MANILA, Philippines — Gilas Pilipinas “performed in panic mode” for your entire period of their beautiful FIBA Asia Cup loss towards Chinese language Taipei early Wednesday morning, head coach Tim Cone admitted.
The World No. 73 Chinese language Taipei squad began sizzling and held on towards the Philippines, 95-87, in each groups’ curtain-raisers within the regional event in Saudi Arabia.
The successful crew led by as a lot as 17 factors within the first quarter and when Gilas was making runs within the fourth, that they had reply after reply, led by the 34 factors from Ying-Chun Chen.
After the sport, Cone careworn that the crew “didn’t play an excellent one.”
“Disillusioned in the way in which we performed. We received behind early within the recreation and simply performed on our heels the entire means. It was like we have been in panic mode for 40 minutes,” he stated.
“You already know, clearly, they actually outcoached us tonight and a disappointing efficiency on my half and (I am) actually harm by the loss. However we’ll see what we are able to do. We’ve got to see if we are able to bounce again from this and transfer ahead. That is the one factor that we are able to do at this level,” he added.
This was echoed by large man AJ Edu.
“I believe, you recognize, we received punched early and we did not punch again. And, you recognize, the coaches can, you recognize, give us all of the schemes and put together us all they will. However I believe, you recognize, us guys on the courtroom must take accountability as nicely,” he stated.
“We simply needed to step up. I believe it wasn’t a factor of underestimating them. We knew how good they have been coming into this recreation. And it is simply on us as gamers to step up, realizing how good they’re.”
After beginning the sport up 2-0, Chinese language Taipei scored 10 straight factors. A Justin Brownlee putback snapped the run, however a 17-6 counter-run hiked Gilas’ deficit to 17, 27-10.
Gilas sliced the result in 4 within the second quarter, 28-32, however Chinese language Taipei’s sizzling capturing, in addition to sorry fouls from the Philippines, pushed them forward by double digits anew.
Kevin Quiambao sparked the Nationals within the fourth interval, however with Brownlee fouling out with 4:29 remaining, the two-time UAAP Most Helpful Participant’s heroics fell quick because the successful crew simply performed splendidly till the ultimate buzzer.
“We have been taking part in from our heels, so we have been attempting to hurry again into the sport and took lots of ill-advised pictures, made lots of ill-advised fouls,” Cone stated.
For now, the Philippines will attempt to rally again and get better because it takes on the mighty New Zealand crew on Thursday, 11 p.m., on the identical venue.
