I'm one of the avid fan of Gilas Pilipinas, isa ako sa milyong katao na malungkot dahil sa nangyaring pagkatalo. Sa totoo lang magaling na coach si Chot Reyes kaso may mga desisyon siyang nakakagulat kaya sa bandang huli talo tayo.
Siguro pang PBA coach lang talaga siya at hindi pwedeng isabak sa mga international competition na kailangan ng matinding diskarte. I believe na balang araw ay magiging top rank din tayo sa mundo ng basketball. Gaya nga ng kasabihan ng mga matatanda "Bilog ang bola pagdating sa court".
This is the last time na nakarating tayo sa world cup at nagkaroon ng chance na makapasok sa mas mataas na ranking. Pero dahil sa pride at decision ni head coach natalo tayo. Sabi nga nila di ba If you have confident to your team hayaan mo silang dumiskarte ng sa kanila kung paano ba nila maipapanalo ang laban. Ang trabaho ng head coach ay I motivate at bigyan ng payo at hindi sigawan laitin gaya ng ginawa niya kay Marcus na hindi pinaglaro dahil sa pride niya. Kaso dahil sa matigas ang ulo ni Coach Chot Reyes sinunod niya ang kanyang decision kaya yan tuloy "TALO".
Habang sinusulat ko ito ay nabasa ko ang mensahe ni President Manny V. Pangilinan na buong sumuporta sa Gilas Pilipinas at narito ang kanyang buong trasncript.
“Chot, pls send to each and all of you my deep personal gratitude for what the Gilas Team has accomplished – in Manila last year, and in Spain and Korea this year.
“It has been quite a journey with its peaks and valleys; the road has been long and tough, the climb steep, and the obstacles formidable even from the get go. We may have fallen short of what we all desired to gift to our people after years of desolation, but all of you persevered, and gave your best to the country and improved our standing in world basketball.
“For now, we cannot ask for more. Indeed, sports is a veritable roller coaster and we’ve seen that cycle of ups and downs as short as it was between Spain and Korea. We report our results in Korea with “heads bowed in sadness but not in shame”. That said, we take pride and satisfaction in all that Gilas have reached thus far.
“The Asian Games are now done; it is time to look ahead and plan for the FIBA Asia competition next year in China, the winner of which qualifies for the 2016 Brazil Olympics. We must stay focused on our goal, and neither despair nor get deterred by the letdown in the Asian Games – which is comparatively less meaningful than the Olympics.
“In the meantime, it is time to bring the Team home so that they can restore normalcy to their lives with their loved ones. Safe journey.”
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