That is the PBA's new plan of action as support to the SBP. But this proposal comes with a set of rules and regulations including one that may be a dealbreaker: PBA players will only play in tournaments set from August to September.
In the past 3 years, the Gilas National Team was composed of amateur standouts who played for flag and country before applying for the PBA. They were joined by 4 PBA veterans, handpicked by coach Rajko Toroman to reinforce the team's weakest spots.
If the Gilas program will follow the same system that Toroman instituted, a 16-man pool seems excessive. But if we were to revert to our old style of putting together a "team" at the last minute, then all the good that Gilas has done in the past 3 years will go to naught.
My suggestion: Gilas has to act independently of the PBA. They've got to stay the course, find new players with skills and size, hone them and train them in the international brand of basketball and try to win with them. If they sorely lack players that the PBA can provide, then a loan may be arranged. But Gilas must not be reliant on the PBA.
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