Friday, September 19, 2014

Quality big men key to PH's future in basketball


by abs-cbnnews.com

For Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) commissioner Chito Salud, June Mar Fajardo’s performance at the recent FIBA World Cup highlights the importance of quality big men in the roster of Gilas Pilipinas.

Salud said that if the country could produce more quality big men like Fajardo, coupled with with consistent outside shooting, the Philippines will be a strong force in world tournaments.

“Our local big men will be the key in the future so that we do not need to overuse or over rely on our reinforcement. He will inevitably be either fatigued, injured or double-teamed,” Salud said in the PBA website...... Continue reading at abs-cbnnews.com

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