2022–23 PBA Commissioner's Cup

[goinmerry]

Oh, alright.
The Chot's list is there as he's still the one to coach the Gilas. But resorting to that idea, he knew that Kelly is already aged and looking at the line up of other teams.
Some from their roster might also be old enough but look at how massive those players are. No doubt with the experience of Kelly and his achievements but they should have chosen better and younger.
That's more ideal contributor to the team and more athletic but if there's no other option then Kelly fits in then.

That's the problem sometimes even in other countries. Since windows qualifying games usually can clash with the player's availability, there should already be a consideration on who's player will be put up. Those players are in the reserve pool.

But that's not a problem regardless if we don't have a complete lineup since we now have a sure slot on the global competition.

Not saying it's fine to lose but either Gilas will win or lose those 2 games here, the PH is already qualified for the World Cup.

Yeah, I remember when Chot said that it's not really a requirement to win when he's justifying the loss of Gilas. But that's not really a point even if there's a secured slot already.
Those who are available will be prioritized for sure and that's up to the management on who's ready on the pool. I'm sure that many of these players on the pool would be glad to represent the country.

But don't get me wrong. I'm not pointing out Coach Chot's statement.

What I'm saying is, regardless if those expected players are not fit to play at the window qualifying games that will be held here in the country, it's fine since the big deal will be on the main event and those original players should be fit on that time.

It's also a good opportunity to expose the backup players in the window qualifying games especially if the country is already eligible in the main event. In that way, these backup will have some additional experience if ever they will be needed to replace someone urgently during the main event.

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[Hypnosis00]

Hopefully, coach Chot will be mentored by coach Tim in terms of executing a system that will work for the whole squad.

Not with the running gun plays, but a system that will maximize all the talents of each player inside the court.

Perhaps Coach Tim should be the one coaching Gilas Pilipinas. Criticism of Coach Chot will never stop as long as he remains the coach. There is a lot for him to prove because our national team has not been performing well in international competitions. I believe it's Coach Tab's fault; he set a high standard that is difficult to follow and exceed.

[Russlenat]

Let's discuss the ongoing game between DYIP and Phoenix. The first half is over, and Phoenix is holding a significant 19-point lead. I think DYIP will have a hard time coming back in this game due to the huge deficit. Also, it seems that their import, Williams, is not very productive with only 10 points from very poor shooting. This is probably his worst performance with only a 2-10 shooting record so far.

[Fredomago]

Hopefully, coach Chot will be mentored by coach Tim in terms of executing a system that will work for the whole squad.

Not with the running gun plays, but a system that will maximize all the talents of each player inside the court.

Perhaps Coach Tim should be the one coaching Gilas Pilipinas. Criticism of Coach Chot will never stop as long as he remains the coach. There is a lot for him to prove because our national team has not been performing well in international competitions. I believe it's Coach Tab's fault; he set a high standard that is difficult to follow and exceed.

I still believe that with the intervention of the government it's not coach chot alone now but also coach Tim who are selecting players and he's helping in creating good system to execute and the blending of players, look who's administering the gilas now, Scottie and Justine will be the main cast plus a healthy JMF with Malonzo and Poguy I think they can help the scoring part while blending them with CJ and other players who also have that heart of gilas to represent the country and try to win games.

Let's discuss the ongoing game between DYIP and Phoenix. The first half is over, and Phoenix is holding a significant 19-point lead. I think DYIP will have a hard time coming back in this game due to the huge deficit. Also, it seems that their import, Williams, is not very productive with only 10 points from very poor shooting. This is probably his worst performance with only a 2-10 shooting record so far.

30 points now and less than 5 minutes and I also agree that it will be tough for DYIP to rally back unless Phoenix will give them all the free shots coming in the final quarter. Something that we might not expect but sometimes it's happening but hopefully not today.

[Sanitough]

Let's discuss the ongoing game between DYIP and Phoenix. The first half is over, and Phoenix is holding a significant 19-point lead. I think DYIP will have a hard time coming back in this game due to the huge deficit. Also, it seems that their import, Williams, is not very productive with only 10 points from very poor shooting. This is probably his worst performance with only a 2-10 shooting record so far.

30 points now and less than 5 minutes and I also agree that it will be tough for DYIP to rally back unless Phoenix will give them all the free shots coming in the final quarter. Something that we might not expect but sometimes it's happening but hopefully not today.

I thought DYIP would be competitive enough when their import showed a great game early in the conference, but it's a different import we are seeing now. Probably because of the suffocating defense of Phoenix, they can't find an answer on how to produce some offense. It's a high-scoring game for Phoenix, but DYIP is currently struggling, especially with their three-point shooting.

We are now in the fourth quarter. Maybe they will win this quarter, but it's impossible to win the game.

[Yamifoud]

Let's discuss the ongoing game between DYIP and Phoenix. The first half is over, and Phoenix is holding a significant 19-point lead. I think DYIP will have a hard time coming back in this game due to the huge deficit. Also, it seems that their import, Williams, is not very productive with only 10 points from very poor shooting. This is probably his worst performance with only a 2-10 shooting record so far.

30 points now and less than 5 minutes and I also agree that it will be tough for DYIP to rally back unless Phoenix will give them all the free shots coming in the final quarter. Something that we might not expect but sometimes it's happening but hopefully not today.

I thought DYIP would be competitive enough when their import showed a great game early in the conference, but it's a different import we are seeing now. Probably because of the suffocating defense of Phoenix, they can't find an answer on how to produce some offense. It's a high-scoring game for Phoenix, but DYIP is currently struggling, especially with their three-point shooting.

We are now in the fourth quarter. Maybe they will win this quarter, but it's impossible to win the game.

Let's forget about that team. They are a trash team because they are only used as a farm team by big teams in the PBA. They may have some good games, but there's no consistency in this team. They lost by 25 points against Phoenix, which shows that they are not a competitive team.

Meanwhile, we have Converge vs NLEX. This game would probably turn out to be low-scoring because of their tight defense. The good import match up makes me believe that this will be different from the first game's outcome, and it should be a close game.

[Fredomago]

Let's discuss the ongoing game between DYIP and Phoenix. The first half is over, and Phoenix is holding a significant 19-point lead. I think DYIP will have a hard time coming back in this game due to the huge deficit. Also, it seems that their import, Williams, is not very productive with only 10 points from very poor shooting. This is probably his worst performance with only a 2-10 shooting record so far.

30 points now and less than 5 minutes and I also agree that it will be tough for DYIP to rally back unless Phoenix will give them all the free shots coming in the final quarter. Something that we might not expect but sometimes it's happening but hopefully not today.

I thought DYIP would be competitive enough when their import showed a great game early in the conference, but it's a different import we are seeing now. Probably because of the suffocating defense of Phoenix, they can't find an answer on how to produce some offense. It's a high-scoring game for Phoenix, but DYIP is currently struggling, especially with their three-point shooting.

We are now in the fourth quarter. Maybe they will win this quarter, but it's impossible to win the game.

It didn't happen I mean 4th quarter is a tie ball game between the two teams, Phoenix equalized the rally of DYIP like what you have said, DYIP import unable to find help with his teammates in his struggling night 3 out of 15 shots, not good for someone who likely be the main alpha for the team.

2nd game now between Converge and NLEX seems that in this early quarter Converge driving the game, still have lots of time
for bettors who love to place bets during live games! Good Luck Kabayan!

[Russlenat]

Let's discuss the ongoing game between DYIP and Phoenix. The first half is over, and Phoenix is holding a significant 19-point lead. I think DYIP will have a hard time coming back in this game due to the huge deficit. Also, it seems that their import, Williams, is not very productive with only 10 points from very poor shooting. This is probably his worst performance with only a 2-10 shooting record so far.

30 points now and less than 5 minutes and I also agree that it will be tough for DYIP to rally back unless Phoenix will give them all the free shots coming in the final quarter. Something that we might not expect but sometimes it's happening but hopefully not today.

I thought DYIP would be competitive enough when their import showed a great game early in the conference, but it's a different import we are seeing now. Probably because of the suffocating defense of Phoenix, they can't find an answer on how to produce some offense. It's a high-scoring game for Phoenix, but DYIP is currently struggling, especially with their three-point shooting.

We are now in the fourth quarter. Maybe they will win this quarter, but it's impossible to win the game.

It didn't happen I mean 4th quarter is a tie ball game between the two teams, Phoenix equalized the rally of DYIP like what you have said, DYIP import unable to find help with his teammates in his struggling night 3 out of 15 shots, not good for someone who likely be the main alpha for the team.

They were tied in the 4th quarter, but it wasn't enough to erase the big lead of the Phoenix. The final score was 125-100, and you can tell that Phoenix had a great shooting game due to the poor defense of DYIP. Maybe they didn't play hard in the 4th quarter anymore as they were already sure that DYIP wouldn't be able to come back.

2nd game now between Converge and NLEX seems that in this early quarter Converge driving the game, still have lots of time
for bettors who love to place bets during live games! Good Luck Kabayan!

It's anybody's ball game still, even if one team is up a double digit, as long as there's still plenty of time, the opposite could mount a come back to make it a close game.

[bisdak40]

2nd game now between Converge and NLEX seems that in this early quarter Converge driving the game, still have lots of time
for bettors who love to place bets during live games! Good Luck Kabayan!

It's a close game now with Converge still leading by 4 points but i do think the latter will win this one as NLEX is really struggling to make a bucket in this game though i hope that they will win this one or make it close as possible as i bet for them (NLEX +7.5 @1.95) but really not expecting that because of the way they play now.

[LogitechMouse]

2nd game now between Converge and NLEX seems that in this early quarter Converge driving the game, still have lots of time
for bettors who love to place bets during live games! Good Luck Kabayan!

It's a close game now with Converge still leading by 4 points but i do think the latter will win this one as NLEX is really struggling to make a bucket in this game though i hope that they will win this one or make it close as possible as i bet for them (NLEX +7.5 @1.95) but really not expecting that because of the way they play now.

The 53 points of Converge's import has been wasted because they didn't get the victory. It was a close match where Converge was leading most of the game, but the sequences of possessions in the final minutes of the 4th quarter was the reason why NLEX got the lead and Alas' three at the end was the dagger for the FiberXers.

Good redeem game for Selden Jr. as he scored 35 points, played very good in the paint and has 3 blocks as well, and that is after his awful performance against the Magnolia Hotshots. Alas also has 31 points, and that three of him in the dying seconds of the game was just amazing. If you watched the whole game, you will feel the intensity around it even you are just watching live. Both teams want to win, and NLEX got the last laugh. Now the NLEX and Converge are now tied with 5-2 a piece.

I also watched the first game between the Phoenix and TerraFirma, and it was all Phoenix all the way. TerraFirma can't capitalize the absence of Phoenix's import during the 2nd half. Shots aren't sinking for them. The ball aren't moving for the Dyip and mostly it was isolation plays. Just an easy win for the Fuelmasters.

[Botnake]

2nd game now between Converge and NLEX seems that in this early quarter Converge driving the game, still have lots of time
for bettors who love to place bets during live games! Good Luck Kabayan!

It's a close game now with Converge still leading by 4 points but i do think the latter will win this one as NLEX is really struggling to make a bucket in this game though i hope that they will win this one or make it close as possible as i bet for them (NLEX +7.5 @1.95) but really not expecting that because of the way they play now.

I also thought they would win, but Kevin Alas came through in the end, just like his previous game in a close match, he was always there to take over the game. Franklin was unstoppable, especially with his 3-point shooting, but in the end, he got tired as NLEX did not stop working hard to win. So it happened, they won the game in a very entertaining and thrilling manner, and they deserved that big win. The best player was Kevin Alas, of course.

[Johnyz]

I also thought they would win, but Kevin Alas came through in the end, just like his previous game in a close match, he was always there to take over the game. Franklin was unstoppable, especially with his 3-point shooting, but in the end, he got tired as NLEX did not stop working hard to win. So it happened, they won the game in a very entertaining and thrilling manner, and they deserved that big win. The best player was Kevin Alas, of course.

What a win for NLEX, didn't anticipate the game to end like this, it was a great game and Converge just fell short.
Kevin Alas did a great job, carrying the whole team, all the way up to the last quarter. Sadly I miss the call here since I place a bet to converge knowing that they are more eager to win here and despite of the effort of Franklin, they still loss the game. It was a close one, so nothing to be ashamed of and they are still on a good standing here.

[Shamm]

I also thought they would win, but Kevin Alas came through in the end, just like his previous game in a close match, he was always there to take over the game. Franklin was unstoppable, especially with his 3-point shooting, but in the end, he got tired as NLEX did not stop working hard to win. So it happened, they won the game in a very entertaining and thrilling manner, and they deserved that big win. The best player was Kevin Alas, of course.

What a win for NLEX, didn't anticipate the game to end like this, it was a great game and Converge just fell short.
Kevin Alas did a great job, carrying the whole team, all the way up to the last quarter. Sadly I miss the call here since I place a bet to converge knowing that they are more eager to win here and despite of the effort of Franklin, they still loss the game. It was a close one, so nothing to be ashamed of and they are still on a good standing here.

Yes a big win by NLEX team and now they are in the top 3 for this conference with a record of 5-2 which is pretty good for them because we all know how hard to be in top 3  and I was surprise that they are very improving a lot and now they are willing to give us a good lineup to with the help of their import. Which pretty good and by the support of their local players improving a lot. For hope they will continue the momentum so that they will in to the quarter finals .

[Fredomago]

I also thought they would win, but Kevin Alas came through in the end, just like his previous game in a close match, he was always there to take over the game. Franklin was unstoppable, especially with his 3-point shooting, but in the end, he got tired as NLEX did not stop working hard to win. So it happened, they won the game in a very entertaining and thrilling manner, and they deserved that big win. The best player was Kevin Alas, of course.

What a win for NLEX, didn't anticipate the game to end like this, it was a great game and Converge just fell short.
Kevin Alas did a great job, carrying the whole team, all the way up to the last quarter. Sadly I miss the call here since I place a bet to converge knowing that they are more eager to win here and despite of the effort of Franklin, they still loss the game. It was a close one, so nothing to be ashamed of and they are still on a good standing here.

Yes a big win by NLEX team and now they are in the top 3 for this conference with a record of 5-2 which is pretty good for them because we all know how hard to be in top 3  and I was surprise that they are very improving a lot and now they are willing to give us a good lineup to with the help of their import. Which pretty good and by the support of their local players improving a lot. For hope they will continue the momentum so that they will in to the quarter finals .

What an interesting outcome, I was in the impression that it will be Converge that will win the game as they are really playing well at the beginning, unlikely to say that NLEX fought back and in that close game ending NLEX shine up and snatch the win against Converge an entertaining end so for sure fans loves it, especially those who take the risk betting for either handicap or ML for NLEX! Congrats mga Kabayan!

[blockman]

Yeah, I remember when Chot said that it's not really a requirement to win when he's justifying the loss of Gilas. But that's not really a point even if there's a secured slot already.
Those who are available will be prioritized for sure and that's up to the management on who's ready on the pool. I'm sure that many of these players on the pool would be glad to represent the country.

But don't get me wrong. I'm not pointing out Coach Chot's statement.

What I'm saying is, regardless if those expected players are not fit to play at the window qualifying games that will be held here in the country, it's fine since the big deal will be on the main event and those original players should be fit on that time.

It's also a good opportunity to expose the backup players in the window qualifying games especially if the country is already eligible in the main event. In that way, these backup will have some additional experience if ever they will be needed to replace someone urgently during the main event.

But the problem is, look at those past games that they've made. Chot isn't really giving that chance for the reserve/back up players, he's just always with those players that he's coaching in the PBA.
Well, hopefully, that will change for this window that will happen in the country. I agree with you that it's a good time to showcase the other talents that haven't been discovered yet if ever he'll give them some playing time.

[goaldigger]

I also thought they would win, but Kevin Alas came through in the end, just like his previous game in a close match, he was always there to take over the game. Franklin was unstoppable, especially with his 3-point shooting, but in the end, he got tired as NLEX did not stop working hard to win. So it happened, they won the game in a very entertaining and thrilling manner, and they deserved that big win. The best player was Kevin Alas, of course.

What a win for NLEX, didn't anticipate the game to end like this, it was a great game and Converge just fell short.
Kevin Alas did a great job, carrying the whole team, all the way up to the last quarter. Sadly I miss the call here since I place a bet to converge knowing that they are more eager to win here and despite of the effort of Franklin, they still loss the game. It was a close one, so nothing to be ashamed of and they are still on a good standing here.

Didn’t expect this as well since the way converge played the game, i though they are in control but suddenly collapse in the last quarter, local players failed to help their import though this was a close game. They can still bounce back and still have the chance to go to next round, its too early to say but if they want to be more dominant and have a higher chance getting into the semis, Converge should be more consistent. Didn’t place a bet on this since I’m waiting for the big game this Sunday between Tnt and SMB.

[crzy]

2nd game now between Converge and NLEX seems that in this early quarter Converge driving the game, still have lots of time
for bettors who love to place bets during live games! Good Luck Kabayan!

It's a close game now with Converge still leading by 4 points but i do think the latter will win this one as NLEX is really struggling to make a bucket in this game though i hope that they will win this one or make it close as possible as i bet for them (NLEX +7.5 @1.95) but really not expecting that because of the way they play now.

Well you won with NLEX as they become more active in the last few minutes and was able to snatch the win against Converge, its good to watch the game because its very intense and unpredictable all I thought Converge win take the win but the result is opposite. Where are you placing this bet? I’m looking for other site to place my bet with the good odds.

[chaser15]

Most top to mid-tier teams in this conference is averaging a 100+ total score per game. Even those low-tier teams are doing such average total scores. This is not usual to see in the Commissioners Cup even if imports are dominant.

Improve on offense? Lack of Defense? PBA is now turning into a soft league?

Either of those though, it's good to see that most teams now are not relying too much on their imports. Am I wrong here?

[jakelyson]

Either of those though, it's good to see that most teams now are not relying too much on their imports. Am I wrong here?

Most of the top teams have strong locals that are very dependable. They can shoot and guard and are very active on the court. But we still cannot take away having a good import still puts the win in the tally. The perfect example is Magnolia. They have strong local players and doing really great, but their import was lacking in their first few games. They lost all that games until they replaced their import. In this conference, having a strong local is not enough to get the wins. Teams still need good imports to win. But the scoring is more spread out and the teams are not dependent on the import to score. The locals are good enough to create and make their own shots.

[harizen]

Didn’t expect this as well since the way converge played the game, i though they are in control but suddenly collapse in the last quarter, local players failed to help their import though this was a close game.

Actually, it's not that Converge collapses on the final end. It's just that NLEX just really did a great job executing their plays during the final minutes.

We can't also blame the locals for why Converge lost in that game. It's unfair to even their import do have a big production. Overall, the game was being decided on what team will successfully do the very important part of the close game, the "turning point".

Nice to see unusual teams again sitting at the 3rd and 4t spot but I do hope Converge will have a good rally this conference.