Makakalaban na rin lang natin ang Team Jordan mamaya as we bid for the next stage ng FIBA Asia 2007 Championships...mabuti na sigurong pag-aralan natin ang kanilang roster. Medyo mas mataas ang kanilang average height sa ating roster ngunit mas athletic ang Pinoy ballplayers natin. Sanay na sila sa amateur rules and international competitions...tayo ay nagsisimula pa lang matuto. Ranked 56th ang Jordan sa FIBA list while Philippines is ranked 65th lang. Players to watch out for: Rasheim Wright - a naturalized Jordanian who grew up in Pennsylvania, USA. Scored 40 pts in their win against China but struggled against Iran scoring just 9 pts. His field goal percentage is very impressive at 62.5% (15/24 FG). Free throw shooting is a bit suspect as he was just hitting his freebies at only 60% clip (9/15 FT). Averages 3 TO a game. Enver Soobzokov - Didn't contribute too much in the China game but was a factor (aside from his 5 TOs) in their second game against Iran with his 3-point shooting bagging four from beyond the arc. Team Pilipinas should not leave this guy open from three point land.
Zaid Al-Khas - This guy can hurt Team Pilipinas from the low post and even from afar. His inside-outside game is good enough to cause havoc in our defense. Team Pilipinas should just let him throw away those three point shots as he is prone to being trigger happy and his percentage from downtown is just 23.5%. He should be boxed out very well everytime he's inside the lane looking for rebounds. Islam Abbaas - The rebounding demon and enforcer of the Jordanian national squad. He snatched 10 offensive rebounds and 7 defensive rebounds for a total of 17 when Jordan beat China. This guy should be boxed out by at least two Pinoy ballplayer when a shot was released in the air. Although his performance in the rebounding department was stellar the first time, he did not saw that much action in their game against Iran. Is he injured? ***Jordainian frontlines Al-Khas and Idais (though has never seen too much action thus far) can both play inside and outside. Our defense has to step up. Last time Team Pilipinas faced Jordan (Jones Cup, 06-Jul-2007), we lost by just four points. Here's the boxscore from that game: Jordan (74): Almaayta 18, Idais 15, Daghles 9,Alkhas 8, Wright 8, Abbas 6, Sobzoko 5, Al-Sous 3, Abbas 2, Anajjar 0
Philippines (70): Caguioa 25,Alapag 17, Raymundo 8, Norwood 5, Wiliams 5, Hontiveros 4, Helterbrand 4, Taulava 2, Pennisi 0, Yap 0, Menk 0 Below is the complete list of the 12-man line up of Team Jordan:
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Head Coach: Mario PALMA - Portugese coach who led Angola National Team to 200 and 2004 Olympics.
Assistant Coach: Mario GOMES
Team Manager: Yanal ALKHAS |
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Finally, the twelve man roster for Team Pilipinas has been released. Below are the sturdy ball players who will carry the Philippine Flag on their shoulders in their bid to get a ticket to Beijing Olypics next year.
