Schedule, result, recap and replay Gilas Philippines vs Korea titled a new series of Jones Cup 2017. Myers perfect fit for Gilas as Reyes stresses the preference for non-dominant import to secure their second win of the 2017 William Jones Cup.
The R. William Jones Cup (also known as the Jones Cup) Chinese:威廉·瓊斯盃國際籃球邀請賽 is an international basketball tournament held annually since 1977 in Taipei, Taiwan. It was named in honor of basketball promoter Renato William Jones, who was one of the founders of the International Basketball Federation (FIBA).
PHILIPPINES VS KOREA
EVENTS: Full Game Replay
Where: Taipei Peace Basketball Gymnasium
When: WEDNESDAY JULY 19, 2017
When: WEDNESDAY JULY 19, 2017
TAIPEI - Gilas Pilipinas struggled to search out its rhythm and its bit against an alarming South Korean defense on Wednesday, dropping 83-72 natural event that everyone, however, killed its title bid within the thirty-ninth Jones Cup at the national capital Heping Gymnasium.
The Filipinos ne'er very got untrodden against a Korean zone defense that dared shooters Matthew Wright and Roger Pogoy to shoot, feat Gilas to place confidence in import microphone Myers and purpose guard Jio Jalalon simply to remain afloat.
"I don't have the stats however I believe we have a tendency to shot one-for-sixty 5 tonight," aforementioned Gilas coach Chot Neruda. "Our defense was adequate, we have a tendency to control an honest team like Choson to eighty-two points. That would've been enough to win however we have a tendency to simply could not hit our three-point shots."In truth, Gilas created only 1 of twenty-six makes an attempt from three-point distance.
Wright, World Health Organization had revamped fifty percent of his three-point shots in Gilas' initial four games, went 0-of-7 from three-point land this point whereas Pogoy went 0-of-5 against the Korean zone.
Kiefer Ravena (0-of-4), Rayray Parks (0-of-3) and Kevin Ferrer (0-of-3) did not do any higher as Gilas fell to 3-2 (win-loss) - a foothold that may create it troublesome - and virtually not possible - to draw a bead on a championship with four games left on its schedule.