Tag: Reyes
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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Chot Reyes believes Jordan Clarkson will find it easy meshing with Gilas – rezal404
Jordan Clarkson will be joining Gilas Pilipinas in Manila. — FIBA.COM Chot Reyes is now banking on Jordan Clarkson’s immense basketball IQ and familiarity with his system to come up to speed with the Nationals in time for the Fiba (International Basketball Federation) World Cup that gets off the ground in just over three weeks.…
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Chot Reyes eyes more games, sets player-deadline for key stretch of Gilas prep – rezal404
Gilas Pilipinas coaches Chot Reyes. —DENISON DALUPANG/INQUIRER Wary of losing the gains his Gilas Pilipinas crew made during his training camp across the Baltic states, national coach Chot Reyes has two things in mind—more tune-up games and a deadline for players to join camp—in the ramp up to the Fiba World Cup. “The most important…
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Satisfied at end of Euro camp, Reyes says Gilas still ‘work in progress’ – rezal404
Rhenz Abando (right) was big in Europe for Gilas.—SBP PHOTO Gilas Pilipinas wrapped up the European leg of his training camp on a positive note, notching a convincing victory over a Lithuanian side last Saturday. But more than finishing 3-3 in ending a long camp in the Baltic States, national coach Chot Reyes couldn’t be…
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Gilas hurdles conditioning, fitness goals but Chot Reyes feels team not yet World Cup ready – rezal404
“Transformative” is how Dwight Ramos (left, photo above) describes the Gilas Pilipinas Europe training camp. —CONTRIBUTED PHOTO/ELVIS ZALDARIS. Gilas Pilipinas enters the homestretch of its training camp across the Baltic states in Europe, and while Chot Reyes is pleased with the strides the program is making, the national coach feels that there’s a lot more…
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Chot Reyes uses Gilas’ game vs war-hit Ukraine as teaching moment on perspective – rezal404
FILE – Gilas Pilipinas coach Chot Reyes reacts after winning the men’s basketball final against Cambodia at the 32nd Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) in Phnom Penh on May 16, 2023. (Photo by MOHD RASFAN / AFP) MANILA, Philippines—First, it was conditioning, then it was cohesion. What followed was smoothening gaps in its defense. On…
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Reyes to fix Gilas faults in Lithuania – rezal404
Chot Reyes’ preparations for the World Cup have been hit by injuries. —DENISON REY A. DALUPANG National coach Chot Reyes saw some positives and a lot of negatives and will ramp up preparations for Gilas Pilipinas in the second stage of their European sojourn with the Fiba (International Basketball Federation) World Cup just on the…
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Chot Reyes says Gilas needs Kai Sotto ‘at least a month’ before Fiba World Cup – rezal404
Kai Sotto will be very welcome to Gilas and he wants to play. But what’s keeping him from committing? —FIBA.COM Chot Reyes minced no words in saying what Kai Sotto means to Gilas Pilipinas. “No question that we need him,” Reyes was quick to tell the Inquirer over the phone on Sunday when asked to…
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Flashing his wizardry, ‘Bata’ Reyes schools Pacquiao in friendly between icons – rezal404
Efren Bata Reyes and Manny Pacquiao during an exhibition game. – Mansion Sports Bar and Lounge Efren “Bata” Reyes had just completed a masterclass beating Manny Pacquiao in an exhibition 10-ball match that looked more of a friendly than a duel for bragging rights Thursday evening when the pool legend was jokingly asked if he…
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