WHY feel sorry?
It was not the players’ fault but the inability of the officials to sort out their problems. It took them years to resolve it and then form a team which is less than a year old.
Congratulations to all the players for giving a good fight!
– N S Rivera, Cerritos, California (via e-mail)
August 10th, 2007 at 6:10 pm
Teamwork does not start with the players or is only with the players. You people agreeing to this admission of failure are as much losers as they are. The whole act of the playing team and the coaching team reflect Filipino society. And this is not a sport that we will ever be good at. Filipinos are not team players. Invest in boxing, swimming, fighting sports that rely on individual effort not one that can be shot down with intrigues and gossips and backbiting.
August 10th, 2007 at 4:49 pm
Dont say sorry, you’ve given your best!
thank you for playing for our country.
August 10th, 2007 at 4:00 pm
im so satisfied RP team pilipinas shown in fiba qualifiers.im also sad about mr Eala resignation. hes doing good job of reforming pba into most competitive league.im a basketball and a boxing fan. i believe its a loss to the basketball community.
August 10th, 2007 at 2:08 pm
We need to have international playing experiences particularly with FIBA rules. PBA should adopt most of, if not all, FIBA rules. It is important for coaches to learn how these games played at the level of FIBA games. And when we will be forming again our national team from players of PBA teams only minor adjustments are needed coz coaches and players know the styles, strengths, and of water lo of the players. We need players with shooting capabilities but with pretty good defense in and out of the shaded areas. Centers should need to shoot at perimeters. We have a pretty good pool of point guards here in PBA and this is our main strength.
August 10th, 2007 at 1:58 pm
It was the fault of fashionista wannabe FAT CHOT REYES. He lost the iran game with a technical. That was stupid, and his demeanor sucks.
The players however were fantastic!