Gilas player performance in the NZ games

What did you think of the Philippine team on the court? Were there any players who were particularly impressive? How do you think they would do in the FIBA Asia Championship?

The chemistry and cohesiveness on the offensive end looked well established. The player rotations and each ones roles seems well established, Gilas ability to create a decent or good look within the context of its system was evident. I also see the fruits of the players working on their outside shots, I believe the players ability to hit their shots was good.  The bigs particularly Japeth and to a certain extent Junmar were able to hold their own when Marcus was not available or sat (that’s an obvious positive). The normal guards and wings suspects (David, Castro, LA, Jimmy, Gabe, Jeff and Larry) delivered as we’ve seen in the pass. Chot obviously has his player rotation (starting 5, 2nd unit etc) and combinations.

Defensively I saw a marked improvement from the PBA All star game, as well as improvement from game 1 to game 6 (Tall Blacks game) of the NZ tour