PBA IS STILL THE KEY

Miami Heat head coach
Erik Spoelstra

Recent Manila visitor Miami Heat Filipino-American head coach Erik Spoelstra said the PBA remains a vital factor in forming the National team, according to Quinito Henson in his column “Sporting Chance” in the PhilStar. Spoelstra believes that even with a great coach like Rajko Toroman, the inclusion of PBA players in Team Pilipinas holds the key to success. All because the best players in the country comes from the Asia's first play-for-pay loop.

“First of all, the national basketball federation and the PBA must be on the same page. I know coach Rajko Toroman and he’s an excellent coach. If there’s anyone who can bring the Philippines back on top of Asia, it’s coach Rajko. But I think he should be able to draw some players from the PBA because that’s where the country’s best players are. You can’t form a national team without the country’s best players.”