Posts tagged "Yeng Guiao"

RP can catch up with Asia's best – Guiao

BEIJING – Officials and coaching staff of Powerade Team Pilipinas are convinced the country can still regain its once lofty status as the best in Asia with a program and preparation attuned to international standards. They made the assessment following the Philippines eighth place finish in the 25th FIBA Asia Championship which came to a close Sunday night in Tianjin with Iran winning the crown over the host team read more...

Loss to Jordan oust RP 5 in FIBA-Asia tourney

Rasheim Wright came through with 21 points and big man Ayman Idais had 20 as Jordan pushed Powerade-Team Pilipinas out of the running in the 25th FIBA-Asia men’s basketball championship with an 81-70 win Friday at the Tianjin gym in Tianjin, China. We said right from the start that the Jordan game would be tough for us. What we tried to do was to keep the game as close as possible and give us a chance to win the read more...

Guiao: Upset possible vs Jordan

TIANJIN – Powerade Team Pilipinas, once the dominant team in Asia, battles emerging power Jordan today, looking for an upset win to stay in the hunt for a ticket to the World Championship in Turkey next year. Powerade RP has avoided an early showdown with China but is setting out the underdog just the same against the Jordan team, which the Nationals have not beaten in their last three meetings. Read more read more...

Listless RP repulses Kuwait

TIANJIN – Powerade Team Pilipinas failed to put up the game it desired in preparation for the quarterfinals, pulling off a so-so 85-71 win over lowly Kuwait in the final day of the 25th FIBA Asia Championship eliminations at the Tianjin Gym here yesterday. “I’m disappointed even if we won the game. I think of all the games we’ve played here, this is the worst in terms of energy level we put in. I don’t read more...

RP yields to Iran but gains quarters berth

TIANJIN – Powerade Team Pilipinas bowed to Iran for the third straight time yesterday but, with help from Japan, formalized its entry into the knockout stage of the 25th FIBA Asia Championship at the Tianjin Gym here. The Nationals again failed to overcome the Iranians’ tremendous size advantage, led by 7-foot-3 center Hamed Ehadadi and 6-foot-8 forward Nikkhah Bahrami in a 78-88 loss that came after a crucial read more...

Guiao hopes to find cure in RP 5's shooting woes

Shoot, shoot and shoot. After their worst offensive game in the 25th FIBA-Asia men’s basketball championship, shooting drills occupied the Nationals’ one hour practice Sunday, less than 24 hours after suffering their first loss against Korea, 69-56. James Yap and Willie Miller went hard against themselves in the light of their combined 3-of-18 shooting from the floor Saturday night. Read more… Incoming s read more...

Guiao raves over Koreans speed, shooting

TIANJIN – RP coach Yeng Guiao has finally found the team he was looking for. Sadly, it’s not Powerade Team Pilipinas but the Korean squad which they face in a crucial tiff today. “They have what it takes to be successful in international competition: size, quickness, outside shooting,” said Guiao of the Koreans on the eve of their encounter closing the initial round of elimination phase of the 25th FIBA Asi read more...

FIBA-Asia: RP 5 debuts vs obscure Sri Lanka today

The Sri Lanka puzzle stands in the way of Powerade-Team Pilipinas when it formally kicks off its campaign in the 25th FIBA-Asia men’s basketball championship today at the Tianjin gym in Tianjian, China. Going into the 9 a.m. game, the Sri Lankans remain a big mystery to coach Yeng Guiao, as he hasn’t seen them play, personally or even on video tapes. Read more… Incoming search terms:fiba asia scouting r read more...

Upbeat RP 5 hopes to make amends in FIBA-Asia tourney

From team captain Asi Taulava, a rejuvenated JayJay Helterbrand to national team newcomer Japeth Aguilar, just about everybody in the Powerade-Team Pilipinas is upbeat about their shot at the 25th FIBA-Asia men’s basketball championship. The Nationals checked in here late Tuesday afternoon after a seven hour flight from Manila to the bustling Chinese provincial city of Tianjin. Read more… Incoming searc read more...

Korea gives RP a taste of Tianjin

TAIPEI – Powerade Team Pilipinas mixed it up with old Asian nemesis South Korea and had a glimpse of what to expect in Tianjin as the Nationals were outran, outhustled and outgunned. The Koreans put everything on display in topping the Filipinos, 83-80, in the 31st William Jones Cup basketball competition at the Hsinchuang Gymnasium here last night. Read more… read more...

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