Gilas Pilipinas coach Chot Reyes throughout the Fiba World Cup classification recreation towards South Sudan. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.internet
Chot Reyes has stated it earlier than. He’s saying it once more.
The Gilas Pilipinas head coach is sorry.
“I’ve [apologized to fans] quite a few occasions. I’ve already stated I’m actually sorry that we weren’t capable of ship and I take full accountability. I take full accountability,” Reyes stated on Thursday after a heartbreaking 87-68 loss to South Sudan of their Fiba World Cup classification duel.
Followers have singled out Reyes as the principle explanation for the Philippines’ disappointing present within the World Cup and the champion coach admitted that the crew failed to satisfy folks’s expectations.
“This was a time for us to win, to execute the training. It was imagined to occur approach again. This was a time for us to win and execute and like I stated, we didn’t get the job finished,” he stated.
Compounding the loss was Japan’s 86-77 victory over Venezuela simply moments earlier than South Sudan wrapped up the win towards the Filipinos.
That meant the Philippines was out of the operating for an outright Olympic berth.
Gilas Pilipinas was doomed by a sluggish begin and what Reyes referred to as the crew’s “worst recreation” within the match.
“I don’t suppose something a lot must be stated. We performed our worst recreation when it counted probably the most. That early burst by South Sudan…great fightback by the fellows, however we spent an excessive amount of power in attempting to claw again and didn’t have sufficient to complete it,” Reyes stated within the postgame press convention. “It’s unlucky that this was the time for us to shoot under 40% from the sphere. Couldn’t make pictures, so I suppose that’s the story.”
After trailing as many as 21 factors within the first half, Dwight Ramos and Jordan Clarkson sparked the Philippines to trim the deficit to simply 4, 60-56.
Kai Sotto capped that run with a spotlight dunk off a lob from AJ Edu with 7:28 left within the match.
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However South Sudan made the fitting changes and saved the house crew at bay to prevail of their classification match.
“Unlucky. We knew this was the sport we completely needed to win as a result of anyone would get the wins. That’s why I’m very, very upset. I’m not stunned Japan gained, that’s why I knew this was the sport we actually, completely needed to get. There goes our Olympic desires for now for this World Cup,” stated Reyes.
The 2-time World Cup coach admitted that the crew’s morale is “very, very down” however he pressured that they should lick their wounds and put together for his or her closing recreation towards China on Saturday on the Large Dome.
Gilas Pilipinas huddles up throughout a recreation towards South Sudan within the Fiba World Cup classification. -MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.internet
“Our job is to get everybody prepared now for the subsequent recreation, and that has to begin with our mindset and our emotional hearts as nicely. We identical to to say that as troublesome and as disappointing the marketing campaign has been thus far, I’m nonetheless very pleased with the trouble,” Reyes stated.
“The blokes put themselves on the road. Fought our greatest. Sadly, issues didn’t go our approach. The one factor we are able to do now could be simply give attention to the subsequent. There’s yet another recreation to be performed. We’ll put together in addition to we are able to to once more put up a battle towards China on Saturday.”
Reyes reportedly already apologized to Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas chairman emeritus Manny V. Pangilinan after their underwhelming efficiency within the nation’s internet hosting of the World Cup.
Reyes stated he’s leaving his destiny as much as the SBP. However whatever the resolution of the federation, he believes that the long run is shiny for Gilas with AJ Edu, Kai Sotto, and Dwight Ramos forming a younger nationwide crew core.
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