There will be a heavy focus on improving the team’s mental toughness when Gilas Pilipinas returns to training in preparation for the Fiba (International Basketball Federation) Asia Cup this August.
That was one of the lessons sponged up by the team in the recent Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Serbia, where the Philippines missed a Tokyo Olympics berth. The Filipinos made hopes surface of a long-shot Olympic appearance when it fared creditably in a loss to host Serbia, the world No. 5. But things came completely apart in an ugly loss to the Dominican Republic.
“I told the team after the game that this wasn’t necessarily a physical beating that we got; I think it was …
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