For a brilliant stretch, Gilas Pilipinas came up with good performances that led to sterling results and had bad outcomes come out of great effort.
Early Friday morning (Manila time) however, things got downright ugly.
“No excuses and not much to say about it other than that we were outplayed, outcoached and outgunned,” said national coach Tab Baldwin after the Filipinos stumbled to an ugly 94-67 rout at the hands of the Dominican Republic in an Olympic Qualifying Tournament match in Belgrade.
Baldwin’s statement zeroed in on everything that happened after the Philippines took a 33-25 lead late in the first half. The defense lost its urgency, the offense moved like…
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