NAKASALALAY sa balikat nina Joshua Munzon, Alvin Pasaol, CJ Perez at Mo Tautuaa ang katuparan ng pangarap ng sambayanan para sa basketball Olympics. At determinado ang apat na makamit ang matagal nang inaasam na pedestal sa sports na pinakamalapit sa puso ng Pinoy.

NAKIPAGBUNO ng todo ang mga miyebro ng Philippine 3x3 basketball team sa ensayo para sa nalalapit na pagsabak sa Olympic Qualifying Tournament.

NAKIPAGBUNO ng todo ang mga miyebro ng Philippine 3x3 basketball team sa ensayo para sa nalalapit na pagsabak sa Olympic Qualifying Tournament.

Wala pang 72 oras matapos pormal na mapili bilang kinatawan ng bansa sa 3x3 Olympic Qualifying Tournament, kaagad na sumalang sa matinding pagsasanay ang apat sa gabay ni National Coach Stefan Stojacic, sa Ronac gym sa Mandaluyong City.

“This is the first practice that we have all the players that are part of the OQT. I am happy about that because it is still one month before the tournament. I think we still have enough time to cover everything,” pahayag ni Stojacic, patungkol sa Gilas Pilipinas 3x3 team.

Manny Pacquiao, inintriga kung saan pupunta sa sabay na laban nina Jimuel, Eman sa Feb

Manny Pacquiao, inintriga kung saan pupunta sa sabay na laban nina Jimuel, Eman sa Feb

Hindi estrangheros si Stojacic sa sports bilang 2018 FIBA 3X3 World Tour Most Valuable Player at nagsilbi coach ng China.

Inamin ni Stojacic ang higit na paghahanda at pagsasanay dahil iba ang kondisyon at antas ng laro sa OQT kumpara sa Southeast Asian Games kung saan nagwagi ang Gilas ng gintong medalya.

Haharapin ng Gilas Pilipinas ang ibang antas ng kompetisyon sa Bengaluru, India sa March 18-22.

“CJ and Mo are new players in 3x3. They played in the SEA Games but that tournament is totally different from the international level of playing 3x3. But they have quality, very good players. Now, we have to change their mindset to 3x3,” pahayag ni Stojacic.

“There is a lot of work to be done because of their lack of experience in playing 3x3 and how the game is different than 5-on-5. We have a month more to prepare them for the 3x3 game.

“They are for sure going to be a competitive team. The OQT is going to be really hard. A lot of work in front of us,” aniya.

Sa tune-up games ng Gilas 3x3 kamakailan, lutang ang kakulangan sa galaw at diskarte ng Pinoy, sapat para mabigo laban sa Vrbas’ Marko Brankovic (world no. 50), Ralja’s Nebojsa Kilijan (75), Belgrade’s Vladimir Trajkovic (116), atex- Basilan import Marcus Hammonds (US no. 16), 13-16.

Nakapanalo naman sila laban sa local top 10 players, 16-14, na binubuo nina local top 10 players Troy Rike, Karl Dehesa, Franky Johnson, at Chris De Chavez.

Iginiit ni Stojacic na mabigat ang responsibilidad nina Munzon (PH no. 1) at Pasaol (No.2) sa kampanyan ng Pinoy.

“Alvin is going to be the glue guy here. He is going to connect all of them together. Also Josh. Josh is going to be the biggest influence,” sambit ni Stojacic.

“All of them are great but Alvin and Josh are going to be the biggest influence. That is my opinion after just the first practice.”

“I’m here to put them together to play 3x3 on an international level and how they will be competitive for the OQT.”