I have a different reason, though. If the Philippines won't be able to beat Jordan, then I don't think they'll be able to beat the team in the next round. So I guess if we really trust Gilas to be able to get a gold, backing them now against a tough team is the right thing to do. I don't question your bet, though, as we gamblers have our own analysis. It's nothing personal; we are just playing with numbers here, and at the end of the day, either one of us could be right. Good luck!
I see a good chemistry with our Gilas now and the coaching staff is really doing their best to adjust during the game.Let's give them the benefit of the doubt and of course to fully support our team we almost have our win against Jordan before, and I'm sure we can do better this time.
I'm betting with the Philippines here despite of the odds, hoping that they can get a win today and advance to the next round.
Yup! Though not the same level or I mean same individual talents and skills unlike with what we have during the world cup but the chemistries and the rotations is much better compared with what they've got from the last FIBA tournament, though we really can't say that they can match it up since Jordan brings the same roster and the players already have that bond playing together.
A matter of what the system and the executions for the Gilas, if coach Tim manage to scout Jordan and create a good defensive strategy to compete, the chance to win is always possible.
Coach Tim Cone is probably the best coach in the PBA now; he chooses his roster well, so there's nothing we can do but trust him. I'm sure our fellowmen are very excited to see this game, and it's good to know that Gilas, per bookies, is the underdog. I will put my bet, of course, but I will not make it complicated. I will just focus on the ML, so it's either win or lose. There's no significant odds movement for now; I guess these will be the final odds going into the actual game.
By the way, if we look at the score distribution on their last game, you'll be impress and you can see how effective they are in moving the ball.
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Philippines 87 – Brownlee 22, Perez 16, Fajardo 9, Oftana 8, Thompson 7, Aguilar 6, Kouame 5, Newsome 5, Alas 3, Tolentino 3, Lassiter 3, Ross 0.
source : https://www.rappler.com/sports/gilas-pilipinas/asian-games-men-basketball-results-philippines-thailand-september-28-2023/Numbers states how coach Tim system works for both players and the coaching staff, they are all working as one and look what we are witnessing, a good executions even they just have each other for a short time but still showing the type of game play coming from coach Tim, respect and trust that's how coach Tim handles his squad, they will again be tested and this time I'm pretty sure that there are some who will wait for possible criticism people who just waiting for mistakes and failures, not a hater here but just doing some realtalk.. hahaha
