source: Josef Ramos | manilatimes.net
SMART Gilas Pilipinas will most likely go All-Filipino when it sees action in the 2010 Asian Games later this November. Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) Executive Director Noli Eala and Gilas head coach Rajko Toroman said National Basketball.
Association veteran Jamal Sampson is on the way out because of his inconsistent performance in the recent 21st Dubai International Basketball Tournament.
“We are ready to go all-Filipino in this year’s Asian Games even without a naturalized player,” said Eala, who was also accompanied by Gilas skipper Chris Tiu during Tuesday’s PSA Forum. “We are now planning to talk with him [Jamal] and tell our plans.”
Gilas is coming off a third-place finish in Dubai tourney, where the 6-foot-11 Sampson missed three games including the crucial semifinal encounter against Lebanon because of various “unexplainable reasons.”
“Jamal is very poor and we’re now going to replace him,” said Toroman. “He is a good power player when he played for us in Qatar and there’s one game where he took 19 rebounds, but we need consistency and somebody who plays with heart.”
“The locals proved they can take charge and win against countries reinforced by American imports,” he added.
Eala will ask Gilas team manager Frankie Lim to find a replacement for Sampson before the Asian Games. The SBP official, however, expects the process of naturalization to take time so Gilas may go all Filipino or tap players from the Philippine Basketball Association.
Toroman said he might select two or three players from the PBA led by Paul Asi Taulava of Coca-Cola and Kelly Williams of Sta. Lucia Realty, who have already played for the all-pro national squad in the past.
Eala admitted no other prospects are being eyed to take the place of Sampson, although Tiu added the team is just a good big guy away from being at par with the best of Asia.
“We still need to beef up our big guys. Definitely we need a strong force in the middle to get rebounds and wreck havoc at the defensive end.
“But despite falling short in the end [of the Dubai tournament], the result was very fulfilling because we were able to prove that we can compete with the best in Asia,” said the RP team captain.
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if we can't get a player who has good attitude, no injuries, with a big heart for the country even though he is just a naturalized one,,,then so be it....lets play all-filipino...lets all support SMART GILAS...
agila dabaw
it would be a tough team if Smart Gilas will include Kelly Williams and Asi Taulava on the roster.
wag nang kumuha ng bigman sa PBA maliit kc hindi pang international basketball, kung bigman mag naturalize nalang cila.. guard pwede pa basta't susunod cia sa TEAM CAPTAIN & ASSISTANT team Captain.. wag ciang magMAMAGALING!!!....porke galing ciang PRO!... sana wag ganun attitude nila pag nasa team na..
PLEASE DONT BE COMPLACENT, ALTHOUGH WE ARE PERFORMING WELL NOW IS THE RIGHT TIME AND THE RIGHT TIMING.. WE HAVE GREAT COACH AND A TEAM WHO HAS PASSION OF WINNING.. SABI NYO KUNG NAGLARO LANG SI SAMSON AND KUNG FULL SHAPE LANG SYA SANA NAGCHAMPION NA TYO.. PERO AANTAYIN PA BA NATIN YUNG TIME NA DUMATING ULIT ITONG TIME NA ITO PAG LUMABAN TYO ULIT SA ASIAN GAMES TAPOS SASABIHIN NANAMAN ITO NA "KUNG MAY IMPORT LANG TYO WE COULD BE CHAMPIONS".. WE HAVE TO MAKE A MOVE AND NOT TO COMMIT SAME MISTAKE AGAIN.. THERE IS NOTHING TO LOOSE IF WE WILL ACQUIRE AN IMPORT BUT ALOT TO GAIN.. AGAIN THIS IS ONLY A REMAINDER, I BELIEVE IN OUR TEAM RIGHT NOW BUT PLEASE DONT BE COMPLACENT..
JOSEPH
Nice move SMART GILAS! All filipino muna para mahasa sila. Naisip ko lang kahit payat mga GILAS me napatunayan sila, wala sa laki ng katawan yan bakit CHINA mapapayat din naman, si sampson laki katawan injured naman.
BAKIT NAMAN KUKUHA PA KAYO NG PBA PLAYER PARA SA REPLACEMENT NI JAMAL SAMPSON????
MALABO NA NAMAN TAYONG MANALO NYAN!
BAKIT KUKUHA PA KAYO NG MGA PBA PLAYERS?
ANG FILIPINO TALAGA AYAW MATUTO SA NAKARAAN PURO EXPERIMENTO!
CALLING THE ATTENTION OF MR NOLI EALA: PLEASE DO NOT GAMBLE OUR NATIONAL TEAM BAKIT WALA BA KAYO TIWALA ANG MGA PLAYERS NG GILAS NGAYON.
ISIPIN NYO NAMAN YUN MGA SACRIFICES NILA TAPOS
PALITAN NYO LANG SILA NG MGA PBA PLAYERS!
PWEDE BA KAYONG MGA DIE HARD FANS NG PBA AY HUWAG NA KAYONG MAGCOMMENT SA SITE NITO.
KAYO ANG SAKIT NG ULO NG MGA PILIPINONG NAGMAMAHAL SA BASKETBALL.
hindi na pwede si asi, medyo matanda na yun... no offence pero nagsasabi lang ng totoo. kuha kayo ng exNBA player na centro tlaga ang laro then si Kelly Williams sa PF spot. sana agee mga tao dito sa forum sa mga sabi ko.
PANAWAGAN PO KAY MR. NOLI EALA: HUWAG NYO PO ISUGAL ANG ATING NATIONAL TEAM.
KUMUHA KAYO NG NATURALIZED PLAYER, OBVIOUSLY YAN TALAGA ANG KULANG AT KAHINAAN NATIN WHO TO CONTROL INSIDE THE PAINT. PLEASE LANG PO MR. NOLI EALA!
wag muna tyo mxado ppadala.. isipin nyo na ang ibang bansa aside from lebanon & jordan, wla p silang naturalized player.ang iran pwde p sila kumuha kht napakalakas n ng lineup nila.. korea, japan.. lahat sila pwde kumuha ng naturalized player 2lad ntin kaya klangan tlga ntin lahat ng resources para makabuo ng best team for the asian games and the next 5 years.. yun mga gus2 nmn ilagay si eman samigue s smart gilas, magisip-isip nmn kyo.. ndi nga cya makarebound at maka-block ng mga player s pba, international p kaya.. ndi porket bata magiimprove pa.. baka ganyan din mangyari kay slaughter.. i-train n lng din cya kht ndi muna cya ilagay s national team mismo. malay nyo gumaling, malay nyo ndi.. at iilan players lng nmn ng pba ang may puso maglaro pagdating s intl games. alapag, taulava, williams, baguio.. yun iba ewan ko ba.. kung ang TEAM USA nga natalo nung world championship kalaban greece ksi ang greece. kahit nakapikit sila alam nila kung nasan ang kampi at kalaban.. bsta GO PILIPINAS!!
ilagay lahat ng magagaling at may puso n players, professional man o amateur..
move na lang! forget muna pansamantala pagkuha ng import at naturalization porspect..sa seaba at fiba asian champions cup na lng kumuha ng import..focus na lng sa training,tune up at invitational games sa abroad..ma eenhance din ang skills at potentilas ng mga big men ng rp gilas squad.
Maganda padin merung lehitimo na centro at threat sa ilalim, mahirap lalo pag dikitan ang laban pag wala nito sa ilalim dahil crucial ang mga putbacks, depensa at rebounds. Not to mention pang intimidate ng kalaban.
Kita yun sa laban sa Lebanon dahil naniniwala ako yung putback ng Lebanon (si Giles pa mismo ata) ang pumatay sa atin at nagawa yun dahil walang nakachallenge na malaki sa iba para sa rebound dahil he was too much to our players inside.
Sana ireconsider ni Eala ang pagkuha padin ng legitimate big man me oras pa. Sayang naman kung ngayon pa tayo bibitaw ngayung kita ang potensyal at kaya padin natin.
GILAS DOOESN"T NEED ANY PBA PLAYERS..... Makakasira lang yan.... mga paistar yan kung maglaro hindi naman magagaling.....
sa mga PBA fan dyan pwede ba wag na kayo mag comment d2 sa gilas..... dyan na lang kayo sa PBA news nyo magcomment.......
wala naman maganda maidudulot ang pagdadagdag nang PBA player sa gilas....
Sir noli pwede bang all filipino na lang tayo sa ASIAN games.... kahit na may naturalized eh dapat all filipino muna para mahasa ung mga bigman...... dapat dalawa ung kinukuha naturalized para kung may injury ung isa eh my backup pa.....
sana makakuha at makaabot pa sa asian games ang pgkuha ng naturalized player para alam ntin kng asan n tlga tau sa asia... khit my import mahahasa prn naman ang mga big man nten dpende n un kay coach toroman...
tsaka lam nten na isa un sa key para manalo tayo... kc mamaya pag natalo nanaman tayi sasabihin sayang...maganda din kng mananalo tayo sa asian games...sarap sa feeling although hnd un ang pnaka goal nten..
winning games ang kelangan nten while learning para masaya lahat...
ANOOOOOOO???????ALL FILIPINO????NAGSASAYANG LANG TAYO NG PANAHON. NAPAKALINAW PA SA BUWAN AT KAHIT SINONG HINDI MARUNONG MAGBASKETBALL EH ALAM ANG KAHINAAN NG TEAM. KELANGAN NATIN ANG SOLID NA 4 AND 5 POSITION. D LANG ISANG ASI. MORE THAN PA. PARA MACOMPENSATE ANG MALILIIT NATIN GUARDS. KELANGAN ANG DOMINANT CENTER.
NOW READ WELL U FOLKS...FIBA HAS ALLOWED ALL COUNTRIES TO HAVE ATLEAST 1 NATURALIZED PLAYER IN THE TEAM. NGAYON, ANONG MANGYAYARI KUNG MGA KALABAN NATIN EH KUKUHA DIN NG MAGALING NA PLAYER? SYEMPRE KUNG SAAN ANG KAHINAAN NILA UN ANG KUNIN. SO THAT'S IT. MAHINA TAYO SA CENTRO AT PF. UN ANG I MAXIMIZE NATIN. MGA IBANG BANSA MERON SILA 7 FOOTER CENTER PAANO KUNG KUKUHA SILA NATURALIZED NA GUARD O FORWARD? EH D PATAY NA NAMAN TAYO.
MASYADO TAYO BILIB EH. AMININ NATIN KELANGAN NATIN BADLY NG ISANG LEGIT NA CENTRO.
JAWO
"Eala will ask Gilas manager Frankie Lim to find a replacement for Sampson. The SBP official , however, expects the process of naturalization to take time so Gilas may go all Filipino or tap players from the Philippine Basketball Association."
Magbasa muna at intindihin maiigi bago kyo mag comment. Hindi naman sinabi na hindi na kukuha ng malaking player abroad para i-naturalize, kya lng sa haba ng proceso, hindi na aabot sa 2010 Asian Games
Kaya lng ang tanong, bakit sa Lebanon ang bilis ng naturalization process nila? Pwede ba gawan ng paraaan na mapabilis din ang sa atin?
Kaya kukuha ang Smart Gilas ng reinforcement sa PBA dahil wala ng time para magnaturalize ng foreign player, kahit makakuha pa ngayon eh hindi narin aabot sa Asian Games dahil napakabagal ng naturalization process dito satin compared sa ibang bansa, ung makukuha na naturalized player ay sa FIBA Asia 2011 na makakapaglaro
Si Toroman din ang may desisyon na kumuha ng 2 - 3 players galing sa PBA kaya respetuhin nyo nalang ang desisyon nya. Wag yung kung ano ano pa yung pinuputak nyo jan!!! may panawagan pang nalalaman!!!
Asian Games Line-Up
Asi Taulava (C)
Greg Slaughter (C)
Junmar Fajardo or Rabeh Al-Hussaini(C/PF)
Japeth Aguilar (PF)
Jason Ballesteros (PF)
Kelly Williams (PF/SF)
Mac Baracael (SF/SG)
Chris Lutz or Dylan Ababou (SF/SG)
Marcio Lassiter (SG)
Chris Tiu (SG/PG)
JB Casio (PG)
Mark Barocca (PG)
Sana makahapol pa si Fajardo, madami pa namang time
-Zoroman-
HUWAG NIYO NAMAN LAITIN ANG MGA TAGA PBA, AND ITHINK KELLY WILLIAMS WILL BE A GOOD IMPACK FOR THE GILAS. KAPAG NATALO NANAMAN ANG GILAS SA INCOMING ASIAN GAMES WITH OR W/OUT PBA PLAYERS HELP GANUN DIN NAMAN SASABIHIN NYO EH NA MAHINA NA NA TALAGA ANG PINOY
we need a big man in the middle.. mgkuha sna uli ng import ang gilas.. ung rebounder defender lng.. alam ntin n my passion and heart to win ang gilas but other teams in asia also have this, but their advantage is size.. so we need it..
That is the idea from the very start.We should improve our skills and join tournament without relying on reinforcements.We will be proud as Champions if we play an All-Filipino cast.
Kaya naman ni Greg Slaughter sa gitna, kasama si Japeth, remember, marami pang trainings na pagdadaanan ang team gilas...Malamang magimprove pa si greg, naalala nyo ba si Ballesteros? nakita naman natin maglaro yun sa college..Ano nagawa ni coach T? Diba nagimprove sya..Motivation and training lang ang kailangan nya..Isama mo na ang pusong pinoy at Lakas ng loob...
ang kelangan nten 6'8 na parang c kelly williams 7'0 nung kabataan ni asi taulava, 6'9 nung dpa na iinjured c Danny Seigle, 6'7 na atlhetism ni gabe norwood, 6'5 na kangkarot na katulad ni miller 6'9 na kerby raymundo, 6'11 na sonny Thoss 6'10 na k2lad nun ni erick menk
6'4 na kcing galing ni caidic at 6'2 na ala jimmy alapag.. pag nakahanap kayo ng ganyang players kahit Dream Team ng U.S. titibagin natin. sa panaginip lang yan pero puede kung hahanapin... gud luck SBP
mr noli eala kung gusto maqualify ang smart gilas sa 2012 olympic isama niyo sa lineup niyo si kelly william at junmar fajardo at 2 naturalize big man player bakit si gian chui di niyo itry na kausapin uli uhaw na uhaw na ang mga pilipino na mag champion at kalalanin muli sa buong asya