About Scout's Notebook PH

Coverage of High School basketball in the Philippines has slowly been growing. Back then, stories were hard to find. Thankfully, a number of media outlets have embraced covering this, and High School basketball is starting to receive the recognition which it deserves.

But, there's so much more to High School basketball than the scores which come out of the games which these players play. There are stories to be told, and things to be analyzed with regards to the way they play the game of basketball.

That's what Scout's Notebook PH is all about. More than just being a hub for scouting reports and analysis, this website/blog also hopes to provide to you the story of the High School basketball player. There's so much more to these players than just what schools they're going to and whether they'll be a star or not. The goal isn't to answer the what. The goal is to answer the why and the how, and Scout's Notebook PH hopes to do just that.

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Analyzing Shaun Ildefonso's decision to join the NU Bulldogs

Last night, in a surprising turn of events for many, Shaun Ildefonso announced on his Twitter account that he was leaving Ateneo to join the NU Bulldogs. You can find his entire message below: Ateneo will always be home. Thank you for the One Big Fight 💙 pic.twitter.com/uV2usLF7bx — Shaun Ildefonso (@ShaunIldefonso) May 29, 2017 The gist of his message is this: He's joining NU to join his dad, and he feels like with the Bulldogs, his athletic potential will be fully realized. The rest of his message has him thanking friends that he made during his stay in college, and the rest of the Ateneo community. For the case of this piece, only two facts are important: Shaun Ildefonso is going to NU, and a big reason for that happens to be his dad, Danny Ildefonso. So how do these factors affect not only Shaun, but other things as well? Let's talk about just that. How the decision affects Shaun It's important that we discuss the primary subject of this entire exercise...

Philippine High School Basketball Class of 2017 Scouting Reports and Rankings

Welcome to the Class of 2017 Scouting Reports and Rankings. This part of the site provides to you the rankings of the recruits who are part of the aforementioned class, some details regarding them, and most importantly, the school which they have committed to play for in college. Linked to the name of each player is the scouting report that has been written about them in this website. For those without any links just yet, their scouting reports are on the way. (Photo Credit: The Philippine Star) With that, I present to you the rankings for the Class of 2017. Ranking Name Position Played Height School/Team Committed To 1 Juan Gomez de Liano PG/SG 6’3” UP Fighting Maroons 2 John Lloyd Clemente SG/SF 6’3” NU Bulldogs 3 Troy Mallillin SF/PF 6’3” None (Choosing between NU, UST and Ateneo) 4 Jonas Tibayan PF 6’3” NU Bulldogs 5 Guilmer...

Scouting the Opposition: John Lloyd Clemente, HS Basketball's most College-ready player

(Photo Credit: KC Cruz) Basic Information Name: John Lloyd Clemente Age: 18 School/Team: NU Bullpups Years of eligibility left: 0 (Graduating) Committed to: NU Bulldogs Height: 6'3" Position: Small Forward Projected Position: Shooting Guard/Small Forward Quick Hits Strengths: - Capable shooter from outside - Great at moving without the ball - Great size for a collegiate wing - Perfect example of a team player - High basketball IQ Weaknesses: - One on one defense needs work - Isn't able to completely use his athleticism - Needs to work on dribbling It's easy to brand a player as college-ready. It can be because he's physically superior compared to his peers. It can also mean that he was able to put up statistics which are incredibly impressive for someone his age. Or, it can be as simple as receiving a number of accolades. John Lloyd Clemente doesn't exactly fit the bill as any of those. He isn't physically superior by any m...

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