Rheda RALIMI ang bago natin import!

[boyarson]

dumating na ba sya?????

Thursday or friday daw sabi ni alvin.

[bang]

i hope ready na cya sa saturday palalaruin ba cya sa bohol?:)

[viemar]

sana palalaroin cya n coach ryan sa first 5... pra makita agad ang potencial nya........

[rcl0527]

SANA UMABOT SYA SA SAT GAME

[aikohh018]

Going Euro? We’re waiting for the next great white hope.
 
Prior to assuming office as PBA chairman, Red Bull governor Tony Chua proposed that PBA teams should hire European imports for the Fiesta Cup. His proposal did not reach first base as teams went on to hire colored African-American imports. That is bound to change in the coming weeks.

Seeing the success of Red Bull and Mexican-American Adam Parada’s continued dominance inside the paint, teams are beginning to notice that it isn’t so bad after all to enlist ‘White’ imports contrary to what has been practised traditionally for so long in the PBA. Reports have it that the Purefoods TJ Giants and the Alaska Aces will be replacing their imports with a pair of Euro slotmen. Reda Rhalimi, a standout out of St. Mary’s will be arriving today to reinforce the Giants while the Aces are said to be negotiating with Puerto Rico’s starting center and NBA veteran Daniel Santiago. A couple of teams such as Magnolia and Sta. Lucia (yes, you are hearing it right) may be joining the fray and replace their defensive-minded imports. So why are teams suddenly so hot on ‘Whites’? Well, they can do a lot of things. They can shoot, they can post, they can rebound, and cost a lot cheaper. They’re notoriously poor on defense and on the blocks but with their size and the lack of big men in the PBA, that doesn’t figure to be a problem at all. Look at Parada, he was not known as a shotblocker but he’s putting up quite a show here. They’re not as flashy as their African-American counterparts, but they’re solid, consistent, more effective and plays team ball.

The 7′0″ 255-lb Rhalimi, 26, was never drafted by any NBA team. He played 3 uneventful seasons with St. Mary’s Gaels, a school not known for its basketball program. He was supposed to play for Georgetown University and in fact verbally committed to join the school but at the last minute changed his mind. Rhalimi saw limited playing time for the Gaels. His best performance was in his senior year in the 2005-06 season where he put together 4.6 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 15 blocks on 95% FT shooting. He suffered a torn ACL while playing for Dayton Beach Junior College after putting together averages of 17 points and 10 rebounds per game. According to his scouting reports, Rhalimi “has good quickness for a player his size and can face up from 15-18 feet and hit his shot with regularity”. Rhalimi has a very solid low post game and has ability to finish with power. He has been compared to LA Lakers power forward Roni Turiaf in terms of size and athleticism. With Rhalimi in tow, expect the Giants to improve their post game and provide more open looks for shooters such as James Yap and PJ Simon on the perimeter.

Daniel Santiago, 31, is the starting center of the Puerto Rico national team. He has played in the NBA, NCAA, NAIA, and the National Superior Basketball League of Puerto Rico (BSN) with Bayamón Cowboys, and overseas in Italy and Spain. Like Rhalimi, the 7′1″ 256-lb Santiago was not drafted by an NBA team although he saw action for the Phoenix Suns and the Milwaukee Bucks in 4 seasons in the league. Santiago played college at New Mexico and St. Vincent College till 1998 and decided to play professionally in Puerto Rico and in the Italian leagues after his collegiate stint. He was part of the Puerto Rican national team that captured the 2002 World basketball championship in Indianapolis. Santiago has great size, long arms and will block some shots. For a big man, he has a nice shooting touch, which will be very effective in the triangle offense. A Luc Longley reincarnate? Perhaps, if he makes it here, we will have an all-world selection from the countries of Mexico, US, Morocco and now Puerto Rico. Fascinating, isn’t it? I won’t be surprised at the end of the conference, we’ll see more ‘White’ imports than ever before in what was supposedly an African-American dominated conference.
 
Source : http://basketball.exchange.ph/index.php/2008/05/08/going-euro-were-waiting-for-the-next-great-white-hope/

[bang]

ok ah :) pwede cya sana cya na nga yung import na hinahanap natin :) maglalaro cya ba sa saturday???:)

[BringMeTheHorizon]

aw iba na naman import ng PF?

[aikohh018]

aw iba na naman import ng PF?

ngayon pa lang sila magpapalit ng import devilwearsprada..

[boyarson]

Nag practice na kanina si rheda at maihahalintulad ang itsura kay adam parada.

[heltz]

kala q xa n pnaka batang import ngaun,,,,
nakalimutan q mas bata p la c george gelvin...22 ata un,,
taz c rhalimi 25....

[aikohh018]

Purefoods goes for European invasion

By Rey Joble

AMERICAN imports strutting their wares in the PBA might be an old fashion statement.

Make way for a European invasion.

Not getting the job done from its American reinforcement, Purefoods will now pin its hopes on 7-foot-1 Moroccan center Reda Rhalimi to save its sagging campaign in the PBA Fiesta Conference.

Rhalimi arrived yesterday after stints in the strong European League. He was recommended by former PBA training coach Jim Kelly, now part of the coaching staff of the Toronto Raptors.

A mobile pivotman, Rhalimi will replace the explosive but ineffective Darius Rice.

While Rice, a former teammate of LeBron James in the NBA, appeared to be packed in credentials and looked pretty much of a scorer, Purefoods struggled in its last few games, forcing management to replace him with the hardworking Rhalimi.

The addition of Rhalimi, who played for the Raptors’ summer camp and a standout of the St. Mary’s Gaels in the US NCAA, will enable the Giants to fill he void left by center Romel Adducul. The many-time national team member will be out for the season because of cancer.

Rhalimi will suit up for the Giants in their out-of-town game against another struggling team Alaska in Bohol this Saturday.

Rhalimi played for Morocco’s national team and is used to playing against the best of the best in Europe and Africa. He possessed a nice little jump hook, decent drop step moves and could hit a face up jumper.A tall center with the quickness of a small forward, Rhalimi blocked a number of shots and had some pretty emphatic dunks.

http://mypba.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=10272

[bang]

really? thats a great news for purefoods na maka laro cya on saturday sana makatulong siya sa purefoods... :)

[BringMeTheHorizon]

aiko confirm na ba talaga yan?

[reydar]

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[rcl0527]

gudlack sa team........GO GO purefoods.....welcome reda rhalimi