Day 1, Round 1 - Group A: Malaysia vs India

[judasmartel]

Malaysia just brought in Filipino coach Paul Advincula to try upset an Indian team without their NBA 2nd-round pick Satnam Singh Bhamara who chose to stay in the US to pursue his dream of playing in the world's biggest professional league.

I see an uphill battle for MAS, but if Coach Paul can bring out the Filipino brand of basketball to this team, then beating a huge Indian team can be possible.

BTW, does India still have that American coach they had last year in the FIBA Asia Cup or do they have a new coach?

I think they have a new coach. Malaysia's only chance is to play zone and force the indians to bomb away. Rebounding and 3 point shooting will be important for malaysia.

[judasmartel]

There. Thanks, Khalid80 for the help.

BTW, I also forgot to create a poll for the Korea-Jordan thread.

[judasmartel]

29-19 India after 1. Looking good. Cheering for Malaysia here b/c of the Filipino coach.

[judasmartel]

76-47 India with 8:38 remaining in the game. Yawn.