FIBA ASIA Cup Qualifiers

[sroth3839]

Also they don't have a prospect at all, aside from Yeo Jun Seok who is having a garbage time in Gonzaga. Their upcoming NP, Jarin Stevenson, looks like a role player at best in Alabama.

Basketball, I heard, has been declining in popularity in Korea.

[Giannis34GOD]

SoKor is still in transition period. They'll be good in next cycle 28-31

They have to adopt other plays outside their shooting.. teams and players now are more athletic defending shooters.. Japan are shooters too but they are more fluid than them.. they have more options if their shooters and not in good rhythm... Maybe hiring foreign coach too?

[Silent Killer]

Will be interesting if this will be Australias core come Asia Cup.. Rocco Zikarsky and co.

Rocco won't probably play (nba next year)

[Silent Killer]

In next cycle, a veteran lee hyung jun, yeo jun seok (gonzaga guy) and jarin stevenson as NP (korean american )

[Giannis34GOD]

Basketball, I heard, has been declining in popularity in Korea.

I don't think popularity is one of the reasons.. many countries in the world not consider basketball as their main sport but they are doing well.. it just their current players are not that good compare to that past generations.. and also they are too much sticking jacking threes... Players today are more athletic compare before.. they can defend multiple positions.. that's why they have hard time jacking threes.. and if they are missing, they have no other options.. maybe they need to hire dominant big naturalized again to save their ass... If not, they are in trouble...

[Giannis34GOD]

In next cycle, a veteran lee hyung jun, yeo jun seok (gonzaga guy) and jarin stevenson as NP (korean american )

Jarin Stevenson is not that good.. his NCAA stats are not impressive.. why not hire imports there playing in KBL as their next naturalized? They have that option...

[reamily]

wow I never thought we handedly defeat a team who made 18 threes.. so is japan 3 point juggernaut really enough to beat gilas?

[Silent Killer]

Jarin Stevenson is not that good.. his NCAA stats are not impressive.. why not hire imports there playing in KBL as their next naturalized? They have that option...

You should Watch him play if you have time. this is his only his sophomore season..

[lem0nadi]

Jarin Stevenson is not that good.. his NCAA stats are not impressive.. why not hire imports there playing in KBL as their next naturalized? They have that option...

More of a ties, his father is the former NP of the SoKor. Technically, he has a korean background even though he has no korean blood. He spent his childhood in Korea when his father was the NP.

[PeeZones]

wow I never thought we handedly defeat a team who made 18 threes.. so is japan 3 point juggernaut really enough to beat gilas?

Gilas will just manhandle japan. They are our whipping boys and it will be the same with this Gilas. They dont have any advantage in their lineup against us. Newnew will have a field day against Yuki and yuki will have his worst nightmare on offense.

[ja.he]

Day 1 results

Japan 93 - Mongolia 75
South Korea 86 - Indonesia 78
Taiwan 85 - Hong Kong 55
Philippines 93 - New Zealand 89
China 101 - Guam 53
Australia 101 - Thailand 48

[TheRodster21]

Let’s not get too big headed, NZ is in a transitional period and half the team was new and young, still almost won near the end against a good Gilas team that has been together for a while now.

[PeeZones]

NZ doesnt have any player outside that team who would really be a game changer. You could only play 5 players and illi is just similar to webster. Waddy is better than wetzel who was weak on the defensive end.

The only significant upgrade would be Adams but he isnt a takeover type of player. i will still pick kai/Aj over any big combo of NZ including adams.

AJ compliments Kai and they both elevate their game together.

[Giannis34GOD]

You should Watch him play if you have time. this is his only his sophomore season..

But not as good as Ricardo Ratliffe.. if I were KBL officials, there are many imports overseas playing in KBL they can choose... I heard the rumors that they want to hire former phoenix import Jonathan Williams.. what happened?

[Giannis34GOD]

More of a ties, his father is the former NP of the SoKor. Technically, he has a korean background even though he has no korean blood. He spent his childhood in Korea when his father was the NP.

What happened to the rumors of Jonathan Williams as next NP for them?