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Mahirap kasi yung common sense lang ang ibabanat. Mas maganda yung alam mo talaga. Okay?![]()
Hindi na po bago ang pagna-naturalize ng foreign players sa international basketball. Gaya na lang ng Russia, Spain, SoKor, Lebanon at Jordan lahat ng mga yan may naturalized players.
At sa pagkakaalam ko, si Puno ang bata ni MVP sa kongreso so hindi na nakakagulat na siya ang magpa-file ng bill. Remember siya rin ang nag-file ng bill para ma-naturalize din si Douthit.
^ kaya sa mga taga-Antipolo, pakitandaan ang pagmumukha ni Robbie Puno at huwag nang ibalik yan sa pwesto. mawalan man lang ng Puno na nasa gobyerno ngayon, the better.![]()
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FYI, he was part of the training pool during the 2010 World Championships and the question mark with him is his maturity not his skill set. Besides, there is one thing that Mcgee will bring to any basketball team especially during international competitions and that is shotblocking and rebounding.
In international play McGee's penchant for grabbing rebounds and clearing shots while the ball is still on above the cylinder (the ring) is perfectly legal. Its only in the pro leagues where these are considered as goaltending violations.
That said, having him may still not be enough for us to win a medal. What we need are bigger guards, during the last FIBA Asia Jordan had 6'4 and 6'5 bulky guards in their backcourt while we countered with 5'9 JV Casio and 5'11 (with his shoes on) Chris Tiu.
ibang klase ka din Ben, nagladlad ka na, DLSU all the way na, pero dati "UP kong mahal" ang sigaw mo. ano naman issue dito? eh iyan ang proseso eh.
bakit? di ba ikaw dati sabi mo sa UAAP forums dapat kumuha ng mala Sam Ekwe na import ang UP? eh so anong issue sa pag naturalize kay mcgee kung willing naman siya?
don't deny it, madali hanapin iyung mga lumang thread mo
schizo ka talaga
the height and heft problem is now more pronounced sa mga guards natin, we have 6'7-6'9 forward centers and 6'4-6'5 small forwards. mapa FilAm or pure pinoy man. we can't expect to guard a 6'3 or 6'4 point guard with a 5'9 point guard.
plus our outside shooting continues to be a problem
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Napanood ko na sa mga livestream at youtube videos; SUMAKIT lang ang mata ko kaya tinigil ko na makalipas ang five minutes....
Ganito na lang - balitaan mo ako kung nasa GOLD MEDAL game ng Asiad ang Team Smart-Gilas para panoorin ko. Kundi rin lang GOLD MEDAL hindi ko na rin PAG-AAKSAYAHAN ng panahon - NBA na lang ang panonoorin ko .... eto'y COMMON SENSE na sagot lamang....
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my_2_cents
if Asian supremacy ang habol, tingin ko kaya.
from 2007 fiba asia 9th place finish.. umakyat ang Philippines sa 4th place last year.
it is because of the smart gilas program.
years of preparation ang kinailangan. compared sa mga nakaraan na national team na ina-assemble lang 3 months before the tournament.
IF talagang isa lang ang maging goal ng BAP, PBA at kahit sino pang involved dito, kaya naman makuha ulit ang top spot sa asia. amateur players ang bumuo ng gilas plus naturalized player. ok naman. 4th place finish sa fiba asia, tinalo nila kahit yung jordan. then sa jones cup, tinalo nila once yung iran. what more kung pro (PBA) players plus mcgee..
tingin ko mas ok kung professonals nga. kung anong discipline at program na nakuha ng smart gilas team e i-adopt at i-enhance pa nila, mas may chance na ang pinas na mag improve pa ang performance sa asian baketball. given na mas experienced, matured and skilled ang mga PBA players.
though syempre, height is might pa rin sa basketball. sa FIBA asia last year, leading scorer and rebounder ng liga si douthit who is 6'10. (tama ba?) then halos wala nang ibang sumunod na player ng pinas sa top 10 stats sa kahit anong category. still, 4th place finish pa rin ang nakuha nila. meaning, more on team effort and diskarte ng gilas. so tingin ko, kung talagang gusto ng lahat ng involved sa basketball e isa lang ang gustong makuha, ok na ok ang pinas.
kung sa ngayon, malabo talaga. sobrang labo pa. negosyo ang PBA e. so... ano pa bang pinag sususulat ko dito. hehehehe!![]()
Si Norwood at Dillinger, ang alam ko PG ang laro nila noong nasa US pa sila. Si Ryan Reyes palagay ko kaya niyang makipagsabayan sa 6'3" to 6'4" guards ng Jordan, China at Iran dahil sa built nya. Kaya overrated na masyado yung sinasabi nilang problema sa height. Kaso tama ka, yung shooting natin mukhang napag-iiwanan.
Kung mayroon mang OVER-RATED tiyak ako iyong SMART GILAS PROGRAM ... objective nito lumahok ang Pinas sa London Olympics sa 2012 ... NASAAN NA ITO?![]()
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Pero hindi naman krimen ang MANAGINIP nang GISING ang mga basketball FANTARDS ... ingat lang baka matalisod at mahulog sa imburnal habang NAGLALAKAD sa kalsada ...
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my_2_cents
So? Nakakahiya pa rin na kung sakaling mananalo tayo kahit man lang sa Asia, kung ha, we had to thank naturalized players.
Gaya ng sabi ni 2_cents: marami pang ibang sports dyan. ang problema kasi wiling-wili mga pinoy dito at andito ang pera. kaya andito ang suporta... kahit malabo ang future.
nawalan ako ng gana sa PBA nung halos lahat fil-ams na, samantalang ang daming magaling na home grown talents. aba di mo na malaman kung sinong import ehdi mo masisi yun teams kasi gusto ng pinoy yun eh.
NBA na lang pinapanood ko kung gusto ko ng larong kano.
Kahilig kasi sa showtime na laro, pati shooting nagsuffer. Puro dunks, flashy moves. Kaya pag tinapatan na ng mas matangkad, malaki, pero mabilis pa rin na bantay, wala na.
Eh may nanalo nga sa Antipolo na may link sa Kuratong Baleleng case.^ kaya sa mga taga-Antipolo, pakitandaan ang pagmumukha ni Robbie Puno at huwag nang ibalik yan sa pwesto. mawalan man lang ng Puno na nasa gobyerno ngayon, the better.
my_2_cents: Could you share your stories, then, sir, on how to initiate a national sports program?
SMART GILAS is privately initiated and AFAIK, privately funded. MVP can do with his money what he wants, and I find it hard to imagine us doing any better without the program. We cannot expect our Asian neighbors to remain stagnant, and I think the fact that we can keep up with tall teams with NBA players like Iran and other Arabian teams is a good sign.
The Asian basketball scene is not the same now as it was during the times of Caloy Loyzaga, Samboy Lim, or even of Allan Caidic. Heck, even the international scene is different. USA is not a sure-ball winner of Gold anymore. They lost the 2004 Olympics and had a tough fight for the 2008 gold.
I understand the (to be honest, simplistic) POV that we should concentrate on sports that don't require a lot of height, but it's not like we can pull athletes out of basketball and make them play something else. It would be nice if High School sport clubs for sports not called basketball were more active for example, but it's not like SMART GILAS is preventing that from happening. It's just trying to make the most of what we currently have: An oversupply of basketball players.