2021 Olympic qualifying tournament

[sajubeads]

I am not so sure about that, the last time an all-PBA team faced Italy, they got rekt by 46 points. If the Hawks lose in Game 7 to the Sixers they could still get Gallinari back from Atlanta for the OQT.

He was not part of their OQT pool

[reamily]

Revelation for me is Navarro. I know he was playing the 4 spot at Ateneo but because he had that foundation playing as a guard back in Greece during his younger years it allows him the flexibility to play the 3 and a little bit of the big guard position as well.

Navarro was high level today. That chase down block and his block on lee sung jeun jump shit changed complexion of koreas offense..

[sajubeads]

indeed. navarro played really good today. is efficiency was top notch. offense and defense. javi was a no show in this window. wonder what happened to him.

Could be this teams Gabe Norwood....

[judasmartel]

Navarro was high level today. That chase down block and his block on lee sung jeun jump shit changed complexion of koreas offense..

Also that steal and poster dunk the very moment he checked in.

[IshmaelM]

Navarro was high level today. That chase down block and his block on lee sung jeun jump shit changed complexion of koreas offense..

Yes he really did great. I posted that I expected him and Balti to take up the slack offensively for Carl's absence. Balti did not shoot well. But Will did. I hope he continues this aggression. At 6'6 he is one of the taller wings of the team. Defense is his bread and butter but offensive explosions like this make our team harder to defend.

[geohunk]

I kinda see Tab is going to experiment with a very tall lineup on the Serbia game. I mean Serbia's average height is 6'6" and these guys are no pushovers, and we do have our share of 6'5" - 6'6" players who are flexible enough to play multiple positions. I kinda see a depth chart looking like this against Serbia:

C - Ange
Pf - Kai
Sf - Balti
SG - Ramos
PG - Heading

And I feel Tab might stick with a 9 man rotation, as he may see the need of always having 7 footer on the floor at all times, so I see a sub pattern of Tamayo subbing for Kai, and then Kai relieving Ange, so a 3 man rotation among them.

Off the bench:

Pf - Tamayo
Sf- Will Navarro
Sg - Lopez (?) - *I can see the need of having an athletic and lengthy player like Lopez to match up against the equally tall and quick wings of Serbia.
Pg - Matt Nieto

Again all just a hypothetical scenario, and I can see Tab trying this lineup out in their tuneup with China.

[IshmaelM]

I kinda see Tab is going to experiment with a very tall lineup on the Serbia game. I mean Serbia's average height is 6'6" and these guys are no pushovers, and we do have our share of 6'5" - 6'6" players who are flexible enough to play multiple positions. I kinda see a depth chart looking like this against Serbia:

C - Ange
Pf - Kai
Sf - Balti
SG - Ramos
PG - Heading

And I feel Tab might stick with a 9 man rotation, as he may see the need of always having 7 footer on the floor at all times, so I see a sub pattern of Tamayo subbing for Kai, and then Kai relieving Ange, so a 3 man rotation among them.

Off the bench:

Pf - Tamayo
Sf- Will Navarro
Sg - Lopez (?) - *I can see the need of having an athletic and lengthy player like Lopez to match up against the equally tall and quick wings of Serbia.
Pg - Matt Nieto

Again all just a hypothetical scenario, and I can see Tab trying this lineup out in their tuneup with China.

I agree with the first 5. That was the five that pulled away from Indonesia. But Dwight played PG and Heading SG. Will might even play SG if you want a tall defensive team. Lebron is an intriguing prospect. But I'm not sure he "deserves" being picked over Tungcab. Also, it's not clear to me if Matt is healthy enough to go back. I mean SJ and RJ played "decently" in the qualifiers. SJ probably "deserves" that one small PG slot. I think Chiu will get regular minutes as he did here.

[neo]

I kinda see Tab is going to experiment with a very tall lineup on the Serbia game. I mean Serbia's average height is 6'6" and these guys are no pushovers, and we do have our share of 6'5" - 6'6" players who are flexible enough to play multiple positions. I kinda see a depth chart looking like this against Serbia:

C - Ange
Pf - Kai
Sf - Balti
SG - Ramos
PG - Heading

And I feel Tab might stick with a 9 man rotation, as he may see the need of always having 7 footer on the floor at all times, so I see a sub pattern of Tamayo subbing for Kai, and then Kai relieving Ange, so a 3 man rotation among them.

Off the bench:

Pf - Tamayo
Sf- Will Navarro
Sg - Lopez (?) - *I can see the need of having an athletic and lengthy player like Lopez to match up against the equally tall and quick wings of Serbia.
Pg - Matt Nieto

Again all just a hypothetical scenario, and I can see Tab trying this lineup out in their tuneup with China.

matt is not available for OQT as previously reported.

[neo]

I agree with the first 5. That was the five that pulled away from Indonesia. But Dwight played PG and Heading SG. Will might even play SG if you want a tall defensive team. Lebron is an intriguing prospect. But I'm not sure he "deserves" being picked over Tungcab. Also, it's not clear to me if Matt is healthy enough to go back. I mean SJ and RJ played "decently" in the qualifiers. SJ probably "deserves" that one small PG slot. I think Chiu will get regular minutes as he did here.

we need geo because its back to back and I'd rather seat kai for d game or the entire second half at least to pace him for DR (especially if his conditioning only improves moderately 10 days from now).

I am ok with resting 2 players so we can have fresher legs for the 2nd half of back-to-back.

[unstopaball12]

Ange/Issac
Baltazar/Kai
Navarro/Tamayo/Nieto
Ramos/Heading/tungcab
SJ/RJ

This is the 12 I see for OQT.

[neo]

Ange/Issac
Baltazar/Kai
Navarro/Tamayo/Nieto
Ramos/Heading/tungcab
SJ/RJ

This is the 12 I see for OQT.

i have d same roster, except its geo over tungcab.

especially if d goal is to rest or pace kai for game 2 since d DR game is more winnable compared with d serbia game.

[xenoloxy]

i have d same roster, except its geo over tungcab.

especially if d goal is to rest or pace kai for game 2 since d DR game is more winnable compared with d serbia game.

Same, our height averages to about 6’6 with that lineup, I think Tab will play Balti and Tamayo as small forwards full time

[sajubeads]

Ange/Issac
Baltazar/Kai
Navarro/Tamayo/Nieto
Ramos/Heading/tungcab
SJ/RJ

This is the 12 I see for OQT.

Tungcab and Javi will be cut, Lopez will be the 13th man

[reamily]

Also that steal and poster dunk the very moment he checked in.

Parang passive version lang ni dwight, laki ng improvement frlm the soft navarro in jones cup 2018

[ARMIR]

indeed. navarro played really good today. is efficiency was top notch. offense and defense. javi was a no show in this window. wonder what happened to him.

Navarro,is a good fit for a small ball 3,and a big 2 if needed,lots of guys that can play multi position on this team,Gilas shouldn't bring midget guards in the Olympic qualifier.