The Difficult Road Ahead (Part 2)
In part two of our analysis on the chances of Gilas to advance to the Rio Olympics via the Olympic Qualifiers, we’ll take into consideration some of their notable opponents. BEST CASE SCENARIO TEAM VS OPPONENTS C – JunMar Fajardo PF – Slim Andray Blatche/Ranidel de Ocampo/Marc Pingris SF – Gabe Norwood/Alvin Abueva/Jeth Troy Rosario SG – Jordan Clarkson/Paul Lee/ Jeff Chan PG – Jayson Castro/Terence Romeo This team can do a lot of damage and, depending on the other teams in their group, may have a slight chance of getting a ticket to Rio. Teams they can handle: Iran, Japan, Mexico, Puerto Rico, New Zealand, Italy I think Gilas will have more than enough firepower to once again upend its Asian neighbors, as well as Puerto Rico. Against Mexico and New Zealand, Gilas will have to make sure that their guards (Castro, Clarkson and Romeo) and wingmen are in peak form, as these are the positions where we’d have a clear advantage. Against Italy, it’s the bigs who wi... ... See more
