What's Wrong with Philippine Basketball?

**mantoy** · July 8th, 2005 09:36 AM

First the BAP fiasco, then the FIBA disqualification in all international tournaments. What's next? Forget your Olympic dream then, Mr Noli Eala.

Mag-soccer na lang kaya tayo?

**nicolodeon** · July 8th, 2005 09:40 AM

What wrong? Like with almost everything else:too much politicking. Well, this is just one of the many of other possible reasons. But the way I assess it, it's because of too much politics within and between the BAP, POC, PBA and some other sports organizations whose name I forget.

**ILuvDetailing** · July 8th, 2005 09:54 AM

Coach Chot Reyes

too many excuses, not enough coaching.

A stint in the Olympics is only a dream, unless they establish a national pool who will eat, sleep, train, and play together. Sisihin niyo yung PBA hehehe... masyadong commercialized na, pilit na ginagaya ang NBA

**baiskee** · July 8th, 2005 10:00 AM

ano ba nangyari? (nakow, wala na akong alam sa pba)

**kimpOy** · July 8th, 2005 10:07 AM

too much americanized (north)

masyadong nagiging nba...

**badkuk** · July 8th, 2005 10:13 AM

well, there's always boxing...

**Chip** · July 8th, 2005 10:23 AM

bilyar at boxing nalang hehe

**zero** · July 8th, 2005 10:26 AM

sa billards ganun din, napagtatatalo na rin sila bustamante at reyes.
mga bagito pa ang tumalo sa kanila lately. isang pinoy na lang ang natitira ngayon sa on-going tournament and his name is marlon manalo. sana manalo na nga siya!

**ownertype** · July 8th, 2005 10:46 AM

well FIBA suspended the Philippines from participating in all their tournaments (SEA, ABC, FIBA, Olympics) until BAP and POC settle their row. Remember, PCC expelled the BAP as the NSA for Basketball in the Philippines. Di mo rin masisi ang POC kasi nga very poor/ragtag ang mga pinapadala teams ng BAP against international tournaments. What trigerred this is when the BAP team lost to a Paranaque team composed of celebrities and weekend warriors. In short nawala ang confidence ng POC sa capability ng BAP in handling the basketball affairs of the country.

Kaso instead of serving the explulsion from POC, pinadala pa rin ng BAP yung team nila sa SEABA Tourney sa KL. Supposed to be, the team na papadala dun ay yung galing sa pool of players ni Chot Reyes. So na bad trip ang FIBA dahil nga sa problem ng POC and BAP. Di ba matinding pambabastos ginawa ng BAP sa ginawa nila. They hold the country hostage in the sense na, lift niyo yung expulsion since andito na rin naman kami sa KL to play. Pag di kami pinayagan mag play, di tayo mag qualify lumaro sa Asian games. So FIBA decided na until di na resolve yan, suspended kayo.

Well lets hope na maayos na to at payagan ulit maglaro ang Philippines. Ang chance natin is when our team is invited as a "wild card" team to these tourney.

**ILuvDetailing** · July 8th, 2005 10:52 AM

Kahit sa Basketball napapasukan ng Politics ano ba yan koya? :bwahaha:

**ownertype** · July 8th, 2005 11:05 AM

exactly ILV, mismanaged kasi ang BAP ng former leaders nila. Matagal na to despute na ito. That's why ayaw ng PBA magpahiram ng players sa Philippine team kasi nga magulo ang BAP. Recent na lang nag sign ng agreement ang PBA with BAP ng maupo si Eala. BAP consider itself a prestigious assoc. kasi recognized siya ng FIBA which is the highest governing authority in the world pag dating sa basketball. Thats why kapit tuko mga leaders sa position nila sa BAP. Kaso with the reorganization, lahat ng NSAs sa country is now under POC's wings. Pero feeling ng BAP, sovereign sila and wala right ang POC to interefere sa affairs nila. This is a simple case of pride, pataasan ng ihi, at ayaw pasakop. Kaya I would understand POC Chair Peping Cojuangco for clipping the wings of BAP dahil sobra na talaga sila. POC feels na until andyan ang BAP, kulelat tayo sa basketball sa asia.