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00:00 [MUSIC PLAYING]

00:08 All eyes are on Strong Group Athletics or SGA.

00:11 The Stack Philippines squad is off to a terrific start

00:15 in the 33rd Dubai International Basketball Championship.

00:18 Now, can they sustain this impressive run

00:21 and ultimately win it all?

00:22 Well, let's find out.

00:23 Joining us to go all out on this story

00:25 is none other than Strong Group head coach, the man, Charles

00:31 Thieu.

00:32 Joining us live via Zoom all the way from Dubai in the United

00:35 Arab Emirates.

00:37 And it is 4.32 PM there.

00:39 So good afternoon to you, Coach Charles.

00:41 And helping us out live inside the studio

00:44 is basketball analyst, Juan Banal.

00:46 He's also here.

00:48 Our director will show Juan in just a bit.

00:50 There he is.

00:51 So now a three-way with one B up top.

00:54 Charles Thieu down there.

00:56 Coach Charles, good afternoon and good evening from Manila.

01:01 Hello, Andre.

01:02 Hello, Juan.

01:03 Thanks for having me over.

01:04 Thank you for taking time, Coach.

01:06 I know you're a very, very busy guy, especially there.

01:08 Congratulations, first of all.

01:10 Juan B, [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] and welcome back, my friend.

01:13 Thank you for being here.

01:14 Thanks for having me.

01:14 As always.

01:15 Hey, Coach Charles.

01:16 How are you?

01:16 Best.

01:17 Thank you.

01:17 OK.

01:19 You can chime in any time, Juan B. Coach,

01:21 congratulations again for winning your first three games.

01:25 What is it like to start?

01:27 You're as good as advertised with the team that you have.

01:31 Dwight Howard, Andre Robertson, Andre Blatch, McKenzie Moore,

01:35 Kevin Kimball, and the whole team with you at the helm.

01:39 How is it like, Coach Charles, being

01:41 the man, the head coach of this superb collection of talent?

01:47 I think it's been great so far.

01:49 It's been a great experience for me, obviously.

01:51 It helps that we're winning, so we're all enjoying having fun.

01:54 But I guess for us, the real fun starts now,

01:58 because these are the--

02:00 our next two games are the toughest teams in our group.

02:03 After that, we will have our quarterfinals match

02:06 after a day off.

02:07 So it's going to get harder from here.

02:09 It was rough playing three games back to back to back.

02:12 It's not easy.

02:13 And it's not something that the guys have been used to.

02:15 These guys haven't really played in some time.

02:18 I'm talking about our imports.

02:19 But yeah, Dwight's been great.

02:21 Kevin Kimball has been fantastic.

02:23 And the rest of the squad have really been helping us out.

02:28 Well, Coach, you guys have been playing well, but not just

02:31 because of your heavy reinforcements,

02:34 but because your locals also have been playing solid.

02:38 Of course, KQ, Kevin Kimball, Justin Balty,

02:41 Baltazar, Jordan Heading.

02:43 Your thoughts on how well this group, considering the time

02:47 that you guys only had to--

02:49 I think that was one of your biggest concerns,

02:51 chemistry, having everybody fit in the system and to jive well.

02:56 How will KQ play with Dwight Howard or Balty

03:01 with Andre Blatch, Heading coming in,

03:04 playing with an Andre Robertson?

03:07 Were you surprised, your thoughts,

03:09 on how the locals have also been gelling well

03:12 with your reinforcements, Coach?

03:15 I think it's been a great group of guys so far, to be honest.

03:18 Chemistry-wise, off the court, we're

03:20 pretty solid, even our foreign coaches, Coach Brian,

03:23 Coach Ryko, who's here, too, are impressed with the chemistry

03:27 the guys have shown.

03:28 And it's a testament to our imports,

03:30 too, that they've just been one of the guys.

03:34 You don't have to treat them like any other superstar.

03:36 And the guys are all having fun.

03:38 But of course, on the court, we still

03:40 have to improve in a lot of different ways.

03:42 I mean, it's their first time playing together,

03:45 so we're still adjusting and figuring each other out.

03:47 And hopefully, we can just keep getting better.

03:50 I think we're trending in the right way, at least.

03:53 But we'll see, because we always have a target in our back.

03:57 That last minute against the Hohmann men of Lebanon,

04:01 I thought they played really well.

04:02 And we had our backs against the wall.

04:04 But the guys, Doug Deeb, Blatch, played well.

04:06 And we were able to escape with the win.

04:08 But we need those games to really help us improve as a team.

04:13 Yeah, hi, Charles.

04:15 Congratulations thus far on what you've achieved already

04:18 with your team.

04:20 But I'm interested to know, given

04:23 that you may win this all the way,

04:25 what does this mean for your organization, the Strong Group

04:28 Athletics, and the impact that it has, the statement

04:30 that you're trying to make?

04:31 We know that they're making waves in the local scenes

04:33 here in the Philippines.

04:34 But to be on an international stage,

04:36 what does that mean for your group

04:38 and the statement of the organization?

04:42 Well, I mean, personally for us, for us coaches at least,

04:45 we're just-- we're not looking past the quarterfinals

04:48 even.

04:49 We're not looking past our game tonight.

04:50 We have to take care of business first.

04:52 And we have to find a way to make it to the finals first.

04:54 But obviously, if we'd be able to win it all,

04:57 it would mean a lot to our organization.

04:59 We're up and coming.

05:00 A lot of people have been talking about us.

05:02 Our bosses have a lot of big plans.

05:05 So many people want to come and play for our team.

05:07 And hopefully, we can have other tournaments

05:10 where we could really compete in in the future.

05:13 But yeah, it's great.

05:14 It's a good sign.

05:14 It's only the-- technically, our second tournament

05:18 with this group.

05:19 So it's going to be interesting moving forward.

05:22 But yeah, we've been trying to grow the whole program.

05:24 And hopefully, we can also make an impact internationally

05:27 as we have locally.

05:28 But our boss, Boss Frank, has been

05:30 really supportive of the local basketball

05:33 and the Philippine scene.

05:35 Coach, as we all know, Dwight Howard

05:36 loves to have fun off the court.

05:38 We've seen his vlogs, his videos.

05:40 He's just all over.

05:41 He's such a social media butterfly.

05:45 But how is he like during those high-pressure games,

05:50 just like the one you had against Home In It Men?

05:53 We know he's a fun guy.

05:56 He loves to have fun on the side.

05:58 But being there up close and personal,

06:00 coaching arguably a future NBA Hall of Famer,

06:05 how is it like there?

06:07 [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH]

06:08 [LAUGHS]

06:11 Absolutely.

06:11 He's been so easy to coach.

06:13 In fact, no problem with him at all.

06:16 He listens.

06:17 He asks questions.

06:18 I told him if he has suggestions, feel free to talk.

06:21 He's the most vocal guy on the court.

06:24 He has not sat out one practice.

06:25 He doesn't complain.

06:26 He goes to shoot around.

06:27 Everything's on time, very professional.

06:30 He studies film.

06:31 We give him some film.

06:32 And he's so well-prepared.

06:34 And I guess that's why he's such a great player, why

06:36 he's going to be a surefire NBA Hall of Famer.

06:40 And yesterday, on our day off, he

06:42 spent the whole afternoon just rehabbing his body

06:45 and doing whatever it takes to get ready for the game today.

06:48 So he's been great and so much better than advertised

06:52 for me personally.

06:54 Coach, you got Beirut Sports Club in your next game.

06:57 That will be on Wednesday at 1:15 AM here in the Philippines,

07:01 so a few hours from now.

07:03 What do you know about your next opponent?

07:05 And I'm sure you guys are ready, but from your perspective,

07:09 it gets tougher from here.

07:11 How ready are you to go have a clean record after you

07:15 face Beirut in a few hours?

07:18 I hope we'll still be happy after that game.

07:22 But they're tough.

07:23 They have Ali Haidar, who's the best Lebanese big man.

07:25 They're a lefty big man.

07:26 They have a couple of former national team players.

07:29 They have Dart Tucker, who Filipino fans

07:32 may be familiar with.

07:33 He was the naturalized player of Jordan before.

07:36 They have Cliff Alexander and Archie Goodwin,

07:38 both ex-NBA players, too.

07:40 So they have two ex-NBA players, a third solid import,

07:44 really good local big man.

07:45 And they have a deep team.

07:46 And then it's a bit complicated for us.

07:49 Andre Robertson's hurting a bit, got injured in the last game.

07:53 Andre Blach is also really banged up.

07:55 But you know what?

07:56 No excuses.

07:56 We'll find ways.

07:57 And somebody else has to step up.

07:59 And we'll dig deep and try to win,

08:01 hopefully, if we can find a way to defend them better.

08:04 Coach, before we let you go, the best of luck against Beirut.

08:08 But coach, before we say goodbye,

08:10 me and Juan, I'm sure this is what Juan wants to ask,

08:13 because there are reports on KQ.

08:16 Kevin Quiambao being asked to be naturalized.

08:20 Your thoughts, we want to get inside info from yourself,

08:24 from Charles Stew.

08:25 What do you know about that, coach?

08:26 Kevin Quiambao wants to be naturalized by the UAE.

08:31 That is true.

08:32 They actually met with him maybe about an hour ago.

08:34 I just haven't seen him.

08:35 I don't know if he's back yet.

08:36 But yeah, they've--

08:37 Maybe he's there.

08:38 Maybe he's playing there.

08:39 I'm talking to like Coach Brian Gurgen.

08:42 He's like, man, Kevin can really play.

08:43 He's got a great future ahead of him.

08:46 And I mean, there would be way more opportunities for Kevin,

08:50 even a higher level of basketball.

08:51 That's how good we think he is.

08:53 And he's been really impressive.

08:55 So whatever he decides to do, we fully support.

08:58 But yeah, it's exciting for Kevin.

08:59 I hope he can continue his stellar play,

09:02 because yeah, he's going to make waves.

09:03 And to me, he's too good for college basketball.

09:07 He's out of the Philippines already.

09:09 And considering, yes, there are also other offers for KQ

09:13 in Korea and Japan.

09:14 And we're not surprised because of the talent this kid has.

09:18 But he did assure that he'll be back with LaSalle

09:21 for next season.

09:22 Coach, thank you again for your time.

09:24 We miss talking to you.

09:25 Thank you, Coach Charles.

09:26 And the best of luck the rest of the way.

09:28 Go bring home the chip, Coach.

09:30 Good luck against Beirut in a few hours.

09:32 We're rooting for you.

09:33 [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH]

09:34 Coach Charles.

09:35 Thank you.

09:35 Thank you, Andre.

09:36 Thank you, Juan.

09:37 Again, that was Coach Charles Tu, head coach of Strong Group

09:40 Athletics.

09:41 So far, so good in the 33rd Dubai International Basketball

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