2022–23 PBA Commissioner's Cup

[Kelvinid]

Yes, for me coach Tim will be enough in case super coach Chot will be true to his words that he will let go the post, I mean coach Tab is coach Tab and his contributions to the development of young generations really bring great outcome to the players, though his greatness is just wasted by the fact that super coach Chot can easily manipulate as he's the golden son of the SBP, hahaha just kidding but hopefully just still hoping for the best for our nationals and for the future development of this program.

For coach Tab, wherever he is, I believe that he respects the management and he will continue to be an inspiration to those who manage to work and play with him.

Coach Chot Reyes and assistant coach Tim Cone will still be the official coach and assistant coach this coming Asian Games as their names were submitted by the POC before July 25, the deadline for the roster's submission, and whomever they put on the roster will be the official players and coaches so coach Chot Reyes is not yet officially retired from Gilas coaching job.

What's up with his statement that he stepped aside after the game against China? Does it mean he will still be part of the coaching staff but not as the head coach? If that's the scenario, I don't find it helpful, as the old system might still be in use, and it's possible he could still influence the head coach's decisions in practice. I don't understand it; please enlighten me if you know.

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[bisdak40]

Yes, for me coach Tim will be enough in case super coach Chot will be true to his words that he will let go the post, I mean coach Tab is coach Tab and his contributions to the development of young generations really bring great outcome to the players, though his greatness is just wasted by the fact that super coach Chot can easily manipulate as he's the golden son of the SBP, hahaha just kidding but hopefully just still hoping for the best for our nationals and for the future development of this program.

For coach Tab, wherever he is, I believe that he respects the management and he will continue to be an inspiration to those who manage to work and play with him.

Coach Chot Reyes and assistant coach Tim Cone will still be the official coach and assistant coach this coming Asian Games as their names were submitted by the POC before July 25, the deadline for the roster's submission, and whomever they put on the roster will be the official players and coaches so coach Chot Reyes is not yet officially retired from Gilas coaching job.

What's up with his statement that he stepped aside after the game against China? Does it mean he will still be part of the coaching staff but not as the head coach? If that's the scenario, I don't find it helpful, as the old system might still be in use, and it's possible he could still influence the head coach's decisions in practice. I don't understand it; please enlighten me if you know.

That may be from the burst of emotion as he was booed by the crowd during the introduction but legally he still has duties with the Gilas this coming Asian Games and you are right, the same kind of play but some new faces as Clarkson, Ramos, and Sotto will not suit up for the Gilas for the Asian Games. This is one problem that SBP must solve, no permanent players and they only practice for a limited period of time.

Posted below the video that i saw earlier. SBP will have to appeal if they want to change the coaching staff.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YESgozJL6nA&t=279s&ab_channel=Playoffs

[Shamm]

Yes, for me coach Tim will be enough in case super coach Chot will be true to his words that he will let go the post, I mean coach Tab is coach Tab and his contributions to the development of young generations really bring great outcome to the players, though his greatness is just wasted by the fact that super coach Chot can easily manipulate as he's the golden son of the SBP, hahaha just kidding but hopefully just still hoping for the best for our nationals and for the future development of this program.

For coach Tab, wherever he is, I believe that he respects the management and he will continue to be an inspiration to those who manage to work and play with him.

Coach Chot Reyes and assistant coach Tim Cone will still be the official coach and assistant coach this coming Asian Games as their names were submitted by the POC before July 25, the deadline for the roster's submission, and whomever they put on the roster will be the official players and coaches so coach Chot Reyes is not yet officially retired from Gilas coaching job.

What's up with his statement that he stepped aside after the game against China? Does it mean he will still be part of the coaching staff but not as the head coach? If that's the scenario, I don't find it helpful, as the old system might still be in use, and it's possible he could still influence the head coach's decisions in practice. I don't understand it; please enlighten me if you know.

Their win against China is speaking that Gillas has a chance to win every game if theres an teamwork and good coaching staff then for sure we can compete to other country. And about coach can't Reyes the good decision he made is that he is not focusing on Jordan Clarkson to carry the team and like in that game, Other player has a chance to shows who they are in the court like abundo he is very good player and he shows to us in their game against China.

[Hypnosis00]

Yes, for me coach Tim will be enough in case super coach Chot will be true to his words that he will let go the post, I mean coach Tab is coach Tab and his contributions to the development of young generations really bring great outcome to the players, though his greatness is just wasted by the fact that super coach Chot can easily manipulate as he's the golden son of the SBP, hahaha just kidding but hopefully just still hoping for the best for our nationals and for the future development of this program.

For coach Tab, wherever he is, I believe that he respects the management and he will continue to be an inspiration to those who manage to work and play with him.

Coach Chot Reyes and assistant coach Tim Cone will still be the official coach and assistant coach this coming Asian Games as their names were submitted by the POC before July 25, the deadline for the roster's submission, and whomever they put on the roster will be the official players and coaches so coach Chot Reyes is not yet officially retired from Gilas coaching job.

What's up with his statement that he stepped aside after the game against China? Does it mean he will still be part of the coaching staff but not as the head coach? If that's the scenario, I don't find it helpful, as the old system might still be in use, and it's possible he could still influence the head coach's decisions in practice. I don't understand it; please enlighten me if you know.

Their win against China is speaking that Gillas has a chance to win every game if theres an teamwork and good coaching staff then for sure we can compete to other country. And about coach can't Reyes the good decision he made is that he is not focusing on Jordan Clarkson to carry the team and like in that game, Other player has a chance to shows who they are in the court like abundo he is very good player and he shows to us in their game against China.

I don't see much difference in that game. Clarkson was still the focal point of the attack, and the game resulted in a dominant win for the Philippines because of Clarkson's five consecutive three-point shots. If that didn't happen, the outcome could have been different, as China was in good momentum, and sometimes we also struggle in the fourth quarter.

[Questat]

Yes, for me coach Tim will be enough in case super coach Chot will be true to his words that he will let go the post, I mean coach Tab is coach Tab and his contributions to the development of young generations really bring great outcome to the players, though his greatness is just wasted by the fact that super coach Chot can easily manipulate as he's the golden son of the SBP, hahaha just kidding but hopefully just still hoping for the best for our nationals and for the future development of this program.

For coach Tab, wherever he is, I believe that he respects the management and he will continue to be an inspiration to those who manage to work and play with him.

Coach Chot Reyes and assistant coach Tim Cone will still be the official coach and assistant coach this coming Asian Games as their names were submitted by the POC before July 25, the deadline for the roster's submission, and whomever they put on the roster will be the official players and coaches so coach Chot Reyes is not yet officially retired from Gilas coaching job.

What's up with his statement that he stepped aside after the game against China? Does it mean he will still be part of the coaching staff but not as the head coach? If that's the scenario, I don't find it helpful, as the old system might still be in use, and it's possible he could still influence the head coach's decisions in practice. I don't understand it; please enlighten me if you know.

Their win against China is speaking that Gillas has a chance to win every game if theres an teamwork and good coaching staff then for sure we can compete to other country. And about coach can't Reyes the good decision he made is that he is not focusing on Jordan Clarkson to carry the team and like in that game, Other player has a chance to shows who they are in the court like abundo he is very good player and he shows to us in their game against China.

I don't see much difference in that game. Clarkson was still the focal point of the attack, and the game resulted in a dominant win for the Philippines because of Clarkson's five consecutive three-point shots. If that didn't happen, the outcome could have been different, as China was in good momentum, and sometimes we also struggle in the fourth quarter.

We can call those lucky shots, but that was Clarkson's game. It's just unfortunate that China didn't play well on defense; they didn't double-team Clarkson, which allowed him to take comfortable shots. Based on the performances of Gilas' past opponents, the strategy is simple: just double-team Clarkson, and the offense will struggle.

It's very evident that in that game, Clarkson single-handedly beat China, and it all happened in just one quarter—the third quarter, to be specific. China already had a huge deficit entering the fourth, making it hard for them to come back.

Regarding the coaching job, I guess we can't do anything about it. If Coach Chot continues to be the one coaching, then let's just hope he does a better job.

[Fredomago]

Regarding the coaching job, I guess we can't do anything about it. If Coach Chot continues to be the one coaching, then let's just hope he does a better job.

Just need to accept that fact, we can't do nothing aside from supporting the national team, if Chot decided to continue his role in this tournament we don't have any capabilities to stop that happening, it's been quite a while but Chot still ignoring what fans wants him to do, being booed inside your home crowd, something that he should be considering but seems that he will choose to go and still handling the coaching mentor.

[bisdak40]

Regarding the coaching job, I guess we can't do anything about it. If Coach Chot continues to be the one coaching, then let's just hope he does a better job.

Just need to accept that fact, we can't do nothing aside from supporting the national team, if Chot decided to continue his role in this tournament we don't have any capabilities to stop that happening, it's been quite a while but Chot still ignoring what fans wants him to do, being booed inside your home crowd, something that he should be considering but seems that he will choose to go and still handling the coaching mentor.

For the coaching job, i think coach Chot Reyes is now out of Gilas as Tim Cone was named as the head coach for the Asian Games stint, that's according to Spin.ph but we don't know yet if coach Tim officially accepted the offer since no statement yet coming form him as of this writing.

At least we will see changes on the set plays when coach Tim will take over and hope no more bashing on the coaching staff this time around hehe.

Tim Cone named Gilas coach for daunting Asian Games mission

[blockman]

For the coaching job, i think coach Chot Reyes is now out of Gilas as Tim Cone was named as the head coach for the Asian Games stint, that's according to Spin.ph but we don't know yet if coach Tim officially accepted the offer since no statement yet coming form him as of this writing.

At least we will see changes on the set plays when coach Tim will take over and hope no more bashing on the coaching staff this time around hehe.

Tim Cone named Gilas coach for daunting Asian Games mission

Yes!
I also saw that news that Chot is out of the Gilas and he really did meant what he said to judge him during the world cup. At least he's now out of it and let the other coach handle everything for the Asian games. I remember that Tim Cone said that if Chot is out, he's also out.
But not this time, and let's see if he's going to be a good fit to the Gilas on this run. Well, Tab, knowing that he's in the rumor of going out of the country and has been hired by the Indonesian team is just sad. (https://newsko.com.ph/2023/09/06/tab-baldwin-inintrigang-pipiratahin-ng-indonesia/)

[bisdak40]

For the coaching job, i think coach Chot Reyes is now out of Gilas as Tim Cone was named as the head coach for the Asian Games stint, that's according to Spin.ph but we don't know yet if coach Tim officially accepted the offer since no statement yet coming form him as of this writing.

At least we will see changes on the set plays when coach Tim will take over and hope no more bashing on the coaching staff this time around hehe.

Tim Cone named Gilas coach for daunting Asian Games mission

Yes!
I also saw that news that Chot is out of the Gilas and he really did meant what he said to judge him during the world cup. At least he's now out of it and let the other coach handle everything for the Asian games. I remember that Tim Cone said that if Chot is out, he's also out.
But not this time, and let's see if he's going to be a good fit to the Gilas on this run. Well, Tab, knowing that he's in the rumor of going out of the country and has been hired by the Indonesian team is just sad. (https://newsko.com.ph/2023/09/06/tab-baldwin-inintrigang-pipiratahin-ng-indonesia/)

With regards to coach Tab Baldwin, I don't know if he was officially hired by Indonesia but reports had it that he still has three years contract with the Ateneo Blue Eagles and most likely he is the top choice to lead Gilas once again. If I were him, I would choose Gilas rather than the Indonesian team that has not yet qualified for the FIBA World Cup, and doing so will take a huge effort and a ton of money hiring players to be naturalized, just my two cents.

[Natalim]

For the coaching job, i think coach Chot Reyes is now out of Gilas as Tim Cone was named as the head coach for the Asian Games stint, that's according to Spin.ph but we don't know yet if coach Tim officially accepted the offer since no statement yet coming form him as of this writing.

At least we will see changes on the set plays when coach Tim will take over and hope no more bashing on the coaching staff this time around hehe.

Tim Cone named Gilas coach for daunting Asian Games mission

Yes!
I also saw that news that Chot is out of the Gilas and he really did meant what he said to judge him during the world cup. At least he's now out of it and let the other coach handle everything for the Asian games. I remember that Tim Cone said that if Chot is out, he's also out.
But not this time, and let's see if he's going to be a good fit to the Gilas on this run. Well, Tab, knowing that he's in the rumor of going out of the country and has been hired by the Indonesian team is just sad. (https://newsko.com.ph/2023/09/06/tab-baldwin-inintrigang-pipiratahin-ng-indonesia/)

With regards to coach Tab Baldwin, I don't know if he was officially hired by Indonesia but reports had it that he still has three years contract with the Ateneo Blue Eagles and most likely he is the top choice to lead Gilas once again. If I were him, I would choose Gilas rather than the Indonesian team that has not yet qualified for the FIBA World Cup, and doing so will take a huge effort and a ton of money hiring players to be naturalized, just my two cents.

I don't think he would choose Indonesia if he were offered the opportunity to lead the Gilas Pilipinas in international competitions. We know that the fans want him to coach the team. However, with the recent development that Tim Cone was named as the new head coach, I think this excites the fans, especially since the majority of basketball fans are Ginebra fans. They believe that Coach Tim Cone will help the national team improve.

[Yamifoud]

I don't think he would choose Indonesia if he were offered the opportunity to lead the Gilas Pilipinas in international competitions. We know that the fans want him to coach the team. However, with the recent development that Tim Cone was named as the new head coach, I think this excites the fans, especially since the majority of basketball fans are Ginebra fans. They believe that Coach Tim Cone will help the national team improve.

But was he really interested in coaching Gilas? He coached the team before, and it seemed like he had some success but was replaced by Coach, if I remember correctly. Now that Coach Chot has failed, SBP would want to hire him again? I know this is a business, and when there's money involved, things could happen. But isn't it a bit insulting for Coach Tab that he was removed when the system was doing well for Gilas Pilipinas before?

We can read more about this, though

COLUMN: We had the best coach for Gilas, then we let him go. Why?

CHICAGO - While attempting to uncover the truth behind the firing of Gilas Pilipinas head coach Tab Baldwin yesterday,

[Viscore]

I don't think he would choose Indonesia if he were offered the opportunity to lead the Gilas Pilipinas in international competitions. We know that the fans want him to coach the team. However, with the recent development that Tim Cone was named as the new head coach, I think this excites the fans, especially since the majority of basketball fans are Ginebra fans. They believe that Coach Tim Cone will help the national team improve.

But was he really interested in coaching Gilas? He coached the team before, and it seemed like he had some success but was replaced by Coach, if I remember correctly. Now that Coach Chot has failed, SBP would want to hire him again? I know this is a business, and when there's money involved, things could happen. But isn't it a bit insulting for Coach Tab that he was removed when the system was doing well for Gilas Pilipinas before?

We can read more about this, though

COLUMN: We had the best coach for Gilas, then we let him go. Why?

CHICAGO - While attempting to uncover the truth behind the firing of Gilas Pilipinas head coach Tab Baldwin yesterday,

There's no sense in discussing Coach Tab coaching Gilas Pilipinas, even if the rumored coaching job with the Indonesian National team is not true, because the SBP has already appointed Tim Cone to coach Gilas Pilipinas in the Asian Games. I think the job isn't as hard compared to Coach Chot's job, where he coached the team in the FIBA World Cup. In this Asian Games, we might likely dominate, and the Philippines winning the tournament would bring back the trust of the fans in our national team.

[Fredomago]

I don't think he would choose Indonesia if he were offered the opportunity to lead the Gilas Pilipinas in international competitions. We know that the fans want him to coach the team. However, with the recent development that Tim Cone was named as the new head coach, I think this excites the fans, especially since the majority of basketball fans are Ginebra fans. They believe that Coach Tim Cone will help the national team improve.

But was he really interested in coaching Gilas? He coached the team before, and it seemed like he had some success but was replaced by Coach, if I remember correctly. Now that Coach Chot has failed, SBP would want to hire him again? I know this is a business, and when there's money involved, things could happen. But isn't it a bit insulting for Coach Tab that he was removed when the system was doing well for Gilas Pilipinas before?

We can read more about this, though

COLUMN: We had the best coach for Gilas, then we let him go. Why?

CHICAGO - While attempting to uncover the truth behind the firing of Gilas Pilipinas head coach Tab Baldwin yesterday,

There's no sense in discussing Coach Tab coaching Gilas Pilipinas, even if the rumored coaching job with the Indonesian National team is not true, because the SBP has already appointed Tim Cone to coach Gilas Pilipinas in the Asian Games. I think the job isn't as hard compared to Coach Chot's job, where he coached the team in the FIBA World Cup. In this Asian Games, we might likely dominate, and the Philippines winning the tournament would bring back the trust of the fans in our national team.

With Coach Tim, hopefully that trust will again rise back and hopefully also after gaining that trust SBP won't change the direction and let super coach to take over again, I know by the fact that super coach is always hinting the post, and I'm afraid to see that he will just in the shadow waiting to get the position back right after the management see that fans already getting the hypes.

I don't conclude it yet, even we have that edge in Asian league we can't say that we can dominate, but if possible it's better to bring that dominance in numbers to continue the chase for the Olympic slot.

[Yamifoud]

I don't think he would choose Indonesia if he were offered the opportunity to lead the Gilas Pilipinas in international competitions. We know that the fans want him to coach the team. However, with the recent development that Tim Cone was named as the new head coach, I think this excites the fans, especially since the majority of basketball fans are Ginebra fans. They believe that Coach Tim Cone will help the national team improve.

But was he really interested in coaching Gilas? He coached the team before, and it seemed like he had some success but was replaced by Coach, if I remember correctly. Now that Coach Chot has failed, SBP would want to hire him again? I know this is a business, and when there's money involved, things could happen. But isn't it a bit insulting for Coach Tab that he was removed when the system was doing well for Gilas Pilipinas before?

We can read more about this, though

COLUMN: We had the best coach for Gilas, then we let him go. Why?

CHICAGO - While attempting to uncover the truth behind the firing of Gilas Pilipinas head coach Tab Baldwin yesterday,

There's no sense in discussing Coach Tab coaching Gilas Pilipinas, even if the rumored coaching job with the Indonesian National team is not true, because the SBP has already appointed Tim Cone to coach Gilas Pilipinas in the Asian Games. I think the job isn't as hard compared to Coach Chot's job, where he coached the team in the FIBA World Cup. In this Asian Games, we might likely dominate, and the Philippines winning the tournament would bring back the trust of the fans in our national team.

With Coach Tim, hopefully that trust will again rise back and hopefully also after gaining that trust SBP won't change the direction and let super coach to take over again, I know by the fact that super coach is always hinting the post, and I'm afraid to see that he will just in the shadow waiting to get the position back right after the management see that fans already getting the hypes.

I don't conclude it yet, even we have that edge in Asian league we can't say that we can dominate, but if possible it's better to bring that dominance in numbers to continue the chase for the Olympic slot.

If Coach Tim Cone were to struggle, I don't think he would be replaced right away. I believe he would be given enough time to create a system for the team, just like the chance they gave to Coach Chot, so we can see fairness here and no favoritism or whatsoever. Coach Tim has already proven himself in the PBA; he prioritizes defense all the time, and that's what is lacking with our national team, considering the shooting is already there.

There should be a balanced implementation; good offense and defense should come together.

[Shamm]

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Coach Tim Cone were to struggle, I don't think he would be replaced right away. I believe he would be given enough time to create a system for the team, just like the chance they gave to Coach Chot, so we can see fairness here and no favoritism or whatsoever. Coach Tim has already proven himself in the PBA; he prioritizes defense all the time, and that's what is lacking with our national team, considering the shooting is already there.

There should be a balanced implementation; good offense and defense should come together.

Yes you are right that gilas has already mastered shouting out side and inside the perimeter or let day their offense is quite good enough cause there are may veteran in gilas but I am agree with you mate as we all know that they are locking of defense which is they need more time to have the chemistry in terms of defending their ball. And Couch Tim Cone can solve that issue as we all know coach Tim cone can easily teach a good defense.

[blockman]

I don't know who to believe, Tim Cone said that they've contacted Justine Baltazar and asked him to participate the Asian Games and play for the Gilas.
On the other side, Justine Baltazar said that he has never been contacted and hasn't received any call. Despite with all of that, he's just one call away.
That's why on this one, I don't know who to believe. Because I like Tim Cone as being the recent coach of the Gilas and he's still making some adjustments while on the other hand, every player in the country wants to play and represent for sure.

[harizen]

I don't know who to believe, Tim Cone said that they've contacted Justine Baltazar and asked him to participate the Asian Games and play for the Gilas.
On the other side, Justine Baltazar said that he has never been contacted and hasn't received any call.

As far as I will give my opinion on that issue, I doubt Coach Tim Cone will tell a different story in the press conference right in front of several sports media reporters as that will ruin his credibility if he lied about it. If Justine Baltazar is not interested or really unavailable, there's already a backup roster that will deploy on the upcoming Asian Games. They are considering getting Baltazar because AJ Edu and Kai Sotto won't be available anymore to play for Gilas and maybe they tried again to reach him as practice will now commence maybe next week so they need to prepare now for the full lineup.

Anyhow, not a big deal anymore if what story is true as Gilas needs to move forward now.

To somehow fill the backup center position, I think Brandon Ganuelas-Rosser will be added to the pool. Let's wait for the final roster announcement.

[blockman]

I don't know who to believe, Tim Cone said that they've contacted Justine Baltazar and asked him to participate the Asian Games and play for the Gilas.
On the other side, Justine Baltazar said that he has never been contacted and hasn't received any call.

As far as I will give my opinion on that issue, I doubt Coach Tim Cone will tell a different story in the press conference right in front of several sports media reporters as that will ruin his credibility if he lied about it. If Justine Baltazar is not interested or really unavailable, there's already a backup roster that will deploy on the upcoming Asian Games. They are considering getting Baltazar because AJ Edu and Kai Sotto won't be available anymore to play for Gilas and maybe they tried again to reach him as practice will now commence maybe next week so they need to prepare now for the full lineup.

Anyhow, not a big deal anymore if what story is true as Gilas needs to move forward now.

To somehow fill the backup center position, I think Brandon Ganuelas-Rosser will be added to the pool. Let's wait for the final roster announcement.

I know that both can't be liars as they're up for their reputations. While on the side of Baltazar, it feels like there's something going on from his management and manager that he should just stay where he is and will need to have a consent if ever he needs to do something like represent the country. On the other hand, with the new management or some replacement from the SBP and Gilas, it seems that the PBA management is going on as Al is already on board and I am sure that he's got a lot of influence to deal with the national team for being the manager of it.
Anyway, it's just like another gossip that we fans are interested to know.

[Fredomago]

I don't know who to believe, Tim Cone said that they've contacted Justine Baltazar and asked him to participate the Asian Games and play for the Gilas.
On the other side, Justine Baltazar said that he has never been contacted and hasn't received any call.

As far as I will give my opinion on that issue, I doubt Coach Tim Cone will tell a different story in the press conference right in front of several sports media reporters as that will ruin his credibility if he lied about it. If Justine Baltazar is not interested or really unavailable, there's already a backup roster that will deploy on the upcoming Asian Games. They are considering getting Baltazar because AJ Edu and Kai Sotto won't be available anymore to play for Gilas and maybe they tried again to reach him as practice will now commence maybe next week so they need to prepare now for the full lineup.

Anyhow, not a big deal anymore if what story is true as Gilas needs to move forward now.

To somehow fill the backup center position, I think Brandon Ganuelas-Rosser will be added to the pool. Let's wait for the final roster announcement.

I know that both can't be liars as they're up for their reputations. While on the side of Baltazar, it feels like there's something going on from his management and manager that he should just stay where he is and will need to have a consent if ever he needs to do something like represent the country. On the other hand, with the new management or some replacement from the SBP and Gilas, it seems that the PBA management is going on as Al is already on board and I am sure that he's got a lot of influence to deal with the national team for being the manager of it.
Anyway, it's just like another gossip that we fans are interested to know.

Change in hands, from MVP to SMC hahaha.. what we will going to expect, another business matter? Hoping it' for the betterment of the national squad and not just for the business behind, though it's too early to judge things out, for me if it's for the betterment I won't mind if this takeover take place, I like coach Tim and with the big influence of Al Francis Chua, it will be an easy negotiation with players/target prospect to deal with.

First stop, ASEAN game if this newly form squad wins, it's better to keep the players and continue to work out with practices that will establish good blends among them.

If all is for the benefits of the country, for sure they will stay and they will dedicate their time for good improvement of the program.

[bisdak40]

Change in hands, from MVP to SMC hahaha.. what we will going to expect, another business matter? Hoping it' for the betterment of the national squad and not just for the business behind, though it's too early to judge things out, for me if it's for the betterment I won't mind if this takeover take place, I like coach Tim and with the big influence of Al Francis Chua, it will be an easy negotiation with players/target prospect to deal with.

First stop, ASEAN game if this newly form squad wins, it's better to keep the players and continue to work out with practices that will establish good blends among them.

If all is for the benefits of the country, for sure they will stay and they will dedicate their time for good improvement of the program.

Change of hands indeed, they used to call our Philippine team as Smart Gilas but they removed the word "Smart" as it is the national team and not a team solely owned by MVP hehe.

But I'm sure that Boss RSA's goal here to give Gilas a fighting chance in the Asian Games, not just to represent but the objective is to be on the podium that is why they changed the roster that was first released and the good addition to the lineup is the inclusion of Mikey Williams, a good scorer that can complement the scoring of JB.