PBA na ulit... (ARCHIVED)

**jonski** · February 24th, 2007 05:09 PM

sana eto 1st 5

C taulava
PF washington
SF Siegle
Sg williams
PG miller

yan pili ko kasi scorer lahat at very mobile plus meron sila height and pwede mo sila pag shootin sa lahat ng court.

helterbrand
ocampo
pingris
dela cruz
yap
hontiveros
raymundo/ hatfield

**shadow** · February 24th, 2007 05:13 PM

Originally Posted by jonski

sana eto 1st 5

C taulava
PF washington
SF Siegle
Sg williams
PG miller

yan pili ko kasi scorer lahat at very mobile plus meron sila height and pwede mo sila pag shootin sa lahat ng court.

helterbrand
ocampo
pingris
dela cruz
yap
hontiveros
raymundo/ hatfield

personally si washington and miller???questionable sa akin ito....

**Gumusut_Amige** · February 24th, 2007 05:19 PM

Originally Posted by jonski

sana eto 1st 5

C taulava
PF washington
SF Siegle
Sg williams
PG miller

yan pili ko kasi scorer lahat at very mobile plus meron sila height and pwede mo sila pag shootin sa lahat ng court.

helterbrand
ocampo
pingris
dela cruz
yap
hontiveros
raymundo/ hatfield

walang gsm sa starting 5... bro, tapos na ang finals dapat di bias ha!

**BoEinG_747** · February 24th, 2007 05:28 PM

Originally Posted by Gumusut_Amige

walang gsm sa starting 5... bro, tapos na ang finals dapat di bias ha!

hehehe tapos na ang thrash talking Bro jonski,

imposible naman nakalimutan mo si JJ Helterbrand hehehe

**jonski** · February 24th, 2007 07:47 PM

oi nandun si Jayjay sa list ko ah! pwede naman sila magpalitan ni miller sa point kaya lang i think mas veteran si miller sa international event.

**BoEinG_747** · February 24th, 2007 08:43 PM

Originally Posted by jonski

oi nandun si Jayjay sa list ko ah! pwede naman sila magpalitan ni miller sa point kaya lang

ibig namin sabhin bakt wala sa 1st five mo Jayjay

i think mas veteran si miller sa international event.

may maganda na rin exposure si Helterbrand sa international competition

di ba may sinalihan pa nga sila(RP team ) invitational tournament na sia ang naging MVP

**may_68** · February 24th, 2007 09:43 PM

Just wanted to share from www.pba.ph

CAGUIOA, HELTERBRAND, SEIGLE, ASI LEAD 12 NAMED TO RP 5
We picked the best team, not the best players or talents – Coach Chot
Saturday, 24 February 2007
TWELVE brave souls. One common mission.

The roster of the RP men’s basketball team out to seek the country’s first ever Olympic berth in 34 years was finally unveiled Saturday, an all-pro selection which its high-profiled mentor best describes as a bunch of young, quick and fundamentally sound players.

Coach Chot Reyes named five guards, five forwards and two slotmen to the national squad whose first primary task begins this summer when it takes part in two South East Asian Basketball Association (SEABA) qualifying tournaments.

“We wanted to make sure that the team we picked is the best team, not necessarily the best players or the best talents, because in the end, the only way we’re going to win is if we have superior teamwork and if we have a lot of players willing to sacrifice their individual goals and interests for the good of the team,” said Reyes when he formally announced the 12 players comprising the RP squad before the media at the Grilla Grill in Libis, Quezon City.

Comprising the guard spots are Talk N Text’s Jimmy Alapag and Renren Ritualo, the Ginebra duo of Mark Caguioa and Jayjay Helterbrand and Dondon Hontiveros of San Miguel.

San Miguel forward Danny Seigle leads the wingmen, along with Ginebra’s Rudy Hatfield, Tony de la Cruz of Alaska, Air21’s Ranidel de Ocampo and Kerby Raymundo of Purefoods.

Manning the center slot is Asi Taulava of Talk N Text and surprise pick Mick Pennisi of Red Bull.

Named as three alternates are Red Bull’s Enrico Villanueva, San Miguel’s Romel Adducul and Rafi Reavis of Ginebra. Unlike the 12 regular members of the national squad, the trio will not be pulled out of their respective mother teams for the Fiesta Conference that begins on March 4.

Reyes said the selection was done in close coordination with former national coaches Norman Black, Tim Cone, Jong Uichico and team scouts Binky Favis and Aboy Castro.

“We wanted a team that was going to be flexible, we wanted a team that could run up and down the floor, that could press, we wanted to put premium on outside shooting without necessarily sacrificing size,” said Reyes as he spoke the selection of the team alongside PBA commissioner Noli Eala.

The team holds its first formal practice on March 5 and has lined up several playing schedules that will take the nationals to Iran, Australia, Europe and Qatar.

All members of the squad was presented simultaneously to the media and the BAP-Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas under its president Manny V. Pangilinan.

The PBA Board of Governors led by chairman Ricky Vargas already gave its imprimatur to the 12 national players, all of whom will be removed from their respective teams to concentrate on the RP quintet.

The national team’s first tournament will be the SEABA qualifying tournament for the FIBA-Asia champion’s Cup to be held in Indonesia on April 9 to 14. Then it’s off to Bangkok for the SEABA cagefest from May 24-28, where the top two placers get automatic slots to the FIBA-Asia Olympic qualifier to the 2008 Beijing Olympics in Tokushima, Japan in July.

The country’s SEABA participation was made possible after the FIBA (Federation Internationale de Basketball) suspension on the Philippines was finally lifted last February 20.

“The easy part is over with the lifting of the FIBA suspension. Now comes the hard part,” Reyes admitted. “But we’re all excited. I already spoke to the players and they are all committed to play for flag and country.”

Eala said the PBA will bankroll the training and preparation of the team based on the budget submitted by Reyes to the league. (GR)

**chua_riwap** · February 24th, 2007 09:55 PM

Pag na-pull out yung mga star players ng mga PBA teams para sa RP 5, patay na naman ang PBA nito. Bagsak ang gate receipts.

Bakit kasi di na lang sila bumuo ng solid RP Team, at sanayin na ito for international tournaments, hindi yung huhugot pa sila sa PBA, para magakroon ng isang fighting team?