Philippines National Team 2014

[Lebron23]

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Gilas Pilipinas Preliminary Round Schedule in 2014 FIBA World Cup

Aug 30

[tgan3]

They are too small sized. I've watched them play in the FIBA tourney, they will get eaten alive in Europe.

[Lebron23]

They are too small sized. I've watched them play in the FIBA tourney, they will get eaten alive in Europe.


We have a very tall front court. Our players height without shoes fajardo 6'10" (6'11.25" in shoes), Greg Slaughter 6'11 5/8" (7'1" in shoes), Marcus Douhit 6"9.5" (6'11" in shoes), Japeth Aguilar 6'8" (6'9.25" in shoes).

Jayson Castro Williams is 5'10" (5'11.25" in shoes)

[tgan3]

I dont even recall seeing farjardo or slaughter play? I remembered the center was Douthit while the PF was Aguilar or Pingris/ De Ocampo (Who are way undersized at 6'5). Their guards are even smaller. They jack up too many threes, they play a run n gun game well but dont see their defense being too good. They can dominate weaker asia competition but Europe no.

[Lebron23]

I dont even recall seeing farjardo or slaughter play? I remembered the center was Douthit while the PF was Aguilar or Pingris/ De Ocampo (Who are way undersized at 6'5). Their guards are even smaller. They jack up too many threes, they play a run n gun game well but dont see their defense being too good. They can dominate weaker asia competition but Europe no.

Slaughter and Fajardo are the 2 best centers in the PBA right now.

http://www.pba-online.net/profile/Greg-Slaughter/403/

http://www.pba-online.net/profile/June-Mar-Fajardo/496/

[Al Thorton]

I'm white but i'd wear the shit out of one of those blue jerseys. Flip on flippers.

[gabepizza]

The big game for them is against Senegal. They have no chance against the other teams but they should be able to beat Senegal if they play well.

Having one victory in the WC is a lot better then going winless.

[Euroleague]

The big game for them is against Senegal. They have no chance against the other teams but they should be able to beat Senegal if they play well.

Having one victory in the WC is a lot better then going winless.

Should? Should? Should be able to beat Senegal?

Do you EVER STOP?

Senegal has a very athletic team and they play hard, crash the boards, and play tough defense. It would be a colossal upset if they beat Senegal.

Of course it could happen, but to say they SHOULD beat Senegal is just yet another example of how insanely out of control your trolling is.

Senegal would have won the FIBA Americas tournament last summer.

Stop it. Just freaking STOP IT.

[tgan3]

Should? Should? Should be able to beat Senegal?

Do you EVER STOP?

Senegal has a very athletic team and they play hard, crash the boards, and play tough defense. It would be a colossal upset if they beat Senegal.

Of course it could happen, but to say they SHOULD beat Senegal is just yet another example of how insanely out of control your trolling is.

Senegal would have won the FIBA Americas tournament last summer.

Stop it. Just freaking STOP IT.

Philippines are a fast team, but their fastbreak offense will be negated by Senegal's athletic ability. The only guy I see with "black athleticism" would be Aguilar and maybe Alapag (a 5'9 guy who can dunk), but he's old.

Still, Senegal are the weakest team and it is the only probable team they have a chance of beating.

[gabepizza]

Should? Should? Should be able to beat Senegal?

Do you EVER STOP?

Senegal has a very athletic team and they play hard, crash the boards, and play tough defense. It would be a colossal upset if they beat Senegal.

Of course it could happen, but to say they SHOULD beat Senegal is just yet another example of how insanely out of control your trolling is.

Senegal would have won the FIBA Americas tournament last summer.

Stop it. Just freaking STOP IT.

You under estimate the Gilas. They should beat Senegal if they play well. You're just lucky they are not in a group with weak a*%$ European teams like Ukraine or Finland who they should have been able to beat too.

[Euroleague]

You under estimate the Gilas. They should beat Senegal if they play well. You're just lucky they are not in a group with weak a*%$ European teams like Ukraine or Finland who they should have been able to beat too.

Stop smoking crack.

[gabepizza]

Stop smoking crack.


Only if you stop snorting meth.

[magic chiongson]

Slaughter and Fajardo are the 2 best centers in the PBA right now.

http://www.pba-online.net/profile/Greg-Slaughter/403/

http://www.pba-online.net/profile/June-Mar-Fajardo/496/

slaughter not playing in world cup

http://sports.inquirer.net/147014/greg-slaughter-withdraws-from-smart-gilas-pilipinas

and andray blatche might actually make it :lol

http://www.netsdaily.com/2014/3/11/5496072/andray-blatche-is-almost-filipino

[jcsrplumply]

I really like seeing that no. 15 guy play.

[Hoofa22]

We have a very tall front court. Our players height without shoes fajardo 6'10" (6'11.25" in shoes), Greg Slaughter 6'11 5/8" (7'1" in shoes), Marcus Douhit 6"9.5" (6'11" in shoes), Japeth Aguilar 6'8" (6'9.25" in shoes).

Jayson Castro Williams is 5'10" (5'11.25" in shoes)



There is no height depth

With Slaughter no out of the side there is just 3 players over 6'7''

Aguilar will have to play some mins at the SF spot as Norwood and/or Pingris lack the height at 6'5'' and 6'4'' respectively

Countries with players over 6'7'' in there group:

Puerto Rico - 6, Average Height 6'6''
Argentina - 8, Average Height 6'6''
Croatia - 8, Average Height 6'8''
Greece - 6, Average Height 6'8''
Senegal - 5, Average Height 6'5.5''

[20Four]

Hell ya my peepz (im Filipino) been waiting....hope we do well....

Also on a side note...PACQUIAO all the way son!!

April 12, 2014 Againts Timothy Bradley 2

[veilside23]

someone needs to replace douthit .. he is still capable but dude is old already. he gave his all however... We dont need to recruit NBA players there are players out there that would be elite but wont be that expensive...

[tgan3]

There is no height depth

With Slaughter no out of the side there is just 3 players over 6'7''

Aguilar will have to play some mins at the SF spot as Norwood and/or Pingris lack the height at 6'5'' and 6'4'' respectively

Countries with players over 6'7'' in there group:

Puerto Rico - 6, Average Height 6'6''
Argentina - 8, Average Height 6'6''
Croatia - 8, Average Height 6'8''
Greece - 6, Average Height 6'8''
Senegal - 5, Average Height 6'5.5''

hopefully they get both andray blatche and javale mcgee...

[gabepizza]

hopefully they get both andray blatche and javale mcgee...

They are only allowed one nationalized player.

[Lebron23]

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http://www.pba-online.net/uploads/photo/paul-lee-100113.jpg

6'1" Paul Lee - The New addition for Smart Gilas.

[Bandito]

Hey lebron23 what is your team strength? Do you think they could surprise people?

[tgan3]

Hey lebron23 what is your team strength? Do you think they could surprise people?

Ive played with many pinoy guys before. They are short but they are athletic, strong and fast. They make up their lack of height with their hustle. They have very quick hands and are good at stealing, and disrupt offenses with their fastbreaks. They also tend more to rely on outside shot (especially against those taller teams like Iran where the Philippines played 4 players outside the 3 point line)

They are also very passionate about bball its their national sport, if you have spare time you can watch this docu by nat geo on pinoy hoops:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEX9uub_6RM

As for surprising people, it will be tough as their group is a pretty strong one. They probably can beat Senegal (Though not a given as Senegal are still athletic and tall team). The rest of the teams I don't see beating but you'll never know in basketball especially in tournament matches. They might squeak in another upset.

[Grinder]

Ive played with many pinoy guys before. They are short but they are athletic, strong and fast. They make up their lack of height with their hustle. They have very quick hands and are good at stealing, and disrupt offenses with their fastbreaks. They also tend more to rely on outside shot (especially against those taller teams like Iran where the Philippines played 4 players outside the 3 point line)

They are also very passionate about bball its their national sport, if you have spare time you can watch this docu by nat geo on pinoy hoops:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEX9uub_6RM

As for surprising people, it will be tough as their group is a pretty strong one. They probably can beat Senegal (Though not a given as Senegal are still athletic and tall team). The rest of the teams I don't see beating but you'll never know in basketball especially in tournament matches. They might squeak in another upset.

They'll be heavy underdogs against Senegal. Most of Senegal's players play at a much higher level than the PBA and they're tough defensively. Gorgui Dieng will probably play for them this summer too which just adds to their length and shot blocking.

Puerto Rico, Greece, Croatia, and Argentina will almost definitely come out of the group.

[Bandito]

The main problem with PR is that a team with length down low can beat them if their outside shot isnt falling.

[tgan3]

The main problem with PR is that a team with length down low can beat them if their outside shot isnt falling.

True, they have a 7'1 center Greg Slaughter who would definitely boost their height depth but he rejected playing in Spain citing the reason that he did not play in FIBA Asia and thought that the spot should go to the original players who worked for it.

Again, getting Mcgee or Blatche would be a large IMPROVEMENT to their team, with much needed height at that spot..

[veilside23]

6'1" Paul Lee - The New addition for Smart Gilas.


Lee is good but there are others that are better is he suppose to be a replacement for alapag? Lee is not a better 3 point shooter than alapag but his midrange and penetration is deadly. I'd rather see marc baroca if alapag is to go away.

@Bandito - our strength is heart .. why? because even though as tgan mention we may lack height but he make up for it anyway we can.

[magic chiongson]

Andray Blatche is "excited" about playing for Philippines



http://www.netsdaily.com/2014/4/6/5588312/andray-blatche-is-excited-about-playing-for-philippines

[Lebron23]

Lee is good but there are others that are better is he suppose to be a replacement for alapag? Lee is not a better 3 point shooter than alapag but his midrange and penetration is deadly. I'd rather see marc baroca if alapag is to go away.

@Bandito - our strength is heart .. why? because even though as tgan mention we may lack height but he make up for it anyway we can.


Tenorio is underachieving this season. He's no longer a top 3 pg in the PBA Chot Reyes like Lee's game.

[tgan3]

Tenorio is underachieving this season. He's no longer a top 3 pg in the PBA Chot Reyes like Lee's game.

Hey Lebron23, just wondering why isn't Justin Melton in the smart gilas team? Is it because he's a rookie? He looks like a player and of course has crazy hops, he can come off the bench, he'll probably give fits to anyone guarding him.

[Euroleague]

They are only allowed one nationalized player.

As of now. Spain tries every year to change the rule. They petition FIBA every year with extremely hard legal cases. They are doing it again this year.

And USA always supports the idea also.

So it is never out of the question it might change to 2 players, because those 2 want it to be 2 players. Just like it used to be when USA first implemented that rule and had it for so many years.

Even though most countries I think hate even allowing even 1.

[gabepizza]

As of now. Spain tries every year to change the rule. They petition FIBA every year with extremely hard legal cases. They are doing it again this year.

And USA always supports the idea also.

So it is never out of the question it might change to 2 players, because those 2 want it to be 2 players. Just like it used to be when USA first implemented that rule and had it for so many years.

Even though most countries I think hate even allowing even 1.

The USA supports the idea? Funny since they haven't used a nationalized player since Hakeem Olajuwan in 1996.
Anyway I hate it too. If too many nationalized players are allowed then national teams become no more than clubs teams and then what's the point?

[Euroleague]

The USA supports the idea? Funny since they haven't used a nationalized player since Hakeem Olajuwan in 1996.
Anyway I hate it too. If too many nationalized players are allowed then national teams become no more than clubs teams and then what's the point?


Yes, USA supports it. They never wanted it to change from 2 to 1.

[tgan3]

Should? Should? Should be able to beat Senegal?

Do you EVER STOP?

Senegal has a very athletic team and they play hard, crash the boards, and play tough defense. It would be a colossal upset if they beat Senegal.

Of course it could happen, but to say they SHOULD beat Senegal is just yet another example of how insanely out of control your trolling is.

Senegal would have won the FIBA Americas tournament last summer.

Stop it. Just freaking STOP IT.

Hey euroleague, I really do believe that the philippines team will beat senegal (very good chance at least). This is not trolling. I think many guys overestimate the fiba african quality of play compared to fiba asia since there's the conception that they are black guys after all and bball is a black guy sport.

In fact, i've done some research and found out Egypt (Came in 2nd in Afrobasket) had lost both to Iran (1st in Fiba Asia) and South Korea (3rd in Fiba asia) in the 2013 jones cup.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_William_Jones_Cup

Results:
South Korea 80 - 63 Egypt
Iran 90 - 56 Egypt

Egypt's is about the same strength as Senegal, if they can't beat south korea they definitely can't beat Philippines.

[tgan3]

Andray Blatche to play for the Philippines:
http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/05/26/andray-blatche-to-receive-philippines-citizenship-will-play-for-them-at-world-cup/

http://binaryapi.ap.org/8ae2085ecd154d45a2fd44a701ae4024/940x.jpg

[magic chiongson]

Andray Blatche to play for the Philippines:
http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/05/26/andray-blatche-to-receive-philippines-citizenship-will-play-for-them-at-world-cup/

http://binaryapi.ap.org/8ae2085ecd154d45a2fd44a701ae4024/940x.jpg

:D:D:D

[veilside23]

yes with douthit... :D i wonder what would happen to blatche after this season

[magic chiongson]

http://instagram.com/p/o3ppYpBIwR/

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draylive (http://instagram.com/draylive) 1 day ago
Mite b taking a early trip there this weekend who comin with me lol

[veilside23]

Jordan Clarkson is really a Filipino and is set to be picked this year in the 2014 nba draft.. I wonder if he will embrace his Filipino roots.

[magic chiongson]

http://www.interaksyon.com/interaktv/assets/2014/06/dray-blatche-chot-airport-02.jpg

[magic chiongson]

jordan clarkson (missouri) drafted by the lakers (46th pick). he's half filipino and scrimmaged with the national team but i don't think he's eligible to play as a local anymore

[veilside23]

has jordan clarkson embraced his filipino roots ? can anyone confirm it ?

[Lebron23]

has jordan clarkson embraced his filipino roots ? can anyone confirm it ?


He don't have a Philippine passport. and besides the SG position is still stacked.

[veilside23]

i think parks can actually play that role as well... kinda interesting because the only position we lack to contend is the pf and C post.

[Nowitness]

Reserved

[Nowitness]

....

[veilside23]

http://www.nba.com/lakers/video/140707clarkson1on1

finally jordan clarkson admits his filipino roots..

[Lebron23]

Paul Lee (using her mother's maiden surname) led Smart Gilas against Chinese Taipei.

[JtotheIzzo]

why is this team called 'Smart Gilas'?

[magic chiongson]

why is this team called 'Smart Gilas'?

team sponsor (smart communications)

[Lebron23]

Smart Gilas beat china to win the Bronze Medalist in the Stankovic Cup.

[magic chiongson]

paul dalistan lee's clutch free throws against china with no time left (fouled on a 3 pt attempt with china leading by 2)

http://youtu.be/IF0eKxy_BYs

i'm surprised the refs called that obvious foul in chinese home court :D. also worth noting the shortest guy in the court (5'7") got the last rebound leading to that final attempt

[magic chiongson]

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/oum49a8yN5rTwAJMvxr0KeLvLfZ8HJY0Efiv9VPIj94=w874-h505-no

[Lebron23]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXPS7ZFOYo4&feature=youtube_gdata

Smart Gilas beat the ACB team.

[ErhnamDjinn]

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/oum49a8yN5rTwAJMvxr0KeLvLfZ8HJY0Efiv9VPIj94=w874-h505-no
Lolz Jay Washington looks like he just got out of bed. And didnt no japeth was taller then Blatche

[tgan3]

Anyone watching the antibes tournament?

Philippines 39 - 35 France at halftime.:lol

[tgan3]

Final score Philippines 68-75 France.

It was a game where philippines lead for most of the game but France experience showed and were able to pull away the lead in the 4th quarter.

[magic chiongson]

Final score Philippines 68-75 France.

It was a game where philippines lead for most of the game but France experience showed and were able to pull away the lead in the 4th quarter.
not bad. box scores:

France (75)
– Batum 16, Lauvergne 12, Pietrus 10, Diot 8, De Colo 8, Fournier 6, Mahinmi 5, Gelabale 5, Gobert 2, Heurtel 2, Diaw 1, Jackson 0.
Gilas Pilipinas (68)
– Blatche 12, Lee 12, Chan 9, Alapag 8, De Ocampo 8, Norwood 7, Tenorio 3, Douthit 2, Aguilar 2, David 2, Fajardo 2, Pingris 1, Dillinger 0.


anybody know where we can watch a replay?

edit:

found it:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_S-T95Y5IHg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-jzNl18wsI

[magic chiongson]

aguilar posterized ian mahinmi

http://youtu.be/4TfwpaiQ9Yg

and took away his soul :D

http://youtu.be/Q-8E1MAx1M4

[magic chiongson]

blowout loss to australia 97-75. we shot pretty well but had too many turnovers. dante exum blows past any defender thrown at him. gary david shot well this time. dillinger still hesitant. jayson castro was compared to tony parker by the french commentators :D

[veilside23]

i would have wanted arwind santos instead of ranidel here in this fiba cup ... but santos didnt want to play ...

damn if santos was here we could have pulled the upset over croatia..

[tgan3]

Should? Should? Should be able to beat Senegal?

Do you EVER STOP?

Senegal has a very athletic team and they play hard, crash the boards, and play tough defense. It would be a colossal upset if they beat Senegal.

Of course it could happen, but to say they SHOULD beat Senegal is just yet another example of how insanely out of control your trolling is.

Senegal would have won the FIBA Americas tournament last summer.

Stop it. Just freaking STOP IT.

Just had to bumped this.:lol

[gabepizza]

Just had to bumped this.:lol


Thanks you.

:applause: :applause:

Too bad he's banned now.

[sirkeelma]

Should? Should? Should be able to beat Senegal?

Do you EVER STOP?

Senegal has a very athletic team and they play hard, crash the boards, and play tough defense. It would be a colossal upset if they beat Senegal.

Of course it could happen, but to say they SHOULD beat Senegal is just yet another example of how insanely out of control your trolling is.

Senegal would have won the FIBA Americas tournament last summer.

Stop it. Just freaking STOP IT.
:facepalm :facepalm :facepalm

[magic chiongson]

Just had to bumped this.:lol
lol good catch :cheers: not to mention the games we lost were all very close


i hope we can qualify in the next world cup or the olympics again, we have shown that we are capable of competing against the best

[FaceSmack]

Isn't Nate Robinson half Filipino too?

Can they have both Nate Rob and Blatche on the team next time? That sounds fun

[gabepizza]

Isn't Nate Robinson half Filipino too?

Can they have both Nate Rob and Blatche on the team next time? That sounds fun

No, countries are only allowed one nationalized player.

[HomieWeMajor]

Lebron23 Babalik ako at bumisita ka sa isang araw at dalhin sa iyo ang ilang mga jersey NBA.

[sirkeelma]

Lebron23 Babalik ako at bumisita ka sa isang araw at dalhin sa iyo ang ilang mga jersey NBA.

Penge jersey kabayan.

[magic chiongson]

Penge jersey kabayan.

he just used a translator

[Lebron23]

I hope Smart Gilas wins the Gold Medal in the Asian Games. Iran will still be our toughest opponent.

[tgan3]

I hope Smart Gilas wins the Gold Medal in the Asian Games. Iran will still be our toughest opponent.

Beware of south korea too, they have home court advantage and maybe with some ref help they will be strong...

[Reggie43]

South Korea is trying to block our naturalized players, Douthit included. How pathetic is it that they are trying to bend the rules in favor of the home team?

With that said I really don't mind playing without an import because it will show how truly great our players are.

[magic chiongson]

South Korea is trying to block our naturalized players, Douthit included. How pathetic is it that they are trying to bend the rules in favor of the home team?
no surprises there, they cheated their way to wins when they hosted the '88 olympics and '02 world cup. i don't care what happens as long as we beat korea, with or without an import.

[veilside23]

no surprises there, they cheated their way to wins when they hosted the '88 olympics and '02 world cup. i don't care what happens as long as we beat korea, with or without an import.


they only have 1 player there the shooter ... and with the way gabe is playing he would be able to contain him ... and put him in foul trouble as well...

gabe just have to be consistent in being aggressive

[sirkeelma]

Gilas Pilipinas 12-man roster to 2014 Asian Games:

1. Jimmy Alapag
2. LA Tenorio
3. Paul Lee
4. Gary David
5. Jeff Chan
6. Jared Dillinger (Replaces Jason William)
7. Gabe Norwood
8. Ranidel De Ocampo
9. Marc Pingris
10. Japeth Aguilar
11. June Mar Fajardo
12. Marcus Douthit (Replaces Andray Blatche)

[Baller1986]

The future of Philippine Basketball

http://www.philstar.com/sports/2014/08/29/1363103/tall-fil-aussie-kid-pursues-gilas-dream

6'5" Ethan Kirkness. He's only 12 yrs.old
6'7" Fil-Nigerian AJ Edu.. He's only 14 yrs.old


http://www.philstar.com/sports/2014/08/28/1362698/fil-nigerian-6-7-kid-eyes-gilas-stint

http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/sports/20140829/ethan%20kirkness%20with%20mother%20and%20sister.jp g

http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/sports/20140828/aj%20edu%20in%20action.jpg

[Baller1986]

Coach Chot Reyes needs to resign.

[Lebron23]

Disappointing performance by the Philippines National Team in the 2014 Asian Games. They still have a slim chance of advancing in the quarter finals round.

[sirkeelma]

Coach Chot Reyes needs to resign.
Tim Cone :cheers:

[sirkeelma]

Despite win over Kazakhstan, even in the best case scenario of a three-way tie.
With Gilas Pilipinas needing to win by at least 11 points for a chance to advance to the semis, the Filipinos bowed out after finishing the quarterfinal round with a lower quotient than Kazakhstan and Qatar.

[magic chiongson]

chot reyes is the best coach for celebrities or if you make a reality-show out of a basketball team, if that's how we want the gilas team to be.