Aside from being badly outplayed by the Philippines, two distinct fundamental blunders I remember:
Ryota Sakurai slipping even before advancing into the half-court.
Kosuke Takeuchi stepping out of the inbound line. Back-court forgot that they were supposed to command the ball.
Overall, Takumi Ishizaki's absence stings the most.
Same goes for Naoto Tsuji and Keijuro Matsui. They are not point guards. Tsuji plays SG/SF for Toshiba while Matsui starts as SG. Hiejima is also a converted point guard who played SG / SF back in college. The next national head coach would not make a blunder of not bringing a pure point guard.
I like Tsuji's game though. He is showing that he deserves more considerations in the future.
Ryota Sakurai slipping even before advancing into the half-court.
Kosuke Takeuchi stepping out of the inbound line. Back-court forgot that they were supposed to command the ball.
Overall, Takumi Ishizaki's absence stings the most.
Same goes for Naoto Tsuji and Keijuro Matsui. They are not point guards. Tsuji plays SG/SF for Toshiba while Matsui starts as SG. Hiejima is also a converted point guard who played SG / SF back in college. The next national head coach would not make a blunder of not bringing a pure point guard.
I like Tsuji's game though. He is showing that he deserves more considerations in the future.
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