Day 3, Group D: Philippines vs. Bahrain; China vs. United Arab Emirates

[sinobball]

* All time local (UTC/GMT +8)

Philippines vs. Bahrain 11AM Wuhan Stadium

Philippines
No. Given Name Family Name DOB Ht. Pos.
4 Mark Andy Barocca 25/04/1986 176
5 Pauliasi Taulava 02/03/1973 208
6 Joseph Evans Casio 01/09/1986 176
7 Jim Alapag 30/12/1977 176
8 Christopher John Tiu 15/07/1985 178
9 Japeth Paul Aguilar 25/01/1985 208
10 Marnel Baracael 14/04/1985 188
11 Marcus Douthit 15/04/1980 210
12 Kelly Williams 07/02/1982 199
13 Marcio Tsongo Lassiter 16/05/1987 188
14 Christopher Ryan Lutz 11/02/1985 190
15 Ranidel De Ocampo 08/12/1981 193

Bahrain
No. Given Name Family Name DOB Ht. Pos.
4 Mohamed Ali 17/03/1986
5 Husain Al Tawash 04/07/1986
6 Maitam Isa 23/09/1990
7 Bader Malabes 11/08/1987
8 Mohamed Khamis 29/01/1992
9 Mohamed Mari 09/08/1989
10 Hesham Sarhan 24/08/1992
11 Ebrahim Al Darazi 16/02/1973
12 Ahmed Akbar 22/02/1991
13 A Rahman Mubarak 14/10/1988
14 Mahdi Ashoor 24/12/1990
15 Ahmed Malallah 03/07/1973

China vs. United Arab Emirates 8PM Wuhan Stadium

China
No. Given Name Family Name DOB Ht. Pos.
4 Jinhui Ding 27/10/1989 204
5 Wei Liu 15/01/1980 190
6 Bo Zhang 30/09/1990 198
7 Li Yi 07/11/1987 202
8 Fangyu Zhu 05/01/1983 201
9 Yue Sun 06/11/1985 205
10 Zhaoxu Zhang 18/11/1987 221
11 Jianlian Yi 27/10/1987 212
12 Shulong Yu 19/02/1990 185
13 Wei Su 28/07/1989 212
14 Zhizhi Wang 08/07/1979 214
15 Mugedar Xirelijiang 04/01/1991 191

UAE
No. Given Name Family Name DOB Ht. Pos.
4 Jassim Haji 22/03/1981 183
5 Mohamed Al Braiki 21/12/1991 187
6 Ibrahim Ahmad 09/06/1979 180
7 Ibrahim Alsari 04/07/1980 180
8 Husain Ahmed 06/03/1989 180
9 Khalil Salem 25/08/1991 176
10 Rashid Alali 03/04/1980 189
11 Rashed Al Zaabi 19/10/1988 186
12 Qais Alshabebi 31/10/1991 192
13 Malalla Banihammad 18/06/1983 195
14 Ali Alhattawi 20/11/1979 200
15 Jasim Abdalla 24/11/1988 205

[all_about]

Philippines will handily beat Bahrain while China wins it over UAE.

[kurtsabug]

a win or a lost, GILAS all the way!

[Butata]

PHI vs BAH

A sidelight to this game is the reunion, albeit on opposite sides, of college teammates JV Casio (PHI) and Bader Malabes (BAH).

[JGX]

The tournament is actually shaping up nicely for the Philippines. Qatar is out. Lebanon has a B team. Jordan has looked poor. 15-point loss to China is not really a bad result and if you were more experienced in FIBA play you'd say you were saving your real gameplan for the knockout stages. Top three is a at least a possibility.

[each way]

Pinoys are going to smash Bahrain by 40+

Bahrain are one of the worst team's in this tournament

[Dr. T]

Bahrain (Bad-brain?) is really bad. I am playing the over 144 in this game and looking for points.

The Philippines made very few plays vs. China but against teams like UAE and Birdbrain they look great.

[Dr. T]

Muhammed Ali is the Greatest. Down goes the jumper! Down goes the jumper!

Oh, didn't dyed blonde hair go out of style circa 2003?

Bahrain's free throws are an adventure. I don't think I've ever seen someone bank in the first free throw and the next one bank off the board without hitting the rim.

[Bobbyd]

[QUOTE=JGX;643441]The tournament is actually shaping up nicely for the Philippines. Qatar is out. Lebanon has a B team. Jordan has looked poor. 15-point loss to China is not really a bad result.

I agree with everything you said except about the 15 point loss to China. The game was not competitive and was over by halftime. The lineup the PHilippines put on the court was just too small. They could not compete with the size of China. In order to play with China they will have to try a different lineup.

[JGX]

42-11 rebound differential after three quarters...

[Dr. T]

Bahrain (Bad-brain?) is really bad. I am playing the over 144 in this game and looking for points.

The Philippines made very few plays vs. China but against teams like UAE and Birdbrain they look great.

Easy winner with the OVER 144 as they combine for more than 170 points.

[Eaglefan97]

Muhammed Ali is the Greatest. Down goes the jumper! Down goes the jumper!

Oh, didn't dyed blonde hair go out of style circa 2003?

Bahrain's free throws are an adventure. I don't think I've ever seen someone bank in the first free throw and the next one bank off the board without hitting the rim.

Yes. But hey, Asi was playing his BEST basketball when he had that hairstyle back then. Perhaps he's trying every thing he can to turn back the clock. Hehehe. No knock on Asi though, he's playing with a lot of heart despite age and injuries having slowed him down considerably.

[lebanese NT]

go go go UAE losing by just 8 at HF against the mighty china

[logbi77]

wow, UAE staying close, 40-32 for China at the half.

[seigle42]

look at the vote of someone our south east asian neighbor envy to filipinos because we're asian basketball power unlike their football and basketball national team are underdog in asia.