2024 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament

[ARMIR]

This YouTuber thinks we should send a young squad for the OQT, similar to what sir DAdmiral said:

https://youtu.be/o1pmhOhiZH8?si=Fhpg-gLV4LGQ9IQn

He says that we should send younger PBA players, the overseas guys, and some collegiate players.

Honestly, I agree to an extent. We just need some veterans that can still play in 2027. We should be able to balance development of a core, and ability to compete with world-level teams.

So do we have to name the people who have the power to block this proposal?You put up a lineup and it will be same people,with an addition of Long Hair and SMC.

[PAulAblGEr]

Yes, If Ange doesn’t get any attractive offers overseas it’s only logical that PBA will give him a special privilege to play as local.

[Giannis34GOD]

Only poor people don't understand how basketball here is just luho to these conglomerates (unless they run a farm team). Some people buy Playstations for fun, these conglomerates buy basketball teams and have the league in their pockets for fun. MPIC is a lot poorer than SMC but still had more than enough money to host the World Cup, pay both Clarkson and Kai Sotto, then keep wasting (what rich people call investing) more money on power/toll roads/water/health care/light rail/logistics. It's not so much SMC wasting money than it is trusting in his ability to create shots better than say... Mikey Williams? In Kai's case, his value is inflated based on the lack of rim protection apart from Edu, JMF, and Kouame. Sige fine, para may maka-dunk din tapos happy mga tao.

A full-strength Gilas team with proper international coaching will be competitive. Now, it's a matter of being able to win at least one vs Latvia or Georgia, then pull an upset against either Brazil or Montenegro and hope the final isn't against Latvia, if it is... maybe upset Latvia. If Clarkson wants to play, I have no doubt SMC will pay him whatever he was getting for the World Cup. Bahala na sila mag-usap. Kai is another story because it's really up to MVP's people who gave Kai and his family the whole kabuhayan plus package that PBA players normally get when they're retired. So all this talk about players asking for the moon has layers of value versus utang na loob attached to it. At the end of the day, we'll want to hear this "for the country" talk, but there are options ranging from who has been there before, who impresses, and who can actually make the team better.

But for sure MVP will not waste big money to tap JC… If JC will take discount then why not? But I think it’s better to tap JC in games that have chance on winning…

[Silent Killer]

SMH SBP/PBA

https://www.philstar.com/sports/2024/02/17/2333919/clash-schedules

[ARMIR]

SMH SBP/PBA

https://www.philstar.com/sports/2024...lash-schedules

Unfortunately, the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) has a prior agreement with the PBA that national players would be made available to their mother clubs until June 22. Given how much the league has sacrificed for the national interest, this agreement takes precedence. Therefore, the national team will miss the opportunity to play in Lithuania by about a week.So much for the PBA adjusting their schedule to accomodate national interest.So if not the PBA then get other players,good time to make a Team B and CTC or the assitant coach can learned something.

[paolylo]

Unfortunately, the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) has a prior agreement with the PBA that national players would be made available to their mother clubs until June 22. Given how much the league has sacrificed for the national interest, this agreement takes precedence. Therefore, the national team will miss the opportunity to play in Lithuania by about a week.So much for the PBA adjusting their schedule to accomodate national interest.So if not the PBA then get other players,good time to make a Team B and CTC or the assitant coach can learned something.

See, this is where having a full-time coach and a bigger pool would have been helpful. It's as if the SBP only looked at the window dates and tournament days while disregarding the possibility of being invited to these friendlies... which favor National Teams who can organize better. You're not organizing anything last-minute if your coach has pro club commitments and your best international players aren't playing in your own local league.

[Giannis34GOD]

Unfortunately, the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) has a prior agreement with the PBA that national players would be made available to their mother clubs until June 22. Given how much the league has sacrificed for the national interest, this agreement takes precedence. Therefore, the national team will miss the opportunity to play in Lithuania by about a week.So much for the PBA adjusting their schedule to accomodate national interest.So if not the PBA then get other players,good time to make a Team B and CTC or the assitant coach can learned something.

I hope SBP still accepts it... Assuming SMB might make it to the finals again, They can still bring 10 players there... I don't see Ginebra in the finals because they are not so good in AFC laden conference... Maybe TNT (only Oftana and f*cking Josh Reyes) is another one... They can replace by Toletino, Abando or any Ginebra players that can be useful...SBP, don't be fool... This is one of a kind experience, We didn't face Lithuania main team yet in history.... Please accept it....

[Giannis34GOD]

See, this is where having a full-time coach and a bigger pool would have been helpful. It's as if the SBP only looked at the window dates and tournament days while disregarding the possibility of being invited to these friendlies... which favor National Teams who can organize better. You're not organizing anything last-minute if your coach has pro club commitments and your best international players aren't playing in your own local league.

They can accept it even we just have 10 players.. If CTC and SBP Have minds.. Ginebra is not a good AFC team, So i expect them to be eliminated before June 1... Ok, SMB might be in the finals, we will lose Junmar and Perez.. So basically 10 players... Assuming TNT will be their opponent, we will lose Oftana... Still OK, 9 players still enough... They can add Tolentino or even Abando for that stretch... Or PBA will adjust their schedule, finish the conference before June 5....

[ARMIR]

I hope SBP still accepts it... Assuming SMB might make it to the finals again, They can still bring 10 players there... I don't see Ginebra in the finals because they are not so good in AFC laden conference... Maybe TNT (only Oftana and f*cking Josh Reyes) is another one... They can replace by Toletino, Abando or any Ginebra players that can be useful...SBP, don't be fool... This is one of a kind experience, We didn't face Lithuania main team yet in history.... Please accept it....

It doesn't have to be 10 players,2 more players they can use as replacements and good enough for Gilas duties,its like training guys for reserve duties.

[Giannis34GOD]

It doesn't have to be 10 players,2 more players they can use as replacements and good enough for Gilas duties,its like training guys for reserve duties.

Hoping that Ginebra will not make it to the finals (Sorry Ginebra fans here, Gilas is more important for us than PBA).. So that Gilas can afford to just add atleast 2 replacement players atleast... Or i hope PBA will finish their AFC before June 5 or atleast that date, It's already finals... I assume SMB will make it to the finals, maybe against Magnolia, Meralco or TNT (I hope Magnolia).... That Lithuanian invite is hard to pass out... SBP should think that... We need to expose more European competition..

[ARMIR]

Hoping that Ginebra will not make it to the finals (Sorry Ginebra fans here, Gilas is more important for us than PBA).. So that Gilas can afford to just add atleast 2 replacement players atleast... Or i hope PBA will finish their AFC before June 5 or atleast that date, It's already finals... I assume SMB will make it to the finals, maybe against Magnolia, Meralco or TNT (I hope Magnolia).... That Lithuanian invite is hard to pass out... SBP should think that... We need to expose more European competition..

And hopefully CTC expands it to 17 players,as reserves or practice opposing players.

[Giannis34GOD]

And hopefully CTC expands it to 17 players,as reserves or practice opposing players.

Possible player expansion under CTC, My guess are:

Tolentino
Ahamnisi
Aguilar
Abando


He will just pick players who already played w/ him already... He will not pick players who are unfamiliar w/ his system...

[digitalsuperman]

Possible player expansion under CTC, My guess are:

Tolentino
Ahamnisi
Aguilar
Abando


He will just pick players who already played w/ him already... He will not pick players who are unfamiliar w/ his system...

well it makes sense since they only have a few days to practice.so its practical to just get the players who knows the system already.

[ARMIR]

Possible player expansion under CTC, My guess are:

Tolentino
Ahamnisi
Aguilar
Abando


He will just pick players who already played w/ him already... He will not pick players who are unfamiliar w/ his system...

He should start picking players with skills that would at par in a FIBA stage,even as a practice players,they will soak up the system little by little until up to the time they have to come up and play on the team.

[JAMSKIE]

SMH SBP/PBA

https://www.philstar.com/sports/2024...lash-schedules

This is the price we have to pay for having a pro league whose calendar isn't synchronize with that of FIBA (while almost all the other pro leagues all over the world have calendars well synchronized with that of FIBA.

These would be a lingering problem that is going to hunt Phi basketball for as long as the PBA refuses to change its calendar to synchronize with the FIBA calendar. At yan talaga ang isa sa mga malaking problema ng Phi basketball.

PBA lang yata yung professional basketball league that runs during the months of July, August & September.