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Micronesian - Men Basketball
Micronesia remove team from South Pacific Games - Jul 4, 2007 (by Eurobasket)
The Federated States of Micronesia submitted a men team for the upcoming 2007 South Pacific Games which will be held in Samoa but the federation had to withdraw the team due to financial reason. This is of course a very bad news, one year before the 2008 FIBA Oceania Youth Tournament which will be held in Guam.
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The Federated States of Micronesia submitted a men team for the upcoming 2007 South Pacific Games which will be held in Samoa but the federation had to withdraw the team due to financial reason. This is of course a very bad news, one year before the 2008 FIBA Oceania Youth Tournament which will be held in Guam.
SPG Participating countries:
American Samoa
Cook Islands
Fiji
Guam
New Caledonia
Palau
Papua New Guinea
Samoa
Solomon Islands
Tahiti
Withdrawals:
Micronesia
Northern Marianas
Marshall Islands
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The states squads will improve the National Team - Sep 11, 2006 (by Eurobasket)
Some people in the various Federated States of Micronesia, and maybe some of our readers, are wondering why the micronesian states are sending teams to the international basketball tournament since they are unable to win a game. The federation is trying hard to improve the game in the country and playing hard and doing their best is the much you can ask for a basketball player.
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Some people in the various Federated States of Micronesia, and maybe some of our readers, are wondering why the micronesian states are sending teams to the international basketball tournament since they are unable to win a game. The federation is trying hard to improve the game in the country and playing hard and doing their best is the much you can ask for a basketball player. Playing in the major South Pacific Tournament is already a victory for Micronesia.
Why sending a team if this team would loose every game, why spending money to send 12 players to another country if they are unable to come back with a medal? Legandary Green Bay Packer football coach Vince Lombardi is famous for his statement about how important it is to win. What most don't know is that he said the second greatest thing is to lie on the field defeated, but having given everthing, your best, in the pursuit of victory. The Olympics does not talk about winning but about participating. The federation thinks to the small FSM states team has earn a lot of experience during the Microgames and the united Micronesia national team will be much better in the upcoming tournament.
This summer, FSM Basketball Federation submitted a proposal to the country Olympic comittee outlining a plan for national men and women's teams to compete in the 2007 Pacific Games in Samoa. In the FSM Games and Micronesian Games the four states of the FSM - Chuuk, Kosrae, Pohnpei & Yap - compete separately. It is not until the Pacific Games, or an Oceania basketball tournament, that there is the opportunity for the FSM to select national teams. It is obvious that national teams are stronger than one state team, and it provides the opportunity for the elite basketball players of our nation to experience a more competitive level of basketball. Thus, this national basketball program is the next logical step in the development of the sport.
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Microgames: Kosrae recap - Sep 9, 2006 (by Eurobasket)
This summer Kosrae played in the 2006 Microgames Basketball Tournament in the Northern Marianas Island and was the best of the federated states of Micronesia. The team led by the Kibby brothers managed to reach the semifinals but was unable to steal a medal. Let's make a recap of Kosrae performances there.
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This summer Kosrae played in the 2006 Microgames Basketball Tournament in the Northern Marianas Island and was the best of the federated states of Micronesia. The team led by the Kibby brothers managed to reach the semifinals but was unable to steal a medal. Let's make a recap of Kosrae performances there.
Results:
Pool Phase:
Kosrae - Palau: 62-72
Freddy Kibby 16pts 3/14FG 11rbs
Terrence Kibby 11pts 5/13FG 9rbs
Kosrae - CNMI: 62-54
Freddy Kibby 15pts 7/19FG 15rbs 5bs 4st
Terrence Kibby 11pts 5/14FG 8rbs
Kosrae - Chuuk: 84-59
Terrence Kibby 26pts 11/22FG 7rbs 6ast 10st
Freddy Kibby 24pts 10/15FG 12rbs 5ast
Semifinals:
Kosrae - Guam: 75-98
Freddy Kibby 19pts 8/12FG 7rbs
Alik Palik 13pts 6/11FG
Bronze medal game:
Kosrae - Marshall Isl: 75-85
Freddy Kibby 25pts 10/23FG 11rbs 5st
Kilafwa Palik 22pts 8/20FG 6ast
Recap:
Kosrae is a family team with 3 Kibby brothers, 2 Palik and 2 Alokoa but this team os missing one thing the most: deep. The coach has to play with 6 players for most of the games while the others 6 didn't bring much out of the bench. Center Freddy Kibby is the team's leader and go-to-guy, a real powerhouse in the paint able to score, get the rebounds and find the open teamates. A strong Guam team cut him off the ball, in the semifinal against the guamese he only shot 12 times while he shot 20 times in the other games. His brother Terrence Kibby was a great help for him, especially in the pool phase. He averaged 16.0ppg 44.7%FG in the first three games but only 7.0ppg 26.3%FG in the last two. Terrence is a good player, he needs to be more constant to provide a solid second option but he was the team's best man in defense and played 36 minutes per game which is pretty tiring in the South Pacific weather. Ari Skilling was a perfect addition to this two inside players, he could hit the open shots and play a solid defense but he's not a leader and can't create his own shots like the Kibby brothers. In the backcourt the brothers Kilafwa Palik and Alik Palik were able to bring their energy and some good passes to the Kibbys in the paint. While Alik is a very self-control player, Kilafwa needs to work on his shot selection (23.0%FG).
The only valuable player on the bench was Harry Elley who split the playing time with Skilling at the small-forward position, Elley is a good offensive player who brings a much needed spark from the bench. The other bench players were only playing some short minutes, they were unable to improve their team but at least they were able to give some minutes to rest for the starting-five players. Andy Kang was the most consistent and important of them as a back-up for Freddy Kibby, Yoshiro Alokoa played on the wings while Robson Abraham played as a guard. The last three players, Jacobson Kibby, Livingston Alokoa and Primo Palik, didn't see much of the court during the week.
Kosrae has six valuable players, a solid inside duo with Terrence and Freddy Kibby but this is not enough to claim a medal in the Microgames. As the other micronesian states like Yap, Pohnpei and Chuuk, Kosrae would be unable to compete under its own flag in the major FIBA Oceania tournaments and all these states should continue to play under the united Federated States of Micronesia banner.
Stats:
Freddy Kibby (C) 19.8pts 45.8%FG 11.2rbs 1.8ast 35min 5gp
Terrence Kibby (F) 12.4pts 39.4%FG 7.6rbs 2.2ast 36min 5gp
Kilafwa Palik (G) 11.6pts 23.0%FG 3.8rbs 3.6ast 34min 5gp
Ari Skilling (F) 8.4pts 47.2%FG 4.0rbs 1.8ast 24min 5gp
Alik Palik (G) 8.2pts 39.5%FG 3.4rbs 2.6ast 32min 5gp
Harry Elley (F) 6.6pts 50.0%FG 3.4rbs 1.0ast 15min 5gp
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Microgames: Yap recap - Sep 8, 2006
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Microgames: Pohnpei recap - Aug 10, 2006
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Microgames: Chuuk recap - Jul 7, 2006
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Microgames: National team rosters - Jun 30, 2006
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FSM Basketball and the 2007 Pacific Games - Apr 26, 2006
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Micronesian Basketball Tournament round 3 recap - Jul 9, 2004
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IVYBL action - Apr 22, 2004
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Brothers, Ol'Aces I keep pace with one another - Apr 21, 2004
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MIBT pushed back to Friday - Apr 20, 2004
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Hoop lessons from Down Under - Apr 17, 2004
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Brothers burst Ol'Aces I's bubble - Apr 15, 2004
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Ol'Aces II notches first win of season - Apr 14, 2004
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Garapan smothers Blaze - Apr 14, 2004
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Old Aces I, Brothers continue hot streak - Apr 5, 2004
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