source: Julius Manicad | tribune.net.ph
National coach Rajko Toroman is keen on getting the services of Kelly Williams to reinforce Smart Gilas Team Pilipinas which is eyeing an Olympic berth in the 2011 Fiba-Asia Championship.
Brandishing a rare combination of speed, strength and leaping ability, Williams, a 6-foot-7 former PBA Most Valuable Player, is back in harness for the Realtors after a bout with a thrombocytopenia (low platelet count) last year. The Realtors were already eliminated in the ongoing PBA Philippine Cup.
Toroman said Williams’ energy and versatility could be a major boost to their campaign, especially in the upcoming Asian Games in Guangzhou and the Fiba-Asia Championship.
Apart from Williams, who was included on Toroman’s initial list of PBA standouts along with Arwind Santos, Jared Dillinger and Gabe Norwood, Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) is also looking at gunner Chris Lutz from Marshall University and an American reinforcement to complete the national roster.
Lutz is set to arrive next month after campaigning for the Thundering Herds in the Division I of the US NCAA while Smart Gilas team manager Frankie Lim is already in the United States to scout for a possible naturalization candidate. Gilas import, 6-foot-11 Jamal Sampson, was already released after posting a sour performance in the 21st Dubai International Tournament.
“Maybe we will need one player in the PBA and it will be Kelly Williams. He’s high on my wish list, but we will see,” said Toroman, the brain behind Iran’s return to the Olympics. “Kelly will give us toughness in rebounding that we don’t have. And he will be good for us in the Fiba-Asia Championship.”
SBP executive director Noli Eala, however, said he doesn’t see any major obstacle on the possible hiring of Williams. The PBA, after all, is in good standing with the SBP and has always been supportive of the national team program.
He added that he will work on Williams’ transfer as soon as possible.
“If he (Williams) is on the wish list of coach Rajko, we’ll have to work on it. And this early, we’re already making an appeal to the PBA,” said Eala, who led the PBA as a commissioner for four years.
“There’s no turf war here. This is the national team and we share that honor with the PBA, and the PBA is a big part of our program. We hope the PBA will consider our desire to have Kelly in Smart Gilas’ lineup.”
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LOL! i thought smart gilas doesn't need pba players..i say screw smart gilas..i hope the pba doesnt lend him..gilas doenst deserve a player like him..
Hope Kelly Williams will report soon to the RP Smart Gilas, and hope so Sta. Lucia will make a great great sacrifice, sayang Santa pa naman ang name nila, so they must live by the spirit of Sta. Lucia by sacrifying her life for the sake of God! In the same manner Sta. Lucia Realty shall also make a sacrifice for the sake of country and flag. See you soon kelly.
ano pang hinihintay nyo... papirmahan na yan.. damin pang satsat eh
nice one
c williams nlang wag na ung iba,.tatamad nung iba eh..c george monroe kunin nyo,mtangkad un..7'7 0 7'9 yata un..pantapat kna hedadi at yao ming...
the k wills brand of play can beef up wiTH
the GILAS COZ HE IS ATHLETIC,CAN DRBILE,LOW POST,HIGH POST,MID RANGE SHOOTING,3POINT ARC SNIPPING,DEFENCIVE REBOUNDING,OFFINSIVE REBOUNDING,FOR SHORT HE CAN PLAY 2,3,4,5,POSITION.
SANA TULOY NYO C K WILLS SA SMART GILAS,HOPE RIN NA WLANG SAGABAL SA PBA AT STA.LUCIA TROUGH SMART GILAS,OK NAYAN WLANG GABE,JARED,JAMES,DONDON,MICK AT KONG SINO PA,
AT YONG PURE LEGITEMATE CENTER FOR NATURALIZATION,PAGWLA SI ASA NA ANG KUNIN NYO.
SALAMAT SA LAHAT NA BUMOU SA SMART GILAS AT SA LAHAT NG SUPORT NG MGA PINOY,WLA NANG AWAYAN,KONG HINDI NILA TYPE ANG GILAS BAHALA CILA BASTA CONTINUE LANG ANG PROGRAMS NG BASKETBALL NANG PINAS PRA SA INTERNATIONAL BASKETBALL.
,,..,DHAVE PO NG INOBURAN,CITY OF NAGA CEBU,PHILS.
hoping that kelly william will be joining smart gillas team.
wag na pasira lng ang pba s national team.
sna c gabe norwood dn....
ADD KELLY and A 7 FOOT NATURALIZED REBOUDING MONSTER AND GILAS WILL BE TOUGH TO BEAT!
sana mkuha para PF/SF spot.!
Ok lang kung tlga malakas yan pwede
as a smart gilas fan,,,PBA players must be included in the squad...
it mins nza PBA pa rn ang magaling at option for internasyonal games---die hard gilas
kelangan pa din tlga PBA.. mga 2-3 Pro players + 1 naturalized and 1 backup naturalized
mahahati na d2 ngaun ang gilas fanz,, july2012
my lineup:
LUTZ (hes the man!)
TIU (captain)
BARROCA (speed)
BARACAEL (consistent go to guy)
K.WILLIAMS (hustler + scorer)
J.DILLINER (big defender)
AGUILAR (gain more mucles!)
BALLESTEROS (improved)
SLAUGHTER (improved)
NATURALIZED CENTER (6'11" + )
+ 1 BACKUP NATURALIZED CENTER (dominant)
Williams is a gr8 addiction for Gilas
kelly will be the perfect forward for smart gilas...At 6'6, he has the size,athleticism, skills and toughness to match up againstthe best forwards of asia like El Khatib of Lebanon and Nikkhah Bahrami of Iran....
"lbj"
let us all support PBA and Gilas Team... mga pinoy tayo!!
sana ipasok c kelly and norwood also asi ..
at look for 7-2 player who cannot stop in da shaded line a great rebounder.. also a big guard .. godbles pinas. .go gilas ^_~
fafajosh-
I have played a lot of basketball teams it is always the rich who could afford the most talented players win. u want an example? San miguel, France, in asia lebanon. For smart and the national teams hope u guys are rich enaf. Players are materialistic now a days
saan man nanggaling yung mga players na yan, as long as nasa national team ng pilipinas sila dapat suportahan natin yun, ma PBA,PBL,Liga Pilipinas,or Gilas dapat buo ang suporta natin,atin yan e, wag na mag away iisa lang ang bandila natin at iisa lang ang goal natin e, go pilipinas!
cash strapped ang SlR ngayon, so they will definitely "benefit" from this situation.
oo nga kunin nyo c kelly!!!!
I'm sure PBA has a hand on this development. They want to be a part of Smart Gilas success. They are now making it appear that is it Gilas who is asking for help...kung baga..saving face for PBA
Dapat ipahiram na kaagad ng PBA si K Will before its too late.
Sayang ang potential ni K Will masisira lang ng systema ng PBA, The reason why he was chosen im sure is due to the fact that he has not absorbed much of the negative traits enhanced by the PBA system, and therefore he can still be trained to play good basketball.
I respect Toromans choice, wish ko lang kung papahiram sila nga mga Teams nila or kung sila mismo willing lumaro ng 100% para sa Team at sa Bayan.
Abangan ang susunod na kabanata....
MAGGALING P KAYO KAY TOROMAN GSTO NYA NGA KUMUHA SA PBA. . . TTUROAN N LANG GN SYSTEM AYUS NA. . .
Biggest fan po ako ng PBA lalong lalo na ang San Miguel but I have nothing against Smart Gilas when they were formed to represent the country. With the latest showing from their last international game, I am very impressed with their dedication and heart to win. They made me believed in their capacity to excel in basketball. It also showed that they are in the right track armed with the superb system by Coach Toroman. If I were to dream a line up, of course I would still choose the full line up to be filled w/ the PBA talents however that won’t happen with the kind of league that PBA have. They cannot lend players to undergo training for 3 years away from their mother ball clubs (reality check). So why don’t we try to support this alternative that SBP has introduced. Filipino din naman ang mga players. Magagaling din naman ang mga yan. Developmental programme is not a joke which means, this organization is damned serious with this objective. As a pinoy, there’s nothing I can do but to support this young team no matter what. After all, whether we like it or not, they will still banner our flag during the tournaments. Let us try to duplicate what our brothers and Sisters in Dubai have showed extending their undying support when the team placed third on that tournament. This is the only way we can take part of this dream. At the end of the day, win or loose we still have served our country by this simple way. - 3STARSANDTHESAND
Gilas is our national team di lang basta basta isang team sa kung anong liga... di ko maintindihan kung bakit inis na inis ibang pinoy sa kanila hayzzz...
Good luck sa upcoming tournaments...
ok lang khit sinong pba players ang idagdag sa smart gilas wag lang ginebra players kc mga buwaya mga yan. nakakacra sa tean work...
plz pwede si jumar fajardo kasi he is the best center of the cebu he is the best block ang scorer......gusto ko siya ang 1on1 ni haddadi,yao ming
Kelly is the best thing in pba today..other are dillinger and norwood.. but the Guard spot is overloaded with tiu,casio,barroca,baracael.
Kelly williams could be the answer in the PF spot.
Jafet aguilar must gain muscle like Carlos Boozer or Kenyon Martin to play good in international games..
maybe if Aguilar could have the talent of williams. he could a big thing but still he has none/but he has plenty of time to improve.
a good naturalize center is biggest missing piece in this team!
--www.wekekek.com--
the person that could provide defense/rebounding could be anthony adrastus.. the only thing is he got worst attitude than CJ Giles.. but he rebound/defend.. another thing with this guy is.. he has no offense.. just purely defense... hope to scout him... if he can help why get him.. just as a reserve.. he can provide defense even with the height of 6'10 against 7.
He's the only player i know that battles Blake Griffin in a rebounding game.!
You can read what's in Toroman's mind. He knows no one in Gilas can be trained in time to defend and match up offensively Nikkah Barhami a prolific 6'7" forward ng IRAN. knowing his former player Nikkah, Toroman can devise a plan and K Will is the ideal match up to be developed to stop him.
Iran's 2 speedy 6'2" guards can be defended well by most of Gilas players, but tall players like Norwood and Dillinger can be prepared as surprise defenders in the semis and finals.
eh parang ayaw ng sta. lucia ipahiram si williams. lol
special na mga play patterns naman ang run ni Toroman para sa mga PBA players with Gilas kaya kahit ON and OFF yong tatlo, K Will, Norwood and Dillinger makaka blend din naman sila sa play ng Gilas. Yon nga lang ma miss nila part ng elimination round ng PBA all filipino tourney sa PBA this year which overlaps with the ASIAD. Ma aabutan pa rin nila playoff at makakabalik sila sa respective teams sa PBA.
Take a look at the PBA team's rooster. walang 6'7" forward na defender and offensive player kundi si K Will. Si Norwood ok din sana mabilis pero sa offensive end di sya masyadong consistent. Si Arwind maliit sa height na 6'4".
Di sila pagsasabayin sa loob. Kita ni Toroman na kung isa lang ang additon kahit short training no problem. proven niya yan kay Lassiter na di na sira chemistry ng Gilas play.
junmar fajardo daw pantapat kay hadadi at yao ming???LOL!!! si Slowter lang ang kaya nyan. wala ding yang ibig sabihin. buti pa si Asi na lang malapad at malakas. pati si mick Pennisi 6'10" at 3 pointer pa. mga beterano na ng international competitions.
PBA shoo-ins For SMART GILAS:
JIMMY ALAPAG
ASI TAULAVA
MICK PENNISI
KELLY WILLIAMS
GABE NORWOOD
JARED DILLINGER
*JAMES YAP
*ARWIND SANTOS
ALISIN NA YUNG MGA MALILIIT AT DI NAPAPASOK SA GILAS.
Pwde bang kunin si Ronjay Buenafe as backup guard ni Chris Tiu at Barroca? Malaki maitutulong ni Buenafe....hanga nga si Toroman nang makita nyang maglaro tong si Ronjay "AnkleBreaker" Buenafe...
my line up
C SHAUN PRUITT 6'10"
F JAPETH AGUILAR 6'10"
F KELLY WILLIAMS 6'7"
G MARNEL BARACAEL 6'4"
G CHRIS TIU 5'11"
C JUNMAR FAJARDO 6'10"
F JASON BALLESTEROS 6'8"
F ALDRECH RAMOS 6'7"
G CHRIS LUTZ 6'4"
G JV CASIO 5'11"
G DYLAN ABABOU 6'5"
G MARK BARROCA 5'10"
you need 5 6'10
maganda ang pinakita nyo sa quatar isama maisama nyo sana sa oinbe up nyo si kelly williams at norwood at samigu eman im sure lalakas pa kayo pag kasama sila
Isama nyo sa line up si Eman para lumakas ang rebounding force nang Team Pilipinas.
yeah isama nyo i eman at williams at norwood and jr reyes at james yap kahit yan nalang lima galing pba ok na paghaloin nyo ang pros at gilas ok yan... mas lalakas si maggi sison tanggalin nyo na at cawaling at casio at razull at yung 5'9 trying hard masyado maglaro i think di nya kaya to play.