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For now, those are the only games he is confirmed to be playing, but hopefully that will continue because Gilas still has many games outside the Philippines where they may need to compete without Kai, and that would be a tough job.
Having a big man has always been one of the problems for Gilas. Our naturalized player now is not really a big man, so we need a local player who can fill that role, and for me Kai is the best option. He has the height and strength that the others dont have. Even one of the best players in the PBA, JMF, has struggled a lot in international competition.
The good thing is Kai was still named in the
30-man Gilas pool for the Asian Games, so hopefully he will still play after that 2 games at home.
Correct me, but I don't think that Sotto will be playing in Gilas uniform just to play on the first 2 games. I mean you already joined, so might as well play for the whole 4th window as well. Imagine what will be the whole team will feel if he will not play at all games especially now that every game is a must win for our team.
We are currently 2-4 on the standings, 2nd to the last that's why having Sotto boosts the morale of the whole team. Let's not forget that our Gilas Pilipinas team went 5-1 when Sotto played, and in those 5 wins, 2 of them are against the Tall Blacks where we won against the for the first time, and against Latvia as well. He's a double-double machine, and his mere presence on the court really intimidates their opponents to drive on the paint. I don't see anything wrong with this one, but I just hope that with Sotto playing, other players must step up as well and shot their best self during the 4th window. If possible, they should replicate how they played against Latvia, Georgia and even the Tall Blacks a few years ago.
We are all happy to see him back, but right now, let's wait for the final 12 of the team then we could make a better prediction if they can win against the likes of Jordan, Iran, and even the Kiwis.
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