[Tseng Wen-ting vs. Marcus Douthit]
If this tournament is the Asian Championship, Taiwan is in deep trouble. Fortunately, it's not.
The Philippines outplayed host Taiwan on both ends of the court from start to finish, scoring a 90-78 convincing victory on Taiwan's home turf behind support of hundreds of passionate Filipino fans -- as usual -- Sunday night.
Taiwan's closest neighbor to the south is now tied 2-0 with Jordan and Korea after two days.
With starting center Tseng Wen-ting committing two quick fouls in the first quarter and Wu Tai-hao sitting out the game due to injury, Taiwan had no answer against Philippines' twin tower of Marcus Douthit, who had a game-high 23 points and nine rebounds, and agile J.P Aguilar, who had 12 points, and trailed by as many as 20 in the second half.
Douthit and Aguilar were extremely active and effective offensively and defensively. Led by Joseph Casio, Donaldo Hontiveros and Marcio Lassiter, the Philippine backcourt was able to penetrate, kick-out and score against a passive Taiwan defense for almost the entire game.
Philippines NT was also able to execute its half-court sets with efficiency as the big guys set solid picks for wing players and the entire team executed a beautiful inside-outside game.
I don't mean to take anything away from the Philippines, who very much deserved to win this game, but there was one thing to ponder. For the second consecutive game, Taiwan head coach Chou Jun-san put all of his 12 guys on the court before the halftime buzzer and kept substituting players in and out the entire game, even when the team was making a run.
I don't have any proof, but it looked to me that Chou intended to use this tournament as a TRUE warm-up tourney to evaluate players' performance before the more important FIBA Asia Championship next month.
Defensively, Taiwan's backcourt had trouble to keep up with the quicker Philippine guards and the inside players were clueless against taller Douthit and Aguilar. Taiwan's defense failed to contain the Philippines' mid-range game either.
Offensively it's even worse. The team shot a miserable 35 percent. There was no half-court set to speak of. And, at one point, it seemed that no one wanted to shoot.
There is still time for Taiwan to regroup and tune up. Hopefully, Chou and technical adviser Bob Hill are able to make things happen quickly in time for the big prize -- the Asian Championship in Wuhan, China.
Philippines 90-78 Taiwan (Half 49-36)
PHI: M. Douthit 23+9, A.P. Aguilar 12, J. Casio 10, C. Lutz 9, D. Hontiveros 9
TWN: Chen Hsin-an 17, Tseng Wen-ting 14+8, Lin Chih-chieh 13
Standings:
Jordan 2-0
Korea 2-0
Philippines 2-0
Taiwan 1-1
Iran 1-1
Japan 0-2
Malaysia 0-2
UAE 0-2
Jet Chang, Taiwan
Chen Hsin-an, Taiwan
(Photos: CTBA)
You forgot to mention how badly the game was officiated by your obviously biased Taiwan refs. This would have been a blown-out by the Philippine team if not by the obvious bad officiating. They committed 30 fouls on outrageous stupid non contact calls plus with some good acting skills by the Chinese Taipei Players. A concrete example is when Japeth Aguilar was called for a goal-tending violation after he tapped the ball when it was still on the rim on a missed foul shot by I Chieh Su even though FIBA rules allow it as long as it hasn’t hit the board or on the downhill path.
ReplyDeleteCuriously, the game officials not only counted the foul shot, they also gave the Filipinos a point penalty. There was even one instance when Douthit was called for a personal foul for just standing up midway in the first quarter. Douthit didn’t like the call apparently and kept on complaining on the ref, who quickly slapped him a technical foul. Most of Taiwan's points came from the charity stripe sending the Filipinos in early foul trouble in all quarters. It also resulted to 31 of the 33 foul shots given the hosts not in the act of shooting. It was so obvious that the refs were not being fair. This was way too much home court advantage but the determination of the Philippine team won this game fair and square so yes they truly deserve this win by all means
The Philippines team is still not complete. 6'7 Kenny Williams and 5'11 Jimmy Alapag. They are fighting it out in a championship game back in Manila. Watch them out.
ReplyDeleteIf you have chances beating Iran then you have chances in FIBA ASIA.
In 12 guys you mentioned. You can see the Philippines team is more quicker with better stamina, so you're Taiwan coach has no choice but use 12 guys. Anybody in Philippine can start and definitely can shoot, which the Taiwan team can't match.
The main thing is Taiwan can still improve and everybody has chances. The games should be the gauge and not for reasoning.
I was wondering about the same thing, too (Taiwan's coach over-shuffling his players). It's quite possible he's using this tourney to gauge his players, but that would be a tad counterproductive since he doesn't have a complete cast. Wu is still injured, and, well, Tien Lei isn't playing. Is there really no chance of him seeing action in September? Anyway, I was also wondering why Doug Creighton wasn't played nearly as much here as he did in the previous game against Japan? Is he being saved for tougher games, or are Lin, Chen, and the other wingmen just better than him?
ReplyDeletelame excuses by the writer.. you won't win on the philippines this time baby..
ReplyDeleteJust to shake things up we are still cautious on how the 3 new additions from the Talk n Text club team especially Ranidel De Ocampo and Jim Alapag will affect Philippines as they might disrupt the chemistry of team if they will be added this late in the FIBA Asia preparations, from the grapevine it seems that all 5 PBA players will be included at least in the Final 15 maybe in the final 12.
ReplyDeleteI don't want to engage in any argument with Filipino readers who think I'm "biased," as I already did in the wordpress blog.
ReplyDeleteI just want to say this is my personal blog and I offer my observation. I'm tired of having argument like this every year during the Jones Cup -- with none other than Filipino fans every single time.
If you want to read news reports, go visit ESPN or Yahoo Sports.
If you are tired having arguments with Filipinos then why blog about PHL's one-sided victory and insinuate otherwise?
ReplyDeleteIf you want to blog.. then be prepared of many criticisms especially if you wrote a biased one.. And you should be happy because your blog site is getting traffic... try putting a flag counter and see who visit your page...
ReplyDeleteNot a bad result for PHL team whose main purpose for this tournament is to develop chemistry in preparation for the Asian Championships.
ReplyDeleteDon't blog as if it was a fair game played by your Taiwan team. Your team got all the comfort that they needed but too bad this ain't the same Philippine team you've been kicking ass in the past couple of years. We're the only Asian team to win a Bronze Medal in the history of the FIBA World Cup. Philippines is back baby!
ReplyDeletePlus the questionnable calls on your favor.
ReplyDeleteYour have just to improve shooting and stamina to have chances against China, Philippines and Iran.
Don't talk about Taiwan's unvailable players. As you can see, JAPAN sent their team B. And the Philippines didn't sent others big FORWARDS due to unknown reasons??? Like 6'7 Joe Devance, 6'7 jay Washington and 6'8 Sonny Thoss. They are young, athletic and maybe better than Japeth Aguilar.
ReplyDeleteWhile for IRAN, star player Bahrami Iran is still not playing.
Jordan beats tired Philippines 76 - 72
ReplyDeleteBoth teams were playing their third game in three days, but the Philippines had a much more difficult schedule in the first two days of the competition, when they defeated Iran and Chinese Taipei. Jordan, meanwhile, beat up on lightweights United Arab Emirates and Malaysia in its first two matches.
To all my fellow Pinoys Bball fans..No need to argue here. Mr. Wang's observations are all correct. He's even praising Team Philippines on how they handled the game against his team.
ReplyDeleteBut of course he forgot to mention that the refs favored the home team.
These are the pathetic comments here.
"lame excuses by the writer.. you won't win on the philippines this time baby"
He's not making an excuse. He is just stating his thoughts.
Here is the other one.
"We're the only Asian team to win a Bronze Medal in the history of the FIBA World Cup. Philippines is back baby.."
Yeah. But did anybody from other Asian countries claim that his country won a medal in FIBA World? Dude, that was a long time ago when ME teams and East Asians still don't know how to play bball.
Being too boastful won't help.
Raptor - Noypi
@Raptor - Noypi...hey dude...do you ever listen to yourself?
ReplyDeleteYou're a disgrace to all Filipinos.
@firespiritwalker You are pathetic.
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ReplyDeleteHey anonymous shit, YOU ARE THE ONE WHO IS PATHETIC!
ReplyDeleteSINCE YOU'RE ANONYMOUS, YOU NEVER EXIST.
THAT MAKES YOU PATHETIC.
STOP HIDING IN THE CLOSET DUDE..LOL
Pop quiz #1: When's the last time the Philippines finished better than Taiwan in the Asian Championship?
ReplyDeleteAnswer: 1987. Which means...24 years ago.
Pop quiz #2: How many times the Philippines finished better than seventh place in the Asian Championship after 1987?
Answer: Zero. (Eight times for Taiwan)
@Chris ...PLEASE! STOP WHINING!
ReplyDeleteDid it ever occur to you that when you blog, you and your blog become VULNERABLE to attacks!
GROW UP!
GROW A THICK SKIN!
@Hank...Pop Quiz MY ASS!
ReplyDeleteThis trashy stats of yours is HISTORY!
STOP LIVING IN THE PAST, DUDE!
DROP YOUR PAST GARBAGE, AND MOVE ON! LOL
And most importantly, GET A LIFE!
Stop complaining about the ref, none of them were from Taiwan anyways.
ReplyDeletehey hank! POP THIS QUIZ BITCH! so what if Taiwan finished better than the Philippines for around 24 years and so what if Taiwan finished better than seventh place for 8 times after 1987? Are those feats in record books?! Hell no! We bagged a medal even if its ages ago and you guys don't! Its on the record books while you guys can dream on.. We've been there, done that! and oh yeah we will do it again!
ReplyDeleteSo what if these damned refs weren't Taiwanese.
ReplyDeleteEver wonder why these miserable refs always make blatant bad calls against the Philippine team?
Some things never change. "When money talks, the referees listen."
I managed to catch the replay of the game. I saw Bob Hill making notes diligently. I am looking forward to the adjustments they make come post Jones Cup.
ReplyDeletepareng firespirit walker..kamote..how come Im a disgrace to all Filipinos..
ReplyDeleteTsong..u dont know what u r saying..
Azkals, Now the paddlers, Manny Pacman, I support tsong..All sports that team PH competes internationally I support..
I dont know how old are you pare..but tsong..since maliit pa ko..first bball game that I watched..Great Taste against Tanduay..
so I became a fan of Great Taste..Ricardo Brown..then Great Taste became Presto Tivoli then Sta Lucia..Jun Limpot was called The Big Deal because he got huge salary that started it all..ung malalaking sweldo..
then I remember It was Ginebra - Billy Ray Bates and Michael Hackett against Manila Beer - Michael Young and Killing..pero Great taste ako tsong..
I was an avid fan of Team Pilipinas..Team Jawo against Zhan Tao, Song Ligang..Team San Mig with Abarrientos, Aquino, Feihl, Duremdes..Team Centennial Jones Cup Champ, Team 2002 Busan Games, beaten by Korea in the dying seconds,Powerade team ni kumpareng coach aiming for grandslam in PBA this year...team ni Ron Jacobs 1986..un di ko na nabalitaan un..so di ko sila napanood..
PBA..Im Sta.Lucia Fan..Caidic, Limpot, Meneses, Duremdes, Ansu Sesay, Kwill,
MBA tsong..LAguna lakers tsong..laguna lakers my home team..during that time I was able to see Laguna Lakers against Pirates ni tatay ni Ravena of Ateneo sa caruncho...I would go to San andres to see them against alex compton, peter martin, adducul..
UAAP tsong..UAAP..Adamson Soars this season tsong..before..It was AdU with Feihl, Aquino, and Duremdes..When I studied there..Jerome Ejercito, Dennis Madrid, and Eddie Laure..then next batch..Patrick Cabahug, Bono, Canuday..then the present team today..Beware Ateneo sa 2nd round of elimination!!!
Basketball tournament here in my company tsong..sumasali ako tsong..kasali ako..first five..with Team Korea, Phils, UAE, India, etc..all nationalities here in our project..Multi Billion US Dollar Project tol..Billion US dollar..kamote
Now tsong League in my hometown..ask Team Tropang Baste..kung saan yun..Go there and u will see..baka pag nakarating ka dun..ma realiza mo na isa ka palang patay na bata..
Suporta ako sa Smart Gilas..It's just that Mr. Wang has a point..and read tol read my previous post..I said he forgot to mention that the calls favored his team..What part of that sentence u don't understand?
Raptor - Noypi
as usual hehe pretty one sided blog entry anyways... as the game ended im waiting for mr.wangs reaction and just as i expected.. just like last year hehe but we need to respect the article. like he said this is a blog entry only...
ReplyDelete@Rapter-Noypi.....hoy TINDERO NG TAHO...alam mo ba na dito ako natkatira saTaiwan na 20 years...CHONGKI...asawa ko Taiwanese.. at nagtuturo ako dito.
ReplyDeleteNakatapos ka ba ng college....may Ph.D ka ba?
Baka mahina ang comprehension mo sa pagbasa ng English. Tinagalog ko na kc mahina ang pick up mo sa english.
Na intindihan mo ba ang sinabi ng nagsulat na nag wa warm up lang daw sila kaya sila natalo. Alam mo ba ang ibig sabihin ng warm up?
firespiritwalker
@Raptor-Noypi....Sa college, kung nakapag college ka, may pinag aaralan tayong DEFENSE MECHANISM ng tao pag natalo sa anumang paligsahan.
ReplyDeleteAng tawag dito eh, sourgrape. Sige, i google mo to o i wikipedia tong salitang sourgrape para madagdagan ang vocabulary mo.
firespiritwalker
One thing for sure that I learned in this Jones Cup is that Filipino fans whines the most.
ReplyDeleteIf you really have a proof where the refs were paid, being unfair etc, then file a complaint, otherwise you're just slandering people that were just trying to do their jobs.
But thank God, not all the Filipino fans are like this, just some who can't get a grip. It is a fact that this blog was created to express the author's view, and it is also ok for people who ready to grill him after he states his view, but ****, you just admitted that you had nothing better to do, other than going to random different blogs, and just grill people for the fun of it, which brings shame to yourself, and the teams that you support.
@Raptor-Noypi....Hindi mo ba alam na ikaw lang ang mangmang na reader sa blog na to....o baka butt kisser ka lang talaga. Yung sinasabi nilang warm up eh talaga namang lame excuse. Tapos na ang warm up. Matagal na natapos ang warm up bago nagsimula ang Jones Cup. Day 2 natalo ang Taiwan. Second day ng Jones Cup, tapos sasabihin nila na nag wa warm up lang ang players kaya natalo.Baloney!
ReplyDeletefirespiritwalker
hey RACIST NINCOMPOOP, how dare you DISCRIMINATE the Filipinos.
ReplyDeleteWhat pathetic country are you from anyway? We don't whine dork, we just don't
kiss asses like you do. Blogs are created by the bloggers to express their views, but it doesn't state in the blog that the blogger owns the reader nor the blogger controls the mind of the reader. You have no right to control anyone not to go to any blog and express their views. Shame to those who don't practice their right.
Cunt.
Even the writer of this blog openly admitted in his blog at wordpress.com that
ReplyDeleteat times refs were unfair.
Paremg Firespiriywalker..I don't care tsong kung naka 20 years ka man dyan tsong..so I think medyo matanda ka na..45?
ReplyDeleteand I think ur the butt kisser..kamote..like what you said..you've spent 20 years of ur whole life there...gigil na gigil ka ah..hehhe..Im sure you have other complaints dyan sa Taiwan but there is nothing you can do..maybe tsong..maybe ur wife makes the decision..u are just following what she is saying..so andres ka..Tsong stand up..show to ur wife na ikaw ang lalake..ikaw ang masusunod..hehehe..
naka 3 replies ka ah..hehehe..gigil na gigil ka ah..hehhe..Now tsong ikaw ang dapat mag aral ng vocabulary..or reading comprehension..
Now..regarding your pathethic reasoning about WARM UP..
I quote Mr. Wang - I don't have any proof, but it looked to me that Chou intended to use this tournament as a TRUE warm-up tourney to evaluate players' performance before the more important FIBA Asia Championship next month...
Unquote..It looks like..you are weak in comprehension tsong. Read carefully..what he is trying to imply is..tsong his own thought.for him..for him tsong..this jones cup is the real..true warm up..very last important tournament..final stage for their coach to evaluate his players' performance..
so meaning..para sa kanya..para kay Mr. Wang..it looks like this is the gauge nung coach ng TAiwan..para sa final roster ng team..he did not say that jones cup is the only warm up tourney for them..hina mo tsong..hehehe..
and you are a teacher? how come? hehehe
just reply tsong..reson out... but make sure may sense ung reply mo..hehehe
ako mag tataho? no tsong..pero tsong expensive ang taho dito sa multi billion US dollar project..lalo na yung chilled taho..rapsa..hehhe
Raptor - Noypi.
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