Just watched the whole game replay. This is my opinion for the game.
Positives:
Ball movement much better than the world cup team.
Impressive to see the players who never played the triangle before run it relatively well.
They were doing triangle reversals, pinch posts, blind pigs. Refreshing to see a Gilas that actually plays team ball and takes advantage of the gravity of certain players. (Last time was with Tab)
Negatives:
The triangle really does not give too much 3 point opportunities. Despite the good ball movement, it is just a function of the primitive offense.
Junemar still is a liability on defense. You can see Bahrain running pick and rolls against Junemar, and despite Bahrain's guards relatively low skill level, they are still able to score against him.
You can see our wing players have to help against the rollmen of Junemar leaving open threes. We are in danger of better shooting teams because of this.
Takeaway:
At this stage of time. Tim Cone is no doubt a better FIBA coach than Reyes. However, his system despite the wrinkles he added still does not play and take advantage of the percentages. Total attempted threes is too low for modern basketball.
Positives:
Ball movement much better than the world cup team.
Impressive to see the players who never played the triangle before run it relatively well.
They were doing triangle reversals, pinch posts, blind pigs. Refreshing to see a Gilas that actually plays team ball and takes advantage of the gravity of certain players. (Last time was with Tab)
Negatives:
The triangle really does not give too much 3 point opportunities. Despite the good ball movement, it is just a function of the primitive offense.
Junemar still is a liability on defense. You can see Bahrain running pick and rolls against Junemar, and despite Bahrain's guards relatively low skill level, they are still able to score against him.
You can see our wing players have to help against the rollmen of Junemar leaving open threes. We are in danger of better shooting teams because of this.
Takeaway:
At this stage of time. Tim Cone is no doubt a better FIBA coach than Reyes. However, his system despite the wrinkles he added still does not play and take advantage of the percentages. Total attempted threes is too low for modern basketball.
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