Philippines Jones Cup 2012 Champions
2012 William Jones Cup
Philippines defeats USA, 76-75
August 26, 2012
Taipei, Taiwan
Game Highlights:
-LA Tenorio clutch shooting for Philippines with 20 points including the game winning jumper
-PBA Finals MVP Jeff Chan with another solid game with 18 points
-Marcus Douthit with a double-double, 17 points and 12 rebounds
-Larry Fonacier also had another good game contributing 9 points
-Come from behind win by Smart Gilas, down by 14 points in the 2nd half
-Philippines finished with a 7-1 record
-Jones Cup 2012 Champions, 1st championship since 1998
Game Scores
Philippines 76 – Tenorio 20, Chan 18, Douthit 17, Fonacier 9, Norwood 5, David 5, De Ocampo 2, Thoss 0, Mercado 0.
USA 75 – Arnold 17, Justice 17, Marshall 14, Barnes 13, Dearman 10, Vandermeer 2, Reese 0, Williams 0.
Quarters: 12-13, 23-34, 51-59, 76-75.
* Photo above from Coach Chot Reyes as posted in his twitter account @coachot
Coach Chot found the right numbers of snipers, di naman siguro sabay sabay mamalasin yan.
Sniping: Chan, Fonacier, David, Norwood, Tenorio, De Ocampo
Drible Drive Play: Norwood, Castro, Arwind, Mercado
sana ipahiram si Sana ipahiram si Arwind and James Yap
Yes put Japeth Aguilar for defensive and height purposes, replace Jay R Reyes
This Gilas team is really good but could be better for the FIBA.
I believe this would be the best reinforcement after seeing the jones cup:
Douthit 6.10 C
Thoss 6.8 C
Fajardo 6.10 C x Villanueva 6.6 (added ceiling to relieve Douthit)
Aguilar 6.10 PF x Reyes 6.7 (added ceiling to defend tall opp)
Williams 6.7 PF x Baracael 6.4 (most versatile we have)
De Ocampo 6.6 PF
David 6.2 SG
Fonacier 6.3 SG
Norwood 6.6 SG
Chan 6.3 SG
Mercado 6.0 PG
Tenorio 5.8 PG
Castro 5.10 PG x Lanete 5.10 (pound for pound top PHI PG or Alapag)
Agree. Put Japeth in there. I still believe that we will be needing his tools to provide height and limbs to defend bigger opponents. we dont need him for offense coz this team has lot of firepower in our guards. Time to consider him coach chot! you can push the potential of this kid.
i mean look at douthit alone in the middle rebounding???? japeth has the ability to put back slam some missed shot we had.
for me…i give my credits to Douthit….kng wala sya..pilay talaga Ang Gilas….
Congratulations to our Philippine Team! The coaching staff also has shown their fighting form. Chot was like a boxing coach but what is good about him is he criticize his players on the floor demand full focus in the game from his players.
LA and Marcus have shown great dedication and undying fighting spirit to bring home the GOLD. Kudos to you both.
I hope the team will still improve. They still lack cohesiveness and the players without the ball don’t move much. Nonetheless we are still the Champion and we just prove that it can be done!
An alternate for Marcus and a couple shooters, and we’re good to go. Nice win, remember when we also beat USA in jones cup 20+years ago with coach ron jacobs
congrats po!! pusong pilipino… suggestion lng po., palitan nyo nlng ung mga player na alam nyong di pede gamitin., sayang kasi ung slot n yan.., saka nid nyo po ng isa png sentro., turuan nyo lng si SONNY THOSS na maging isang tunay na pilipino., para kasi laging namamasyal sa luneta.., pero i like him para sa team…
Congrats sa smart gillas phil. team
Galing ng team at sama samang galing ng mga coach sana mas galingan nyo po sa FIBA.
suggestions ko lang po para sa line up cna alapag, castro, cabagnot, tenorio, J yap, Pingris, thoss , Marcus Douthit, Chan, Norwood,lassiter, williams , santos, fonacier.
saka mas ok kung lahat cla pwedi mag shot sa 3 saka mabilis at mataas tumalon at magaling sa depensa at may lakas ng loob pasokin ang depensa ng kalaban na mas matangkad sa kanila