PHNOM PENH — Philippine nationwide males’s basketball head coach Chot Reyes says the workforce has to shift their focus to their subsequent video games as Gilas Pilipinas continues its marketing campaign within the thirty second Southeast Asian Games.
On Thursday, the Philippines misplaced to dwelling workforce Cambodia, 79-68, in a uncommon SEA Games defeat for the nation.
“I’m not here to make excuses. I am not making excuses. You all saw the conditions. People back home won’t see as much, but you’re here, you saw the conditions,” he informed the members of the media overlaying the sport.
“This is something we can learn from. We move on to the next game, then we prepare for the knockout semifinals.”
Despite the loss, Gilas can nonetheless advance from the group stage with a win over Singapore (0-2). The Philippines is seeking to reclaim the gold medal after a silver medal end within the earlier version of the video games.
But they might want to get used to the taking part in circumstances, which incorporates the warmth as Reyes mentioned Gilas naturalized participant Justin Brownlee struggled with dehydration.
The Barangay Ginebra star managed to solely churn out 10 factors in 23 minutes of play alongside 5 rebounds and one block within the sport.
“Well I thought it was just a terrible first half for us because you saw what happened. Brownlee couldn’t move, [he was] really dehydrated. The heat really got to him,” Reyes mentioned.
“But later on, medyo bumuti nang konti but then he was cramping already because he had lost a lot of fluid.”
(“But later on, it got a little better but then he was cramping already because he had lost a lot of fluid.”)
Reyes additionally identified issues with the flooring on the courtroom. The coach mentioned that gamers, together with Brownlee and Chris Newsome, struggled with the floor, which isn’t normal for the game.
“Not only Newsome, even Justin, everyone. Little slips you were not seeing. You see the falls, but the pushoffs di niyo nakikita. We can’t get to our spots quicker,” he added.
(“Not only Newsome, even Justin, everyone. Little slips you were not seeing. You see the falls, but the pushoffs you don’t see. We can’t get to our spots quicker.”)
“We couldn’t take advantage of our quickness too much.”
—JMB, GMA Integrated News
Source: www.gmanetwork.com
