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    Puro bata ang kinuha ha...

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    RP 5 makes rousing Las Vegas debut
    By Joaquin Henson
    The Philippine Star 07/18/2005

    LAS VEGAS — Displaying unselfish teamwork, the Philippines used an unforgiving full-court pressure defense and precise execution to overcome a severe size handicap and upset the Aoshen club of China, 80-65, in a scintillating debut at the first-ever Global Hoops Summit in the Cox Pavilion on the University of Nevada at Las Vegas campus Saturday night (yesterday morning, Manila).

    No team is shorter than the Philippines, whose average height is 6-3, and no team is taller than Aoshen, bannered by two 7-1 centers, two 6-10 power forwards and two 6-9 wingmen.

    In all, there are 10 entries in the tournament organized in conjunction with a 10-day National Basketball Association summer league that ended last Friday in the same venue.

    The Philippines is scheduled to play five games in the Summit. Next in line is Passing Lane Sports, featuring 7-8 center Sun Ming Ming of China and former Washington Wizards guard God Shammgod of Providence, this morning (Manila time).

    Aoshen, fresh from demolishing the strongest Chinese-Taipei teams in sweeping a 7-game series in Taiwan, pulled a surprise by suiting up 7-1 center Shan Tao who played for China at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. Aoshen’s Korean coach Lee Ho Jae also added 7-1 Zhang Song Tao to the roster at the last minute. Neither Shan nor Zhang was in Aoshen’s original lineup.

    But coach Chot Reyes wasn’t fazed.

    The Filipinos, carrying the national tri-colors and sponsored by San Miguel Beer, never gave Aoshen the chance to capitalize on its huge height advantage. They pressed from the inbound, trapped in the backcourt and challenged nearly every shot from anywhere on the floor.

    Not even Shan was spared as Romel Adducul, Don Allado, Billy Mamaril and Sonny Thoss combined forces in a suffocating interior defense that took the starch out of the fancied Chinese. Shan scored only eight points on 3-of-10 from the floor and 2-of-5 free throws in 12 minutes. He keyed a 7-2 surge that cut the Philippines’ 15-point lead to 10 in the second period but ran out of steam.

    The Philippines failed to score a single triple in four attempts but was a force inside the paint. Thoss banged in 13 points and grabbed seven rebounds to establish a strong inside presence. Mike Cortez, whose family and Carson High coach Richard Mason drove in from Los Angeles, orchestrated the attack, finishing with 13 points, five rebounds and three assists. Tony de la Cruz added 12 points.

    Vegas Summer League director of business development Albert Hall said he knew all along the Filipinos would be competitive in the Summit.

    "I was told that Filipino players are quick, jump really high and shoot very well," said Hall. "The win over China proved it."

    Huang Hai Bei tried to save the Aoshen ship from sinking by scoring a game-high 21 points, including two treys. His teammates, however, failed to provide firepower support.

    The Philippines’ late addition to the roster Dondon Hontiveros arrived in the playing venue straight from the airport while the game was going on and will play in the second game against Passing Lane Sports.

    Late in the first half, Rich Alvarez’ two charities bloated the Philippines’ lead to 21, 51-30. Aoshen rallied in the third period, igniting an 8-0 bomb to trim the gap to eight, 58-50. Then, Thoss and Kelly Williams combined for six straight points to douse the uprising.

    Reyes said he made a conscious effort to rotate the players like shuffling a deck of cards to sustain the fast pace of a full-court press. Stamina was never a problem, he noted.

    "There’s no secret about us anymore," said Reyes. "Now the word will get around about us, that we know how to play this game. But that would’ve come sooner or later. This was an important first step for us in our building program. The win has certainly boosted our confidence. It showed what we’ve been working on for months in the gym can succeed."

    Reyes said defense was the key to the Philippines’ victory. "Our pressure defense from end to end did it," he said. "It gave us opportunities to score in transition. We couldn’t hit any threes because the rules used the NBA three-point arc which is farther than what we’re used to so our guys kept on stepping on the line."

    Reyes said in the next games, the Philippines will be severely tested by bigger, more athletic teams.

    "How far we’ll go in this tournament depends on how we play our defense, how the other teams play defense because I notice a tendency to get lazy in this kind of tournament where most players are trying to impress scouts with their individual offensive skills. Another big factor is our ability to get rebounds. If we are able to hold our own on the boards, we’ll always be in the thick of things."

    Assistant coach Tim Cone said teamwork on both ends was something the Chinese couldn’t match."’We don’t have any superstars," he continued. "The players look out for each other. They make the extra pass. They’re unselfish. It’s what the national team should be about."

    The Filipinos in the crowd mobbed the players after the game. Among those who motored from out of state were Don Allado’s parents, grandmother and aunt and de la Cruz’ parents and sister.

    The Philippines’ stingy defense held Aoshen to only 31.6 percent from the field. The Filipinos hit 51.7 percent and outrebounded the Chinese, 46-43.

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    Deym that's what they call team spirit

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    looking at the RP Team lineup, maliit sila given the tallest player they have is Sonny Thoss who's listed at 6'7. Pero mukhang their defense ang tumalo sa chinese team na to.

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    aba ok ah. :cheers:

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    Quote Originally Posted by ownertype
    Pero mukhang their defense ang tumalo sa chinese team na to.
    Yes, tama ka diyan bro. They can't win playing half court offense with their smallish lineup so they'll have to force tempo and run.

    Question is can they sustain this type of game for the remainder of the tourney, and can they make the neccessary adjustments now that their opponents know their style.

    pero GO RP!

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    No team is shorter than the Philippines, whose average height is 6-3, and no team is taller than Aoshen, bannered by two 7-1 centers, two 6-10 power forwards and two 6-9 wingmen.
    ..

    height is not might ....

    diskarteng PINOY

    na "WALA SA STATES NYAN "

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    up next is another chinese team, followed by a nigerian team

    but remember, chot will pickup only 4 from this pool for the jones cup tournament to join ace players from TNT and SMB...

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    another loss by RP team to BDA sports 81-64

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    THE PHILIPPINE team overcame a 16-point deficit to shock the previously unbeaten Long Beach Jam, 93-92, in a cliffhanger at the Global Hoops Summit in the Cox Pavilion on the University of Nevada at Las Vegas campus Tuesday afternoon (yesterday morning in Manila).

    Dondon Hontiveros hit a 15-foot jumper to give the Philippines only its third taste of the lead with 50.2 seconds to go. Then Jay-Jay Helterbrand stole off 6-foot-7 Alex Comaco to preserve the advantage.

    The Jam had a chance to pull it out, but Kamron Sufi's desperate jumper was off the mark at the buzzer.

    It was a stirring performance by the Filipinos, who refused to give up even as leading scorer Ren-Ren Ritualo strained his left calf muscle and was sidelined early in the first period.

    Tony de la Cruz fired 14 of his 22 points in the second period as the Philippines prevented the Jam from ballooning a 16-point cushion, 31-15. Then James Yap took over, firing 13 of his 16 points in the second half.

    Romel Adducul stood his ground against the Jam giants, scoring 11 points and grabbing seven rebounds.

    NBA veteran Fred Vinson, who played for Carol-Ann's in the Philippine Basketball League a few years ago, said he ran out of steam in the end. He finished with 19 points.

    Former Talk 'N Text import Damien Cantrell fired 18 points and grabbed 13 rebounds, but couldn't save the Jam which entered the game with a 3-0 slate after beating Nigeria by 13, Aoshen of China by 39 and SFX Sports by four.

    The Jam won the American Basketball Association title with Dennis Rodman two seasons back and is the only club entered in the Summit that plays as a franchise in a regular league.

    "The Philippines played hard," said Long Beach coach Corey Gaines, a former NBA guard from UCLA. "They deserved to win. They competed out there. We were out to win but we didn't get the job done. I told my guys not to take them lightly, not to give them open threes. I told them to dump the ball inside and power but they didn't listen."

    Cantrell, a former Talk 'N' Text import, said he warned his teammates to take the Philippines seriously before the game. "You can't underestimate the Filipinos because they fight to the last possession," he said.

    "They play smart. From when I played in the PBA, I noticed there's much better ball movement, execution and motion in the offense now."

    Coach Chot Reyes said the big win will forever be a milestone in his career.

    "It's the first time for me to beat a US team," said Reyes. "This has to be very memorable. But more than a personal triumph, this will lead to bigger victories, particularly in Asia. This will go a long way in boosting our confidence that we can compete against bigger, more athletic players."

    Reyes said Ritualo's sidelining was a "downer" but it challenged his teammates to take over, particularly Yap and Hontiveros.

    "On defense, our focus was not to give Vinson open looks from outside and to keep Cantrell off the glass because he's such a strong offensive rebounder," said Reyes. "We doubled inside and took away their inside game. We noticed their post players aren't used to getting doubled. We also checked their pick-and-rolls."

    The scores:

    RP 93 -- De la Cruz 22, Yap 16, Hontiveros 13, Helterbrand 12, Adducul 11, Allado 6, Williams 4, Cortez 4, Thoss 3, Mamaril 2, Ritualo 0, Raymundo 0, Alvarez 0.

    LONG BEACH 92 -- Wright 19, Vinson 19, Cantrell 18, Comaco 17, Vanderline 9, Omiya 4, Hughes 4, Daghlas 2, Sufi 0.

    Halftime: 38-48.

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