In his second FIBA World Cup gig, Gilas Pilipinas head coach Chot Reyes is aware of how powerful the competitors shall be.
And he additionally is aware of that for the Philippines to have a greater end in comparison with its earlier participation, forming one of the best staff doable is probably the reply.
“We’re not picking the best talent, we’re picking the best team. We are putting the best team together, we’re not putting a group of superstars. We want to pick the best team possible,” Reyes mentioned on Saturday on the heels of the 2023 FIBA World Cup draw held on the Smart Araneta Coliseum.
This is Reyes’ second journey to the world stage, calling the photographs in 2014 when the nationals competed within the World Cup in Spain. The Philippines completed then with a 1-4 win-loss card within the group stage, bowing out of rivalry to ultimately wind up twenty first amongst 24 groups. The nation additionally competed within the 2019 version of the World Cup.
But that 2014 tourney confirmed that Gilas Pilipinas can hold tempo with different powerhouse groups as they competed towards Croatia (81-78 in OT), Greece (82-70), and Puerto Rico (90-79). They additionally got here up with a victory after beating Senegal in additional time, 81-79.
Reyes anticipates that the following crop of nationwide staff gamers, although, will have to be ‘a lot, significantly better’ than the 2014 model of the Gilas staff.
“It’s a kind of situation where I’ve been here before. I kind of know what to expect, but then again, the game is always evolving. Our competition is always evolving and getting better,” Reyes mentioned.
“I think if we come in with the game that we brought in in 2014, it’s not gonna be enough. We have to be much, much better. And I hope that from now to then, we can find a way to really become a much better team.”
Reyes shared that they are eyeing to arrange coaching camps in and overseas, and in addition assured that participant availability will not be an issue come the World Cup.
“There’s no problem sa World Cup. There’s a lot of players naman who are available ’cause all of the tournaments all over the world are going to be on hold. So there’s not gonna be any kind of conflict with any other tournaments anywhere.”
(“There’s no problem in the World Cup. There’s a lot of players who are available ’cause all of the tournaments all over the world are going to be on hold. So there’s not gonna be any kind of conflict with any other tournaments anywhere.”)
—JMB, GMA Integrated News
Source: www.gmanetwork.com
