Mighty Sports in the Jones cup 2019

[Alex07]

unofficial lineup:


Aaron Black
Joseph Yeo
Gab Banal
Michael Williams
Jason Brickman
Eugene Phelps
Renaldo Balkman
Jeremiah Gray
Roosevelt Adams
Thirdy Ravena (?)

[Alex07]

Young guys exposure

this team is lacking with bigs I wonder if they could get AJ Edu in lieu of Kai Sotto and Angelo Kuoame instead of Andray Blatche.Guys like Kobe Paras,Juan Gomez DeLiano and Isaac Go might be a big Help sa well.

I personally think this is what Kobe lacks,being in a very competitive environment. He Will benefit having teammates like Gray and Adams and of course a probable stronger competition. Even younger guys like Juan and Thirdy may learn from Williams and Brickman same goes with Edu and Kuoame.

[sondo1968]

this team is lacking with bigs I wonder if they could get AJ Edu in lieu of Kai Sotto and Angelo Kuoame instead of Andray Blatche.Guys like Kobe Paras,Juan Gomez DeLiano and Isaac Go might be a big Help sa well.

what happened with the blatche talks ?

[Anonymous123]

They must add Kobe definitely. He needs exposure and more experience.

[Alex07]

what happened with the blatche talks ?

No idea.News says they “tried” to get him and Kai but Kai was too busy and Will be back in the US.

[Silent Killer]

what happened with the blatche talks ?

MS(Mighty sports) doesn't want to disrupt Gilas plans..

[Servinio]

MIGHTY SPORTS will once again get the chance to represent the Philippines in the coming 41st William Jones Cup this July 11 to 21 in Chinese-Taipei. The squad took home the championship in the prestigious annual tournament in their first attempt in 2016 wherein they swept all their eight games by an average margin of 17.4 points. READ MORE

[paulrenzo]

I've heard of a rumor that the organizers don't want SBP to send a college team (which is fine since Mighty Sports is the rep). How true is this?

[reamily]

True or not we dont care, as we werent sending a national team in this tourney again... Quite ironic that taowan was very excited ti
orm a 2023 pool which will debut in the jones cup..

We are a bsketbll nation we have egos (sea supremacy et. al) Taiwan Basketball has egos to..

But really dissapointed we cannot send Gilas in this..

[paulrenzo]

True or not we dont care, as we werent sending a national team in this tourney again... Quite ironic that taowan was very excited ti
orm a 2023 pool which will debut in the jones cup..

We are a bsketbll nation we have egos (sea supremacy et. al) Taiwan Basketball has egos to..

Personally would be more interested if SBP sent Gilas (senior OR cadets), to check on progress/chemistry, or the collegiate team, just to see how far Filipino amateurs can go (heck, I'm an Ateneo fan, but I'd watch the heck out of DLSU duking it out in the Jones Cup).

[reamily]

Personally would be more interested if SBP sent Gilas (senior OR cadets), to check on progress/chemistry, or the collegiate team, just to see how far Filipino amateurs can go (heck, I'm an Ateneo fan, but I'd watch the heck out of DLSU duking it out in the Jones Cup).

i dont care if ateneo thrash taiwan, or la salle or even Bo Perasol outcoach Charlie Parker...but it would be fantastic if somehow sbp for once revived the 23 for 23 shit in this jones cup and not use the universities and mighty sports as coverup for sbp shortcomings

[JAMSKIE]

i dont care if ateneo thrash taiwan, or la salle or even Bo Perasol outcoach Charlie Parker...but it would be fantastic if somehow sbp for once revived the 23 for 23 shit in this jones cup and not use the universities and mighty sports as coverup for sbp shortcomings

That is also what I want. The Gilas cadets plus a big American import (at least 6-foot-10) plus Roosevelt Adams.

[Alex07]

This is my proposed lineup (Dubai and Jones cup lineup comparison): A combination of mighty sports players and amateur players.


Lamar Odom F/C 6'10 > Renaldo Balkman 6'8 F/C - a better contributor than a washed out Odom. Should provide very good numbers and leadership on the floor.

Justin Brownlee PF 6'7 > Eugene Phelps 6'6 SF - hopefully he could deliver the same numbers as what Brownlee could provide

Randolph Morris C 6'11 > Angelo Kuoame 7'' C - a steady low post threat, should be a very good post defender and blocker.A good substitute to Kai Sotto.

Jett Manuel G 6'1 > Aaron Black 6'2 SG - ?

Gabriel Banal G/F 6'3 > retained

Jeremiah Gray G/F 6'5 > retained - athletic shooter that can be an asset on defense

Roosevelt Adams G/F 6'5 > retained - another tall shooter might not be as athletic as Gray but has better defense

Joseph Yeo SG 6'' > retained

Juan Gomez de Liaño PG 6'1 > retained - may need to be more consistent and be efficient

Leonard Santillan F/C 6'5 > Isaac Go 6'8 F/C - big man with a three point range. should be a big help on defense and rebounding

Justin Gutang SG 6'3 > Thirdy Ravena 6'3 SG - youth and athleticism. Should be the energy guy of the team.

Troy Rike F/C 6'7 > AJ Edu 6'11 F/C *will he be allowed by the NCAA to play for a semi pro team? should provide consistent numbers in rebounds and blocks.Might not be as good as Blatche at least not yet.

Caesar Wongchuking Jr. G 5'11 > Michael Williams 6'2 G - i'm expecting he is a Chris Ross type of scoring point guard

Jason Brickman Guard G 6'' > retained -should at least average 10 assists per game.

Possible Starting Lineup: Balkman 6'8 , Phelps 6'6 , Gray 6'5 , Ravena 6'3 , Brickman 6''
Tall Lineup : Kuoame 7'', Edu 6'11, Phelps 6'6 , Adams 6'5 , Williams 6'2

[Marlon]

True or not we dont care, as we werent sending a national team in this tourney again... Quite ironic that taowan was very excited ti
orm a 2023 pool which will debut in the jones cup..

We are a bsketbll nation we have egos (sea supremacy et. al) Taiwan Basketball has egos to..

But really dissapointed we cannot send Gilas in this..

The problem in our gilas cadet 23 is never assembled since last year fil-oil tournament, in fact in that stint, they won only 1 game when kai played, they have no chemistry, most of them are college players and they have the talent but for sure, because they are young, they cannot easily adjust and cope with their teammate, Baka tapos na ang tourney, Hindi pa sila nagkakaamuyan,

[Alex07]

talking about the cadets,I wonder if Eli’s brother can be invited by MS sa well or even play in the SEA games.