source: June Navarro | inquirer.net
Jamal Wesley Sampson, the new American reinforcement of the Smart Gilas-Pilipinas development team, is to flash his wares in the Philippine Basketball Association starting Friday.
The 6-foot-11 NBA veteran signed a one-year deal with the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas over the weekend, SBP executive director Noli Eala said.
Financial terms were not disclosed but Eala said Sampson will have the same benefits and privileges enjoyed by CJ Giles, the first American prospect of Smart Gilas who was kicked out of the team last month for failing to meet SBP expectations.
Sampson is a University of California-Berkeley alumnus who played for five NBA clubs.
“Jamal’s maturity, size and skills are what we need in our quest,” said SBP president Manny V. Pangilinan in a statement.
Sampson will go through the process of naturalization to reinforce Smart Gilas, which will represent the country in the 2010 Asian Games and the 2011 Fiba Asia championship.
“Jamal’s signing with Smart Gilas has improved our competitiveness,” said SBP vice chair Ricky Vargas.
Eala said Sampson was about to sign a lucrative $55,000 monthly deal with a Chinese ballclub in Fujian when the SBP snatched him through agent Chris Emmens, the same player-agent who brought in Giles.
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Awww.Im sure 55k $ a month din ang sweldo niyan hehehe.
goodluck Gilas!!
mali ata yung 55k a month. hehehe. alam ko 15k lang.
15k siya sa GILAS, 55k sa China
it should be $15k only...$55k is too much! ! !
mga pre..maz mganda cguroh,
plitan na nla coaching staff
ng gilas..mga ampatuan nlang nla
ipalit,pra mtakot mga klaban sa fiba..
hehehe!!db,SBP?khit ky pacman,sma nya
mga ampatuan sa lban nya kontra
mayweather..hehe!!
Pag natalo pa nyan ang gilas vs barako bull ewan ko nlng, kakahiya tinawag pamanding national team ang Gilas e alaska hndi nla matalo tambak pa ng 31 PTS kakahiya wag nyo sabihin na developmental team sila ksi HIND SILA NA DEDEVELOP AS A TEAM at ilang taon na sila na buo lagpas 1yr na wla parin kwenta
PBA teams hndi pa matalo no bearing game
PBA parin ang # 1
PBA TEAMS IS NOTHING SPECIAL KUNG MANALO SILA SA GILAS. PBA RULES NAMAN EH HINDI FIBA RULES. ANG REFS ANG LOYALTY NASA PBA. PBA TEAMS KUNG MAGLARO SA INTERNATIONAL HINDI MKA LOW POST UNG 6'5 BA CENTER SA 7 FOOTER. HAHAHAHAHAHA. PBA PLAYERS PARATI MARAMING TURN OVER..
glogegilas!!!!!!!!!
That's why we need the PBA to change their minds and start supporting (100%) the NT squad. I mean in reality if the PBA players cannot match against international squad, what more the ones coming off colleges.
The difference is the guys below the PBA has a chance to go up a level bec they will play in international competition. This guys are young and success does not happen overnight and more so that the style of the PBA is in contrast to the style of international game and the philosophy being instilled to this young guys.
Some of this young players come off colleges at positions that Toroman thinks they should never be playing at, so that again is transition, add the fact it took awhile to complete the line up, the guys at the PBA has been together for years, Gilas is what 1yr...
I'm particularly not worried right now the true test is the one away from our shores.
Unless there's a miracle and the PBA would want to represent the country 1st before their pockets then we just have to sux it up and stick with Gilas
credit to pinoy exchange
The problem now for Gilas is consistency sa defense and wala pang a true team leader & enforcer sa court. With addition now of Sampson and plus 2 to 3 new Fil foreigner players (early next year) + training sa labas ng Pinas, baka puede na sa international tournament, di na mananalo ang PBA Teams.
PBA TEAMS IS NOTHING SPECIAL KUNG MANALO SILA SA GILAS. PBA RULES NAMAN EH HINDI FIBA RULES. ANG REFS ANG LOYALTY NASA PBA. PBA TEAMS KUNG MAGLARO SA INTERNATIONAL HINDI MKA LOW POST UNG 6'5 BA CENTER SA 7 FOOTER. HAHAHAHAHAHA. PBA PLAYERS PARATI MARAMING TURN OVER..
glogegilas!!!!!!!!!
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ayos sa pangarap! hahhahahhaaa PBA is The best aminin man o hinde...andon lahat ng pinakamagagaling sa buong pilipinas...
internationaly panis nila mga players 1 on 1...ang kailangan lang sa PBA players na representative ng pilipinas ay yung system...si tim cone pa din pinakamahusay para sa akin na magcoach ng team pilipinas composed of Pba players and japeth...wala nang lulupit pa sa lineup na yun.
the national team from lebanon clobbered the powerade team in one-on-one game in fiba-asia and in jones cup tournament. the pysical conditioning of pba players are no match to other asian counterparts. just remember that smart gilas smothered the powerade team recently. so which is more potent, the powerade team or the alaska team?
ayos sa pangarap! hahhahahhaaa PBA is The best aminin man o hinde...andon lahat ng pinakamagagaling sa buong pilipinas...
internationaly panis nila mga players 1 on 1...ang kailangan lang sa PBA players na representative ng pilipinas ay yung system...si tim cone pa din pinakamahusay para sa akin na magcoach ng team pilipinas composed of Pba players and japeth...wala nang lulupit pa sa lineup na yun.
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ganun? Eh ilang beses na ba pinadala ang PBA sa international competition? Sann sila pinulot? Pinapahiya lang nila ang sambayanan. Masyado kayong mayabang. Ayaw nyo tanggapin na wa epek ang style ng PBA sa international system. Tsaka, ba't pag matatalo ng PBA ang Gilas ang yayabang nyo. Pero pag matatalo ng Gilas ang taga PBA, magdadahilan kaagad na di sineryoso ng PBA ang laban, kulang sa tao, may import ang Gilas kahit wala....Ay naku excuses as usual!
i believe philippines will be posted as 1 of the best tea in asia... go smart gilas, this is your chance to represent our country...