What can I say? Of course, this is a learning experience for the Gilas Pilipinas. Kai and JC, I think, will only play in the Philippines during the actual game, right? Anyway, I think the current Gilas lineup is still competitive, but we still want to see them win, as the team has been criticized a lot every time they lose.
I think Clarkson will only play in the Philippines during the event, but I hope Kai will be able to play with Gilas before that. It is important that he develops chemistry with the team so he can be of great help to Gilas. He can be utilized better by the coach if he knows the system well.
By the way there's a good news for us.
Jimmy Alapag joins Sacramento Kings’ coaching staff in NBAMaybe this is the answer that we are looking for. He can replace Coach Chot, as he sure can help the team improve, being part of the coaching staff of the Sacramento Kings. And who knows, maybe someday we will see two Filipino coaches in the NBA if he gets promoted again to become a Heat coach.
That is great news. Now that he is in NBA, he will surely improve his coaching skills. Give him a few years in NBA and he will be able to give Gilas the good lessons that he learned in NBA. This will improve the players here in the Philippines if he can give the quality coaching that NBA receives.
I am not expecting him to be a head coach, but it is not bad to dream. If he works hard and the team sees his dedication, he might get there someday. It will surely take a lot of years, but it is not impossible.
Not sure if he's still planning to go back to the Philippines but I hope we can still get a chance to have him even as a guest coach since he already migrated to the US if I'm not mistaken. He's living a good life already with a lot of potential having that coaching experience with a great team in NBA, we should be more proud of him as he continue to make name for himself. He's getting closer now to becoming a head coach and I'm sure that's the goal for him.
If he becomes a successful coach there, he might not return to the Philippines to become a coach. But I think he will be open to coaching the National Team because it will not be taking all his time away from his job. He has spent a lot of time here in the Philippines so I am sure he will be willing to share his knowledge with his friends here.