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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