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Smart Gilas players applauded in the PBA Opening

All the Smart Gilas Pilipinas players attended the PBA 37th Season Opening Ceremonies held on October 2, 2011 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. The Smart Gilas team was applauded by the crowd even Chris Tiu who did not join the PBA draft and Marcus Douthit, who may play as an import in the next conference.

Coach Rajko Toroman who has no contract extension yet was in attendance also and congratulated his players on turning pro.

What’s Next for Smart Gilas?

After finishing 4th place in the FIBA Asia Championship, the Smart Gilas program must continue even if the core players will go on to play in the PBA. The previous Smart Gilas players can still be used as reinforcements in future tournaments but a new core of players must be trained again.

Next Goal: 2013 FIBA Asia Championship (Top three teams will qualify for the 2014 FIBA World Championship)

Who will leave Smart Gilas?
1. JV Casio (Powerade)
2. Chris Lutz (Petron)
3. Marcio Lassiter (Powerade)
4. Mark Barroca (B-Meg)
5. Mac Baracael (Alaska)
6. Jason Ballesteros (Meralco)
7. Dylan Ababou (Barako)
8. Japeth Aguilar (Talk N Text)

Who will be left?
1. Marcus Douthit – He is now 31 years old and 33 in 2013, he can still play maybe until 35 years old
2. Chris Tiu – He is now 26 years old and 28 in 2013, he still has many years of play and will be able to teach the new core of players
3. Greg Slaughter (Now playing for Ateneo)
4. Aldrech Ramos (Now playing for FEU)

Who might be added to the team?
1. Kiefer Ravena (Now playing for Ateneo)
2. Bobby Ray Parks Jr. (Now playing for NU)

Who might coach the next Smart Gilas team?
1. Rajko Toroman – He must be extended for 2 more years
2. Chot Reyes
3. Norman Black
4. Tim Cone
5. Eric Altamirano

Another come from behind win by Smart Gilas

2011 FIBA Asia Championship 2nd Round
Smart Gilas Pilipinas vs Syria
Wuhan, China
Philippines defeats Syria, 75-52

Game Highlights:
– Marcus Douthit led Smart Gilas with 20 points and 6 rebounds (12 pts in the 1st quarter )
– Syria led at halftime, 32-23, but held Syria to only 20 points in the 2nd half (only 7pts in the 4th quarter)
– Rebounding edge by Philippines, 48-38 led by Asi Taulava by 9 and Ranidel de Ocampo with 7 rebounds
– 18 assists by Smart Gilas led by JV Casio with 4 ans Chris Tiu with 3 assists
– Lowest turnovers so far by Philippines with only 8 turnovers
– All players scored for Smart Gilas with 9 players scoring 4 or more points
– Only 53% (9/17) from the free throw line

Game Scores:
Philippines 75
– Douthit 20, de Ocampo 8, Tiu 8, Lutz 7, Casio 7, Alapag 6, Lassiter 5, Aguilar 4, Taulava 4, Williams 2, Baracael 2, Barroca 2

Syria 52 – Al Hamwi 11, Gorges 9, Jilati 8, Nalbandian 6, Alsaman 5, Deeb 4, Osfira 4, Lubus 3, Daks 2, Al Katib 0

Quarters: 14-11, 23-32, 49-45, 75-52

FIBA 2nd Round: Philippines defeats Jordan

2011 FIBA Asia Championship Second Round
Smart Gilas Pilipinas vs Jordan
Wuhan, China
Philippines defeats Jordan, 72-64

Game Highlights:
– Jordan led by as much as 16 points, 27-11 in the 1st quarter
– Marcus Douthit led Smart Gilas with 19 points and 15 rebounds, Douthit injured in his ankle in the 3rd quarter but came back after a few minutes
– Marcio Lassiter played big in his 1st game in the FIBA Asia Championship scoring 14 points with 4 rebounds and 2 assists
– Jimmy Alapag scored in double figures with 11 points
– Chris Tiu scored 9 points, 7 in the 1st half
– Jordan had the edge in rebounding, 53-43
– Jordan placed the game under protest due to both teams being informed before the game that Lutz and Lassiter cannot play and then in the 1st quarter were already allowed to play already.

Game Scores:
Philippines 72
– Douthit 19, Lassiter 14, Alapag 11, Tiu 9, Williams 6, de Ocampo 4, Lutz 4, Casio 3, Taulava 2, Barroca 0, Aguilar 0, Baracael 0

Jordan 64 – Daghles 18, Wright 16, Z.Abbas 10, Abuqoura 7, I.Abbas 6, Al-Sous 5, Zaghab 2, Hussein 0

Quarters: 11-20, 26-31, 47-47, 72-64

Smart Gilas FIBA Asia 1st Round Statistics

2011 FIBA Asia Championship
Wuhan, China

Smart Gilas Pilipinas 1st Round Statistics
Current Standing: 2 wins and 1 loss

Smart Gilas Game Results:
Game 1: Philippines defeats UAE by 40 – Recap: Philippines defeats UAE
Game 2: China defeats Philippines by 15 – Recap: China defeats Philippines
Game 3: Philippines defeats Bahrain by 42 – Recap: Philippines defeats Bahrain

Smart Gilas Player Statistics
Points Per Game

1 – Marcus Douthit: 16 ppg
2 – JV Casio/Chris Tiu: 10.3 ppg
3 – Mac Baracael: 10 ppg
4 – Japeth Aguilar: 9.6 ppg
5 – Asi Taulava: 9.3 ppg

Rebounds Per Game
1 – Marcus Douthit: 9 rpg
2 – Asi Taulava: 7.3 rpg
3 – Mac Baracael: 5 rpg
4 – Kelly Williams/Japeth Aguilar: 4.6 rpg
5 – Ranidel de Ocampo: 3.5 rpg

Assists Per Game
1 – JV Casio: 4.6 apg
2 – Mark Barroca: 4.3 apg
3 – Chris Tiu/Ranidel de Ocampo: 2.6 apg
4 – Jimmy Alapag: 2.3 apg
5 – Mac Baracael: 2 apg

Steals Per Game
1 – Mark Barroca: 1.6 spg
2 – Chris Tiu: 1.3 spg

Blocks Per Game
1 – Marcus Douthit: 2 bpg
2 – Kelly Williams: 1 bpg

Smart Gilas Team Statistics
2-Point Field Goal: 89/147 (60.5%)
3-Point Field Goal: 11/43 (25.6%)
Free Throw: 54/78 (69%)
Turnovers Per Game: 17

In Summary:
Good
– 6 players averaging 9 or more points per game, this means ball rotation is good
– So far no player has fouled out of the game in the 1st round, this is crucial since we only have 10 players
– 2-point field goal percentage is 60.5%, but this is due to easy points earned against UAE and Bahrain
– Mac Baracael playing well in the 3 position as well as JV Casio in the 2 position, with the loss of Chris Lutz and Marcio Lassiter the others are playing out of their usual position. (Sometimes Toroman uses Alapag, Barroca and Tiu at the same time which is really a small line-up)
– Asi Taulava playing well despite his age and a good back up for Marcus Douthit
– Only Mac Baracael is averaging more than 25 minutes per game, Coach Rajko Toromans rotation of 10 players is good and will be very important since games are played almost everyday

Needs to Improve
– Three-point field goal percentage is only 25.6%, we cannot win against much taller players if we do not shoot well from the three-point line
– Kelly Williams and Ranidel de Ocampo must step up in their rebounding.
– Free Throw percentage is only 69%, in close games, free Throw shooting is going to be crucial.
– Smart Gilas is averaging 17 turnovers per game which is very high against just one tough opponent in 3 games

China defeats Philippines

2011 FIBA Asia Championship
Smart Gilas Pilipinas vs China
Wuhan, China
China defeats Philippines, 75-60

Game Highlights:
– Still No Lutz and Lassiter for this game
– Marcus Douthit led Smart Gilas with 17 points, 10 rebounds and 4 blocks
– Chris Tiu was the only other player in double figures with 12 points but committed 5 turnovers
– Philippines only had 14 assists compared to 22 by China
– Philippines committed 14 turnovers which resulted in 21 points off turnovers
– China had 10 steals and 5 blocks
– Smart Gilas only had 2 fast break points compared to 9 by China
– Philippines was held to 8 points in the 2nd quarter
– The only positive is that we held China to 75 points, they scored 101 against Bahrain

Game Scores:
China 75 – Jianlian 20, ZhiZhi 16, Sun 15, Zhu 13, Zhang 3, B.Zhang 2, Liu 2, Yi Li 2, Ding 1, Yu 1.

Philippines 60 – Douthit 17, Tiu 12, Williams 6, Alapag 5, Casio 5, Aguilar 4, Baracael 4, de Ocampo 3, Taulava 2, Barroca 2.

Quarters: 22-13, 43-21, 55-40, 75-60

Smart Gilas beats Jordan

Smart Gilas Pilipinas vs Jordan National Team
Exhibition Game – September 10, 2011
Arena, San Juan
Smart Gilas defeats Jordan, 80-71

Game Highlights:
– Marcus Douthit led Smart Gilas with 17 points even though he played limited minutes due to foul trouble and fouling out in the 4th quarter
– Marcio Lassiter (16 points) and Chris Tiu (10 points) both scored in double digits
– JV Casio, Mac Baracael and Jason Ballesteros did not play this game

Game Scores:
Smart Gilas 80 – Douthit 17, Lassiter 16, Tiu 10, Barroca 8, Taulava 6, Alapag 7, Lutz 6, Williams 4, De Ocampo 4, Aguilar 2, Ababou 0

Jordan 71 – Daghles 14, Al-Sous 12, Zaghab 12, Wright 11, I.Abbas 8, Soobsokov 6, AbuQura 4, Z.Abbas 4

Quarters: 16-15, 35-29, 51-48, 80-71

Next Smart Gilas Team?

Marcus Douthit
Marcus Douthit

After the 2011 FIBA Asia Championship in Wuhan, China which will be held in September 15-25, 2011 (2012 London Olympics Qualifier), the core of the Smart Gilas National Basketball Team will have a revamp since most players have applied for the PBA Rookie Draft and will surely be top picks.

The Smart Gilas program has been extended until the 2013 FIBA-Asia Championship which the top three teams will qualify for the 2014 FIBA World Championship.

Chris Tiu

Marcus Douthit and Chris Tiu will lead the new Smart Gilas Team along with Greg Slaughter and Aldrech Ramos. Other names have popped up on the list of Smart Gilas players like Kiefer Ravena, Bobby Ray Parks and more collegiate players.

Who do you think should be included in the next Smart Gilas Team?