SANA’A, Yemen—The Nokia RP U-18 team unleashed all of its pent-up
emotions to rout host Yemen, 97-48, on Friday for fifth place, the
highest finish for the team in 15 years in the Fiba Asia U-18
Championship.
The Filipinos, backed by Nokia Philippines and TAO Corporation, also
bettered on its previous standing of seventh place in Tehran, although
the losing the key game against Chinese-Taipei in the quarterfinals
continues to nag head coach Eric Altamirano.
“We were just one quarter away from the semifinals. Chinese-Taipei had
a key six to zero run at end of the third and another at the start of
the fourth and that did us in. Before that, we felt that the game was
very winnable,”said Altamirano.
Chinese-Taipei beat Iran, 64-60, to bag third place and join China and
Korea in the 2011 FIBA U19 World Championship to be played in Latvia
next year. The Chinese routed Korea, 103-80, to regain the title
after it placed only fifth in Tehran in 2008.
“No excuses from us, particularly from me. Although the Philippines’
pride as a basketball-loving nation may constrain it from accepting
anything less than ultimate victory, we as a team humbly offer this
modest achievement to all Filipinos for their judgment and
appreciation,”he added as the team was also able to improve on the
seventh place posted in 2008 in Iran. The U-16 core of the team placed
fourth in the Fiba Asia U-16 Championship in Johor Bahru last year.
With five players scoring in double figures, the Philippines took
command early by scoring the first nine points and never looked back
to exact vengeance on Yemen, which beat the Filipinos, 76-69, in the
second round.
“It was a different day and a different game altogether. We just want
to leave everything on the floor,” Altamirano said. “We have had a
nice crowd supporting us here. We wanted to leave Sana’A with some
happy memories for them.”
Gelo Alolino topscored for the Filipinos with 18 points followed by 15
each from Kiefer Ravena and Raphael Banal and 10 each from Mike
Tolomia and Jeth Troy Rosario.(pr)
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Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Nokia RP U-18 in ‘quarters’
SANA’A, Yemen--The Nokia RP U-18 team battles Chinese-Taipei in the
knockout quarterfinals of the Fiba-Asia U-18 Championship on Wednesday
at the 22nd May Gym here.
The Filipinos, backed by Nokia Philippines and TAO Corporation,
formalized their entry in the eight-team round by besting Iraq, 68-59,
on Monday to close out the second round with a 3-2 mark behind China’s
5-0 record. Joining them in the next round are groupmates Yemen (3-2)
and Japan (3-2).
China will be up against Lebanon, Japan against Korea and Yemen
against Iran in the round that will determine the semifinalists. The
RP-Chinese Taipei game is set at 6 pm (Manila time).
Head coach Eric Altamirano said that his team needs to play more
consistently, needing to come back from two stinging loses to China
and Yemen. Chinese-Taipei plays a lot like the Philippines so the
consistency factor is again the main focus.
“I think the key at this level is to play consistently. There is no
point in playing well one day and going down the next,” he said.
“Chinese-Taipei is almost the same size as our team although they have
taller players. We will take advantage of our rest day today (Tuesday)
as we aim to go out strong tomorrow,”said Altamirano, who said that
the team needs two wins to make to the finals.
Altamirano is aiming for bigger things as the Philippines last placed
eighth in this tournament in 2008.
“Our initial target was to reach the quarterfinals. But that was not
as important from the exposure point of view as that of the results,”
he said.“This is what the boys have to understand and play. We have
been focusing on stressing upon this factor at every training
session,” he said.
Altamirano adds: “We came here looking for consolidating on what
gained in Johor and for continuity of the National development
program. We also expected tougher competition in terms of playing
taller, stronger and more mature teams.”
In the game against Iraq, Kiefer Ravena topscored with 23 points and
four assists followed by Mike Tolomia’s eight.
The tournament dangles three tickets to the 2011 FIBA U19 World
Championship to be played in Latvia next year.(pr)
knockout quarterfinals of the Fiba-Asia U-18 Championship on Wednesday
at the 22nd May Gym here.
The Filipinos, backed by Nokia Philippines and TAO Corporation,
formalized their entry in the eight-team round by besting Iraq, 68-59,
on Monday to close out the second round with a 3-2 mark behind China’s
5-0 record. Joining them in the next round are groupmates Yemen (3-2)
and Japan (3-2).
China will be up against Lebanon, Japan against Korea and Yemen
against Iran in the round that will determine the semifinalists. The
RP-Chinese Taipei game is set at 6 pm (Manila time).
Head coach Eric Altamirano said that his team needs to play more
consistently, needing to come back from two stinging loses to China
and Yemen. Chinese-Taipei plays a lot like the Philippines so the
consistency factor is again the main focus.
“I think the key at this level is to play consistently. There is no
point in playing well one day and going down the next,” he said.
“Chinese-Taipei is almost the same size as our team although they have
taller players. We will take advantage of our rest day today (Tuesday)
as we aim to go out strong tomorrow,”said Altamirano, who said that
the team needs two wins to make to the finals.
Altamirano is aiming for bigger things as the Philippines last placed
eighth in this tournament in 2008.
“Our initial target was to reach the quarterfinals. But that was not
as important from the exposure point of view as that of the results,”
he said.“This is what the boys have to understand and play. We have
been focusing on stressing upon this factor at every training
session,” he said.
Altamirano adds: “We came here looking for consolidating on what
gained in Johor and for continuity of the National development
program. We also expected tougher competition in terms of playing
taller, stronger and more mature teams.”
In the game against Iraq, Kiefer Ravena topscored with 23 points and
four assists followed by Mike Tolomia’s eight.
The tournament dangles three tickets to the 2011 FIBA U19 World
Championship to be played in Latvia next year.(pr)
Nokia RP U-18 thumps Japan
SANA’A, Yemen—The Nokia RP U-18 team bounced back from two stinging
wins to bamboozle Japan, 75,57, on Sunday to boost further its bid for
the eight-team quarterfinals of the 21st FIBA Asia U18 Championship at
the 22nd May Arena here.
The Filipinos, backed by Nokia Philippines and TAO Corporation, tore
the game wide open by outscoring the Japanese, 25-8, in the midway
through the game to nail a 2-2 record and hand the Japanese their very
first loss in the tournament with a 3-1 record. China still lords it
over the Group F standings with an impeccable 3-0 mark as the
Philippines now carry a 2-2 record.
The Philippines was scheduled to battle winless Iraq at 4 pm (Manila
time) yesterday to cement its position as the third placing team in
the group, ahead of Yemen (2-1), The top four teams will get into the
knockout quarterfinals against the four qualifiers from Group E.
With a lock at the top three slots in the other group at Korea (3-1),
Iran (3-1) and Lebanon (2-1), while the last slot is still a tossup
among Kazakshtan and Chinese-Taipei.
Kiefer Ravena topscored for the Philippines with 18 points while
Raphael Banal chipped in with 14, nine of those coming from rainbow
country as the team shot 45 percent from there ( 9 of 20 tries) while
hitting 31 of 58 shots from the field.
“It was good those shots went in early in the game,” Philippines coach
Eric Altamirano said. “I’m proud the way boys began with speed,
especially after two tiring games (against China and Yemen, both of
which Philippines lost).”
“What made me really pleased was the way we kept our intensity,” he said.
The Filipinos were hanging to a 32-25 lead in the first five minutes
of the second quarter when Ravena scored back-to-back baskets on the
paint to start a run, which was capped by Von Pessumal’s three-pointer
for 16-point lead at half time.
With Ravena, Jeth Rosario and Cris Toloma scoring at will, the
Philippines widened its lead a 55-33, the highest in the game.
Seiya Ando scored a game-high 22 points for Japan.
“I liked the way we dominated the game, considering that it was really
close last time around,” said Altamirano, whose team only defeated the
same Japan team, 64-59, in the last year’s FIBA Asia U16 Championship
at Johor Bahru.
The tournament dangles three tickets to the 2011 FIBA U19 World
Championship to be played in Latvia next year.(pr)
wins to bamboozle Japan, 75,57, on Sunday to boost further its bid for
the eight-team quarterfinals of the 21st FIBA Asia U18 Championship at
the 22nd May Arena here.
The Filipinos, backed by Nokia Philippines and TAO Corporation, tore
the game wide open by outscoring the Japanese, 25-8, in the midway
through the game to nail a 2-2 record and hand the Japanese their very
first loss in the tournament with a 3-1 record. China still lords it
over the Group F standings with an impeccable 3-0 mark as the
Philippines now carry a 2-2 record.
The Philippines was scheduled to battle winless Iraq at 4 pm (Manila
time) yesterday to cement its position as the third placing team in
the group, ahead of Yemen (2-1), The top four teams will get into the
knockout quarterfinals against the four qualifiers from Group E.
With a lock at the top three slots in the other group at Korea (3-1),
Iran (3-1) and Lebanon (2-1), while the last slot is still a tossup
among Kazakshtan and Chinese-Taipei.
Kiefer Ravena topscored for the Philippines with 18 points while
Raphael Banal chipped in with 14, nine of those coming from rainbow
country as the team shot 45 percent from there ( 9 of 20 tries) while
hitting 31 of 58 shots from the field.
“It was good those shots went in early in the game,” Philippines coach
Eric Altamirano said. “I’m proud the way boys began with speed,
especially after two tiring games (against China and Yemen, both of
which Philippines lost).”
“What made me really pleased was the way we kept our intensity,” he said.
The Filipinos were hanging to a 32-25 lead in the first five minutes
of the second quarter when Ravena scored back-to-back baskets on the
paint to start a run, which was capped by Von Pessumal’s three-pointer
for 16-point lead at half time.
With Ravena, Jeth Rosario and Cris Toloma scoring at will, the
Philippines widened its lead a 55-33, the highest in the game.
Seiya Ando scored a game-high 22 points for Japan.
“I liked the way we dominated the game, considering that it was really
close last time around,” said Altamirano, whose team only defeated the
same Japan team, 64-59, in the last year’s FIBA Asia U16 Championship
at Johor Bahru.
The tournament dangles three tickets to the 2011 FIBA U19 World
Championship to be played in Latvia next year.(pr)
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