2026 PBA Governor's Cup

[Russlenat]

Lack of preparation, lack of coordination and lack of focus on getting that medal. Who's to blame for this? Gilas? PBA? it's sad that the team lost and they can point that they cut the budget for it.

Even if they prepare well, with the same roster it's unlikely that they can defend the championship. We need a good center like Kai, that's one thing, and more active players like Brownlee if we want to compete with the stronger teams. We can't expect our PBA players alone to beat those giants, we're just fooling ourselves if we believe that.

Hopefully after that big slap in the face, they will realize how much our opponents have improved while we seem to be going the opposite direction.

[blockman]

Kume has mentioned some funny comments about the lost of Gilas against China.

Marcial also pointed to China’s imposing size and shooting ability as major factors in the lopsided result.

“Pero ano magagawa ng mga players natin, ang tatangkad ng mga Chinese players ngayon, mga shooters pa,” he said.

(But what can our players do, the Chinese players are really tall now, and they are also shooters.)

We're aware how good China is and how tall they are, that's their natural advantage which is the height and anyone who gets into the national team are now trained to be shooters. So being tall and shooter is simplifying a natural skill in this time's basketball. I guess that these people who handles our national team are moving backwards instead of forwarding and improving the ball style in our country.

[bisdak40]

Kume has mentioned some funny comments about the lost of Gilas against China.

Marcial also pointed to China’s imposing size and shooting ability as major factors in the lopsided result.

“Pero ano magagawa ng mga players natin, ang tatangkad ng mga Chinese players ngayon, mga shooters pa,” he said.

(But what can our players do, the Chinese players are really tall now, and they are also shooters.)

We're aware how good China is and how tall they are, that's their natural advantage which is the height and anyone who gets into the national team are now trained to be shooters. So being tall and shooter is simplifying a natural skill in this time's basketball. I guess that these people who handles our national team are moving backwards instead of forwarding and improving the ball style in our country.

I think we are not going backwards bro, its just that there is a conflict of schedule and also some of the players like Kai Sotto is avoiding injury that would cost him so much as he has not yet sign a contract yet.

It seems to me that who ever handles Gilas prioritizes the FIBA World cup rather than the Asian Games as FIBA is more prestigious than Asian games but we should have not done that because we are one of the powerhouse in Asia and we should stand to that.

What commissioner Marcial has said was somewhat wrong imo. Yes the Chinese are a tall and a good shooting team but if Gilas sends the team that won the FIBA window last month, we have a great chance of beating them. He should have not said that in public.

[mirakal]

What commissioner Marcial has said was somewhat wrong imo. Yes the Chinese are a tall and a good shooting team but if Gilas sends the team that won the FIBA window last month, we have a great chance of beating them. He should have not said that in public.

What people want to hear is not something they already know, they want to hear how Gilas will adjust so they won't suffer that kind of humiliation again.

He should avoid negative words in public and instead give some assurance that they recognize the problem and will work on improving it. After a result like that, the players who were supposed to feel proud representing the country probably ended up feeling embarrassed instead.

[Natalim]

What commissioner Marcial has said was somewhat wrong imo. Yes the Chinese are a tall and a good shooting team but if Gilas sends the team that won the FIBA window last month, we have a great chance of beating them. He should have not said that in public.

What people want to hear is not something they already know, they want to hear how Gilas will adjust so they won't suffer that kind of humiliation again.

He should avoid negative words in public and instead give some assurance that they recognize the problem and will work on improving it. After a result like that, the players who were supposed to feel proud representing the country probably ended up feeling embarrassed instead.

It's not the first time this has happened, so it's not really something new. As long as we don't send our best players, we can't expect too much from the team. Let's just move on from this and focus on the next one. The FIBA qualifiers are more interesting for me. Hopefully Justin Brownlee will be back by then and Kai Sotto will be able to play, that's all I really wish for.

[Maslate]

It's not the first time this has happened, so it's not really something new. As long as we don't send our best players, we can't expect too much from the team. Let's just move on from this and focus on the next one. The FIBA qualifiers are more interesting for me. Hopefully Justin Brownlee will be back by then and Kai Sotto will be able to play, that's all I really wish for.

Don't worry, there are still a lot of games to come. You can see the full schedule here.

We'll be back on November 27, so that's plenty of time to prepare. After that loss, I'm sure they won't forget what happened and hopefully they can use it as motivation to improve and give the fans something better to look forward to.

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[LogitechMouse]

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Even if they prepare well, with the same roster it's unlikely that they can defend the championship. We need a good center like Kai, that's one thing, and more active players like Brownlee if we want to compete with the stronger teams. We can't expect our PBA players alone to beat those giants, we're just fooling ourselves if we believe that.

Hopefully after that big slap in the face, they will realize how much our opponents have improved while we seem to be going the opposite direction.

That tournament just showed 2 things to our basketball team.
1. Our team is becoming weaker and weaker.
2. Other countries' team are becoming stronger and stronger.

Preparing well is good, but like what you said, preparing well doesn't mean you'll win a title if you have a mediocre roster to defend the title. I want to say that we need Kai, but I don't think that he wants to play in this tournament, or I don't think that the SBP will try and get him. We need better players to represent our national team. I still believe that we have the players to compete for the highest stage on Asia. It's just that for whatever reason it is, SBP isn't building one that could compete against the likes of China, Japan or even Korea.

This tournament happens once every 4 years, and for sure many changes will happen throughout those 4 years. I wonder how will SBP prepare for the next Asian Games after that disappointing exit.

[blockman]

Kume has mentioned some funny comments about the lost of Gilas against China.

Marcial also pointed to China’s imposing size and shooting ability as major factors in the lopsided result.

“Pero ano magagawa ng mga players natin, ang tatangkad ng mga Chinese players ngayon, mga shooters pa,” he said.

(But what can our players do, the Chinese players are really tall now, and they are also shooters.)

We're aware how good China is and how tall they are, that's their natural advantage which is the height and anyone who gets into the national team are now trained to be shooters. So being tall and shooter is simplifying a natural skill in this time's basketball. I guess that these people who handles our national team are moving backwards instead of forwarding and improving the ball style in our country.

I think we are not going backwards bro, its just that there is a conflict of schedule and also some of the players like Kai Sotto is avoiding injury that would cost him so much as he has not yet sign a contract yet.

It seems to me that who ever handles Gilas prioritizes the FIBA World cup rather than the Asian Games as FIBA is more prestigious than Asian games but we should have not done that because we are one of the powerhouse in Asia and we should stand to that.

Maybe you're right bro. The priority wasn't really in the Asian games but, it was a devastating lost which is hard to accept. There's the discussion that they have no budget and that's why they didn't get any naturalized big man to play for the team.

What commissioner Marcial has said was somewhat wrong imo. Yes the Chinese are a tall and a good shooting team but if Gilas sends the team that won the FIBA window last month, we have a great chance of beating them. He should have not said that in public.

He should watch his mouth because he's saying the obvious and while he defends the roster per se. It's always like this, pointing out the problem and the clear reason why the team lost but there's no proper solution for it. Anyway, what's done is done and we move on.