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Showing posts with label FIBA. Show all posts
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Monday, September 26, 2011
Last 2 Minutes : Smart Gilas
The last time I checked, basketball is played for at least 40 minutes!
Smart Gilas was on its way to a podium finish (for the first time in almost 3 decades) in the FIBA Asia Championship and, more importantly , a hotly contested slot in the 2012 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament! Then without warning , they started to collapse heading into the last 2 minutes after leading in the game for 38 minutes or so!
End game "collapse" is perhaps the politically correct way to put it so as not to put any blame on anybody!
And so , Smart Gilas bowed to S. Korea ,68-70 ! Thus, no bronze and neither any 2012 London Olympics Qualifiers wild card slot !
To be sure, Gilas played excellent basketball until that collapse going into the final 2 minutes! Perhaps , it was just the breaks of the game ? Or the "jinx factor" ? Maybe just just sloppy play on the part of Gilas? Whatever the cause/s of the collapse, let the experts figure out...
Thank you Smart Gilas!
Lesson learned? Basketball is still a 40-minute game!
Below are the September 25 game results :
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Sunday, September 25, 2011
in Finals!
Powerhouse China outplays S. Korea, 56-43, to barge into Finals against dangerous Jordan. Smart Gilas plays S. Korea for bronze !
Today's schedule of games :
September 25
1:30pm
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7/8
PLC
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Ch.
Taipei
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Japan
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3:30pm
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3/4
PLC
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Philippines
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Korea
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6:00pm
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5/6
PLC
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I.R.Iran
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Lebanon
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8:00pm
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Final
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Jordan
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China
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Saturday, September 24, 2011
Smart Gilas bows to Jordan
Smart Gilas Phl saw its Olympics dream come to a close as it bows to resurgent Jordan , 61-75. Thus , Smart Gilas ends its Cinderella run of comeback wins in this biennal basketball event after barging into the Semis for the first time after 24 long years!
The Scores:
Jordan 75 - Wright 24, Daghles 16, Z.Abbaas 14, Abuqoura 9, Zaghab 5, I.Abbaas 5, Al-Sous 2, Hussein 0, Ruqayah 0, Soobzokov 0, Alkhas 0.
Philippines 61 - Douthit 21, Casio 15, de Ocampo 8, Williams 6, Lutz 4, Barroca 4, Lassiter 2, Alapag 1, Tiu 0, Taulava 0.
Quarters: 12-18, 27-28, 49-41, 75-61
Jordan 75 - Wright 24, Daghles 16, Z.Abbaas 14, Abuqoura 9, Zaghab 5, I.Abbaas 5, Al-Sous 2, Hussein 0, Ruqayah 0, Soobzokov 0, Alkhas 0.
Philippines 61 - Douthit 21, Casio 15, de Ocampo 8, Williams 6, Lutz 4, Barroca 4, Lassiter 2, Alapag 1, Tiu 0, Taulava 0.
Quarters: 12-18, 27-28, 49-41, 75-61
Go for bronze tomorrow , Gilas!
FIBA Asia 2011 Finals (September 25)
Battle for 3rd: (3:30pm) Philippines vs. Semis2L
Finals: (8:00pm) Jordan vs. Semis2W
Finals: (8:00pm) Jordan vs. Semis2W
FIBA Asia Top Teams Rankings after the FIBA 2010 World Championship
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After 24 long years, (Bangkok 1987-4th Place) the Philippines is back in the Semis of the FIBA Asia Championship!
Go Gilas! London , here we come!
Below is the schedule of the Semis game today vs Jordan :
Semi Finals 1
3:30 pm
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SF
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Jordan
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Philippines
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View Game
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Saturday, July 9, 2011
Smart Gilas' : Road to London 2012
Here's
how the 2012 Olympics Basketball qualifiers will look like following
the various qualifying stages from all the FIBA zones !
In the case of Smart Gilas , it will be participating in the FIBA Asia Championships where the contending Asian teams will battle it out for the lone automatic Asian entry represented by its Champion! The first and second runner-ups will then be given another chance as wild card entries in the Olympic Qualifying Tournament of 12 teams where the Top 3 teams will then qualify as backdoor entries in the London Olympics.There will be 12 teams who will battle it out for basketball supremacy in London next year :
Download the graphic hereIn the case of Smart Gilas , it will be participating in the FIBA Asia Championships where the contending Asian teams will battle it out for the lone automatic Asian entry represented by its Champion! The first and second runner-ups will then be given another chance as wild card entries in the Olympic Qualifying Tournament of 12 teams where the Top 3 teams will then qualify as backdoor entries in the London Olympics.There will be 12 teams who will battle it out for basketball supremacy in London next year :
2012 Olympic Games Basketball Tournament – qualifying process
12 teams will take part in the London 2012 Olympic Basketball tournaments for men. Qualification is secured as follows:
1 place for the host nation (GB)*
1 place for the FIBA World Champion (USA)
2 places for FIBA Americas (2011 FIBA Americas Championship winner and runner-up)
2 places for FIBA Europe (2011 EuroBasket winner and runner-up)
1 place for FIBA Africa (2011 FIBA Africa Championship winner)
1 place for FIBA Asia (2011 FIBA Asia Championship winner)
1 place for FIBA Oceania (2011 FIBA Oceania Championship winner)
3 or 4 places through Olympic Qualifying Tournament#
* granted to GB following the FIBA Central Board meeting on 12-13 March 2012
# Olympic Qualifying Tournament
12 team tournament, top 3 teams earn a place in the Olympic Basketball tournament
Qualify for Olympic Qualifying tournament
4 places for FIBA Europe (2011 EuroBasket ranks 3-6)
3 places for FIBA Americas (2011 FIBA Americas Championship ranks 3-5)
2 places for FIBA Africa (2011 FIBA Africa Championship ranks 2-3)
2 places for FIBA Asia (2011 FIBA Asia Championship ranks 2-3)
1 place for FIBA Oceania (2011 FIBA Oceania Championship runner-up)
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