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9 days before Seaba, Chot says Gilas 'way, way far' from being ready

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Dominic Menor, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2017/sports/05/03/050317-gilascoach.jpg"/><figcaption><div class="embed-desc">Gilas coach Chot Reyes (center) applauded players who made &quot;PBAs&quot;, or a pass before the assist. <cite>Dominic Menor, ABS-CBN News</cite></div></figcaption></figure></div>Whatever level head coach Chot Reyes wants Gilas Pilipinas to reach for next week&#x27;s Southeast Asian Basketball Association (Seaba) Championship, it appears they&#x27;re nowhere near that ideal form yet.After team practice at Meralco Gym in Pasig City on Tuesday, ABS-CBN News asked Reyes to assign a percentage representing the team&#x27;s readiness for the regional tournament the country has dominated for years.&quot;50%. We&#x27;re way, way far from (where we want to be),&quot; Reyes said.That number would have been higher had Andray Blatche arrived in the country Tuesday as scheduled. Blatche&#x27;s <a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/05/02/17/irate-chot-reyes-says-andray-blatche-absence-from-gilas-unacceptable" target="_blank">absence</a> has created a domino effect disrupting Gilas&#x27; game-planning, which is running on a tight deadline. Missing a key piece means Gilas can&#x27;t properly simulate its schemes. &quot;There shouldn&#x27;t be any excuse for anybody to not be here,&quot; Gilas assistant coach Josh Reyes said. &quot;We have the same expectations for everybody and that shouldn&#x27;t exclude Andray from the sort of expectations we have of everybody.&quot;Despite the Blatche situation putting a damper on Tuesday night&#x27;s practice, two things stood out as positives.On the offensive end, Chot Reyes applauded two passing plays during the 5-minute scrimmage.&quot;This team is not about points and assists. More important for us is the &#x27;PBA&#x27;, the pass before the assist,&quot; he said. &quot;People who are going to make the basic, unglamorous pass that&#x27;s going to lead to a good play, that&#x27;s really the best measure of teamwork for us.&quot;On defense, the players appeared to answer the coaching staff&#x27;s call to amp up their intensity. At the end of the scrimmage, the two squads each scored only 6 points.&quot;It was difficult to score because we were pressing up and were pressuring,&quot; Reyes said. &quot;There wasn&#x27;t going to be easy scoring opportunities.&quot;For more sports coverage, visit the ABS-CBN <a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com" target="_blank">Sports website.</a>

Whatever level head coach Chot Reyes wants Gilas Pilipinas to reach for next week's Southeast Asian Basketball Association (Seaba) Championship, it appears they're nowhere near that ideal form yet.

Whatever level head coach Chot Reyes wants Gilas Pilipinas to reach for next week's Southeast Asian Basketball Association (Seaba) Championship, it appears they're nowhere near that ideal form yet.

9 days before Seaba, Chot says Gilas 'way, way far' from being ready

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9 days before Seaba, Chot says Gilas 'way, way far' from being ready

Dominic Menor,

ABS-CBN News

Published May 03, 2017 06:07 AM PHT

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