source: Rommel C. Manlosa | sunstar.com.ph
UPDATE:
Smart Gilas Pilipinas defeats Cebu Ninos, 83-71 (Game 1)
Cebu Ninos beat Smart Gilas Pilipinas, 79-76 (Game 2)
Beside providing quality basketball entertainment, the “Smart Gilas Provincial Tour” slated on March 4 and 5 will also enhance the basketball knowledge of the Cebuanos with related events.
The coming of the Gilas will launch the program that is a joint effort of the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) and Smart Sports. It is aimed to solicit more support for the national squad from the people in the provinces.
SBP Executive Director Noli Eala announced that aside from playing two exhibition matches with the M. Lhuillier Kwarta Padala-Cebu Niños, Gilas will also extend new techniques to local coaches and players through a two-day coaching clinic.
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Smart Gilas Serbian head coach Rajko Toroman will lead the coaching workshop together with the rest of the coaching staff that includes Allan Gregorio, Jude Roque and Djalma Arnedo.
Gilas will also allow local teams and players to sit in and watch the practice and scrimmage of the national squad.
“SBP is excited about this opportunity to showcase our national team in action. This is SBP’s way of soliciting more support from the Filipinos for Gilas while lending new techniques and methods to our provincial coaches,” Eala told Sun.Star Cebu in a text message.
The tour, which is sponsored by M. Lhuillier Kwarta Padala, is expected to be a hit since the national squad is fully-equipped with talent, skills and height.
“We are ready for them (Gilas) and I guess we could give them a tough game in this two-day meeting,” MLKP-Cebu Niños coach Raul “Yayoy” Alcoseba stressed.
Two names
Meanwhile, the candidates for an American reinforcement and possible candidate for neutralization for Gilas have narrowed down to two names—the 6’11” Dwayne Jones and seven-foot slotman Michael Frey.
Toroman and Gilas team manager Frankie Lim are expected to sign eight players and bring them over to Cebu for the two-day sortie.
In addition, Gilas is also expected to have one more Fil-Am recruit who is expected to join the team by April.
Chris Lutz, a 6’3” backcourt player for the Marshal University Thundering Herd in NCAA Division I, will be joining the Philippine national squad when the team will be in Las Vegas from April 22 to 30 for training.
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cno kaya ang other seven players na isasign. i hope one of which is junmar fajardo.
-Mang Thomas
Good work Sir Noli. Kailangan din ng ating local coaches ng bagong techniques from Toroman. Sa programang ito mas lalong lalakas ang Basketball sa Pilipinas at maka produce ng mga panibagong players pagdating ng araw.
cebuanos support GILAS all the way.. ready na din camera ko for that 2 days event hehehe.. sure ako manonood si FAJARDO w/ his so called handler ng palihim bwahahahahaha.. sana magkita kita cla d2 sa New Cebu Coliseum nina coach T and sir Noli.. makikita ko din ulit si slaughter mag laro.. nc improvent brad..
I do hope Gilas will arrange some training / workshop here in Pangasinan..
Pangasinan supports Gilas... 100%!
fyi: madaming pro players ang galing sa Pangasinan...
"Gilas will also allow local teams and players to sit in and watch the practice and scrimmage of the national squad..."
I hope FAJARDO will sit in...
I suggest that they invite Fajardo to do an exhibition game one-on-one against Magi Sison.
Just to show that even though Smart Gilas preaches team defense and team offense, the training also applies to one-on-one individual play ala PBA.
this is very good...hope u will also visit davao city in the future...
agila dabaw
punta din cla s iloilo...
aguilar versus fajardo
Smart gilas should offer Hasheem Thabeet 7'3, 267 lbs and 23yrs of age he is heading to D-league after stints w/ Memphis (college play for team
connecticut)....
how i wish fajardo will join the gilas team in order to enhanced his basketball skills and a chance to showcase his talent internationally not only in cebu....fajardo wake up....
good for our national team to showcase their knowledge about european brand of play and promote the team as well.
dpat nandun si JUNMAR FAJARDO para makita nya kung gano ka ganda ang program ng smart gilas... malaki pa sna igagaling nya kung now pa lng eh sasali na sya sa program ng smart gilas..!!!!
Sana manuod si Junmar Fartjardo ng Gilas games. Ugma bai!
Kung matauhan si Fajardo at sumali cya sa program ng Gilas sa ngayon baka di cya mabigyan ng outright spot sa top 12. May system kasi ang Gilas na walang superstar, lahat sila dapat i earn ang spot nila sa team.
Kahit si Slaugther at si Aguilar hindi binibigyan ng special treatment, si Fajardo pa kaya na malamang iwan na iwan na ni Slaugther.
Kung ang habol ni Fajardo ay gumaling sa basketball dapat mag gilas na cya ngayon, kung ang habol naman nya ay mabilisang pera sa PBA ang best option nya, Si Aquino nga hanggang ngayon nasa PBA pa eh.
PALAGAY KO LANG
fjardo need some advice pa kasi bata pa siya...sana yong handler niya will let him decide kung ano gustu niya at anu nasa puso niya may mga gusto yan si fajardo but kasi bata pa doubtful pa yan,,,,and dapat suportahan nila kung anu man yun.....dito kasi sa pinas sarili ang inuuna bagu bayan kaya ang bayan bagsak....kung bayan muna lang sana bagu sarili eh tayung lahat ang masaya hindi kung iilan lang dyan......thanks
fajardo sad to say is in BAP supporter fernandez hand and his school who wants to make money on him by making him join next years draft even if his skills is pretty raw
fajardo sad to say is in fernandez hand and his school who wants to make money on him by making him join next years draft even if his skills is pretty raw