Gilas Pilipinas coach Chot Reyes. -MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines — With Japan stunning Finland in Okinawa, Gilas Pilipinas is no longer holding its fate for the best Asian team after falling to Angola, 80-70, late Sunday night. But coach Chot Reyes won’t look too far ahead, focusing on their final game in Group A against …
Gilas Pilipinas coach Chot Reyes talks to the referee during a game against Dominican Republic. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines-Gilas Pilipinas coach Chot Reyes feels the Philippine team is not getting the treatment it deserves in the 2023 Fiba World Cup. “I really can’t believe they missed that,” he told reporters when asked about Dominican Republic …
Chot Reyes had a viable explanation why Kai Sotto (left) was mostly in his warmers Friday night. —AUGUST DELA CRUZ BOCAUE—There was always going to be much hindsight talk about the paltry minutes given to Kai Sotto after all the pretournament fuss about his availability for the 2023 Fiba World Cup. So Chot Reyes made …
FILE–Gilas Pilipinas’ CJ Perez. –FIBA CJ Perez was the lone member of Gilas Pilipinas who did not see a second of action in the 87-81 loss to the Dominican Republic on the Fiba World Cup’s opening night Friday. But that was neither by design nor caused by negligence. “It’s just the ebb and flow of …
Gilas Pilipinas’ June Mar Fajardo goes for a shot against the Dominican Republic in the Fiba World Cup. -MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net BOCAUE—If there was ever any doubt, June Mar Fajardo showed on Friday night that he can also be an offensive force on the Fiba World Cup stage. Aside from Jordan Clarkson, Gilas also turned to …
Gilas Pilipinas coach Chot Reyes. –SBP PHOTO Basketball has gravitated toward small ball. Gilas Pilipinas, for the first time, has naturalized a wing instead of the usual big. Yet somehow, the. national team finds itself with its tallest roster ever. “[It’s] pretty ironic that when we have the size, the game has gone the opposite …
Gilas Pilipinas coach Chot Reyes during the pre-event press conference for the Fiba World Cup. –FIBA STREAM MANILA, Philippines—Gilas Pilipinas coach Chot Reyes approached the team introduction press conference with a sense of relief as if he hasn’t been the brunt of insults on social media on the road to the Fiba World Cup. With …
Gilas Pilipinas Jordan Clarkson and coaches Chot Reyes and Tim Cone. –HANDOUT PHOTO There will be no hot streak to ride into the Fiba World Cup. But at least, national coach Chot Reyes is glad Gilas Pilipinas won’t be going into the tournament cold. “Obviously, we wanted to win this last game,” Reyes said in …
Jordan Clarkson, updated on the developments of the national pool, is ready to join Gilas Pilipinas in practice. —FIBA.BASKETBALL We played this game to prepare for [Angola], but this is not the World Cup.” Thus declared national coach Chot Reyes on Friday night, shortly after Gilas Pilipinas’ 85-62 rout of Ivory Coast that had the …
Gilas Pilipinas coach Chot Reyes. —CONTRIBUTED PHOTO/ELVIS ZALDARIS. After finding gaps in Gilas Pilipinas’ victory over Iran, national coach Chot Reyes this time lauded his charges for a gutsy stand despite fading late against a taller and much more athletic Senegal side on Friday night. “[I’m] disappointed because we could’ve won the game. But I …