2026 PBA Governor's Cup

[Sanitough]

As for Syria, I cannot remember if Gilas already played against them before. I think they are just a weaker team compared to Iran.

yeah, they are ranked 74 based on the latest ranking.
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/ranking/men

Philippine at rank 36, while Iran at 28.

So with this ranking, I would expect Gilas to beat Syria in their matchup.

By the way, New Zealand was ranked 24, and we even matched up well against them, so let us stay positive despite those two losses. Next time, we are gonna bounce back, and hopefully by then Brownlee will already be fully healthy.

[Fredomago]

I think that I'm old when I remember the former Syrian player Haddadi who also punished the former Team Philippines. Anyway, we'll continue to cheer and hope for the better placing of Gilas on round 2.

Haddadi was not playing for Syria, he was playing for Iran, and they were really a tough rival of the Philippines aside from China. That was where the real competition was for the Philippines, and when Haddadi was still younger, Iran always dominated because of his height and how much stronger he made the team.

But we could still compete with them. Now that he is retired for sure, Iran is no longer the same team.

As for Syria, I cannot remember if Gilas already played against them before. I think they are just a weaker team compared to Iran.

Yeah, I used to remember that name, he's one of the great big man from the middle east and when he's still at his prime they dominated the league, same with what you said, they are also competitive so aside from China, this team Iran have their advantage with Haddadi's presence inside the paint, but those years are memories of the past there are teams now who can beat them and with how FIBA representives from each countries we need to bring everything that we have to bring our flag on the discussion topic.

[LogitechMouse]

yeah, they are ranked 74 based on the latest ranking.
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/ranking/men

Philippine at rank 36, while Iran at 28.

So with this ranking, I would expect Gilas to beat Syria in their matchup.

By the way, New Zealand was ranked 24, and we even matched up well against them, so let us stay positive despite those two losses. Next time, we are gonna bounce back, and hopefully by then Brownlee will already be fully healthy.

I also expect our Gilas to defeat Syria 2 times in the second round. The problem is the other 3 teams (New Zealand, Iran and Jordan). Let's disregard the Boomers already because we know they'll swept the group anyway.

Jordan and Iran are the top 2 teams in their group on the first round, and we can't disregard them because they're strong teams still especially Iran. If our Gilas wants to be in the World Cup, they must defeat these 2 teams with a 2-0 in order to get the 3rd spot and maybe increase their chances of getting that ticket. As for New Zealand, I know that there's also a chance that our team could defeat them as we've seen in their last game, but I believe that if our Gilas will get the "BEST OF THE BEST" players like Kai Sotto or QMB, the chances of us defeating them 2-0 will increase significantly.

I think now is the time for the Gilas to stop relying on Brownlee anymore. He's old, and injuries are piling up on him already. If there's a chance for our young guns to step up, now is the time. I just do hope that our Gilas will manage to get players like Kai Sotto and others and if that happens, I will not be surprised if we will at least get the 2nd seed. That's how high I look to our team, but provided that we will get our best players.

[tech30338]

I think that I'm old when I remember the former Syrian player Haddadi who also punished the former Team Philippines. Anyway, we'll continue to cheer and hope for the better placing of Gilas on round 2.

Haddadi was not playing for Syria, he was playing for Iran, and they were really a tough rival of the Philippines aside from China. That was where the real competition was for the Philippines, and when Haddadi was still younger, Iran always dominated because of his height and how much stronger he made the team.

But we could still compete with them. Now that he is retired for sure, Iran is no longer the same team.

As for Syria, I cannot remember if Gilas already played against them before. I think they are just a weaker team compared to Iran.

China is not a threat to PH during those times they only win the last time because of the Chinas tactics and i think because of the refs that is what i saw when calls are given, Haddadi is the one in the Philippines way couple of times if they don't have him PH would have won multiple times, but its basketball we could have done better but still proud of what the Philippines have accomplished during those times.

[Sanitough]

I think now is the time for the Gilas to stop relying on Brownlee anymore. He's old, and injuries are piling up on him already. If there's a chance for our young guns to step up, now is the time. I just do hope that our Gilas will manage to get players like Kai Sotto and others and if that happens, I will not be surprised if we will at least get the 2nd seed. That's how high I look to our team, but provided that we will get our best players.

They still need a naturalized player to lead the team. If that is your observation with Brownlee, which I also agree with, then I think they need to consider replacing him.

The competition in international basketball is very physical, so we have to watch that. After all, Brownlee has already contributed big time to the success of Gilas, especially when we beat Jordan in the finals of the Asian Games. And speaking of Kai, we really need him too, as he was one of the reasons why we were able to compete well in the FIBA World Cup, at least in some games, even against higher-ranked teams.