The Philippines is set to kick off its second round campaign this afternoon against Japan in the FIBA-Asia Men's Championships in Changsha.
Gilas head coach Tab Baldwin acknowledged the team's lack of perfection, yet highlights that the team is expected to be able to meet the challenges posed by their respective opposition and go through to the knockout rounds.
Baldwin says, "We came here to make sure we make it to the second round, and we’re in the second round now. We need to do well in the second round to put ourselves in the quarterfinals. It’s all going to be tough games. We’re in a position to play these tough games."
He adds, "If erratic is the form that I was looking for, then we’re pretty well placed right there. But we’ve enough good positive enough to know that we can play well. We have high expectations for the next round and the remaining of the tournament. We got our job cut out for us, for the coaches, fir the players over the next several games. We expect to rise to that challenge."
The Filipinos will be coming in to Group E with a 1-1 record, bouncing back from a shocking 75-73 loss to Palestine with a 101-50 shellacking of Hong Kong. Their 110-64 demolition of Kuwait will not be taken into consideration into the second round, with the Gulf nation being eliminated after the first round of play.
They will play Japan later today at 4:45 pm, then face defending champions Iran tomorrow at 11:45 am. Their final game in the second round will be against India on Tuesday at 2:30 pm.
A top-four finish in Group E guarantees entry in the quarterfinals, wherein they will face a squad from Group F (China, Korea, Jordan, Lebanon, Kazakhstan, and Qatar).
Gilas head coach Tab Baldwin acknowledged the team's lack of perfection, yet highlights that the team is expected to be able to meet the challenges posed by their respective opposition and go through to the knockout rounds.
Baldwin says, "We came here to make sure we make it to the second round, and we’re in the second round now. We need to do well in the second round to put ourselves in the quarterfinals. It’s all going to be tough games. We’re in a position to play these tough games."
He adds, "If erratic is the form that I was looking for, then we’re pretty well placed right there. But we’ve enough good positive enough to know that we can play well. We have high expectations for the next round and the remaining of the tournament. We got our job cut out for us, for the coaches, fir the players over the next several games. We expect to rise to that challenge."
The Filipinos will be coming in to Group E with a 1-1 record, bouncing back from a shocking 75-73 loss to Palestine with a 101-50 shellacking of Hong Kong. Their 110-64 demolition of Kuwait will not be taken into consideration into the second round, with the Gulf nation being eliminated after the first round of play.
They will play Japan later today at 4:45 pm, then face defending champions Iran tomorrow at 11:45 am. Their final game in the second round will be against India on Tuesday at 2:30 pm.
A top-four finish in Group E guarantees entry in the quarterfinals, wherein they will face a squad from Group F (China, Korea, Jordan, Lebanon, Kazakhstan, and Qatar).
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