Kasado na ang tuneup game ng Gilas at Macau sa July
MANILA, Philippines — Kasado na ang friendly game ng Gilas Pilipinas at Macau Black Bears na malaki ang maitutulong sa preparasyon ng Pinoy squad para sa 2025 FIBA Asia Cup na gaganapin sa Jeddah, Saudi Arabia sa Agosto.
Planong idaos ang Gilas Pilipinas-Macau game sa Smart Araneta Coliseum sa huling bahagi ng Hulyo na magsisilbi na ring send-off bago lumipad ang tropa sa Saudi Arabia.
“I think we are trying to get the Araneta Coliseum. That’s kind of a send-off for the fans before we leave,” sabi ni Gilas Pilipinas head coach Tim Cone sa programang Power and Play.
Orihinal na plano ang tuneup game ng Gilas Pilipinas laban sa Guam national team.
May koneksiyon ang Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) sa Guam dahil doon naglalaro si San Miguel Beer player Jericho Cruz.
“We had Guam originally coming in but something happened and it turned out that they can only meet in Jeddah. We weren’t able to bring them here. They were going to come here and then go to Jeddah, but they couldn’t do it,” ani Cone.
Magandang pagkakataon ang tuneup game ng Gilas kontra sa Macau Bears na armado ng malalakas na players dahil sa kanilang mga imports.
Tinalo ng Macau Bears ang Chinese national team sa isang tuneup game.
Posible pang maglaro si dating NBA star Jeremy Lin na bahagi ng Macau Bears.
“They beat up on the Chinese national team. They are really strong, they’ve got three imports, one of which might be Jeremy Lin, could be a very, very interesting friendly for us,” ani Cone.
Hangad ni Cone na maihanda nang husto ang Gilas Pilipinas na nasa Group D kasama ang powerhouse New Zealand, Chinese-Taipei at Iraq.
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