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Guiao satisfied after first national team practice

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Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/sports/08/06/20180806-guiao.jpg"/><figcaption>National team coach Yeng Guiao speaks to reporters after practice. Handout photo</figcaption></figure></div>MANILA - The national basketball team buckled down to business on Monday at the Meralco Gym, one day after the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) announced that they will be sent to the 2018 Asian Games in Indonesia.Six players from the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters - Gabe Norwood, Maverick Ahanmisi, Chris Tiu, Raymond Almazan, Beau Belga, and James Yap - led the way on Monday, along with GlobalPort’s Stanley Pringle, Magnolia’s Paul Lee, TNT’s Don Trollano, and NLEX’s Asi Taulava.Also present were Gilas Pilipinas cadets Ricci Rivero and Kobe Paras, along with Abu Tratter who practiced though he was not part of the 14-man lineup. Blackwater’s Poy Erram also showed up, though he was in street clothes.Only Christian Standhardinger of San Miguel was not present, with the Beermen focused on their campaign in the 2018 PBA Commissioner’s Cup Finals.National team head coach Yeng Guiao met briefly with the team before putting them to work, running drills both on offense and defense immediately. Afterward, he said he was satisfied with how the squad performed, given that it was the first day of practice.“We feel good,” Guiao said. “They’re having fun, especially being together after a long time. Na-miss nila si Paul, na-miss nila mga ibang kasama nila.”“But we have to buckle down to serious work, serious business in the next few days,” he said.Guiao, who had help from Rain or Shine head coach Caloy Garcia in running the drills, said that Monday night’s practice was “very light,” as he knew the players already trained with their mother clubs in the morning.“That’s where they get their strength, that’s where they get their training,” he explained. “That’s where they get their conditioning.”“Ito, memorization lang naman ng plays. I cannot demand a lot from them. I just want them to mentally observe the running of the system and the plays. ‘Yun lang,” he said. &quot;’Di mo naman puwedeng pagurin eh.”In this regard, Guiao is happy to have the core of Rain or Shine - a team he coached from 2011 to 2016 before leaving for NLEX. It was clear on Monday night that the Elasto Painters are still well-versed in the system of their previous coach; even former E-Painters, such as Lee and Trollano, seemed to have little trouble in picking up the intricacies of the system.Guiao gave credit to Garcia for this, noting that his former deputy adopted his system when he took over as Rain or Shine head coach.“Pinaganda pa niya, dinagdagan niya ng sarili niyang inputs,” Guiao noted. “So I can appreciate my old system getting better, that is why nagtutulungan na lang kami.”The team will return to practice on Tuesday night once more, with Guiao looking to squeeze in as many training sessions as he can before they leave for Jakarta. He is quite confident, however, that even with a short preparation time the team can still form the necessary chemistry.“It’s the camaraderie, it’s their togetherness,” he said. “There’s a natural togetherness. They like each other, and that helps a lot, especially under pressure situations.”“They’re familiar with me, and I’m familiar with them,” he also pointed out. “And we have the offensive weapons. There’s James Yap, there’s Paul Lee, there’s Stanley Pringle. For big men, Beau’s there, Almazan’s there.”“Considering na hindi available ‘yung ibang players natin, I think this is the best team that you can put together.”For more sports coverage, visit the <a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com" target="_blank">ABS-CBN Sports website</a>.

The national basketball team buckled down to business on Monday at the Meralco Gym, one day after the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) announced that they will be sent to the 2018 Asian Games in Indonesia.

The national basketball team buckled down to business on Monday at the Meralco Gym, one day after the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) announced that they will be sent to the 2018 Asian Games in Indonesia.

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Guiao satisfied after first national team practice

Camille B. Naredo,

ABS-CBN News

Published August 07, 2018 03:49 AM PHT

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