Mayhem set for 3x3 test in Doha

Chico Lanete to lead Manila Chooks TM on the 3x3 court for the Doha Masters

3x3 basketball is about to be injected with "Mayhem."

Aldin Ayo's philosophy is about make it debut in the FIBA 3X3 World Tour when the new-look Manila Chooks TM makes its trip to Qatar for the Doha Masters this weekend.

The quartet of Chico Lanete, Mac Tallo, Zachy Huang, and Dennis Santos will take part in qualifying, facing off against Graz at 730pm and Doha at 805pm.

They all believe that Aldin's system can work in 3x3.

"Sa practice pa lang, talagang banggaan na talaga. Napakalakas na rin nila yung katawan namin," said Santos, the tallest in the team at 6-foot-5.

"Going back sa UST days ko, ganun pa rin yung schemes ni Coach Aldin. Same approach pa rin tulad ng ginawa namin kaya naka-Finals kami nung UAAP Season 82 ang ginawa niya dito para sa amin," added Huang, a 6-foot-2 post creator.

The Filipinos will have to deal with some major height disadvantage, with 6-foot-9 Fabricio Vay and 6-foot-7 Filip Krämer comprising half of Graz and 6-foot-7 Abdelrahman Yehia Abdelhaleem and 6-foot-10 Souley Ndour being half of the hosts. Survive that, and they will have to deal with the two major American teams in the tour: NY Harlem and Princeton.

Even with the odds stacked against them, Lanete believes they can overcome it. He says, "Sa darating na laban, siyempre maliliit kami pero ang ibibigay namin sa kanila eh yung bilis namin saka outside shooting. Yun ang power namin."