think he should rest rather than trying to led Slovenia this year… and the talent of his teammates is way below top tier Euroleague level… if doncic not playing Slovenia, they are on level of England or Portugal… Luka needs rest…
Mavs is his day job, Slovenia is his why. Players these days are less durable because they rest too much (just look at Kawhi)Manifesting: Philippines top 5 in the FIBA World Rankings
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Originally posted by Rds View Post
Agree with the ranking. We were defeated by 15th ranked Poland. I have to say it, we got it close primarily because of Brownlee's 30 pts. But he is 36 years old. How many years can JB give us of this level? Even now he seems weaker than in his prime. He facilitates more than he takes over. How long can he keep carrying us?
I liked that idea that GIlas at any given time,when the cards were laid right,all the cylinders firing and a breakdown on the opponents side,they're an upset team that can win.Brwonlee probably have another year a farewell tournament in SEA GAMES probably.Age is showing,specially when he gets caught on physical screens,it rocked him a couple of times,only Dwight seems at home with the physicality of the play,but again he played American Football as a linebacker who's sole purpose is to put a big hurt on the opposing QB and RB and he faced 300lbs Linemen to get to them,so these guys are just tall not big to him.
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Latvia has real good shooting big men, who performed spectacularly in front of their home crowd. Very strong perimeter defense from tamayo and aguilar, even at the sf position, is a must. This game will be the moment of truth for both: if they scr*w the perimeter 3point game of latvian bigs with lockdown defense, russian style, these bigs go down in flames.
The latvians are not exceptionally athletic though, so kai and abay can still seal the painted area. Kai can clearly outjump all the bigs of latvia, while abay cant be outmuscled too. Sayang wala si abando at baltazar para tumulong sa perimeter defense work.
Brownlee, ramos and newsome must be the fast-pacing killer guards against latvian guard killers. They have to outdo themselves, as if there is no tomorrow.
Latvia is an all-offense team with an excellent passing game. Only smothering lockdown defense will work against this team who are playing in their backyard. There are great character-building games, and our nt which is rid of hopeless coach seyer, can make this their never-say-die victory moment.
As for less than a day's rest, that is a meaningless and comical constraint for pro athletes. The body will fully recover with straight 6-8 hours sleep, and be injury-free after an hour of after-game cooling down flexibility/ stretching conditioning. Our nt is hardly a senior citizens' team.Last edited by ccharmed; 07-03-2024, 02:28 AM.
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Originally posted by ccharmed View PostLatvia has real good shooting big men, who performed spectacularly in front of their home crowd. Very strong perimeter defense from tamayo and aguilar, even at the sf position, is a must. This game will be the moment of truth for both: if they scr*w the perimeter 3point game of latvian bigs with lockdown defense, russian style, these bigs go down in flames.
The latvians are not exceptionally athletic though, so kai and abay can still seal the painted area. Kai can clearly outjump all the bigs of latvia, while abay cant be outmuscled too. Sayang wala si abando at baltazar para tumulong sa perimeter defense work.
Brownlee, ramos and newsome must be the fast-pacing killer guards against latvian guard killers. They have to outdo themselves, as if there is no tomorrow.
Latvia is an all-offense team with an excellent passing game. Only smothering lockdown defense will work against this team who are playing in their backyard. There are great character-building games, and our nt which is rid of hopeless coach seyer, can make this their never-say-die victory moment.
As for less than a day's rest, that is a meaningless and comical constraint for pro athletes. The body will fully recover with straight 6-8 hours sleep, and be injury-free after an hour of after-game cooling down flexibility/ stretching conditioning. Our nt is hardly a senior citizens' team.
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Originally posted by greenarcher View Post
We can't defend the 3 so Latvia is gonna have a field day.
Pinoy si qmb din. He has a pre-16 passport. Taga up ang lolo niya.. So, frontloading kai, abay, aj, kouame and qmb is world class frontline already within a year. Qmb, like aj, can also play as an athletic 6'10 3snuffer. Sana bawasan ng pba at sbp ang kabobohan nila paminsan minsan man lang. Aguilar must do a ten-20 minute explosive run as the rock of ages at the 3, against the likes of strautins and bertans, for posterity.Last edited by ccharmed; 07-03-2024, 03:08 AM.
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Originally posted by ccharmed View Post
I really was worried then why tim cone didnt bring the friskier, international-ready abando and baltazar. Basura perimeter game ng pba players against bigs, as the pba stupidly, stupidly is blind to the reality that bigs in the perimeter are all there is in top20 world teams. This is why you need jordan clarkson and jalen green to handle 2 and 3 duties for big games.
Pinoy si qmb din. He has a pre-16 passport. Taga up ang lolo niya.. So, frontloading kai, abay, aj, kouame and qmb is world class frontline already within a year. Qmb, like aj, can also play as an athletic 6'10 3snuffer. Sana bawasan ng pba at sbp ang kabobohan nila paminsan minsan man lang. Aguilar must do a ten-20 minute explosive run as the rock of ages at the 3, against the likes of strautins and bertans, for posterity.Philippine Malditas to FIFA Womens World Cup 2023
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Lets see if Luka can carry Slovenia past the OQT, they already lost 1
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