Team Pilipinas Basketball

[crystalyx]

Talaga? :goatee:

 

 

 

Ibang klase talaga ang mga Middle East teams pagdating sa basketball..

 

 

 

And if I may add Tim Cone also relied heavily on his triangle offense back then. Sayang nga na-injury si Hawkins and the same goes with Seigle in 2002 whose injury is a result from a bad fall off an attempted slam para sa akin he could have contributed sa cause ng RP Team noong '02 pero sumobra ang showboat ni Seigle and the rest is history as they say..

 

Yup was profiled by Quinito Henson (write-up article @ philstar.com) and Dennis Guillermo (article on philboxing.com). His lineage comes from his grandfather (motherside) w/c is a pure Filipino. Imagine a Gilas 5 backstopped by Kryptonate Robinson. He may not bring height and heft but he can be an offensive spark and spunk.

 

Sana SBP can contact and connect with him to play with Gilas.

[elvaracco]

I was looking at the other teams- puro Middle East pala. Tayo lang ata ang South-East Asian team competing in the tournament. I'm so proud of our Gilas team!!!

 

Go Gilas!!!!

[shafeeq96]

http://teampilipinas.info/2010/01/smart-gi...a-egypt-82.html

 

Next game will be a semifinal match against Lebanon’s Riyadi club, a team bannered by ex-Gilas reinforcement CJ Giles and former PBA import Nate Johnson.

 

Game time is set on Friday at 7 p.m. (11 p.m. in Manila)..

 

:goatee:

Edited January 21, 2010 by shafeeq96

[crunk]

Smart Gilas edges Al Jazeera, enters semis

 

 

DUBAI – Smart Gilas Pilipinas flashed its resiliency as it battled back from 15 points down to repulse Al Jazeera of Egypt, 82-78, and barge into the semifinal round of the 21st Dubai Invitational at the Al Ahli Indoor Stadium here early Thursday.

 

Mac Baracael, a 24-year-old pride of Pagbilao, Quezon, sizzled with tournament-high 24 points, including a fallaway jumper in the last two minutes that gave the Filipinos the lead for good.

 

Skipper Chris Tiu then took over and drained five of his six free throws in the last 14.8 seconds to complete the Nationals’ stirring comeback from 15 points down for the victory that set them up against Al Riyadi of Lebanon on Friday (11 p.m. RP time).

 

Al Riyadi, backstopped by three American imports and two naturalized players, turned back Fadi El Khatib and Champville also of Lebanon, 74-67, to clinch the first semis seat.

 

“The guys played with a big fighting heart,” said RP’s Serbian coach Rajko Toroman. “We were up from the start then we were down by 15 points and then rallied back and win the game. It’s amazing what we’re doing in this tournament. I’m very satisfied and very proud of the players.”

 

The Filipinos, whose campaign here is sponsored by Smart and backed by Nike and GMA Pinoy TV, also drew inspiration from more 2,500 OFWs who came to watch and cheer them.

 

The taller, heftier Egyptians didn’t force the issue in the shaded lane as they flaunted their shooting prowess, making eight triples, including three by Sherif Gunaidi. But the gritty Filipinos switched from man-to-man to zone defense then back to man-to-man to stifle Al Jazeera’s top gunners.

 

“They punished us with three-point shooting and it was very difficult but these things showed the character of the team,” said Toroman.

 

Noli Eala, Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas executive director and head of the RP delegation, said the team’s semis appearance is already a feat in itself.

 

“Egypt was a very tough team, well coached and has good system plus they were very aggressive. But I think in the end we showed we can match up with their energy and that’s really the key to victory,” Eala said.

 

Eala said SBP chief Manny V. Pangilinan congratulated the team through text and exhorted them to strive for more.

 

“He (Pangilinan) texted and he’s very happy, very proud of the team asking the team to continue improving, getting better by the game,” said Eala..

 

The match produced a lot of heroes.

 

There was Marcio Lassiter, a Fil-Am out of CalState Fullerton who provided the energy on both offense and defense and the talented backcourt troika of skipper Chris Tiu, JV Casio and Mark Barroca.

 

Lassiter pumped in 10 points he spiked with two triples then came through with a steal and a rebound down the stretch while Tiu, Casio and Barroca kept the team together with their heady plays. Tiu had nine points, six assists, two steals and two rebounds.

 

“It was Mac Baracael who played incredibly. Ballesteros played the entire second half and I think the entire first quarter and that’s hard banging bodies with those guys, grabbing the crucial rebounds,” said Tiu.

 

DUBAI NOTES: After the win, Baracael was approached by an Egyptian offering him a juicy contract if he decides to play in Egypt as an import. The former FEU stalwart, however, politely turned down the offer and reiterated his 100-percent commitment to Smart Gilas. For the first time in the tournament, the Philippines’ national anthem was played before the game...GMA Pinoy TV, one of Smart Gilas’ sponsors, provided the Filipinos with RP flaglets.

 

The scores:

 

Smart Gilas 82 - Baracael 24, Barroca 13, Lassiter 10, Tiu 9, Ballesteros 7, Sampson 4, Casio 9, Aguilar 3, Ababou 3, Cawaling 0

 

Al Jazeera 78 - Merill 25, Gendy 13, Na’em 12, Mishaal 10, S. Guneidi 9, R. Guneidi 3, Saled 3, Badr 3, Mahmod 0, Ibrahim 0

 

Quarterscores: 17-23, 35-44, 58-59, 82-78

 

 

Source: The Philippine Star

[amante]

Smart Gilas edges Al Jazeera, enters semis

DUBAI NOTES: After the win, Baracael was approached by an Egyptian offering him a juicy contract if he decides to play in Egypt as an import. The former FEU stalwart, however, politely turned down the offer and reiterated his 100-percent commitment to Smart Gilas.

Source: The Philippine Star

Ayos ah!

[Guest megalodon]

Go Smart Gilas! Bring on Iran and Haddadi! :evil:

[sakmobratko]

Smart Gilas vs. Al Riyadi of Lebanon

7:00PM Dubai time | 11:00PM Manile time (January 22)

 

san ko b pwede mapanood ito? napahanga ako kay baracael grabe.... galing at ang tapang

[stopandpop32]

mamaya na pala yung game.

[peithe]

now that this team has shown its potential it has suddenly caught the eye of mega-non believers who thinks that the PROS or the Powerade team should continue to be the RP team for the future, specifically for the next olympic qualifier.

 

hayyyyy ... piggy backing

[kanski]

^

 

pati ba naman itong thread na ito ipapasara ninyo?

 

 

After the win, Baracael was approached by an Egyptian offering him a juicy contract if he decides to play in Egypt as an import. The former FEU stalwart, however, politely turned down the offer and reiterated his 100-percent commitment to Smart Gilas.

 

nakakataba ng puso.

[rakizta]

parang napapabilib na nila ko ah....nasa coach nga lang talaga kaya??

 

bottomline is.....nagpapanalo tayo!!

[crunk]

Al Riyadi beats Smart Gilas 79 -76

 

 

1Q: 25-25

end of 2Q: 40-38 Lebanon leading

end of 3Q: 57-55 Lebanon leading

end of 4Q: 79-76 Lebanon wins

[sanobabeats]

talo... sayang ganda ng laban...

[crunk]

Btw, nanalo pala ang Iran sa Syria kanina, dikitan din ang laban, 93-95

 

Here is the box-score:

 

22:21 1st Period

45:46 2nd Period

73:63 3rd Period

 

 

We will face Al Jalaa Syria again to battle for 3rd Place tomorrow (i mean today, Saturday, January 23, 2010)

Edited January 22, 2010 by crunk

[skull_leader]

these guys have been improving a lot. Maganda talaga ang sistema ni Toroman. Ang tanong..papalitan kaya nila si Jamal Sampson?