Reply With QuoteI dont think Kai will start. Go, Chua and Soyud might get more burn and even start.
I am also looking at how these PBA guys will adjust. Hopefully they play well. That will give local 2nd tier bigs motivation so that they too can play in Fiba.
As I rewatched the highlights, there are instances that they used the big man as high post passers (Isaac Go). Now its a high possibility that they gonna used Kai as a passing big man.
I dont think Kai will start. Go, Chua and Soyud might get more burn and even start.
I am also looking at how these PBA guys will adjust. Hopefully they play well. That will give local 2nd tier bigs motivation so that they too can play in Fiba.
Originally Posted by Silent Killer
And that means averaging about 12 ppg & 8 rebs/game vs. Korea & Indonesia & not like expecting Kai to register 20 pts. 12 rebs/game as a poster here seem to be expecting. Agree with Silent Killer, Kai's role with Gilas (at least in the 3rd window) would be more or less same as Ange Kouame's role in Ateneo. You don't score 20+ pts. per game playing that role.
Given the Gilas playbook from the past 3 games, I think they can maximize Kai from the high post. And this is not a Chot system we're talking about, so I think guards will mostly initiate.
Yup I rewatched the highlights and I saw Go setting up his teammates on top of the key.
That's an almost certain possibility bro. I think among the Gilas pool big men, which include PBA bigs, Kai is one of the best passers
Actually, Kai is the best passing big in Gilas. No question
Kai's a better passer than a lot of other point guards. That's both good and bad. Good in the sense that Kai has a feel for the game. Bad in the sense that a lot of point guards don't know how to facilitate for their teammates.
That's a reasonable stat line but I'm hoping at least 15 pts and a block or 2. But I really want him to go off against SK.
For now, here's the ones who are in the bubble:
Juan Gomez de Liaño
Kai Sotto
Roger Pogoy
Troy Rosario
Raul Soyud
Justin Chua
CJ Perez
Kiefer Ravena
Isaac Go
Matt Nieto
Mike Nieto
Rey Suerte
Javi Gomez de Liaño
Dave Ildefonso
Justine Baltazar
Calvin Oftana
William Navarro
Kemark Cariño
Ange Kouame
Most likely, this is the final pool. At least Juan made it.
6 PBA players, and only 2 legit centers (who should be part of the few to be even considered in the final lineup). Man. At least Kai arrived here, which solves the center problem a bit.
from what i read, no more pro players will be added.. kai, ramos and 1gdl are the last ones..
I think and hope Dwight will came back on time
Gilas 3rd Window
Point Guard
1GDL
Kiefer Ravena
Matt Nieto
Shooting Guard
Roger Pogoy
Cj Perez
Rey Suerte
Dave Ildefonso
Javi Gomez Deliano
Small Forward
Dwight Ramos
Mike Nieto
Will Navarro
Calvin Oftana
Power Forward
Troy Rosario
Justine Baltazar
Kenmark Carino
Center
Kai Sotto
Raul Soyud
Justin Chua
Isaac Go
Ange Kouame ( Practice Player)
This sounds ironic for me. But with the composition of lineup. Kiefer is a shoo in in Final 12. Hope he will have a good perf this time. He was able to pass some good passes to Junmar in the past. I hope he does the same to Kai.
Same thing here bro , its not a perfect world, let's just enjoy the show
More likely the barometer of what kind of pg CTab would look into for wc23 since the bigs like kai,aj, and kouame would surely be shooins already.
the korea pool
Ra GunA (KCC Egis) 6'7, 31 y.o.
Kim JongKyu (Wonju DB) 6'10, 29 y.o.
Kang SangJae (Incheon ET) 6'8, 26 y.o.
Yeo JunSeok (NBA Global Academy) 6'8, 18 y.o
Lee SeungHyun (Goyang Orions) 6'7, 28 y.o.
Jeon JunBeom (Ulsan Mobis) 6'5, 29 y.o.
An YoungJun (Seoul SK) 6'5. 25 y.o.
Lee KwanHee (Seoul Samsung - former Ginebra import) 6'3, 32 y.o.
Byeon JunHyeong (Anyang KGC) 6'1, 24 y.o.
Kim NakHyeon (Incheon ET) 6'0, 25 y.o.
Heo Hoon (Busan KT) 5'11, 25 y.o.
Kim SiRae (Changwon LG) 5'10, 31 y.o.
credits to enzo flojo
May chance na mag sweep ang Korea?
Trans: Sweep for Korea?
I thought they will send an all-amateur here. All of these players, except Yeo Junseok, are pros. The deduction changed their plans to send an all-collegiate line-up.
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A 12-man pool for the Feb window. They have to think blowout every game so that their best players can rest early. They're gonna play 4 games in 6 days. They'll have to think sweep. They need every point they can get.
I'm fine with this pool with only 6 PBA players, though I would prefer Cstand instead of Suyod & Tratter over Chua. I feel that without Kobe in the pool, we would need an athletic & highly mobile "four" like Tratter to defend bigs like Jawato & Prosper. I think Tratter is also the perfect defender for Korea's stretch-4's.
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