Team Pilipinas Basketball

[gimboy23]

i agree. these players in the US bball team from jones cup are a mile away if we are talking about skills and talents. pag kaya na natin makipagsabayan sa mga international teams like brazil, argentina, or even china, then its safe to say that we may have a good chance of playing in the olympics. pero sa ngayon, sad to say we are undersized.

[RED2018]

Chot Reyes may want to consider other skillful and fearless basketeers of our land, such as the following:

 

for Guards:

 

Jason Castro- can penetrate and has a decent outside shots, more importantly he's undaunted when the game's on the line

Stanley Pringle - he's a Hec Calma prototype with better and farther range of shooting skills; very disciplined and fearless; has the quick first steps

 

Ryan Reyes- a big (by Pinoy standard)guard at 2 spot who can bang with the bigs of other countries; an all-time member of the PBA all defensive team; masipag at matapang

 

for Center

 

JunMar Fajardo - a very mobile behemoth who can relieve Kuya Marcus of precious rest time; he can really hold his own against tall oppositions as evidenced by his stint with the ABL where teams have decent tall imports

 

Greg Slaughter- a Gilas I mainstay trainee; it may have been his time now and I can sense he wanted to prove something; consider his mentors: Norman Black and Rajo Toroman- somehow he must have learned a lot already from these competent coaches; very ripe for the big-time

 

for ForwardJames Yap- no doubt he's one of the best (if not the best) court operator; heart is suspect, but can be toughened up by mentoring and 'inspirations'

 

Marc Pingris - fearless rebounder and defender, and a good passer; a great stopper against strong offensive players

[Agent_mulder]

Ang ayaw ko lang sa pagka panalo na ito. Yung media natin panay misleading information ang binibigay regarding sa us team which is made of players from the UBA (universal basketball association). Sinasabi pa nila na future nba players daw itong mga ito. Namimislead tuloy ang mga tao. Baka akala ng karamihan sa atin tuloy ang tinalo ng smart gilas eh ung us olympic team. The only way that this team is gonna meet the the legit us team if they would be able to quailify in the World Basketball Championships or the Olympics. The last time a team from the Philippines played in the World Basketball was in 1954. So this team has a long way to go. Good luck in future tournaments.

 

Alam naman natin na 'di sasali ang Team USA made-up of NBA stars sa ganyang klaseng tournament, dumb ass na lang ang mag-aakala o mag-iisip ng ganon maski media pa o individual man..

[game_boy]

the line-up for stankovic has been submitted and it still includes some players from the recently concluded jones cup

[rafael77]

agree. except for kelly williams and garvo lanete. lanete fared well. arwind santos and jason castro is a must. jeff chan is simply amazing. he can shoot, slash and pass. the revelation is he can also play intelligent defense. gary david also but his weakness is his defense. i just dont know how this guys will fare with much taller and more talented players. their problem is their height. we need shooters with high basketball IQ.

 

as for the coach? i think we all agree. chot is not it. maybe perasol is a better option.

 

 

chot reyes has until tomorrow to name his 12 players for stankovic, my suggestion is he drops the following players from the current gilas line-up:

 

enrico villanueva

jr reyes

mac baracel

garvo lanete

larry fonacier

matt rosser

 

with those 6 players out he can bring in the following:

 

marcio lassiter

jason castro

junemar fajardo

kelly williams

marc pingris

james yap

 

 

plus the following left-overs:

 

marcus douthit

gary david

jeff chan

gabe norwood

la tenorio

sonny thoss

sol mercado

ranidel ocampo

 

giving him a pool of 14 players to choose his final 12 until tomorrow.

[rafael77]

i forgot to mention. maybe its time to try kiefer ravena.

[fatchubs]

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i forgot to mention. maybe its time to try kiefer ravena.

 

Don't you think he's still a young kid and physically not that strong enough to go up against the "men". But for SEA games level am sure he will be a shoo in for the sinag team

[Agent_mulder]

James Yap? Nasama na 'yan dati sa RP Team, 'di makaporma, parang si Danny I. din noon, ang galing sa PBA pero pag dating sa international tournament walang binatbat, I'd go for Chan, Fonacier, David and even PJ Simon na me tira sa labas at wala din takot to take it inside the heart of the defense..

[ray004]

Sol Mercado SHOULD be in that line up!

[gimboy23]

kung effective naman, bakit kailangan palitan ang current line-up?

[rafael77]

maybe youre right. but i guess maganda na i-brek in while young.

 

Don't you think he's still a young kid and physically not that strong enough to go up against the "men". But for SEA games level am sure he will be a shoo in for the sinag team

[rafael77]

according to the news sol mercado is out according to a technicality. does anyone know about this?

 

Sol Mercado SHOULD be in that line up!

[buwitre1781]

according to the news sol mercado is out according to a technicality. does anyone know about this?

 

 

dual citizen kasi si sol mercado kaya hindi pinayagan sa FIBA. dapat kasama din sa line-up si hodge at ellis pero dahil nga sa strict rules ng FIBA ngaun sa mga daual citizens at foreign-bred players kaya hindi sila pinayagang maglaro at pinagdraft na lang sa PBA.

[junix]

big loss to smart gilas II's fiba campaign

[lovejones]

hey guys, gilas fanatic here. i'm planning on creating a mixtape (or soundtrack/playlist if you will) for the smart gilas pilipinas team. i'm thinking of an opm compilation with songs that either talks about nationalism, not giving up, winning, motivation, etc. heck, the song may not even be about this just as long it's a perfect, in-your-face, pump-up song with great beats. basta opm.

 

can you guys suggest some opm songs for this? i already have a working concept on what the theme would be and the accompanying artwork (i'm not an artist, though, just a fan). i promise to create it and share it with everyone.

 

thanks and suggest away.

[Agent_mulder]

hey guys, gilas fanatic here. i'm planning on creating a mixtape (or soundtrack/playlist if you will) for the smart gilas pilipinas team. i'm thinking of an opm compilation with songs that either talks about nationalism, not giving up, winning, motivation, etc. heck, the song may not even be about this just as long it's a perfect, in-your-face, pump-up song with great beats. basta opm.

 

can you guys suggest some opm songs for this? i already have a working concept on what the theme would be and the accompanying artwork (i'm not an artist, though, just a fan). i promise to create it and share it with everyone.

 

thanks and suggest away.

 

 

Suggestion lang naman, here are my suggestions:

 

Mga kababayan - Francis M.

 

Noypi - Bamboo

[buwitre1781]

hey guys, gilas fanatic here. i'm planning on creating a mixtape (or soundtrack/playlist if you will) for the smart gilas pilipinas team. i'm thinking of an opm compilation with songs that either talks about nationalism, not giving up, winning, motivation, etc. heck, the song may not even be about this just as long it's a perfect, in-your-face, pump-up song with great beats. basta opm.

 

can you guys suggest some opm songs for this? i already have a working concept on what the theme would be and the accompanying artwork (i'm not an artist, though, just a fan). i promise to create it and share it with everyone.

 

thanks and suggest away.

 

 

ung kanta ng rivermaya which became the theme song of sea games nung manila ang naghost. also of rivermaya ung about sa gma theme song about ondoy.

[crunk]

OST of Our National Team

 

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZ_x39sNwj8

[ray004]

si mark caguioa pala kumanta ng OST! :lol:

[game_boy]

hey guys, gilas fanatic here. i'm planning on creating a mixtape (or soundtrack/playlist if you will) for the smart gilas pilipinas team. i'm thinking of an opm compilation with songs that either talks about nationalism, not giving up, winning, motivation, etc. heck, the song may not even be about this just as long it's a perfect, in-your-face, pump-up song with great beats. basta opm.

 

can you guys suggest some opm songs for this? i already have a working concept on what the theme would be and the accompanying artwork (i'm not an artist, though, just a fan). i promise to create it and share it with everyone.

 

thanks and suggest away.

 

 

florante's - ako's isang pinoy

edsa 1 - handog ng pilipino sa mundo

juan dela cruz - ang himig natin

[Agent_mulder]

'Wag isama sa OST na 'yan 'yung kanta ng Orange and Lemons na "Pinoy ako" dahil ripped-off ng "Chandilier" na kanta ng isang foreign band called The Care.

[crunk]

Marcus Douthit on being Pinoy, naturally

 

Right after the Philippines defeated Iran in the Jones Cup, Marcus Douthit said someone from Iran gave him an offer to play for a club team. He told them he had a contract with Smart Gilas. He said they were offering him a chance to leave and play elsewhere, for more money, for a life possibly better than the life he has now.

 

Marcus told them, “No thanks.”

 

“Because it’s not about money,” Marcus stressed. “I won’t leave a situation to go chase more money when in the long-term, I’m looking at something different. This is more for my family than it is for me.”

 

Douthit lives in the Philippines. His kids go to school in Taguig. His wife goes to Shopwise to buy groceries. He brings cupcakes to school. She hosts parties for friends. Just like they’re home.

 

I asked Marcus, “Do you still get homesick?”

 

Marcus shook his head and quickly answered, “No.”

 

Douthit’s answer seemed more instinctive than prepared. He smiled afterwards, like he realized how easier it was to say no instead of yes.

 

“The only reason I go home [syracuse in the United States] is to attend to business,” Marcus shared. “Because I have everything I need here. So it’s not like I’m missing out on so much. It’s just like home.”

 

Home. During our conversation, Marcus said “home” several times. Home didn’t refer to upstate New York. Home referred to the Philippines, for now. But If I believed in what he suggested, home refers to the Philippines, for possibly a long time.

 

“Since last year, I’ve started to make the Philippines my home.” See, Marcus says that word again. “I’ve started to do more things here. This situation here is like the best situation that I can be in.”

 

A document says Marcus is a Naturalized Filipino. I don’t know what it means really. I find it easier to understand that he competes with Pilipinas on his chest. That he prefers to live here. That he insists on having his children study here. He doesn’t have a single drop of Filipino blood. He can’t speak Filipino. He can’t stand balut. Yet to me, he seems more Filipino than what custom dictates.

 

Somebody offered Marcus more money and the chance to leave. Why is he still here? It’s not because of Pinoy food or the stuff people buy in Greenhills or the DVDs they sell in Metrowalk. He admires how Filipinos respect their elders. He’s amazed at how Filipinos smile through adversity. He says, “I’ve never been to a place like this.” So he stays because he chooses to.

 

“People used to ask me a lot ‘Are you going to stay and live here?’ and I used to always react with ‘Oh no, no’ and I was being honest,” Marcus admitted. “But now after living here, I’ve started to learn things and see how things work, I definitely just want to stay here after I’m done with basketball.

 

 

Source: GMA News

 

http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/272522/sports/opinion/the-final-score-marcus-douthit-on-being-pinoy-naturally

[RED2018]

Marcus Douthit on being Pinoy, naturally

 

Right after the Philippines defeated Iran in the Jones Cup, Marcus Douthit said someone from Iran gave him an offer to play for a club team. He told them he had a contract with Smart Gilas. He said they were offering him a chance to leave and play elsewhere, for more money, for a life possibly better than the life he has now.

 

Marcus told them, “No thanks.”

 

“Because it’s not about money,” Marcus stressed. “I won’t leave a situation to go chase more money when in the long-term, I’m looking at something different. This is more for my family than it is for me.”

 

Douthit lives in the Philippines. His kids go to school in Taguig. His wife goes to Shopwise to buy groceries. He brings cupcakes to school. She hosts parties for friends. Just like they’re home.

 

I asked Marcus, “Do you still get homesick?”

 

Marcus shook his head and quickly answered, “No.”

 

Douthit’s answer seemed more instinctive than prepared. He smiled afterwards, like he realized how easier it was to say no instead of yes.

 

“The only reason I go home [syracuse in the United States] is to attend to business,” Marcus shared. “Because I have everything I need here. So it’s not like I’m missing out on so much. It’s just like home.”

 

Home. During our conversation, Marcus said “home” several times. Home didn’t refer to upstate New York. Home referred to the Philippines, for now. But If I believed in what he suggested, home refers to the Philippines, for possibly a long time.

 

“Since last year, I’ve started to make the Philippines my home.” See, Marcus says that word again. “I’ve started to do more things here. This situation here is like the best situation that I can be in.”

 

A document says Marcus is a Naturalized Filipino. I don’t know what it means really. I find it easier to understand that he competes with Pilipinas on his chest. That he prefers to live here. That he insists on having his children study here. He doesn’t have a single drop of Filipino blood. He can’t speak Filipino. He can’t stand balut. Yet to me, he seems more Filipino than what custom dictates.

 

Somebody offered Marcus more money and the chance to leave. Why is he still here? It’s not because of Pinoy food or the stuff people buy in Greenhills or the DVDs they sell in Metrowalk. He admires how Filipinos respect their elders. He’s amazed at how Filipinos smile through adversity. He says, “I’ve never been to a place like this.” So he stays because he chooses to.

 

“People used to ask me a lot ‘Are you going to stay and live here?’ and I used to always react with ‘Oh no, no’ and I was being honest,” Marcus admitted. “But now after living here, I’ve started to learn things and see how things work, I definitely just want to stay here after I’m done with basketball.

 

 

Source: GMA News

 

http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/272522/sports/opinion/the-final-score-marcus-douthit-on-being-pinoy-naturally

 

 

you're the man Kuya Marcus!!! Mabuhay ka!

[Agent_mulder]

Kudos to Marcus Douhit.

[game_boy]

the gilas team leaves tonight for the stankovic fiba-asia cup and i wish them all the luck, may they keep the philippine flag flying proudly!