Originally posted by reamily
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Yes you're correct, there will be 7 teams in the FIBA-Asia-Oceania, excluding host China, that will play in the 2019 World Cup, but if we don't send a strong enough national team for those 6 window tournaments, chances are we won't be among those 7 teams playing in the World Cup. Australia & New Zealand are locked at the top 2 spots. So that leaves only 5 slots being contested by Korea, Iran, Japan, Lebanon, Taiwan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Qatar & the Philippines. Then there's the improving teams of India, Palestine & Iraq.
Anyone of these countries can beat the Philippines on any given day. That is why we can't afford to send a half-baked team for these home-and-away window games.
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