FIBA-Asia Cup 2025 Saudi Arabia

[JAMSKIE]

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I like to use the gold medalist Iran national team in the 2013 FIBA Asia Championship as a model since for me, Iran basketball is the most succesful team in Asian basketball from the late 2000's to the 2010's decade. Also there's some similarity between the 2 teams.

Hence, I want to match the 2 teams:

Hamed Haddadi vs. Kai Sotto (center) - I give Haddadi a slight edge here.

Oshin Sahakian vs. Cameron Oliver (4-spot) - Oliver obviously enjoys an overwhelming edge

Samad Nikkah Bahrami vs. Dwight Ramos (small forward) - Samad obviously is better than Dwight by a significant degree.

Hamed Afagh vs. Jordan Heading (shooting guard) - I give Heading some edge.

Mehdi Kamrani vs. Iskati Thompson (point guard) - I give Kamrani a slight edge.

I think for the starting 5, I will give Iran a slight edge. But it is in the relievers or the 2nd stingers where I believe Gilas would enjoy an overwhelming lead over Iran.

AJ Edu being Kai's chief back up at the slot is solid, especially on defense & rebounding

Carl Tamayo has the makings of our version of Oshin Sahakian

Malonzo & Oftana are solid 4 & 3 options coming off the bench.

Schonny Winston & Thirdy Ravena could not be match by any Iranian wingmen at that time at the 2-guard spot.

Robert Bolick would easily thwart Kamrani's backup point guard at that time.

I believe in terms of bench depth my projected Gilas team in the 2025 FIBA Asia Cup would easily overwhelm the Iran team in 2013.

[mathematicianrcg]

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I like to use the gold medalist Iran national team in the 2013 FIBA Asia Championship as a model since for me, Iran basketball is the most succesful team in Asian basketball from the late 2000's to the 2010's decade. Also there's some similarity between the 2 teams.

Hence, I want to match the 2 teams:

Hamed Haddadi vs. Kai Sotto (center) - I give Haddadi a slight edge here.

Oshin Sahakian vs. Cameron Oliver (4-spot) - Oliver obviously enjoys an overwhelming edge

Samad Nikkah Bahrami vs. Dwight Ramos (small forward) - Samad obviously is better than Dwight by a significant degree.

Hamed Afagh vs. Jordan Heading (shooting guard) - I give Heading some edge.

Mehdi Kamrani vs. Iskati Thompson (point guard) - I give Kamrani a slight edge.

I think for the starting 5, I will give Iran a slight edge. But it is in the relievers or the 2nd stingers where I believe Gilas would enjoy an overwhelming lead over Iran.

AJ Edu being Kai's chief back up at the slot is solid, especially on defense & rebounding

Carl Tamayo has the makings of our version of Oshin Sahakian

Malonzo & Oftana are solid 4 & 3 options coming off the bench.

Schonny Winston & Thirdy Ravena could not be match by any Iranian wingmen at that time at the 2-guard spot.

Robert Bolick would easily thwart Kamrani's backup point guard at that time.

I believe in terms of bench depth my projected Gilas team in the 2025 FIBA Asia Cup would easily overwhelm the Iran team in 2013.

If Kai and AJ will be 100% healthy. In 2025, they are reaching their prime.

We might have potentially one of the best Twin Towers in Asia

[Giannis34GOD]

For me, I'm more interest who among those Division B squads will make it to the Division A and play for 2025 FIBA Asia cup? Last edition, it was Bahrain, KSA and Indonesia who make it into Division A... Let's see if those current Div. B squads can steal the spots of some Div. A members.... I will not surprise if 10 years from now, FIBA Asia executives will expand the teams from 16 to 24 teams, To increase competitiveness, increase the popularity of sport and of course their income... If not for Australia dominance, FIBA Asia could be same like Europe, All teams have legit chance to take the gold medal... Sorry for NZL and their fans, they are not invisible like Australia basketball... Asian teams can beat NZL in any day...

[Giannis34GOD]

Guam's roster for 2025 FIBA Asia cup pre - qualifiers this week :


Daren Hechanova
Joseph Blas
Jericho Cruz
Earnest Ross
Tomas Calvo
Reo Aiken
Alschea Grape
Tai Wesley
Jonathan Galloway
Ben Borja
Mark Johnson
Matt Fegurgur

https://www.guampdn.com/sports/team-guam-squad-off-to-mongolia/article_6c3e8fe0-af5a-11ed-928e-cb0e41dfad2e.html

[Giannis34GOD]

Mongolia's roster for this week's 2025 FIBA Asia cup Pre - Qualifiers:

http://www.mminfo.mn/sports/news/35814

[ja.he]

Guam's roster for 2025 FIBA Asia cup pre - qualifiers this week :


Daren Hechanova
Joseph Blas
Jericho Cruz
Earnest Ross
Tomas Calvo
Reo Aiken
Alschea Grape
Tai Wesley
Jonathan Galloway
Ben Borja
Mark Johnson
Matt Fegurgur

https://www.guampdn.com/sports/team-...e41dfad2e.html

Galloway 211cm
Fegurgur 206cm
Borja 201cm
Wesley 201cm
Johnson 198cm
Ross 198cm
Hechanova 191cm
Blas 188cm
Aiken 188cm
Cruz 185cm
Calvo 178cm
Grape 173cm

[IPC]

I think the windows for this FIBA Asia Cup is the time to adjust to life without the likes of June Mar and Japeth, and then focus on the younger bigs like Carl, Balti, Mason, Pablo, Seven, and maybe Chiu, Demisana, and Quiambao. And time to bring in Ange as our full-time NP, especially since we might have to deal with periods without Kai and some size.

Also, time to retire Pogoy and get in other off-guards like Dwight and Heading, then look at Schonny, Nacua, Coronel, Bayla, Nic Cabanero, Renzo Competente. Maybe Mamuyac, John Barba, Enoch Valdez at the 2. Retain Parks and Perez for this WC cycle too.

At the wing, time to have Malonzo, Oftana, and eventually Navarro, Lopez, Caelum, Abadam as good options at those positions. Hope Josh Lazaro and Mark Belmonte can be FIBA-quality at the 3 eventually. Dwight's and Parks' time at the 3 should be limited, if you ask me. Both match up better at 2.

We also need more options at the point. Can't have Scottie as our only reliable option at PG. Look at Dalph Panopio, maybe. Jerom's another option, as are Nelle and Bahay. Man, our options are thin at point after producing Castro, Terrence (who is a SG in a PG's body), and Jimmy.

[paliganibossalfrancis]

I think the windows for this FIBA Asia Cup is the time to adjust to life without the likes of June Mar and Japeth, and then focus on the younger bigs like Carl, Balti, Mason, Pablo, Seven, and maybe Chiu, Demisana, and Quiambao. And time to bring in Ange as our full-time NP, especially since we might have to deal with periods without Kai and some size.

Also, time to retire Pogoy and get in other off-guards like Dwight and Heading, then look at Schonny, Nacua, Coronel, Bayla, Nic Cabanero, Renzo Competente. Maybe Mamuyac, John Barba, Enoch Valdez at the 2. Retain Parks and Perez for this WC cycle too.

At the wing, time to have Malonzo, Oftana, and eventually Navarro, Lopez, Caelum, Abadam as good options at those positions. Hope Josh Lazaro and Mark Belmonte can be FIBA-quality at the 3 eventually. Dwight's and Parks' time at the 3 should be limited, if you ask me. Both match up better at 2.

We also need more options at the point. Can't have Scottie as our only reliable option at PG. Look at Dalph Panopio, maybe. Jerom's another option, as are Nelle and Bahay. Man, our options are thin at point after producing Castro, Terrence (who is a SG in a PG's body), and Jimmy.

last tour of duty for Junemar & Japeth this year. End of an era finally. Problem with Gilas program is they keep on holding onto players of the past such as Pogoy, Kiefer, Erram, Almazan... who are just not fit for FIBA play. Let's move on from players not fit for their position.

[IPC]

last tour of duty for Junemar & Japeth this year. End of an era finally. Problem with Gilas program is they keep on holding onto players of the past such as Pogoy, Kiefer, Erram, Almazan... who are just not fit for FIBA play. Let's move on from players not fit for their position.

I'd put in the guys I mentioned (Schonny, Cabanero, Mamu, Nacua, Coronel, Bayla) in lieu of Pogoy in terms of priority at the 2 spot for these windows. Younger and more upside for FIBA play.

For Erram, Troy, Chua, Tratter, and Almazan, the likes of Carl, Balti, Mason, Seven, Pablo, Chiu, Demisana should be ahead of the former. Erram and Almazan are such bad FIBA bigs that I'd take 41-year-old Kelly Williams over them. Man, the development of bigs here should improve.

[paliganibossalfrancis]

I'd put in the guys I mentioned (Schonny, Cabanero, Mamu, Nacua, Coronel, Bayla) in lieu of Pogoy in terms of priority at the 2 spot for these windows. Younger and more upside for FIBA play.

For Erram, Troy, Chua, Tratter, and Almazan, the likes of Carl, Balti, Mason, Seven, Pablo, Chiu, Demisana should be ahead of the former. Erram and Almazan are such bad FIBA bigs that I'd take 41-year-old Kelly Williams over them. Man, the development of bigs here should improve.

Philippines is such a guard-oriented basketball country isn't it? Everybody wants to move like kyrie and steph. Good bigs are so scarce. Most of the bigs we get are over weight & flat footed. Just look at the PBA we still have 6'5-6'6 centers. 6'4 power forwards. In international play Troy, Erram and Almazan are supposed to be sfs/sgs. Coaches are saying they turned them into stretch forwards when they still play like undersized centers.

Best career move of Carl Tamayo is going to Japan, he'll play like a true forward. Worst career move of Balti is settling for the PBA, he'll be in the mold of Almazan.

[Giannis34GOD]

I'd put in the guys I mentioned (Schonny, Cabanero, Mamu, Nacua, Coronel, Bayla) in lieu of Pogoy in terms of priority at the 2 spot for these windows. Younger and more upside for FIBA play.

For Erram, Troy, Chua, Tratter, and Almazan, the likes of Carl, Balti, Mason, Seven, Pablo, Chiu, Demisana should be ahead of the former. Erram and Almazan are such bad FIBA bigs that I'd take 41-year-old Kelly Williams over them. Man, the development of bigs here should improve.

You forgot Edu by the way... He can be resident big man for Philippines once he graduated in Toledo... He can have good career here or even in Asian leagues (or NBL)....

[Giannis34GOD]

Galloway 6'11
Fegurgur 6'9
Borja 6'7
Wesley 6'7
Johnson 6'6
Ross 6'6
Hechanova 6'3
Blas 6'2
Aiken 6'2
Cruz 6'1
Calvo 5'10
Grape 5'8

So Jericho Cruz will straight after his SMB game to Mongolia to meet his teammates there.... Goodluck playing against hostile crowd in Mongolia.... Mongolians are also crazy for their national team... Although they still w/o Mike Shramjvst, who still playing in US NCAA at Dayton....

[DAdmiral]

POST injury AJ while can get a SRP Asian NBL contract will not get rotation minutes like Majok or Liu.

[ja.he]

So Jericho Cruz will straight after his SMB game to Mongolia to meet his teammates there.... Goodluck playing against hostile crowd in Mongolia.... Mongolians are also crazy for their national team... Although they still w/o Mike Shramjvst, who still playing in US NCAA at Dayton....

I think that this line-up that Guam has right now is stronger than the last one but Thailand with Morgan and Lamb or Lisch and Mongolia are no slouch either.

[IPC]

You forgot Edu by the way... He can be resident big man for Philippines once he graduated in Toledo... He can have good career here or even in Asian leagues (or NBL)....

Yeah, sorry, forgot AJ. I think he should try his luck first in the non-Asian leagues, even the NBL or a European third division side. But he should be considered for the windows.