Justin Brownlee credits Calvin Abueva, Terrence Romeo, Mo Tautuaa, Jason Perkins, and Roger Pogoy as Gilas Pilipinas captures its first Asian Games title since 1962
MANILA, Philippines – The players who missed out on representing Gilas Pilipinas in the Asian Games are just as important to its path to the gold medal that ended a six-decade search.as he credited Calvin Abueva, Terrence Romeo, Mo Tautuaa, Jason Perkins, and Roger Pogoy after the Philippines thumped Jordan in the final for its first men’s basketball crown since 1962.
“Even the guys who got changed, who could not participate, wanna thank those guys because they were huge for us getting us prepared,” said Brownlee after theas head coach Tim Cone put premium on size, but the Games’ organizing committee denied their inclusion since they were not in the Meanwhile, Pogoy – a holdover from the FIBA World Cup lineup – withdrew from the squad due to a “serious” health condition.“Want to shout those guys out because they were supposed to be here. Even though they’re not here physically, they were texting in the group chat, they were definitely here with us,” said Brownlee.Brownlee and the Nationals defied the odds, considering the cards they were dealt: a mere two-week preparation and the loss of nearly half of their roster.
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