Tag: Reyes
Chot Reyes apologizes for poor Gilas performance in Fiba World Cup – rezal404
Gilas Pilipinas coach Chot Reyes during the Fiba World Cup classification game against South Sudan. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net Chot Reyes has said it before. He’s saying it again. The Gilas Pilipinas head coach is sorry. “I’ve [apologized to fans] numerous times. I’ve already said I’m really sorry that we were not able to deliver and I…
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Chot Reyes explains reason behind Kai Sotto benching – rezal404
Chot Reyes had a viable explanation why Kai Sotto (left) was mostly in his warmers Friday night. —AUGUST DELA CRUZ BOCAUE—There was always going to be much hindsight talk about the paltry minutes given to Kai Sotto after all the pretournament fuss about his availability for the 2023 Fiba World Cup. So Chot Reyes made…
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‘Ebb and flow’ of game kept CJ Perez glued to bench, says Chot Reyes – rezal404
FILE–Gilas Pilipinas’ CJ Perez. –FIBA CJ Perez was the lone member of Gilas Pilipinas who did not see a second of action in the 87-81 loss to the Dominican Republic on the Fiba World Cup’s opening night Friday. But that was neither by design nor caused by negligence. “It’s just the ebb and flow of…
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Chot Reyes lauds ‘very efficient’ June Mar Fajardo in Gilas loss – rezal404
Gilas Pilipinas’ June Mar Fajardo goes for a shot against the Dominican Republic in the Fiba World Cup. -MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net BOCAUE—If there was ever any doubt, June Mar Fajardo showed on Friday night that he can also be an offensive force on the Fiba World Cup stage. Aside from Jordan Clarkson, Gilas also turned to…
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In small-ball era, Reyes has a lot of size – rezal404
Gilas Pilipinas coach Chot Reyes. –SBP PHOTO Basketball has gravitated toward small ball. Gilas Pilipinas, for the first time, has naturalized a wing instead of the usual big. Yet somehow, the. national team finds itself with its tallest roster ever. “[It’s] pretty ironic that when we have the size, the game has gone the opposite…
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Chot Reyes says he now has enough to plot Gilas Pilipinas opening night stint – rezal404
Gilas Pilipinas Jordan Clarkson and coaches Chot Reyes and Tim Cone. –HANDOUT PHOTO There will be no hot streak to ride into the Fiba World Cup. But at least, national coach Chot Reyes is glad Gilas Pilipinas won’t be going into the tournament cold. “Obviously, we wanted to win this last game,” Reyes said in…
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Chot Reyes not putting much into Gilas win over Ivory Coast – rezal404
Jordan Clarkson, updated on the developments of the national pool, is ready to join Gilas Pilipinas in practice. —FIBA.BASKETBALL We played this game to prepare for [Angola], but this is not the World Cup.” Thus declared national coach Chot Reyes on Friday night, shortly after Gilas Pilipinas’ 85-62 rout of Ivory Coast that had the…
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Reyes sees Clarkson improvement from last Gilas stint – rezal404
Jordan Clarkson during his first practice with Gilas Pilipinas ahead of the Fiba World Cup. National coach Chot Reyes feels it’s too soon to evaluate Jordan Clarkson’s reunion with the Gilas Pilipinas program. Clarkson adjusting on the fly with his teammates during a game, however, is another thing. “I don’t think there’s going to be…
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Chot Reyes lauds Gilas Pilipinas effort vs Senegal – rezal404
Gilas Pilipinas coach Chot Reyes. —CONTRIBUTED PHOTO/ELVIS ZALDARIS. After finding gaps in Gilas Pilipinas’ victory over Iran, national coach Chot Reyes this time lauded his charges for a gutsy stand despite fading late against a taller and much more athletic Senegal side on Friday night. “[I’m] disappointed because we could’ve won the game. But I…
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Chot Reyes disappointed over Gilas’ ‘bad start, very bad finish’ in win over Iran – rezal404
Chot Reyes and Gilas Pilipinas in China. –SBP PHOTO Gilas Pilipinas emerged triumphant in its first game in the 2023 Heyuan WUS International Basketball Tournament Thursday night, but national coach Chot Reyes was not exactly thrilled with the outcome. “I’m very disappointed with how we finished the ball game,” Reyes said on the heels of…
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