The last seconds of the game of Gilas Pilipinas against Italy last Tuesday night probably summed up the host nation’s
campaign in the FIBA Basketball World Cup. There was no single attempt to foul the Italians in the last ball possession. They could have put up at least one last semblance of a fight and delayed the inevitable.
The dribble, drive offense as shown by too much reliance on Jordan Clarkson on so many isolation plays is no longer effective against teams that play as a team, which is the essence of basketball as a team sport. Dribbling will not win games especially when the one doing the dribble and shooting the ball is effectively checked by the opponents, who can predict what our team will do on the offensive end. Kick out the ball? To whom? We don’t have a shooter on the floor, much more on the team.
I wrote this last May 19 right after the Philippines regained the gold medal in the Southeast Asian Games, which the same coach lost to Indonesia in the previous edition. Fast forward to this week. And the reasons are plenty. From losing the momentum because the favorite player fouled out, coaching the national team is a challenge because you have to find playing time for all the players to Italy is Italy! and many more.
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