Gilas coach Baldwin thrilled with 'home-court' advantage but wary of Olympic qualifying tournament foes
MANILA (2016 Rio Olympics) - The good news is that the country will host one of this year's The bad news? It remains a tall order for Gilas to win the six-team event and book a spot.
But that is true for all of the teams that will be taking part in the
OQTs. The stakes will be high. There won't be easy rides for any of the
teams.
The Philippines will certainly not fear any opponent. They rode the
home backing in Manila to a second-place finish at the 2013 FIBA Asia
Championship and then had a stronger side push teams that are higher in
the in
very close games at the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup. The
Philippines did well against Croatia, Argentina, Greece and Puerto Rico
in Group B in Seville before defeating Senegal.
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