Agent_mulder Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 (edited) Racela has been the jinx in all those games versus Korea. As a player, commentator and as a coach Ironic indeed. Edited October 28, 2011 by Agent_mulder Quote Link to comment
junix Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 Racela has been the jinx in all those games versus Korea. As a player, commentator and as a coach again a win shy of achieving its dream. and i was hoping racela would redeem himself. wow!!! thrice a jinx. will there be a fourth time? wag naman po sana. Quote Link to comment
BrightestStar Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 Pls, let's not blame anyone. It's just a learning experience. Quote Link to comment
watchamaculhet Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 How come we couldn't bag the championship with our #1 sports? Quote Link to comment
junix Posted October 30, 2011 Share Posted October 30, 2011 How come we couldn't bag the championship with our #1 sports?maybe this guy will help gilas get over the hump. http://www.philstar.com/SportsArticle.aspx?articleId=742854&publicationSubCategoryId=69&keyword= Quote Link to comment
watchamaculhet Posted October 30, 2011 Share Posted October 30, 2011 McGee is a great inside threat. Pwede.. Better than Marcus Douthit Quote Link to comment
Droidz1979 Posted October 30, 2011 Share Posted October 30, 2011 McGee is a great inside threat. Pwede.. Better than Marcus Douthit That would be sick! Douthit won't be that old by that or he could be the veteran or stabilizing force within the team like Asi was and then we could add a whole lot of shooters and slashers with the glut of talented guards that we have. They better sign him ASAP and work his papers before he changes his mind I know the Energen Pilipinas team was a disappointment at the end game but come to think of it, if you retain the core and bring them to Smart Gilas then you would have a young and experienced core. The rest of the schools just have to unite on this one so that they would be available for the international games. The future is bright indeed Quote Link to comment
rafael77 Posted October 30, 2011 Share Posted October 30, 2011 damn! korea again! but seriously these are the boys that we should start training for the future national team ngayon pa lang. Fiba Asia U16: PH Youth bows to Korea, ends world berth bidBy Jasmine W. PayoPhilippine Daily Inquirer NHA TRANG,Vietnam—A familiar basketball nemesis dealt the Philippines another heartbreak. The Energen Pilipinas Under-16 team's bid for a historicworld berth came to an end as South Korea handed the young Nationals its firstloss, 67-58, in the Fiba Asia U16 semifinals Thursday night at the Khanh HoaSports Center here. In a run fueled by Henry Asilum, the Philippines came withina basket twice, the last at 58-60, after trailing by as many as 13 points,44-57 in the second half. But Korea held the Philippines scoreless in the final sixminutes as the young Nationals also started missing even at close range. Asilum and Jay Alejandro paced the Philippines with 12 pointseach. The loss relegated the Philippines to a bronze-medal battleagainst Japan on Friday afternoon. Hoon Heo torched the Philippines with a game-high 22 points,while Nakhyeon Kim and Gookchan Kim had 16 points apiece. Heo, son of the legendary Hur Jae, drilled seven points in a12-2 tear that gave Korea its first double-digit advantage, 37-27, after adeadlock at 25 late in the first half. The hot-shooting Koreans continued to sizzle in the thirdperiod, extending the lead to as many as 13 points, 57-44. Defending champion China, the only unbeaten team inseven games, and South Korea will dispute the crown Friday in a rematch of the2009 edition's championship. Both finalists will represent Asia in the 2012 Fiba U17 WorldChampionship from July 17 to 26 in Kaunas, Lithuania. Boasting a pair of seven-footers, China downed Japan, 82-43,in the other semifinal match last night. A win by the young Nationals could have been historic as noother Philippine basketball team in any division has reached the WorldChampionship for over 30 years. Manila's hosting of the 1978 Fiba Worlds was the last time aPhilippine team reached this lofty stage, where American coach Ron Jacobssteered the country to an eighth-place finish. An all-amateur National squad (National Consolidated Cement)also qualified in the Worlds after topping the 1985 Asian Championship in Kuala Lumpur, but the team disbanded due to the 1986 People Power. The boys' loss added to the many heartbreaks that South Koreadealt the Philippines in past international campaigns. Just last month, Korea pulled off an incrediblecome-from-behind win over Smart Gilas Pilipinas, 70-68, in the battle for thebronze in the Fiba Asia Men's Championship in Wuhan, China. The Philippines also had a meltdown in the 2002 Asian Games whereOlsen Racela—now the youth team's coach–bungled two crucial free throws beforeLee Sang-min buried a triple at the buzzer that spoiled the country's bid toadvance to the gold-medal match against China. Theseeming jinx continued in the 2009 Fiba Asia in Tianjin, China where theNationals blew the lead and lost seventh place to the Koreans. Lastyear, Smart Gilas also absorbed a Korean setback in the quarterfinals of theGuangzhou Asian Games. "Ireminded the players that I've played Korea in the past, I've seen them playour recent teams and we know we cant relax," Racela said the night before histeam's crucial match. "ThisKorean team is no different from the others. Their three-point shot is a bigfactor, that's what we have to contain." Beforethe Korean loss, the young Nationals were on a a six-game roll, the last an82-69 stunner over West Asian champion Iraq in the quarterfinals. An upsetover Japan (83-72) also capped the team's 5-0 sweep of the first two rounds. ThePhilippines, the reigning champion in the Southeast Asian BasketballAssociation (Seaba), routed Indonesia (93-30) and Vietnam (111-25) in thepreliminaries, before cruising past Qatar (107-28) and Saudi Arabia (100-42) inthe second round. The scores:SOUTH KOREA 67–Heo 22, Kim N. 16, Kim G. 16, Kim M. 7, Lee 2, Yun 2, Park 2,Koh 0, Shin 0,PHILIPPINES 58—Asilum 12, Alejandro 12, Javelosa 7, Diputado 6, Ramos 6, Rivero6, Cani 5, Lao 4, Heading 0. Quarters: 19-21, 37-29, 58-50, 67-58 Deja vu tsk tsk i think a team with more experience would not have folded to the pressure that easy.. hopefully they would still have the energy to go for the bronze medal since it would be a better finish than the Kiefer Ravena led team that place fourth. Quote Link to comment
arieldelosreyes Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 may balita na kay McGee Quote Link to comment
crispa18 Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 damn! korea again! but seriously these are the boys that we should start training for the future national team ngayon pa lang. The Korean Curse once again Quote Link to comment
scorpio Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 nanalo ba ang Phil team for 3rd place? Quote Link to comment
rafael77 Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 nope we're fourth nanalo ba ang Phil team for 3rd place? Quote Link to comment
nizon Posted November 5, 2011 Share Posted November 5, 2011 Sana maturuan sila ni Norman Black ng "How to shoot free throw under pressure". yung parang Burlington Basketball tips nya dati. Quote Link to comment
BrightestStar Posted November 12, 2011 Share Posted November 12, 2011 Gilas will surely improve over time. Quote Link to comment
BrightestStar Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 Congrats to the national team for reaching the Finals of ASEAN Basketball again! Quote Link to comment
rafael77 Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 can't wait to see ravena against the taller and heftier asian teams like iran, korea, china, etc. parang playground lang ang sea games to him. Quote Link to comment
SaintPeter5858 Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 Toroman is no longer with Gilas. who will take his place? Will it be Chot Reyes? Quote Link to comment
Guns of the Patriots Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 I think its Jong Uichico.... Quote Link to comment
Guns of the Patriots Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 Ryan Gregorio, Chot Reyes or Norman Black.....candidates for the SMART-Gilas coaching head. Ooops sorry.....Jong Uichico is an assistant coach. Quote Link to comment
CharlesOngSy Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 Chot Reyes has the edge cguro Quote Link to comment
CharlesOngSy Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 Toroman is no longer with Gilas. who will take his place? Will it be Chot Reyes? Either si Chot or Norman Black Quote Link to comment
CharlesOngSy Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 Idagdag daw nila si Kiefer Ravena Quote Link to comment
SaintPeter5858 Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 Who will be the new addition to the team? Quote Link to comment
buwitre1781 Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 whoever they add to the lineup wont do anything good for gilas dahil back to square one ulit tau. at hindi pa din natututo ang sports officials natin. tutal 2013 pa daw ang next fiba qualifying bakit nga naman magprepare. akala siguro nila porket may naturalized player ang pinas eh makakarating ulit tau sa final 4.. wake up.. Quote Link to comment
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