MANILA, Philippines — After Gilas Pilipinas' narrow loss versus Turkey, national team manager Richard Del Rosario believes the Philippine team can 'hold its own against higher-ranked teams' as the Tim Cone-coached quintet eye an Olympic slot next week in Riga, Latvia.
MANILA, Philippines — After Gilas Pilipinas ' narrow loss versus Turkey, national team manager Richard Del Rosario believes the Philippine team can 'hold its own against higher-ranked teams' as the Tim Cone-coached quintet eye an Olympic slot next week in Riga, Latvia.The Philippines engaged Turkey in a neck-and-neck battle, before Bosnian-Turkish gunner Tarik Biberovic buried a late triple, capping his 23-point effort to seal an 84-73 win by Turkey in their tuneup game.
Turkey and Poland typify European squads' playing style, size, outside shooting and good ball movement.Cone expects Gilas to face the same defensive challenges when the Filipinos battle Latvia, no. 6 in the world and Georgia, ranked 23rd in the world next week.Undoubtedly, Gilas will be the underdogs against its two foreign group mates at Group A.Group B, meanwhile, features Cameroon, Brazil, and Montenegro.
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