Gilas Pilipinas racked up a 6-0 record in its corner of the Fiba Asia Cup qualifiers (ACQ). The team also swept rival and oft-tormentor South Korea, including Sunday’s 82-77 victory over the Asian giants. Surely, there is enough in there to generate unabashed euphoria all around.
National coach Tab Baldwin, however, hosed down the celebration with a splash of reality.
“I think we cannot get ahead of ourselves. This is a good start, but we have to stay focused,” he said shortly after the victory at Angeles University Foundation.
“We have to keep focused on what we don’t do well, and there’s a lot of that still,” he added.
The ACQ’s third window allowed the Philippines to b…
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