At medyo na-karma pa tuloy tong Serbian coach ng China na nagsasabi noon na "lack of quality" ang Gilas Pilinas noong 2019 FIBA World games. May panawagan kasi na tanggalin na siya bilang headcoach ng China dahil hindi daw magaling, parang si coach Chot Reyes lang kung i-bash ng mga basketball fans nating kababayan hehe.

Tapos na Asian Games pero papalapit na naman yong PBA opening ngayong Sunday ata kung hindi ako nagkakamali at may mga pre-season games pa ng NBA na pwede natin pustahan kaya lock ko na tong thread na to at maraming salamat sa inyong mga comments dito mga kabayan.

KO bet is interesting and you are right, if it is above 2.0 then i think that's the bet to go as Casimero is really on shape right now and Oguni is has not been active for more than a year, that is a very big factor in boxing, ring rust might be the reason on his downfall.

Casimero is already in Japan, watched their vlog and he is somewhat popular there as people, especially the press are talking about him fighting Inoue in the future. The Japanese people are closely watching Quadro Alas if he is indeed a threat to their hero.

Siguro si coach Tim Cone na ang magti-timon ng Gilas Pilipinas sa ngayon dahil ang nag-handle na dito ay yong SMB company kaya malamang sa malamang ay coach na galing sa SMB company rin ang gagawing head coach.

Grabe, hanggang ngayon ay puro pa rin Gilas ang nasa newsfeed ng aking social media account, hindi rin kasi biro yong makamit ng basketball team natin kagabi, 61 years na pala tayo huling naka-ginto sa basketball kaya dapat lang na magsaya ang lahat ng Pilipino dito.

Laki siguro ng bonus na matatanggap ng mga players at coaching dahil sa panalong ito.

End of the first half and the score is tied at 31 all.

Gilas have that 13 point lead in the second quarter that was erased very quickly by Jordan courtesy of that 4 3's that tied this tight ball game.

Hope this second half, Gilas will erupt and take the gold.

To all who has betted, just sit back and relax kabayan hehe, exciting 2nd half ahead of us.

I also watched this guy's breakdown on NBA games and for me he has some sense. With regards to his  proposal to have a twin tower combination anytime, i think that's the best solution the Gilas have on guarding/neutralizing RHJ. Fajardo has slowed a bit so yeah i agree that Japeth Aguilar and Ange Kouame will man RHJ all the time with no double, let him score and not his team mates who are deadly form the rainbow country if left wide open, that's what we saw in their first meeting.

Hope we can bring home the bacon after three decades of basketball gold drought.

That must be Jordan mate, not Iran hehe. I'm fortunate enough that have pushed the bet button early as I still got the Gilas +10.5 @2.05, now the odds are shifting towards Gilas but I think not to the extent that they would be the favorites to win the Finals tomorrow.

They made it against the host country, China last night and I would not be surprised that coach Tim Cone and his Gilas wards would be holding the championship trophy when the final buzzer sounded.

Most probably they would fight each other in Japan where the Japanese Monster is comfortable. I have read an article that Japanese are buying tickets for this fight and seems like they are interested to see how Casimero would perform against Oguni because they also wanted to see our very own Quadro Alas fight their own pride.

With regards to Inoue just settling in Japan, i think Top Rank is already aware of that and for sure they will make some move to bring their cash cow to the boxing mecca of the world, Las Vegas.

Time flies so fast that this Casimero vs Oguni would be happening next week but have not seen odds yet for this fight, hopefully they would cover this early.

Hindi nga makapaniwala si coach Tim Cone sa nangyari kagabi dahil sabi niya, "It only happens in the movies, not in real life" hehe pero may Magic talaga tong si Justine Brownlee at sadyang tinadhana talaga na mangyari ang lahat ng ito na wala si coach Chot Reyes at Jordan Clarkson. Bumalik tuloy ang tanong "what if kung si JB ang dinala ng SBP sa FIBA World Cup 23".

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Bukas na ang Finals vs Jordan at dahil sa mga dikit na panalo natin laban sa Iran at China, marahil ay mataas na ang kompyansa ng Gilas sa laro nila bukas at kalimutan muna nila na tinambakan sila nito noong una nilang pagkikita.

Nakapusta na ako kanina sa Gilas +10.5 @2.05, baka magbago ang isip ng mga bookies at bawasan yong spread. Tingin ko kaya nilang ma-cover yong spread at posible pang manalo, napakataas ng moral nila ngayon kasi.

Wow, Justine Brownlee is the savior of them all, what a ball game.

When the score read 76-67, I stopped watching the game as i thought that was it for the Gilas but when i came back to watched the final score, wow, i couldn't be believed what i saw, Gilas won by a point and we are going to the finals against Jordan.

Wow, just wow.

Right, Ryan Garcia is a social media darling and a PPV drawer so an opponent with a record like that of Duarte is what they need to at least draw some hype on his next fight.

But mind you, this Duarte is not a pushover compared to some of Ryan Garcia's opponent and i think they would evaluate Duarte furthermore to see if he is a right opponent for Garcia's comeback fight and if there assessment he is a risk then they would cancel this plan, they have done this a few times already and i would not be surprised if one day Team Garcia would announce that he has having this mental issues once again thus cancelling the fight hehe.

On my local bookies, lumabas na yong odds para sa larong ito at favorite nga yong China na manalo rito. Ano kaya ang tawagan ng mga refs dito, pabor kaya sa host country? Napakababa ng odds na manalo tayo ngayon dahil sa fatigue factor at kung titingnan natin yong mga bigs ng China ay anim ata na kasing-tangkad ni Junemar Fajardo kaya mahihirapan dito si abai sa ilalim. Kahit manalo tayo dito ay isang karangalan na din itong dinala ni coach Tim sa Pinas dahil mahigit dalawang dekada na hindi tayo nakapasok sa Semis eh kay goods na to kung ako lang ang tatanungin.

China ML @ 1.25
Gilas ML @ 4.20

Tapos na ang laro sa pagitan ng Gilas at Iran kabayan, good news panalo yong Gilas sa score na 84-83.

Susunod na makalaban ng Gilas ay ang China bukas (October 4, 8:00 pm) para sa semis at tingin ko ay medyo mahihirapan sila dito ng husto.

Wala pang odds na nailabas pero tingin ko heavy underdog yong Gilas dito at kung sakaling man ay hindi mataas ang margin ay malamang pupusta ako sa China, undermanned kasi yong Gilas eh.

Kahit hindi makakuha ng medalya ang Gilas sa torneyong ito ay walang maisisi ang mga tao kay coach Tim Cone dahil umabot sila ng semis na kulang sila sila sa tao kaya kudos to coach Tim Cone.

Iran was the slight favorite before the game with a 2-point spread.

Below was the ML odds:

Iran @1.76
Gilas @2.13

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I have not bet for Gilas as i have second thoughts on them because they just played yesterday and Iran was well rested.

I just bet on the China vs Korea game which fortunately my bet win also, China -6.5 @1.89, not bad lol.

Yeah, the game is over and Gilas marches on to the semis but not without a scare hehe.

Who would have thought that Iran would take a one point lead with Gilas leading by as much as 20 points in the third quarter.

Luckily for the Gilas, Fajardo and Brownlee made their respective field goals in the dying seconds of the game.

Congrats to those who back the Gilas to win this game.

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After that devastating loss to Tank Davis, Ryan Garcia will be back in action tentatively on December 2 against Oscar Duarte.

The fight will be @140lbs, so i think Garcia is comfortable at this weight and hoping he will bounce back strong.

Oscar Duarte has an impressive record of 26-1-1, with 21 of his opponents got KOed so i think he is a live opponent for Garcia.

https://www.boxingscene.com/ryan-garcia-oscar-duarte-set-december-2-san-antonio--178184

At yon na nga kabayan, panalo ang Gilas laban sa Qatar at umabante na tayo sa quarterfinals kalaban ang Iran. Tingin ko man palag naman ang Gilas sa laro nila bukas laban sa Iran dahil Team B lang naman yong pinadala nila at kung maalala natin ay natalo rin natin to sa isang tune-up game bago mag-FIBA.

Kung sakaling palarin tayo sa Iran, China na naman yong makalaban natin pero huwag muna natin pag-usapan ang China dahil 50-50 pa tayo dito sa Iran hehe.

So far wala pang odds pero malamang ay dehado yong Iran dahil nga Team B lang.

Personally, i don't think that this fight will happen because Mayweather doesn't want to tarnish that zero lose that he had in his career. Though this is only an exhibition game but there will be a lot of pride at stake once the contract will be signed because for Pacman, he want to have his revenge and he want it even in an exhibition match and for Money, he can't afford to lose so that's the reason why this fight will not come into fruition as Mayweather is very beatable by Manny on his current age.

Lost my bet here, i underestimated the Gilas against Qatar too much but it is okay, no regrets and the good thing is that they will advance now into the quarterfinals against the Team B of Iran which i think a very competitive team and can give Gilas a good fight.

The bad news perhaps on this groupings is that Gilas will face China if ever they will succeed in defeating Iran in the quarterfinals. China is the favorite to win the Gold here so i think we will only fighting for the bronze.

I'm surprised with that wide margin too but maybe bookies are considering the higher ranking of Gilas that Qatar and they are number 2 in Group C while Qatar is number 3 in Group D (just my speculation).

Betting for the Philippines with that high spread is so risky, just like what i have said in my previous post that this version of Gilas lacks the bench firepower, i mean their second five is not that deadly like the first five.

I hope Gilas will win today but with regards to my bet, i will back Qatar with that +17.5 handicap as most likely Gilas can't cover that spread.

Good luck to us guys, bet wisely.

Moving two divisions upward is a trend and Terrence Crawford has been vocal in the last few months that he is open or interested in fighting Canelo and the latter has also shown interest to Crawford's proposal so i will not be surprised if one day, Canelo vs Crawford will be announce because a fight with Bivol or Benavidez is something that i don't see to happen next year.