Scottie Thompson was left with disappointment after he was unable to sink two free throws that might have given his Gilas Pilipinas workforce the lead and probably the win towards Jordan of their closing FIBA World Cup qualifier.
Thompson trooped to the charity stripe with 30 seconds left within the fourth quarter after drawing a foul from Mohammad Hussein with the FIlipinos trailing by one, 91-90. But the Ginebra guard went broad on each his makes an attempt, main to a different possession for the guests.
Those two misses proved expensive as Gilas, which trailed by as a lot as 25 factors early within the recreation, fell brief in its comeback to wrap up the qualifiers with a stinging loss.
Thompson believes these will go down as the most important misses in his profession to this point.
“Biggest missed free throws sa career ko,” he mentioned on Monday as Gilas performed in entrance of the house crowd on the Philippine Arena.
“Andon ‘yung pressure. Kinakausap ko ‘yung sarili ko na sana ma-shoot ko but ganon talaga.”
(“Biggest missed free throws of my career… There was pressure. I was talking to myself earlier hoping that I would make them, but that’s the way it goes.”)
Still, the reigning PBA Most Valuable Player pressured he’ll use this expertise as gas to maintain enhancing whereas additionally crediting his teammates for being there for him afterwards.
“But I’m gonna learn from this and sobrang dami kong nabigo na mga Pilipino so masakit for me but I think ito ‘yung best na reminder sa akin na I have to get better,” he added.
“Andon sila sa likod ko kasi talagang we’re brothers, we have each other’s back so ‘yun nga, malaki ang maitutulong nito sa career ko. I have to be better and work on free throws. Free throws talaga win games and lose games.”
(“But I’m gonna learn from this and I let so many Filipinos down so it hurts, but I think this is the best reminder that I have to get better… They were right behind me because we’re really brothers, we have each other’s backs, so this will help my career greatly. I have to be better and work on free throws. Free throws can win games and lose games.”)
—Bea Micaller/JMB, GMA Integrated News
Source: www.gmanetwork.com
