Let It Fly Ep. 9 | FIBA Reaction and Our Love for Basketball

[@jamesh256]

I love bball but this is the first time my country ever showed so many Fiba World Cup games. I gotta say this is so exciting, entertaining and plain fun. I’ve been lucky as every game I watched had drama and excitement……great show guys!

[@kimberleeannbernaldez4988]

My new favorite basketball podcast and channel! Amazing! 😁

[@trialanderror8006]

Good seeing you guys once again,, good evening Philippines,,

[@mrklvrz199]

This is starting to be a weekly habit of mine. Hopefully you guys produce more quality content, and more often too.. Great episode! Have to wait for another week 😅

[@carloregalado7751]

this is the best basketball show/podcast in the world right now. just pure fire! can't wait for the next one.

[@bullchef]

This is the most serious Sol has ever been. I was waiting for him to troll JD throughout the first 42 but he finally did at the last minute 😂 after he echoed what Gabe said 😂😂😂

[@clif7450]

This 3 ballers are ballin out, side the court. Y’all dialogue are on point on the leagues point of view. I just started watching your PC not only y’all know what y’all talking about. But y’all hilarious 😅. Maring Salamat Din!

[@naldylargo3918]

Very good discussion, keep it up guys!

[@tedted4469]

Love watching you guys and to hear your insights about the game. Great job Gabe, Sol, JD 🤟💪

[@LxMnFam]

Shout out to you guys, watching from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania it feels home everytime i watch you guys chatting about all pinoy basketball topics..you make me feel like i’m a part or your group, with all those convos, it’s fun watching y’all specially sol, the funny guy! Alyways bullying JD 😂😂😂.. on a serious note, kudos to your podcast, keep up the good work! Thank you for the pure insightful and entertaining series! Ang galing ninyo! -simon

[@dudeparetsongz]

Thanks for producing this guys! Ya’ll are doing a great service for the Filipino basketball fans. So many guests we would like to see on your show. This maybe a petty point but I’m just interested though how you guys will handle a guest who will be more comfortable speaking in tagalog. :-)

[@josephaaron1990]

I love your point on continuity, Sol! I'd like to add onto it. What makes countries other (except the USA) hum like a machine despite having 3weeks to 1month of prep is that some of their key guys have spent time together, in varying degrees, in the U15, U17, U19, U21 levels. Just as you touched on, it was evident that Kai and AJ was familiar with each other's game because of the time they spent in the U17 and U19 Gilas teams. Other than Kai and AJ, I think Kiefer is the only U-age group Gilas who got promoted to the seniors Gilas. And he was like 4 or 5 years ahead of the two bigs. Hence, we can see as well that Kief was really familiar with the FIBA game.

[@Jays-On]

This is the podcast the PH need right now. No hating. Pure facts and positive opinion

[@esjhaysalazar719]

love the observations and suggestions from these 3 coz they themselves already played for flag and country. Sol said it best when he said PBA is a physical team and yet we are playing FIBA rules outside that league. I also agree with Gabe that time is the problem now rather than talent in Gilas since we have a whole lot of players now that are great here and abroad. Great great podcast and we're loving it! 💯👏🏀

[@vincentmancini3243]

Best basketball podcast

[@lizzzzl]

I like Sol's observation on Gilas- lack of leadership and legit PG and Aj Edu game being similar to Ping's .

[@FarnielAsgar]

I agree

[@alonavall08]

same

[@rextej1608]

Sol got it...He’s on point with his observation.👍👍🏀🏀

[@jecksenriquez7429]

19:41 SAVAGE SOL!! I knew its coming HAHAHAHAHAHAH!! Cmon man!!

[@wellingtongayob1494]

😝😝😝😝

[@madrigaljiggy]

My guy Sol is funny as hell. Love the pod guys!

[@Anton-oy3vm]

Please do an episode talking about first hand experiences and opinions on the Gilas-Australia brawl.

[@projectuno9185]

Great call, Sol

[@michaelbrandybermudez3634]

Solid ep as always. Watching this while working takes the pressure off. I'm with Gabe with this JB vs JC narrative. JB is really not a 100% but I really wished he played as this is his last chance to play with Gilas because of his age. Still, thank you Gilas. On to the next with CTC. Let's claim a Medal this Asiad! Almost 3 decades without a medal and for sure this will be CTC Redemption Tour. Wish JDV was here to help out preparing our National Team. But hey, JD was here! Help them out Kuys. Hahaha.

[@WRJacob.]

Chot is the program director too. So the lack of preparation and just having 2 weeks of having the full team together is on him too.

[@Mr.DMac123]

He took all the responsibility. Listen to the podcast about availability

[@paulobuenaflor5192]

Dang, everything was on point!! That identity thing from Sol is solid. We need to have our own identity. What is aFilipino Basketball?

[@pjnine3130]

sols take on our identity is 100% true.

[@Von199X]

Great podcast bro.

[@pinoyh1536]

True!! People should stop blaming Coach Chot. it's Best of the Best. Filipinos should cheer Win or Lose!!

[@aelyr2710]

unpopular opinion: Gabe Norwood would be an excellent national team head coach & mentor.

[@campo_mnl-nyc]

The #30 guy from Japan is Keisei Tominaga. He plays in the NCAA in USA for Nebraska.

[@pesiganfrancisluisd.1461]

Solid episode!

[@WhoSaysNoWay]

More episodes pls. and pls get Joe Devance in there too.

[@AcesofFire23]

I hope Aj stays healthy and become the next Gabe Norwood the goat defender of national team

[@chris-tr5vi]

This podcast never disappoint!! But Mathew Wright though, he would have made a big difference!

[@Melons2580]

Yayy 🎉

[@junardmomongan3036]

2014 didnt just happen it started when chot dreamed of fiba world cup for gilas yrs back 😊❤

[@countrylife04]

the solution is make all of the leagues in the Philippines Fiba rules and make it 10 minutes per quarter so that all Filipino players will be comfortable and already know the Fiba games when they play international games thats the solution

[@junardmomongan3036]

If chot prepared as well as 2014 he would have been loved by d fans reality is player lineup kept changing n he was like ok to it 😢❤

[@Mr.DMac123]

He was just coping with the situation. Players are coming from different league and availability

[@Von199X]

Gabe and Ray Parks should've been there.

[@dandyreyes]

11:37 hahaha the token brother

[@glennfreo6651]

i have a question Let It Fly team. why the "lack of time" being together should be an excuse for Gilas' lackluster showing in the World Cup? PH won the World Cup hosting in 2017 (if I remember correctly). in that span of time, why is the SBP unable to complete a cohesive line-up? what went in the way?

[@VNZ]

My observation.. our players come from different leagues so availability is a major issue. Injuries as well. Like jc for example only arrived like a week before wc. Time was too short for them to develop chemistry, hence so many iso plays

[@Angel-ms7sf]

I agree with yall

[@29march]

Sol said it all!

[@mannypolig47]

❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@junardmomongan3036]

Chot had all d tym prepare but he didnt unforgivable to fanss😢❤

[@Mr.DMac123]

How will he get the players for 3 months and including injuries

[@abcgif9739]

You want to improve the filipino ball? Do the following list. 1.Get rid of 3 conference and do 1 conference season with 1 import no height limit defending on what team they lacking. 2.Implement a STRICT salary cap you cant stacked your team because its not going to be competitive. 3.Get rid of the fil-am rules instead implement a new rules to fil-ams those who have passport before turning 16 is automatically eligible and those fil-am who doesnt have passport before turning 16 should not be eligible for draft (not trying to be racist but I want everbody in the league to have a chance to play and have no problems for their eligibility in the world. 4.Get rid of farm teams. 5.Get every team a basketball home court instead of playing in a capacity of 20k those empty seats are eyesore. 6.We dont necessarily need to implement 10 mins because 12 mins will get your cardio right. 7.Hire wilfred uytensu to run the PBA he is the only person that dare to say about salary cap.

[@Olinad209]

Number 7 💯💯💯💯

[@nathanielbelotindos9203]

About Chot, and why would he prepare just 2 weeks? Not confident with the talent available? If only he takes those who are available and prepare for 1 year i think it would be different outcome...

[@christianbiengregorio2396]

For us gilas fans . All those loses are heartbreaking but we always look on the bright side and have hope .

[@wal2535]

I hope you could get Dwight Ramos or a Taglish episode for Rhenz Abando haha

[@Ruviemanalo]

❤

[@KyksYT]

Napansin ko lang, no content creator is considering talking about Alvin Tolentino kapag shooters ang topic 😅

[@savingprivatedyan464]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@reddy1946]

But I think Philippines Basketball is already on the same level as European, it's just that we couldn't Use it to the fullest potential. PH basketball is the same as NBA system and during the Fiba WC finals, Germany didn't use their European system, rather an NBA style. If only there's a Coach that know how the filo ballers play and use this playing style of ours and Improve it to the fullest, I think we will the powerhouse of Asian Basketball. It's not about the League, system, Old System or whatever it's just that we continue to play hero ball rather than an Iso. The Difference between a Hero ball and an Iso is that a Hero ball playing style only rely on one players strength and that's what happened to chot system during WC, but if he try to learn, improve, and add a certain type of style for playing basketball we might be in the Olympics right now. Iso is more on a one on One battle but with the help of Other teammates during the game. Iso type is relying on skills and Players positioning during the game and the one who's doing a one on one must know the location of his teammates inorder to avoid getting crowded. That's why NBA style is still at the top but the only reason they couldn't win the WC is because of relying too much on European style which is they're not familiar with. You can see it during 2019 World cup, 2023 World Cup but during 2020 Olympic they dominate the entire world the only team that manage to beat them is France but during the Finals the European style couldn't Compete on the same level as the NBA style anymore. Meaning Iso ballers is the most deadliest one to guard as once they Pass you they will have multiple options to do as you, his guard that get passed by will look like a nobody... What we need for our NT is to Give them experience playing Abroad inorder for them to learn, Improve, and adapt to any playing style.

[@steverattlemma]

Gordon Herbert should be in the NBA

[@joaoantonio8600]

Results speaks for itself, Chot was not the man for the job

[@alonavall08]

please invite jayjay helterbrand next

[@alainmagbual3204]

if only the SBP would get their acts straight and move on through their issues, we could've performed way better and move on the next round.

[@wellingtongayob1494]

where's JOE?

[@vernielpresto5344]

Mark Caguioa next please

[@javeregaspi8769]

Chot must be a good man and a great coach but please, you must understand the hate and frustration filipino basketball fans. the hate was not just coming from the 0-3 result in 1st round of the world cup or the lost to south sudan that made us out of contention to the olympic berth. it's all started as protest when chot and SBP dismantle the well-structured system of coach Tab, but still filipino fans let him coach and supported gilas as always with hope. The frustration came when we lost in indonesia in sea games on May 2022, majority of the fans started to ask his resignation but chot nor the SBP didnt heed to the plead of the peolple then Fiba asia cup came on july 2022 and we finished 9th and lost to japan by 21 points and finished the tournament with 1 win and 3 loses. the frustrations turn into hate and by August 2022 booing started by then, all hell break loose. its been 2 years of frustration.

[@fernandopo2430]

much better all boys podcast.. 👌 try to bring in former gilas players.

[@Donnavarro147]

To Sol Mercado: you talk too much bro. Stop interrupting… wait for your turn

[@solomonmercado2721]

To Don Navarro: you do your job and I’ll do mine

[@jonelsurita9336]

next guess jayjay

[@lorrainejade9557]

pls have jj helterbrand as a guest

[@etolangyuntv2339]

yeah only jj nvm the others esp pba motoclub😅 Baduy

[@UltimateIceman01]

#30 Kesei Tominaga

[@ajcornstar]

I disagree with Gabe because Aj Edu and Justin Brownlee can play together and JB can play the 3 or wing position in my opinion.

[@junx9722]

Jj helterbrand next

[@MayTheLORDGODblessus]

YUKI KAWAMURA, YUKI TOGASHI, TAKUMI SAITO 3 of the guards you are talking about and the Stephen Curry-like Shooter that wears number 30 is Keisei Tominaga (plays for Nebraska D1 Basketball). And not too many Filipino players can beat them 1 on 1 like y'all been saying the previous episode. Japan is currently better than the Philippines when it comes to Basketball. PERIOD. accept that fact.

[@MayTheLORDGODblessus]

As for FIBA. so far your predictions about who's gonna win are all trash hahaha nothing against y'all as people and players. Your take on this World Cup has been subpar though y'all have some pretty valid points. Great podcast though.

[@silveraire]

Ayoko nang malungkot after sa masamang resulta ng Gilas sa World Cup. Ang USA nga hindi nakapasok sa finals e. After USA's defeat to Germany, Kerr says 'globalized game' becoming more and more difficult for Team USA. ‘This is not [the Dream Team era of 1992,’ says Team USA coach-- so dapat sumama sa "globalization" ang PBA.

[@crisu27]

Serbia will win this WC..

[@yutuberboy]

CHOKE REYES RESIGN JOSH REYES RESIGN TOO