Spin.ph contributor Snow Badua insists Gilas Pilipinas should've started its preparations for the 2023 Fiba Basketball World Cup long before its ongoing buildup.
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00:00 But I commend coach Trio Tres for the victories.
00:02 But I'm still lacking in that.
00:04 Because our opponents are not world-class.
00:08 We're just starting now.
00:16 Okay?
00:17 So we're not back on track.
00:18 We're just starting now.
00:20 With 17 days to go for the World Cup.
00:23 We're just starting to analyze the important pieces of our team.
00:30 We're just starting to solve our problems.
00:33 We don't have a point guard, a shooter, or a big man with experience.
00:39 So our game in China,
00:43 we can gauge it well.
00:44 But we could have done it 6 months, 7 months, or 8 months ago.
00:49 I don't want to be negative.
00:51 I'm doing this because I have nothing to say.
00:55 If I'm the one you're asking, I shouldn't have played in China.
00:59 It's a televised game.
01:01 It means you gave the scouts the easy plays.
01:07 You showed them our strengths and weaknesses.
01:11 I'll ask you, where's the Dominican Republic?
01:13 Where's Angola?
01:15 Do you see any update?
01:17 Nothing, right?
01:19 Our preparation is really delayed.
01:21 We can still form a team.
01:23 We can still bring Jordan Clarkson here.
01:26 Why didn't we do it the other day?
01:28 We'll choose Jordan Clarkson as our naturalized player.
01:32 Why did we leave Justin Brownlee and Anju Kwame to chance?
01:35 We should have had a plan 6 months ago.
01:41 Now, we don't have a point guard.
01:42 What will you do?
01:43 Will you make Jordan Clarkson the point guard?
01:46 Then, he'll sacrifice his scoring.
01:47 Before he goes to half-court, he'll be watched.
01:51 Our preparation is really delayed.
01:52 We're just starting to prepare for the match.
01:57 Our win in China is just like a ego trip.
02:00 The coaching staff.
02:02 We registered 3 wins in 4 games.
02:04 I'll ask you, are our opponents world-caliber?
02:09 Instead of learning what you've trained,
02:11 the team of Iran, Senegal.
02:14 Remember, our opponents are not just a few.
02:18 Think about Angola.
02:20 They have an NBA player, Bruno Fernando.
02:23 Their other members of the first five are also strong.
02:28 He's one of the top players of Africa and considered to play in the NBA.
02:34 The Dominican Republic, Carl Anthony Towns.
02:37 Who will you face?
02:38 Kiefer?
02:39 Thirdie?
02:40 CJ Perez?
02:42 The basketball of the Philippines is really far from the world.
02:46 But I hope we can build the strongest team as possible.
02:52 And this SBP, as early as now,
02:55 we're preparing for the next tournaments.
02:58 We're scouting players abroad
03:01 that we can bring to the pool.
03:03 We're not on vacation.
03:05 But I commend coach Chot Reyes for the victories.
03:08 But I'm still lacking there.
03:10 Because our opponents are not world-class.
03:14 Our opponents in the World Cup are not the same as those we defeated in China.
03:19 And apart from that,
03:20 we still saw a lot of flaws of our team
03:24 that I know are already on the list of scouts.
03:27 This is the Dominican Republic,
03:29 this is Angola,
03:30 and this is Italy.
03:32 This is what Kai Soto said, our message is
03:35 if you want to play in the NBA,
03:37 if you really want to gauge your ability,
03:39 that you're not just for Australia or Japan,
03:43 play here in the World Cup.
03:44 Don't doubt too much.
03:46 If you're asking how much is your price, talk about it.
03:49 Because you haven't proven yourself yet.
03:50 You haven't been accepted in the NBA.
03:53 And you're doubting, call the country.
03:55 Almost everyone compared to Chot in my last video,
03:59 you suddenly made yourself hard.
04:01 And we can see in the picture, your jaw hurts, but you're on a date.
04:05 So, here's our gilas.
04:08 I hope there's a miracle.
04:10 And if that happens, we'll get a win.
04:13 We just need one win here
04:15 to equalize our last World Cup appearance.
04:18 It's not a total order.
04:20 But the challenge here is that Angola is different
04:23 compared to what we won a few years ago.
04:26 That's what we'll remember.
04:27 And they all improved.
04:29 We regressed.
04:31 It's true, we regressed.
04:33 (WHO WILL WIN?)
04:36 (whooshing)
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