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| courtesy of smartgilas.com |
The cast is now complete. Below are the teams that made it to the second round of FIBA Asia Championship that is currently being held in Hunan, China.
Group E Group F
Iran China
Palestine Qatar
Philippines Korea
Japan Lebanon
Hongkong Jordan
India Kazakhstan
Each team will now play against the teams not in its first-round group for a total of 3 games. For example, the Philippines will play against Iran, Japan and India in the second round of hostilities.
The top 4 teams in Groups E and F will then go to the knockout stages. After the knockout stage, the remaining teams will figure in another knockout stage to determine the two teams that will enter the finals.
Anything can still happen. Given the tournament format, Gilas Pilipinas has a good chance of making the final four. For the knockout stage, Korea appears as the most likely opponent of Gilas Pilipinas.
The stunning loss of Gilas to unheralded Palestine is really an eye-opener for the team and everyone else. The loss shows the vulnerability of Gilas and the need to take each opponent seriously. While Gilas massacred its next opponents, the lack of focus and discipline are just too evident in Gilas' games. The ugly incident where a Kuwaiti player ened with a bloody mouth speaks of the lack of concentration and focus of Gilas players. The lackluster performance of Andray Blatch so far is not helping the team too.
With China, Iran, Palestine and Korea showing great form, Gilas will be hard-pressed to make it to the finals. But with great focus and determination, the task on hand is attainable.
LABAN PILIPINAS !
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