Pilipinas knocked out by Romania, 114-97
Team Pilipinas failed to make it out of Romania with the W. We did put more effort but failed to hit our GDP. We trailed from the get-go and never really recovered.
Leorio Lovino led the team with 42pts and 2asts on 15-25 shooting, 5-6 beyond the arc and 7-8 from the line. Jacinto Estorninos added 25pts, 7rebs, 3asts but shot an abysmal 5-21 from the field redeemed by his 15-15 performance from the line. No other player scored in double figures. James Mabaquiao contributed 7pts and 6rebs while Pete Libron scored 7pts and 12rebs.
This match ended our consolation tournament. For the remaining weeks this season, puro scrimmages na lang tayo. Best time give out game time for those players who deserved it this season. I might remove some players from the season to start scouting na rin but rest assured na part pa rin sila ng team. Huwag mahihiyang mag-pm kung may inquiry about your player's position sa National Team natin. Competition for a spot in the team is healthy para sa atin considering we need more trainers to train for our future.
Muli, maraming salamat sa lahat ng patuloy na sumusuporta sa National Team.
Kitakits na lang next season sa Asia Cup (Kung ako pa ang NT Manager).
Laban Pilipinas!