Yet another pool of National Team Players has risen from the ashes.
Enter team Sinag Pilipinas, a pool of "amateur" players from the PBA D-League, NCAA, UAAP, and Smart Gilas Pilipinas. The squad is coached by multi-titled Ateneo Blue Eagles mentor Norman Black.
The team's roster is as follows: (courtesy of the Sinag Pinas Facebook Page)
Chua, Justin C (Ateneo Blue Eagles)
Ellis, Chris SF (NLEX Road Warriors)
Garcia, Ryan Roose PG/SG (FEU Tamaraws)
Hodge, Cliff PF (NLEX Road Warriors)
Lanete, Garvo SF (San Beda Red Lions)
Monfort, Eman PG (Ateneo Blue Eagles)
Parks, Bobby Ray SF (NU Bulldogs)
Pascual, Jake PF (San Beda Red Lions)
Ravena, Kiefer PG/SG (Ateneo Blue Eagles)
Salva, Nico PF (Ateneo Blue Eagles)
Slaughter, C Greg (Ateneo Blue Eagles)
Tiu, Chris SG (Smart Gilas — team captain)
Reserves:
Fortuna, Jeric (UST Growling Tigers)
Teng, Jeric (UST Growling Tigers)
I agree with every pick in the roster, save maybe for Jeric Teng. The kid can play, and can get hot in a hurry, but also has the tendency to shoot himself out of games. Though slightly still on the immature side, perhaps the better "talent" pick would have been San Sebastian's Calvin Abueva, and multifaceted forward who, while a hothead, can take over ballgames when he's zoned in.
The team is currently competing in the South East Asian Games and, while the TV coverage of the SEA games has not been all too extensive (the games opened on the same weekend as Pacquiao vs Marquez III, so, good luck with that), the boys deserve to be supported by a basketball crazy nation that, while lacking in height and in build at times, is never lacking in heart.
Go Team Sinag!
MC
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