Smart Gilas Pilipinas battles Taiwan NT

Pow Salud July 18, 2010

Source: Waylon Galvez | mb.com.ph

TAIPEI – Even against a team that is lacking in height, Smart-Gilas Serbian mentor Rajko Toroman expects a tough game against host Chinese Taipei in the 32nd William R. Jones Cup Sunday at the Hsinchuang Gymnasium in Taipei County.

Currently with a 2-1 win-loss card, Smart-Gilas meets Chinese Taipei in the main game at 7 p.m. right after Lebanon and defending champion Iran take on separate winless opponents, the All-Star team of Chinese Taipei University at 3 p.m. and the Australian Crocs at 5 p.m.

The Nationals are coming in fresh after taking a day-off, following a 90-64 victory against the Crocs (90-64) last Friday.

The national team will face a Chinese Taipei squad that easily won its first two matches, against Australia (103-55) and the All-Star team of Chinese Taipei University (74-64), before losing to Lebanon (93-84) also last Friday.

With 7-footer Greg Slaughter and 6-foot-10 American import Marcus Douthit, Smart-Gilas hopes to make good use of its height advantage against a team that is lacking in ceiling as Chinese Taipei’s tallest player is only 6-foot-7 Chen Tzu-Wei.

However, this team, according to Toroman, has the quickness to challenge Smart-Gilas’ own running game.

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July 17, Saturday, Day 4 Results
1st game Taiwan Univ. def. Townsville Crocs, 88-77
2nd game Iran NT def. Lebanon NT, 79-71
3rd game Japan NT def. Taiwan NT, 94-85

July 18, Sunday, Day 5 Games
3:00pm Taiwan University All-Stars vs. Lebanon NT
5:00pm Iran NT vs. Townsville Crocodiles
7:00pm Taiwan NT vs. Smart Gilas-Philippines NT (LIVE)

Jones Cup 2010 (Standings) as of July 17, 9:30pm
3-0 Iran NT
2-1 Lebanon NT
2-1 Smart Gilas Pilipinas NT
2-2 Japan NT
2-2 Taiwan NT
1-2 Taiwanese Univ. AllStars
0-4 Townsville Crocs. AUS

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