Game Over: Chot Reyes steps down as Gilas coach

The bits and pieces of what led to Chot Reyes' resignation as Gilas Pilipinas' head coach. #gilaspilipinas

Transcript

00:00 Chot Reyes resigned as the head coach of the Philippines after their campaign in the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup.

00:09 Coach Chot announced this when the Philippines finally won their match against China.

00:17 Why did he resign? Let's listen to his story.

00:23 I hate using the word resign because I'm not a quitter. I am not a quitter.

00:29 I am not a quitter.

00:30 After the end of the campaign of the Philippines in the FIBA Basketball World Cup,

00:43 Reyes decided to resign as the head coach of the national team.

00:51 The Philippines failed to win the tournament where the host country was not able to advance in the second round.

00:59 I might have coached my last game already as a Philippines coach.

01:03 We didn't perform and like I said the last game, I take full accountability.

01:07 And because of that, I think it is time for me to step aside.

01:12 I hate using the word resign because I'm not a quitter. I am not a quitter.

01:19 One of the main reasons for his resignation is the criticism he received from the bashers.

01:29 Ania, the bashings affected not only her but also her family.

01:36 It is very painful, very difficult. Just to be very honest,

01:44 I don't deserve it, my family doesn't deserve it.

01:49 My family and my players do not deserve it.

01:58 He also mentioned that the coaching staff did everything to make their campaign successful in the World Cup.

02:10 This includes their 3 months of preparation even when other players like Jordan Clarkson and Soto arrived late.

02:18 According to Reyes, even if they only won once,

02:24 their games were competitive against some of the strongest teams in the world like Italy.

02:31 Even though the team fought their games, they still received a lot of bash from social media.

02:39 According to Reyes, this affected the team.

02:42 I was okay with the booing before the games.

02:46 But I don't realize the effect it has on the players.

02:49 They get demoralized as well. They are asking themselves why is this happening.

02:53 And all of the calls for me to resign and all of that,

02:59 of course, the players read it and they are affected.

03:04 So it affects the game, the way we play games. It's a distraction to the team.

03:10 France didn't advance. Australia is not advancing.

03:14 There are so many powerful teams that didn't advance.

03:17 But in the Philippines, you can't lose.

03:20 In his booing, he also called his bashers.

03:29 I'm willing to answer every single one of their comments as long as they talk to me face to face.

03:35 Don't hide behind anonymous or whatever on social media.

03:41 Come and talk to me face to face and I will answer all your points one by one.

03:45 On why certain decisions were made and why it is what it is.

03:50 [Music]

03:58 [Music]

04:03 [BLANK_AUDIO]