Gilas Pilipinas left for Serbia on Thursday night with a deep understanding of what the Olympic Qualifying Tournament (OQT) means to the national cage program’s development.
National coach Tab Baldwin believes that more than a pathway to the Tokyo Olympic Games, the Belgrade OQT is one of the many crucibles he hopes will forge a much more refined version of his National Five.
“Serbia for sure is going to be teaching us a lot of lessons. There’s no question about that,” national coach Tab Baldwin told a few reporters during Zoom call on Wednesday night.
“I don’t think Dominican (Republic) is going to be a lot different,” he went on.
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