ni Annie Abad
MABIGAT ang laban na naghihintay sa Manila Chooks TM sa pagsabak sa 2021 FIBA 3X3 World Tour Doha Masters sa Marso 26-27 sa Al Gharafa Sports Complex.
Binubuo ang PH squad ng mga bagong mukha sa 3x3 tulad nina 5v5 veteran Chico Lanete, scorer Mac Tallo, post-creator Zachy Huang, at Dennis Santos. Mapapalaban ang Pinoy sa Austria’s Graz sa Biyernes sa 7:30pm (Manila time).
Tatampukan ang Graz nina Austria’s no. 4-ranked player 6-foot-6 Matthias Linortner at no. 11 Moritz Lanegger, kasama sina reserved 6-foot-9 Fabricio Vay at 6-foot-7 Filip Krämer.
“Since we lack size since our big men have been affected by the quarantine measures here, we will be utilizing our speed and shooting,” said Lanete, who played for Uling Roasters- Butuan during the 2020 Chooks-to-Go Pilipinas 3x3 President’s Cup.
“We are heading into Doha with an underdog mindset.”
Ang magwawagi at uusad sa tournament proper kasama ang USA’s NY Harlem at Princeton sa Pool D. Ang NY at Princeton ang no. 4 at 5 sa world rankings