I think PBA teams on average is the oldest within East Asia… yes 25 or 26 years old rookies are typical when players on that ages in rival leagues in the region are already veterans…We have a larger proportion of over 35 year oldies than our East Asian neighbours.
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Originally posted by FilWelsh View PostI think PBA teams on average is the oldest within East Asia… yes 25 or 26 years old rookies are typical when players on that ages in rival leagues in the region are already veterans…We have a larger proportion of over 35 year oldies than our East Asian neighbours.
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Converge is making a habit of giving up double digit deficits and winning at the end. This game it was Stockton who started the comeback from a 17 pt deficit. Arana also scored in the paint. When Stockton sat it was Schonny Winston's turn to start and single man run. He scored 11 pts in the 4th quarter 9 pts straight. Heading did not do much in this game. But that's why arguably having the best guard combo in the PBA comes to play. The other two guys made up for it. GSM is no slouch in the guard department but somehow they were outplayed. Only Ahanmisi really played well. Thompson disappeared in the 4th and Holt was absent the whole game.
Balti was again not felt much on offense. He doesn't have the strength or explosiveness to be decisive in the paint. He played decent defense on Brownlee. But he needs to develop his offensive game. I don't think patterning his game on Lakay will help. With his frame he is a good switchable defender. He loses that if he bulks up like Arana to play in the paint.
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Originally posted by Rds View PostConverge is making a habit of giving up double digit deficits and winning at the end. This game it was Stockton who started the comeback from a 17 pt deficit. Arana also scored in the paint. When Stockton sat it was Schonny Winston's turn to start and single man run. He scored 11 pts in the 4th quarter 9 pts straight. Heading did not do much in this game. But that's why arguably having the best guard combo in the PBA comes to play. The other two guys made up for it. GSM is no slouch in the guard department but somehow they were outplayed. Only Ahanmisi really played well. Thompson disappeared in the 4th and Holt was absent the whole game.
Balti was again not felt much on offense. He doesn't have the strength or explosiveness to be decisive in the paint. He played decent defense on Brownlee. But he needs to develop his offensive game. I don't think patterning his game on Lakay will help. With his frame he is a good switchable defender. He loses that if he bulks up like Arana to play in the paint.
I feel "panghihinayang" for Stockton that he isn't FIBA eligible. He would have been the perfect point guard backup for Iskati Thompson in Gilas. I think Stockton has already reached his prime. With some experience playing in the high level, he will get better."A king may move a man, a father may claim a son, but that man can also move himself, and only then does that man truly begin his own game. Remember that howsoever you are played or by whom, your soul is in your keeping alone, even though those who presume to play you be kings or men of power, when you stand before God, you cannot say, 'But I was told by others to do thus,' or that virtue was not convenient at the time. This will not suffice." - King Baldwin IV
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Originally posted by FilWelsh View Post
there should be a rule that the 1st four draft picks overall should stay in the team that drafted them for at least 3 years."A king may move a man, a father may claim a son, but that man can also move himself, and only then does that man truly begin his own game. Remember that howsoever you are played or by whom, your soul is in your keeping alone, even though those who presume to play you be kings or men of power, when you stand before God, you cannot say, 'But I was told by others to do thus,' or that virtue was not convenient at the time. This will not suffice." - King Baldwin IV
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Originally posted by Joe Yabuki View Postgenerally yes I do agree that parity should still be exercised within the league but I have given up on that and is now encouraging any actions that will benefit Gilas ie QMB going to Cone instead of the hapless Terrafirma. PBA is just an avenue for GIlas to me these days."A king may move a man, a father may claim a son, but that man can also move himself, and only then does that man truly begin his own game. Remember that howsoever you are played or by whom, your soul is in your keeping alone, even though those who presume to play you be kings or men of power, when you stand before God, you cannot say, 'But I was told by others to do thus,' or that virtue was not convenient at the time. This will not suffice." - King Baldwin IV
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