2024 FIBA Asia U18 Championship

[Giannis34GOD]

They currently don’t have a replacement for Al-Dwairi.

He’s a big loss once he retires.

Well, he's still young at 31.. he can play 2 more cycles until 2032 or beyond... Jordan can easily find his replacement in the future since they have taller population than let's say Japan or Philippines...

[Giannis34GOD]

It remains to be seen.

The only guy who is assured of a senior men’s team call-up is Saleh. The rest are role-players at best.

That's is more important, the role players... They will do the dirty work.. you don't need many stars in a team, especially in national team set up... Look at Gilas, they didn't get most of well known local stars... What team needs is they know their roles

[sroth3839]

I think Jordan has become serious with its youth program in the last 2 years or so. Looking at the history of Jordan basketball, prior to the current Asian U-18 tournament, it hasn't figured well in Asian youth tournaments in the last 25 yrs or so. But I think the Jordanians have become serious now with their grassroots program. If U will notice, the head coach of Jordan's U-18 team is many time national senior team point guard Weesam Al-sous who is also the coach of Jordan's senior national team. I also saw many time Jordan senior national standout Zaid Abbas as part of the coaching staff.

It remains to be seen.

The only guy who is assured of a senior men’s team call-up is Saleh. The rest are role-players at best.

[sroth3839]

So Jordan will have their replacements, contrary what others said Jordan will have hard time to replace their current players.. most of them are shooters that for RHJ loves to be his teammates since his playstyle needs a kickout shooters around him... Like Lebanon, they are not done when guys like Ibrahim, Abu Hawas will retire....

They currently don’t have a replacement for Al-Dwairi.

He’s a big loss once he retires.

[JAMSKIE]

Somehow, Jordan managed to get into the U19 WC. The team whom we almost beat with Josh Reyes as coach and losing 2 of our best players with Andy and Kiefer, also without the other good players like LJ Daep.

I feel like every batch of U16 and U18 in the post-Kai era, we could have been qualified in WC as a 4th placer atleast but the basketball gods won't let us have the best team and right coach.

It is just too sucks because the youth WC is the best place for our players to get scouted when they don't have the opportunity to play in the US.

I think Jordan has become serious with its youth program in the last 2 years or so. Looking at the history of Jordan basketball, prior to the current Asian U-18 tournament, it hasn't figured well in Asian youth tournaments in the last 25 yrs or so. But I think the Jordanians have become serious now with their grassroots program. If U will notice, the head coach of Jordan's U-18 team is many time national senior team point guard Weesam Al-sous who is also the coach of Jordan's senior national team. I also saw many time Jordan senior national standout Zaid Abbas as part of the coaching staff.

[live_evil]

Somehow, Jordan managed to get into the U19 WC. The team whom we almost beat with Josh Reyes as coach and losing 2 of our best players with Andy and Kiefer, also without the other good players like LJ Daep.

I feel like every batch of U16 and U18 in the post-Kai era, we could have been qualified in WC as a 4th placer atleast but the basketball gods won't let us have the best team and right coach.

It is just too sucks because the youth WC is the best place for our players to get scouted when they don't have the opportunity to play in the US.

That is why the idiots of SBP should realize the damage that Joke Reyes has done to our youth players.

[lem0nadi]

Somehow, Jordan managed to get into the U19 WC. The team whom we almost beat with Josh Reyes as coach and losing 2 of our best players with Andy and Kiefer, also without the other good players like LJ Daep.

I feel like every batch of U16 and U18 in the post-Kai era, we could have been qualified in WC as a 4th placer atleast but the basketball gods won't let us have the best team and right coach.

It is just too sucks because the youth WC is the best place for our players to get scouted when they don't have the opportunity to play in the US.

[Giannis34GOD]

So Jordan will have their replacements, contrary what others said Jordan will have hard time to replace their current players.. most of them are shooters that for RHJ loves to be his teammates since his playstyle needs a kickout shooters around him... Like Lebanon, they are not done when guys like Ibrahim, Abu Hawas will retire....

[reamily]

The jordan game was winnable

[Giannis34GOD]

Jaoan isnt qualifyiing in u19 world but somehow you see there is progress on its players and the system..for us only world cup is key notwithstandimg development of all players

Again.. youth competitions are not the base of good basketball program... Here, there are many players who are better than the most of those in the current line up.. I think it's lucky for their batch that only 1 will crack to the seniors level... Maybe they are not under 18 years old, but guys like Femi Edu, Allen Liwag, Jared Bahay, etc... have higher chance to be in seniors level...

[reamily]

Jaoan isnt qualifyiing in u19 world but somehow you see there is progress on its players and the system..for us only world cup is key notwithstandimg development of all players

[ccharmed]

Joke Reyes should just be a tissue paper vendor in a Quiapo moviehouse.

Omg, do they still give out something for tearjerkers in quiapo? During my mother's time, they gave away hankies in avenida, recto and quezon blvd theaters for crying time pinoy movies.

Or are the tissue paper for the soft porn tebaks movies? I havent walked around quiapo in 40+ years...

[live_evil]

Joke Reyes should just be a tissue paper vendor in a Quiapo moviehouse.

[sroth3839]

China just destroyed India.

lolz how did Lebanon lose to these guys?

[JAMSKIE]

Didnt expect the game to be a blowout

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With the way we played vs. Jordan & New Zealand, and with the way Japan almost beat China, I expected this outcome from our boys against Japan.

With this disastrous campaign in this tournament, I bet Joke Reyes will have a ready-made excuse - injuries to his 2 go-to-guy players in Andy Gemao & Kiefer Alas.