Gilas Pilipinas razed ACB All-Star Team

GILAS Pilipinas opened the ultimate section of its 2014 FIBA tourney preparation with a solid 89-58 demolition of the ACB All-Star choice on Sunday in Vitoria, Spain.

The Nationals relied on their impeccable outside shooting, hot the Spanish all-pro choose team with thirteen three-point shots on the way to a convincing conclusion.

“Well, the issue that i prefer most was the ball movement, the selflessness and therefore the temperament to share the basketball. That was the key,” Gilas coach Chot reyes said after the sport.

Reyes said ACB choose have glorious individual players, however being a variety, they're just obtaining an honest “warmup” heading to the more durable games against the national squads from France, Australia and state on in Antibes, France.

“They’re (ACB choose team) superb players on an individual basis, however they’re additional of associate degree ACB choice, and they lost 2 additional of their massive men,” he said. “So for me, it’s taking a glance at some mixtures for the players, whereas for the players, it’s obtaining wont to twiddling with Andray (Blatche),” he added.

“When we tend to attend Antibes, we’ll be taking part in real powerful groups, however this can be a really smart heat up for US,” aforesaid reyes. The Nationals were 2-0 in their tuneup matches in Miami, Florida last week once beating the Miami Pro-Am squad, 95-74 and Elev8, 93-84.

New naturalized center Blatche set the tone for Gilas by firing fifteen of his eighteen points within the half because the Filipinos took a sizeable 50-31 lead at intermission. Paul Lee more ten, whereas Jared Dillinger and LA Tenorio broken in 9 and 7, severally. Juancho Hernan Gomez light-emitting diode ACB choose with twelve points, whereas Alex Garcia added eleven.