Reyes: “[I agree] that we have more talent, better talent. But again, we’re all into basketball. We know that it’s not all talent that wins games. It’s a team that plays the best—that will play together—that does.' SEAGames2023 | sonrdINQ /PDI
“We’ve been saying it from the start. We cannot take teams from Southeast Asia lightly,” national coach Chot Reyes said in a parting shot to reporters that fateful evening. “You’re here, you saw the competition, the level. Not only Indonesia. Thailand, Vietnam—those are all contenders. We should take Southeast Asia seriously,”
Other realities that hound Gilas are player health and availability. Less than two weeks before the contingent flies for Phnom Penh, Reyes revealed thatBarangay Ginebra’s uber-athletic two-way forward, has begged off from SEA Games duty. Also opting out was Mikey Williams, TNT’s top gun and the PBA’s scoring champion who would have been the perfect player to take advantage of the SEA Games’ relaxed eligibility rules.
Fajardo was the only member of that ill-fated crew in Hanoi who is part of the current SEA Games pool. Joining them are TNT’s Calvin Oftana and Poy Erram, Meralco’s Aaron Black, Chris Newsome, and Raymond Almazan, NorthPort’s Arvin Tolentino, and NLEX’s Kevin Alas. Also in the bunch are Jeremiah Gray, Stanley Pringle, and Christian Standhardinger, the best player of the PBA Governors’ Cup who has been playing splendidly alongside the indefatigable Justin Brownlee.There is no shortage of youthful options for Gilas as well.
Reyes and the rest of the Gilas coaches will have over a week to determine the best possible combination of players for the gold-grabbing task at Morodok Techo beginning May 9.When asked about Gilas’ chances, Reyes played it coy.
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