Team Pilipinas routs Indons to
rule SEABA - Jun. 9, 2009
Powerade-Team Pilipinas cruised to a 98-68 win over hosts Indonesia to
claim the 8th Southeast Asian Basketball Association (SEABA) crown at
the Angkasapura Lanud Basketball Hall in Medan, Indonesia.
The
Yeng Guiao -coached RP 5 thus secured one of the two slots for the
FIBA-Asia men's basketball championship in Taijin, China this August.
Indonesia, for placing second in the four-day tournament, also earned a
spot in the FIBA-Asia meet.
After a tight first quarter, where Indonesia even held a slim lead, the
PBA-backed national squad broke the game wide-open in the second period
using a 12-0 run for a 46-32 halftime lead.
An Arwind Santos pass to a streaking
James Yap (191-F/G-82), who finished the fastbreak play, capped that
scoring spurt for the RP 5.
It was smooth sailing after that with the closest the Indonesians could
get is at 60-43 with 4:31 left in the third period.
They enjoyed their biggest lead of 39 points, 95-56, with four minutes
left in the final period.
All of Team Pilipinas elimination round wins are in lopsided fashion:
Malaysia, 100-73, 103-64, Indonesia, and Singapore, 117-69
Source: pba-online.net (GMANews.TV)
RP 5 thrashes Singapore for SEABA finals
berth - Jun. 9, 2009 As
expected, Powerade-Team Pilipinas booked a seat to the finals of the 8th
SEABA mens championship with a 117-69 blowout of Singapore, sweeping the
preliminary round Monday at the Angkasapura Lanud Basketball Hall in
Medan, Indonesia.
The win was the third in as many games for the PBA-backed Nationals and
formally netted them a ticket to the FIBA-Asia Mens Basketball
Championship in Taijin, China this August.
They now try to put the icing on the cake as they battle host Indonesia
in the championship game Tuesday night.
The RP cagers blasted the Indons in their earlier meeting, 103-64.
On the instructions of coach
Yeng Guiao , the Nationals shifted into fast break mode right away,
running down the Singaporeans behind the exploits of Cyrus Baguio.
The high-leaping Baguio was virtually untouchable on offense, going 10
of 14 from the field and 8 of 9 from the free throw line for 28 points a
tournament high.
Ranidel de Ocampo slashed for 17 points with 10 rebounds, and team
captain Asi Taulava, in his best performance so far, muscled his way to
14 points with 13 rebounds.
Our emphasis is to really ingrain the fast break concept on the guys,
whether were playing a strong, big team or a small team thats also quick
like Singapore,' said Guiao. The important thing for me is to be
consistent with the running game.'
Singapore, led by a Joseph Yeo look-alike point guard named Wong Wei
Long who gave Willie Miller and Gabe Norwood fits, was out of it early,
falling behind 33-14 after the first quarter, 58-25 at the half, and
93-45 at three-quarters end.
In the other game, the Indons forced Malaysia into 24 turnovers in
scraping a 74-67 victory to gain a title showdown with the Filipinos.
Indonesia ended the preliminaries with a second-best 2-1 while Malaysia
wound up with 1-2, just a win better than winless Singapore.
By reaching the finals, Indonesia likewise secured a spot to the
FIBA-Asia tilt, a qualifying tournament for the 2010 FIBA World
Championship.
Source: GMANews.TV
Santos, Baguio-led Nationals Wallop Malaysia
By 27 - Jun. 8, 2009 It
took 20 years, but national coach Yeng Guiao finally had his revenge.
An assistant in 1989 when Malaysia stunned the Philippines in the final
of the 7th Southeast Asian Games, Guiao was again at sideline Saturday
calling the shots this time as Powerade-Team Pilipinas ran roughshod
over the Malaysians, 100-73, at the start of the 8th SEABA Mens
Championship at the sweltering Angkasapura Lanud Basketball Hall.
The Nationals, who led by as many as 32 points, take on host Indonesia
late Sunday evening, looking to put together a tighter performance than
their sometimes shaky debut. Arwind Santos (193-F-81) had 19 points to lead Team RP,
Cyrus Baguio (188-G-80) added 16,
Jared Dillinger (191-G/F-84, college:
Hawaii) 15 and
Willie Miller (180-G-77) 13 points, and all four where instrumental
in checking a spirited 9-0 Malaysian comeback that brought them from a
51-31 deficit early in the third quarter to within nine points.
With planes from nearby Polonia Airport humming overhead, Powerade-RP
overcame a tentative start and the hamstring injury to point guard Ryan
Reyes late in the first quarter to put away the Malaysians midway in the
second half, building an 88-56 advantage on Asi Taulavas basket.
I think well improve as the tournament progresses, said Guiao. But we
have to play better defense. We tend to relax every time we got into a
run.
The mental mistakes, Guiao said, were negated by the Nationals
execution.
Were O.K. on the technical side, he said. We can shoot from the outside,
we ran our breaks, and we also moved the ball well.
But Guiao expressed concern over the potential loss of Reyes.
A revelation during the RP-Australia Goodwill Series, Reyes pulled a
hamstring in his left thigh as he drove along the baseline with 1:24
left in the opening period.
The Sta. Lucia Realty rookie fell to the floor clutching the back of his
thigh and limped back to the bench with help of team manager JB Baylon
and assistant coach Roehl Nadurata.
I heard a pop as I took off, said Reyes, who spoke with Realtors team
manager Buddy Encarnado as an ice pack was being applied on his injury.
I have yet to talk to our trainer and hear his assessment, said Guiao.
But Ryan will be a great loss if ever. Were down to one point guard,
Willie Miller, and hes not really a natural point. This is something
I have to talk to the coaching staff about.
With Jayjay Helterbrand barely recovered from a similar hamstring pull
and center Sonny Thoss resting his strained knee, Guiao went to every
available player on the bench to deliver.
Thunderous dunks by Dillinger, Santos and Gabe Norwood brought the house
down, inside penetrations by Baguio and Miller shredded the Malaysians
defense, and Mick Pennisi, equally adept at draining 3-point shots and
manning the paint defensively, held the fort, along with Taulava.
Malaysia converted 11 of 25 three-point shots, but had no other weapon
to match the Nationals firepower, especially in the fourth quarter.|
RP Team Repeat over Indons, Sweep SEABA (Photo: teampilipinas.info)
