Hi... I decided to start a thread concerning our strengths and weaknesses against our Asian rivals. Let's start off with:
Chinese Taipei:
I honestly believe that this team is a rather easy opponent. Last I remember, they have never beaten our TRUE National team nor have they beaten us in any tournaments other than Jones Cup.
Korea:
Let me see... Yes, I think they are not that formidable as they were back in the 90s. The only threat they have against us is Ha-Seung Jin but other than that, nothing else. Unlike their previoius NT lineups, their players today aren't much of a threat when it comes to 3 pt. shooting. You may have noticed that Koreans aren't really tall beings so their centers are no bigger than ours.
Iran:
They have a 7-footer but he doesn't scare us. Last I checked, Hamed Ehadadi was hardly an offensive factor against the Philippines. Most points came from the Bahrami brothers and Kamrany. I think we match up against Iran much better than Kazakhstan. If it weren't for our bad FG shooting during the first day of FIBA Asia 2007, we would've beaten them.
Japan:
Nah!! These guys aren't really threat. Their play is similar to ours, Run and Gun.
Lebanon:
No Comment for now since they will probably come up with a new line-up due to the fact that many of their players are aging. Other than that, let's hope Fadi El-Khatib didn't gain twice as much skill than he has right now.
Jordan:
We lost to them twice.. yes but only because they had a naturalized player. Last I checked, their un-naturalized PGs were hardly a factor as it was Rasheim Wright all the way till the end. I think we will have our vengeance against them soon enough. On second thought, we already did; Our Sea Games Team (Made up of Amateurs and former Pros) toyed with their so-called Jordan All-stars team during the Brunei CUp.
Qatar:
I don't think they'll have a new line-up by 2009 except for their coach. As I've observed, their guards were obviously no match for ours and their centers contributed most of the points. The reason they were able to make a run last time is because we only had one center fending against their centers (I think Coach Reyes did that on purpose). Additionally, they are prone to TO; with our specialty in Full Court Press, I think this team is an easy prey for us.
GUys... add some more info. Sorry for some wrong grammars, I'm really lazy to edit.
Chinese Taipei:
I honestly believe that this team is a rather easy opponent. Last I remember, they have never beaten our TRUE National team nor have they beaten us in any tournaments other than Jones Cup.
Korea:
Let me see... Yes, I think they are not that formidable as they were back in the 90s. The only threat they have against us is Ha-Seung Jin but other than that, nothing else. Unlike their previoius NT lineups, their players today aren't much of a threat when it comes to 3 pt. shooting. You may have noticed that Koreans aren't really tall beings so their centers are no bigger than ours.
Iran:
They have a 7-footer but he doesn't scare us. Last I checked, Hamed Ehadadi was hardly an offensive factor against the Philippines. Most points came from the Bahrami brothers and Kamrany. I think we match up against Iran much better than Kazakhstan. If it weren't for our bad FG shooting during the first day of FIBA Asia 2007, we would've beaten them.
Japan:
Nah!! These guys aren't really threat. Their play is similar to ours, Run and Gun.
Lebanon:
No Comment for now since they will probably come up with a new line-up due to the fact that many of their players are aging. Other than that, let's hope Fadi El-Khatib didn't gain twice as much skill than he has right now.
Jordan:
We lost to them twice.. yes but only because they had a naturalized player. Last I checked, their un-naturalized PGs were hardly a factor as it was Rasheim Wright all the way till the end. I think we will have our vengeance against them soon enough. On second thought, we already did; Our Sea Games Team (Made up of Amateurs and former Pros) toyed with their so-called Jordan All-stars team during the Brunei CUp.
Qatar:
I don't think they'll have a new line-up by 2009 except for their coach. As I've observed, their guards were obviously no match for ours and their centers contributed most of the points. The reason they were able to make a run last time is because we only had one center fending against their centers (I think Coach Reyes did that on purpose). Additionally, they are prone to TO; with our specialty in Full Court Press, I think this team is an easy prey for us.
GUys... add some more info. Sorry for some wrong grammars, I'm really lazy to edit.
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