We Still Believe!!! Team Pilipinas 2009

[manilaboyxix]

cortez

 

[maxtempo96]

Originally Posted by soul228

Jonas Villanueva could be a great addition...he has shown that he can control a star-studded line-up

jonas is a good point.has the height and court vision we need for international play.it pains me to say this but he'll be taken to school on D playingbigger and more experienced guards.

he's my boy.he was my classmate and friend back in elem.he needs more seasoning and work on that J.

cortez would be terrific.he can penetrate and get to the hoop,run the offense properly and knock down 3's.tenorio is on the small side for internationalplay.he's good but not jimmy "playing with a chip on my shoulder" alapag good.

 

[flashout01]

jimmy fits very well in international competition

 

[inigo]

IMO They should've selected pure/clutch shooters like Renren Ritualo.
One thing or another they'll be needing 'em.
Ritualo was an RP Team player before but i don't know what's the reason why he's not selected in todays roster.

 

[maxtempo96]

the way i see it,ritualo is too small for international play.he's a feast or famine type shooter too.he can absolutely singe the net with 4 or 5consecutive j's but can also easily go for long stretches of god awful shooting.i remember seeing him play in the jones cup a while ago.in one of the gameshe was unconscious from deep in the first half then got checked by the opposition for the rest of the game.plus he is a major stinker on D.

 

[soul228]

Jason Castro is also being eyed as a PG replacement....he has the international experience and "talagang pangbaragan"

 

[soul228]

[color= rgb(255, 0, 0)]Guys Let's Spread the Word before BAP Takes over Philippine Basketball and Start SendingEmbarrassing Teams in International Tourneys Again![/color]

AN OPEN LETTER TO THE PHILIPPINE BASKETBALL COMMUNITY
June 23, 2009
The Board of Trustees of Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas, Inc. (SBP) wishes to express theirgratitude to all of you who have given their support and contributed to the success of the numerous programs which the SBP has put in place to developPhilippine basketball. In the two (2) years since its inception, the SBP's influence, reach and leadership in Philippine basketball have been significant -particularly when viewed from the context of the four (4) decades of existence of its predecessor association, the Basketball Association of the Philippines(BAP).

Referees Programs

1. Implemented the comprehensive National Referees Development Program (NRDP) which has already benefited more than four hundred (400) arbiters in its first year.
2. Regularly sends Filipino referees to International Referees' Clinics so that there are now eleven (11) Filipino FIBA-licensed International Referees compared with only four (4) when the SBP took over from the BAP, one of whom will officiate in the forthcoming world championships Jr. Men's in New Zealand.
3. Organized and fully-subsidized the series of elite referees' clinics conducted by Mr. Alan Richardson, FIBA International Instructor and Euroleague Supervisor for Referees.
4. Created an Elite Referees Pool whose members are now being used by SBP member leagues.

Coaches Programs

The SBP has implemented the National Coaches Accreditation and Licensing Program (NCALP)which already completed its first task of gathering and identifying over eight hundred (800) coaches nationwide. Numerous coaching clinics are now being heldto standardize our coaching techniques in line with our National Team Program.

Youth and Grassroots Programs

1. Stages various National Championships for different age groups and gender categories including the Philippine Champion's League where over two hundred (200) universities and colleges participated and the forthcoming National Junior Championships for boys and girls.
2. Founded the National Basketball Training Center (NBTC), the elite basketball school for 18 and under boys and girls.
3. Created the SBP 33, inspired by FIBA's 3-on-3 basketball program, to form competitive teams for the Asian Indoor Games, Asian Beach Games, Asian Youth Games and the Youth Olympics.

National Teams

The SBP maintains a robust and aggressive national team program for all age and gendercategories. All National Teams are well-funded through the support of SBP sponsors and donors.

1. The SBP has a long-term program for our young Men's National Team with the objective of qualifying for the London Olympics in 2012, and improving our currently low standing in the FIBA world rankings resulting from long years of neglect. To help realize these goals, a Serbian coach, Mr. Rajko Toroman, has been engaged and a comprehensive training program and calendar has been put together which includes so far, tournaments and training camps in Serbia, the United States, Indonesia and Japan.
2. The Philippine National Teams have achieved significant results in the last year by virtue of the SBP programs now in place:
   1. 7th place, FIBA Asia Championships for Junior Men in 2008 d) Champion, 1 st China Asean-CBO International Tournament in 2008
   2. 2nd place, 1 st Asian Beach Games in Bali 2008 e) 5th place, FIBA Asia Champion's Cup 2009
   3. 2nd place, Division II, FIBA Asia Championships for Junior Women in 2008 f) Champion, SEABA 2009 - Qualifier for FIBA Asia Men's Championships in Tianjin, China
   4. The SBP National Team Competition's calendar for 2009 has never been more vibrant with our teams qualifying for the FIBA Asia Championship for Women (16 and under), the FIBA Asia Championships for Junior Men and Women, the FIBA Asia Championships for Men, the Asian Youth Games and the Asian Indoor Games (Vietnam).

Membership Program

To date, five (5) new active members have been added to the roster of SBP membership bringingthe total number to twenty four (24). Other applications are now being reviewed by the Nomination and Membership Committee for active status. In addition, ten(10) new associate members have been added with provision for future consideration as regular active members. Total membership (active and associate) nowstands at forty (40).

WHY DO THE ATTACKS ON THE SBP CONTINUE?

Despite these achievements, it saddens us to note that there are still those who continue toquestion the legitimacy of the SBP and its current leadership. These individuals, who are still aligned with the BAP, have chosen to disregard the "TokyoCommuniqué" dated 28th August 2006, which led to the formation of the SBP as the country's sole and unified governing body for basketball. They alsoallege that the SBP has failed to comply with the subsequent "Bangkok Agreement" dated 4th February 2007, which elaborated further the terms of theTokyo Communiqué. It is apparent that the BAP continues to raise issues and complaints against SBP and its present leadership to the detriment of achievingunity in Philippine Basketball. It is also clearer now that BAP's interpretation of unity means unity on its own terms.

Last May 28, 2009, the SBP received a letter from Mr. Patrick Baumann, FIBA SecretaryGeneral, advising the SBP of the creation of a "Special Commission for the Philippines". The formation of this Special Commission was precipitated by"various correspondences and continuous complaints addressed to the FIBA Secretariat over the past months on the matter related to the institutionallegitimacy of the Philippine Basketball Federation and its current leadership."

WHAT IS THE SBP'S POSITION?

The SBP has decided that it will not submit to the jurisdiction of this Special Commissionfor the following reasons:

1. Mr. Baumann in his letter dated last year (May 13, 200 and sent to the SBP clearly and categorically stated that:
   1. FIBA is fully supporting the SBP and its President Manuel V Pangilinan and its Board of Trustees;
   2. FIBA will disregard any communication coming from the former BAP "as it has no rights with FIBA"; and
   3. FIBA is dismissing Mr. Graham Lim with immediate effect from his membership in the FIBA Youth Commission, citing his "continuous actions to disrupt the proper functioning of the SBP as "unacceptable".
2. The Philippine Court of Appeals has already affirmed SBP's compliance with the Bangkok Agreement and the Tokyo Communiqué. The Court's decision confirmed the membership validation process undertaken by the SBP and also sustained the validity of the June 12, 2008 SBP National Congress and the regular election of SBP's trustees and officers held at that meeting.
3. The Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) and the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) have both recognized the SBP and have effectively and correctly accorded its leadership with full rights as the lawful governing body of basketball in the Philippines.
4. The basis on which the Special Commission was formed rests on complaints and allegations, as mentioned in the Baumann letter of May 28, 2009, made by the BAP that are unverified and biased. That is why the Baumann letter is simply incomprehensible - giving apparent credence to "various correspondences and continuous complaints" without verifying their veracity.

Instead of removing the squeaky and noisy wheels - as Baumann indicated he would in hisletter last year to SBP - he has now lubricated them with oil.

WHAT'S NEXT?

We should emphasize that it was the BAP which initiated the judicial action challenging thelegitimacy of the June 12, 2008 SBP National Congress and elections. We regard this legal step by the BAP to be significant because it clearly demonstrates itsintention and preference to have the matter decided by our Philippine judicial system - and not by any other party, tribunal or commission - foreign or local.Having lost in a forum that they themselves chose, BAP is now shopping for another forum that may be sympathetic to it.

Accordingly, the SBP has to put on record and placed FIBA on notice that it shall notparticipate in any proceedings which this Special Commission may undertake, unless and until it has become unequivocally clear to SBP what its mandate,jurisdiction and scope of authority really are. More importantly, the BAP legal challenge, after having been rejected by our Court of Appeals, has beenelevated by it to our Supreme Court, where it is now under consideration. In that light, the SBP has firmly taken the position that whilst this domestic issueis under judicial review, it should not submit itself to any other legal jurisdiction until the matter has been finally resolved by our legal system. LetPhilippine law take its course; let us respect our Courts and not incur their contempt otherwise.

We the members of the SBP call upon all legitimate stakeholders of Philippine Basketball toraise their individual and collective voices and take a unified stand condemning the disruptive actions of the BAP, and protest FIBA's unwarrantedintrusion into what must be a purely domestic matter requiring domestic resolution.

Make yourself be heard by sending your comments through sbp.com.ph.

Mabuhay ang Philippine Basketball!

Signed:
[table][tr][td]
Gov. Oscar V. Moreno
Chairman of the Board
[/td] [td]Manuel V. Pangilinan
President[/td] [td]Jose Emmanuel M. Eala
Executive Director[/td] [/tr][tr][td]Joaquin Trillo
Philippine Basketball Association[/td] [td]Michael Romero
Philippine Basketball League[/td] [td]Anton Montinola
University Athletic Association of the Philippines[/td] [/tr][tr][td]Fr. Mateo de Jesus OSB
National College Athletic Association[/td] [td]Reynaldo D. Gamboa
Philippine Collegiate Champions League[/td] [td]Jose Soberano
Pinoy Basketbol Inc.[/td] [/tr][tr][td]Daniel Danilo V. Soria
Baguio Benguet Educational Athletic
League[/td] [td]Fr. Paul M. De Vera
National College Athletic Association
- South[/td] [td]Robert L. Uy
Iloilo Basketball League[/td] [/tr][tr][td]Bernardo Gabriel I. Atienza
Cagayan de Oro Basketball Association[/td] [td]Pedro C. Alfaro
El Federacion Basketbolista de
Zamboanga[/td] [td]Gerardo P. Sabal III
Cagayan de Oro School Athletic Association[/td] [/tr][tr][td]Ernesto Jay G. Adalem
National Athletic Association of Schools, Colleges and University[/td] [td]Raul D. Alcoseba
Visayas Amateur Athletic Association[/td] [td] [/td] [/tr][/table]

 

[inigo]

Originally Posted by maxtempo96

the way i see it,ritualo is too small for international play.he's a feast or famine type shooter too.he can absolutely singe the net with 4 or 5 consecutive j's but can also easily go for long stretches of god awful shooting.i remember seeing him play in the jones cup a while ago.in one of the games he was unconscious from deep in the first half then got checked by the opposition for the rest of the game.plus he is a major stinker on D.

Yeah i watched that as well. He was insane for a few minutes.
Got to agree with you. He has no defense.
But just incase the team needs a shooter for clutch/crunch time... He's my pick!

 

[manilaboyxix]

^did you guys see the tnt vs pf knockout game? ritualo was

as for the SBP vs BAP tiff, BAP should just ****.
nagkasuhulan siguro sa FIBA kaya nagkakagulo.

 

[soul228]

Originally Posted by manilaboyxix

^did you guys see the tnt vs pf knockout game? ritualo was

as for the SBP vs BAP tiff, BAP should just ****.
nagkasuhulan siguro sa FIBA kaya nagkakagulo.

Graham Lim and GTK are friends with the FIBA Officials

 

[inigo]

Originally Posted by manilaboyxix

^did you guys see the tnt vs pf knockout game? ritualo was

Yeah man! He was on fiiiiiire!
Cardona and Bell (Import) had an exchange of words after Bell took the last buzzer beater shot that was supposed to be Ritualo's...
After 3 straight trifecta's Ritualo was the deserving player to take that last shot but Bell was the one who took it and it did not go in.
Sana man lang pumasok or hindi that was Renren's shot talaga!
Oh well sana lumipat nalang sya ng team... Like Rain or Shine... They need a player like Ritualo.
Ritualo has the only pure shooters touch for me in the PBA.
Like all the commentators say "If Ritualo's hot... He's realllllllllllly hot"...

 

[manilaboyxix]

Originally Posted by Inigo

Originally Posted by manilaboyxix

^did you guys see the tnt vs pf knockout game? ritualo was

Yeah man! He was on fiiiiiire!
Cardona and Bell (Import) had an exchange of words after Bell took the last buzzer beater shot that was supposed to be Ritualo's...
After 3 straight trifecta's Ritualo was the deserving player to take that last shot but Bell was the one who took it and it did not go in.
Sana man lang pumasok or hindi that was Renren's shot talaga!
Oh well sana lumipat nalang sya ng team... Like Rain or Shine... They need a player like Ritualo.
Ritualo has the only pure shooters touch for me in the PBA.
Like all the commentators say "If Ritualo's hot... He's realllllllllllly hot"...

si cardona naman patalo ng game na yun

 

[inigo]

Hahaha!
Nawawalan nga ng playing time si Ritualo because of Cardona e... Nangangalawang tuloy si Ritualo.
Sayang!
Ok lang hall of famer na naman si Ritualo in UAAP & PBL e...
May record pa sya sa PBA... For making 8 Consecutive 3 Points made in 3 Consecutive games...
Sayang talaga! He deserves to have playing time.
Cardona laging nachecheck dribbling nya. Pag palpak palpak talaga!

 

[jont]

POWERADE-TEAM RP REINFORCEMENT ARRIVES THURSDAY

http://pba.com.ph/rp-team/powerade-team-rp-reinforcement-arrives-thursday

sorry kung napost na to before. hehe.

 

[manilaboyxix]

sometimes pinoy pride is too much, guiao's team shouldve gotten a naturalized player who could match up with the bigs of other countries

 

[carlofromdapi]

Originally Posted by manilaboyxix

sometimes pinoy pride is too much, guiao's team shouldve gotten a naturalized player who could match up with the bigs of other countries

Whatever happened to CJ Giles? Isn't he supposed to be naturalized?

 

[manilaboyxix]

yup but he's playing for the smart gilas team, not yeng's

 

[irumi]

hmm when is the start of jones cup?

good news yao's injury is not yet heal haha..

 

[irumi]

hmm damn philippines might be suspended again in the upcoming fiba asias ..

 

[soul228]

[h1]Courtney Lee says Japeth can help RP Team[/h1]BY MICO HALILIJuly 05, 2009 | 03:25PM

One would think that after two years in Ateneo and two years in Western Kentucky, Japeth Aguilar should be "The Man" now. Hemoves like a small forward at 6′9″ thanks to his speed. He swats shots like he's 7′2″ thanks to his ridiculous wingspan. He can even dunk the ball with aflair comparable to JC Intal. Yet after playing in two continents in four years, Japeth is still regarded as a "work in progress."

"Parang nawawala pa siya," says PBA sportsanchor and College of St. Benilde Head Coach Richard Del Rosario after watching Aguilar playfor Team Pilipinas in an exhibition game against Athletes in Action. "Maybe give him some more time, he will get used to playing with the National Team.Pero may potential talaga."

What bothers me is not that Japeth is still adjusting to how Team Pilipinas plays. What bothers me is that Japeth's name is still synonymous with theword "potential." Of course, it's not entirely Japeth's fault. He has had the misfortune of battling ill-timed injuries in Ateneo and WesternKentucky. Those injuries certainly altered his development as a basketball player especially since he was a projected starting forward during his final yearwith the Hilltoppers. Still, there seems to be an invisible barrier that prevents Aguilar from permanently leaving the ranks of players with promise andentering the echelon of players who perform.

At the core of every successful basketball player is a special kind of fury. No, not the kind of fury that drives Danny Ildefonso and Marc Pingris to jumpinto courtside seats at the end of a game - that's a topic for another blog at another time. I'm referring to the kind of fury that drives a player towin. Coaches call it having a mean streak or in Filipino, yung medyo salbahe maglaro. This is not to be confused with dirty play. To win withintensity and to hurt with impunity are two very different things. Competitive players have an inner rage that allows them to use their skills at such a highlevel against rugged competition. Players like Mac Cardona, Ronald Tubid, Arwind Santos, Kerby Raymundo and Dondon Hontiveros instantly come to mind. Which iswhy I wasn't at all surprised to hear National Team Head Coach Yeng Guiao describe Aguilar's game as "malinis."

During the NBA Finals in Orlando, I asked then Orlando Magic starting guard Courtney Lee, Japeth's former teammate at Wester Kentucky, to share hisassessment of Japeth's game; "To be 6′9″ and be as athletic as he is, he's definitely a talent," Lee, who was recently traded to the NewJersey Nets, says. "To be able to knock down jumpshots and be as mobile as he is, he really had no problems making it to our team."

Notice that Lee never mentions Japeth's intensity as an asset. Even when Aguilar was playing for Ateneo, you get the impression that he was waytoo nice. I've had many opportunities to talk to Japeth during his Ateneo days and, truth be told, he really is a gentle soul. Once during anAteneo-FEU game, Japeth swatted an attempt by Arwind Santos so hard, the ball landed into the patron section seats of the Araneta Coliseum. I'm not sure ifhe derived more satisfaction out of personally stopping Arwind or seeing the ball land so far away from the court. Thing is, Japeth blocks your shot because hecan easily deflect your shot in mid-air, not necessarily because he wants to crush your confidence and see you lose.

"Playing at that level, it was unfortunate that he ran into a couple injuries but if he were healthy, he would've definitely helped us with hisinside presence and athletic ability, challenging shots and scoring. Japeth has all the tools the Philippines needs," Lee says.

*Yes Japeth has allthe tools maybe except for ferocity - a winning brand of ferocity. Wouldn't you like to see his inner Incredible Hulk come out? It's a productive typeof anger that will allow him to impose his will and not just show his wares. It's a mental state, if used well, that intimidates opponents even beforegames start. Leave the gentle giant at home and unleash the defensive demon on the court. Now if someone can just get on Japeth's nerves during training,get him to curse, throw an elbow, commit a hard foul, lose his temper even and play with an inner rage, then his potential may finally turn into primetimeperformance. Yes Mr. Tubid, Japeth needs you. Your country needs you. Go in there, piss Japeth off and let our opponents pay the price.MH*Japeth Aguilar photos courtesy of Erwin Cabbab and www.Fabilioh.com

 

[carlofromdapi]

Thanks for posting soul228!

Very interesting article... I hope Japethgets to have "bangis" and "libog" incorporated into his game.

 

[blackmambakb24]

thanks for the info soul228! look at japeth now..

 

[jason16]

japeth is our version of andrew bynum

 

[airpopoy629]

Originally Posted by CarlofromdaPI

Thanks for posting soul228!

Very interesting article... I hope Japeth gets to have "bangis" and "libog" incorporated into his game.

ako puno ng libog..

 

[jason16]

Originally Posted by airpopoy629

Originally Posted by CarlofromdaPI

Thanks for posting soul228!

Very interesting article... I hope Japeth gets to have "bangis" and "libog" incorporated into his game.

ako puno ng libog..

hindi lahat ng malaki ma libog