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Rock and Roll... to the Worlds! Philippines U21 enters the World Cup after win over Canada U21, 91-61 (80269)

Washington D.C., USA -- Philippines U21 raced to an early lead, and thwarted every comeback attempts by Canada U21, and this led to a very important win for the Filipinos, 91-61. This win gave them a slot in the U21 World Cup next season, which is a first for Coach Leo in his tenure as the U21 manager of the Philippines.

"I'm very grateful for the community's support, especially those who are training their guys and keeping them in tip-top shape.", Coach Leo said in the post-game interview. He also tipped his hat to Canada U21's current manager, Coach Morwood, for being a mentor and a great friend. "We go way back, being his assistant when he was Philippines U21's manager a few seasons back, learned a lot about handling the national team, what tactics to use. Stuff like that helps a lot, especially coming from the winningest Pilipinas U21 manager. Again, I can't thank him enough."

Rojun Abono had his best game in a Pilipinas U21 uniform, scoring 23 points in just 23 minutes off the bench, while Leonard Espeño finished the game with 19 points to cap off this season. Joseph Steven Tabernero, aptly nicknamed "JT Express", delivered a 16-point package, safely and securely. Orchestrating the Philippines U21 offense was Clyde Dexter Widagdo, who dished out 7 assists, and 5 of it were from the 1st quarter alone. The 20-year-old Benigno Sasabo didn't score much, but his defense on Canada U21's monster bigman, Pascal Veilleux, was exemplary after he limited the latter to just 6 of 22 shooting, add to that his 7 rebounds and 5 blocks.

The Filipinos did not do well in the rebounding department as Canada U21 deployed a 3-bigs starting 5, hence the 47-63 disadvantage with the Filipinos not even getting a single offensive rebound in this game, but they made up for it by shooting at a better clip, better passing, and defense.

As for Canada U21, Vernon Owen and Pascal Veilleux secured double-doubles to lead Canada U21's offense. Owen had 16 points, 19 rebounds and 3 blocks, while Veilleux collected 14 points, 11 rebounds and 2 blocks.

On to the next season, where the Philippines U21 will test its mettle against the best U21 teams in the World. Good luck!

Points Leaders:
Rojun Abono - 23 points
Leonard Espeño - 19 points
Joseph Steven Tabernero - 16 points

Rebounds Leaders:
Victor Perfecto Sumbang - 7 rebounds
Benigno Sasabo - 7 rebounds
Laurence Linia - 6 rebounds
Ash Julius Javellana - 6 rebounds

Assists Leaders:
Clyde Dexter Widagdo - 7 assists
Rojun Abono - 3 assists
Ash Julius Javellana - 3 assists

Mabuhay ang Pilipinas!

- Leo

Alright, this formally ends Season 68. We didn't get the shiny medal, but we managed to sneak into the World Cup. Sa wakas! :D

We now start Season 69... nice! This time, we'll start by scouting the rookies, the future U21 and/or Seniors studs. If you have a decent rookie in your hands, you can mail me, Leo, (54375) or Raddy, (55059) to discuss the training plans.

If in case, you don't have plans to train your rookies, I would like to ask to sell them this week or in the next. It will be more profitable than keeping them in your team untrained and possibly selling sometime in the midseason orlate in the season.

Afterwards, we'll be scouting the 20 and 21 yr olds, especially those who have the chance to suit up for our U21 team.

Two more things, training guide is still up: https://www.buzzerbeater.com/community/forum/read.aspx?thr...

As well as the training simulator: https://www.buzzerbeater.com/community/forum/read.aspx?thr...

I haven't received any concerns about the simulator so far, so please let me know if there's a problem with it.

Good luck sa atin sa Worlds next season!

Best regards,
Leo

Congrats Coach Leo, Ilaban na natin tong paparating na U21 World Cup ;) Chong and Miguel is waiting for the call and may drafted 19yo prospect ako si Vic Dinopol ;) Future is bright for our U21 and NT Pilipinas ;) Keep going

Yes coach, maraming salamat! Ilalaban natin ito!

Ihanda mo na sila Chong at Miguel ;)

I agree boss Obi. Height plays a big role sa training speed. Some trainings are faster when the trainee is tall, some trainings are faster when trainee is short, and the others where height doesn't matter.

I'll just put this here for everyone that currently, we have general final skills requirements for Seniors team prospects, which are as follows:
a) For scoring guards: at least 14 Inside Shot; at least 12 Inside Defense
b) For defensive guards: at least 12 Inside Defense
c) For bigs in general: at least 10 Outside Defense; at least 10 Passing; It also helps to have decent Handling, which helps in training Outside Defense and Passing via elastic effect

Boss Obi's advice fits well sa ganitong instances. If you have tall guys na maganda na ang guard skills or short guys na maganda na ang Inside Shot at Inside Defense, malaking kabawasan ito sa training weeks, finishing training faster than normal. We've seen lots of trainers struggle in training Outside Defense for bigs, inaabot ng 1-2 seasons para maabot ang target, or worse 3 seasons. Same goes for the guards who are training Inside Scoring and Inside Defense.

Kaya kung may ganyan kayong player/s, i.e. 7'0 SG or 6'0 C, please reconsider training them for our National teams. It really helps to have National team players with more all-around skills. That applies to both Seniors and U21.

- Leo

Hong Kong U21's 4th quarter barrage left Philippines U21 in the dust (81033)

Oslo, Norway -- Rude awakening welcomes the Philippines U21 squad in its return to the World Stage, as they can't seem to find their groove in the fourth quarter. They also gave up a lot of baskets in the crucial moments, which led to their demise, falling to their fellow Asian counterpart, Hong Kong U21, 78-93.

The first three quarters had the Filipinos protecting a sliver of a lead, ending the third quarter at 64-56. But, Hong Kong U21 mounted a serious comeback, starting the fourth quarter with a 10-0 blast to claim the lead, and ended up scoring 37 points, against Philippines U21's measly 14 points.

Mukti Niode top-scored for Hong Kong U21 with 28 points on 13 of 27 shooting clip. He also added 5 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 steal. Heung Lap Ching added 17 points and 7 rebounds, while Shi Ki Muk contributed 15 points off the bench. Ko Wang Man and Mok Chung Man did a great job protecting the shaded area, as they combined for 31 rebounds (10 offensive) and 8 blocks.

For Philippines U21, Boen Chong, off the bench, led the team in scoring with 21 points. Cornelio Porminal finished with 15 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists. Delfin Jalando-on powered the team's offense and defense with 10 points, 10 rebounds and 4 blocks. Benigno Sasabo, once again donning the red-white-blue jersey for Philippines U21, had 8 points, 15 rebounds and 3 blocks. Gabo Familar is now the team's orchestrator, passing the rock 6 times, while scoring 9 points.

"We only played 36 minutes," said Coach Leo about the Philippines U21's meltdown in the 4th quarter. "This is the Worlds. We're dealing with the best of the best here. We got complacent, and that is inexcusable for the team and myself included."

Up next in Philippines U21 schedule will be a game against 5th-ranked Magyarország (Hungary) U21 team, who's coming off a loss against 14th-ranked Bosna i Hercegovina (Bosnia and Hercegovina) U21 team. Game is scheduled on 29th of July, 1:30 AM (Manila Time). Please support our National Teams!

Points Leaders:
Boen Chong - 21 points
Cornelio Porminal - 15 points
Delfin Jalando-on - 10 points

Rebounds Leaders:
Benigno Sasabo - 15 rebounds
Delfin Jalando-on - 10 rebounds
Ken Nicolas - 7 rebounds

Assists Leaders:
Gabo Familar - 6 assists
Raphael Duruelo - 6 assists
Cornelio Porminal - 4 assists

Mabuhay ang Pilipinas!

- Leo

Philippines U21 bucks slow start, surges past Hungary U21, 89-75 (81037)

Oslo, Norway -- After overcoming a sluggish start, Philippines U21 are now on the board as they get their first win in the World Cup. The Filipinos fumbled early on, with Hungary U21 racing to an early lead, leading by as much as 16 points at one point in the second quarter, 24-40. Philippines U21 just scored 28 points in the first half, compared to Hungary U21's 42 points.

In the third quarter, Philippines U21 slowly chipped away at the huge deficit, and even claiming the lead at one point, 59-57. The fourth quarter proved to be the pivotal moment for the Filipinos as they made a decisive push towards the victory, scoring 30 points in the last 12 minutes. Hungary U21, on the other hand, struggled in the final canto, offensively and defensively. They only scored 11 points while allowing Philippines U21 to score all over the court.

"It was a collective effort, especially on defense, as well as in rebounding and assists department," Coach Leo praised his wards after the win. "That third quarter run took too much out of everybody, but I'm thankful that they came through in the fourth (quarter)." Asked if he was satisfied, "For now, yes, because we got the result that we wanted, but we still didn't play 48 minutes. There's still room for improvement."

Raphael Duruelo's presence wasn't felt in their last game versus Hong Kong U21, but he made sure it was felt on this one as he top-scored for Philippines U21 with 21 points, on top of 6 rebounds and 3 assists. Bill Guerrero, who didn't play last game, powered his way to an 18-point output, while corraling 8 rebounds. Cornelio Porminal and Boen Chong each chipped in 10 points. Porminal also collected 8 rebounds and 5 assists.

Delfin Jalando-on almost got a double-double with 8 points and 14 rebounds. Andre Hogan Sevilla started for the first time, but still contributed nicely with 8 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 steal and 1 block.

Károly Gyimesi was expected to do a lot of damage, and that was the case as he led Hungary U21 in scoring and rebounding, 18 points and 17 rebounds. Bence Rózsa also had 18 points. Both starting bigs were saddled with foul trouble throughout the game. Izsó Estélyi, their backup pivot, contributed 11 points and 9 rebounds, while István Vanca added 10 points and 7 assists. This will be Hungary U21's second loss in as much games.

Philippines U21 (1-1) and Brasil U21 (0-2) will lock horns on the 5th of August, 1:30 AM (Manila Time). Brasil U21 is coming off a huge loss against Hong Kong U21. Please support our National Teams!

Points Leaders:
Raphael Duruelo - 21 points
Bill Guerrero - 15 points
Cornelio Porminal - 10 points
Boen Chong - 10 points

Rebounds Leaders:
Delfin Jalando-on - 14 rebounds
Bill Guerrero - 8 rebounds
Cornelio Porminal - 8 rebounds

Assists Leaders:
Cornelio Porminal - 5 assists
Andre Hogan Sevilla - 5 assists
Raphael Duruelo - 3 assists
Delfin Jalando-on - 3 assists
Custodio Huyo - 3 assists

Mabuhay ang Pilipinas!

- Leo

Finally first win in world stage congrats coach leo, and im proud of Boen Chong's Contribution at bench ;) keep going we will prepare for brazil u21 to get that 2nd win