RP National Team: SMC Edition

Let's face it. There's a reason why most Gilas teams have a lot of players from the PLDT bloc and barely any from the SMC group,  so I'm not going to expound on that here.

Instead, I set upon pondering a different problem. With the looming FIBA sanctions, given the "Brawl In  Bocaue", there is a big chance that most of the players from that Gilas team won't make it to the next version.

So what if the PLDT group hands off the reins of the national team (which I'm sure won't be named "Gilas" nor would it have the battlecry "puso") to their rivals? What would that roster look like?

Here's my guess:
Starters: JuneMar Fajardo, Ian Sangalang, Marcio Lassiter, Paul Lee, LA Tenorio.

This is an extremely versatile starting five, with heady guardplay, tough perimeter defense, and long range sniping. The biggest problem of this lineup is interior defense, as Sangalang just doesn't have the length or heft to battle internaitonal PFs, and Fajardo has many strengths but defense isn't one of them.



Bench: Christian Standhardinger (as a naturalized player), Greg Slaughter, Arwind Santos, Mark Barroca, Scottie Thompson, Kevin Ferrer, Matt Ganuelas-Rosser.

Size, speed, defense. Shooting would be the weakness of this bench, as only Arwind Santos has shown consistency from long range. Barroca and Thompson can provide ample playmaking although they both need to develop a reliable mid range shot while Standhardinger and Slaughter can provide the heft inside. Standhardinger is an excellent rebounder and adequate defender while Slaughter can provide quality minutes and some offense (if his knees don't collapse). And then you can use Ferrer if you need more offense or Ganuelas-Rosser if you need more defense.

What do you think of this lineup? Is it better than the current Gilas roster?