{"id":4649,"date":"2011-05-28T10:49:21","date_gmt":"2011-05-28T15:49:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onthe8spot.com\/?p=4649"},"modified":"2011-05-28T10:49:21","modified_gmt":"2011-05-28T15:49:21","slug":"thoughts-on-fiba-asia-day-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/onthe8spot.com\/index.php\/2011\/05\/28\/thoughts-on-fiba-asia-day-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Thoughts on FIBA Asia Day 1"},"content":{"rendered":"

 
\nGame 1:\u00a0Iraq vs Jordan
\nBecause of Yoshinoya’s amazing Gyudon I missed Iraq. vs Jordan.
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\nGame 2: \u00a0Syria vs. Iran
\nIran is scary. They seemed to be playing at half speed but they gave Syria a good beating. Among the 5 teams I saw today Iran is the team that I fear the most against Team Pilipinas. To be honest save for a stroke of luck Ginebra style I can barely imagine us beating these guys.
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\nGame 3: Philippines vs. Saudi Arabia
\nGreat game for Japeth Aguilar. \u00a0The team was playing like a team and it shows in how out of place Hontiveros was in the rotations of Team Pilipinas. \u00a0Among all the players on the Philippine Team Hontiveros looked liked the odd man out. Fortunately I believe that they were playing him for Hontiveros to learn the system and not really to contribute substantially in this particular game. I think SMART Gilas lead after the second quarter and by the 3rd the game was all but finished. Kudos to the fans who booed loudly whenever the 3 point shooting bigs of the KSA team got the ball.
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\nI think only Ballasteros didn’t have a single point. Hope he can make his mark and be more than just Team Pilipinas’ Human Victory Cigar.
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\nGame 4: Lebanon vs. UAE
\nThis was another lopsided match and seeing Lebanon was like seeing an older, bigger, more consistent shooting Team Pilipinas. \u00a0I give them a small advantage over Team Pilipinas because their bigs are very agile. \u00a0If we want to win against these guys we have to bring our A-game.
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\nLINK to TV Coverage Schedule and ticket information care of firequinito<\/a>
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\nIt irks me that I can’t buy courtside seats because someone bought them all. This doubly irks me when I see so many seats unoccupied. If you aren’t going to use them might as well give them to the fans who’d love to watch this very inspiring team.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

  Game 1:\u00a0Iraq vs Jordan Because of Yoshinoya’s amazing Gyudon I missed Iraq. vs Jordan.   Game 2: \u00a0Syria vs. Iran Iran is scary. They seemed to be playing at half speed but they gave Syria a good beating. Among the 5 teams I saw today Iran is the team that I fear the most … <\/p>\n

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