Chinese Taipei coach on Gilas: I am not worried

Myke Miravite

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The coach of Chinese Taipei said he is not worried about Gilas heading into their much-awaited matchup.

MANILA, Philippines — If their 23-point win against Saudi Arabia in Day 2 is any indication, it seems Chinese Taipei is nothing but serious in their semifinal ambitions in this year’s FIBA Asia Championship.

Opening the tournament with a hard-fought 91-87 win against Jordan, the Taiwanese inched closer to their goal as they made Saudi Arabia look like schoolboys in their 90-67 thumping of the Middle East nation.

“We want to be in the Final Four,” Chinese Taipei head coach Hsu Chin-Che said after they secured their second win in Group A.

With the win against KSA, Chinese Taipei has practically booked their ticket to the next round.

Unfazed

Hsu stressed he is not wary of the Philippines, saying that they just have to play the way they have to, to make a comeback to the tournament’s top 4 after more than a decade.

“I am not worried. We just have to play with 12 players against the home team.”

Douglas Creighton – who contributed 16 markers, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, and a couple of steals for Chinese Taipei against Saudi Arabia – echoed that.

“Our outside shooting will be crucial. We have big guys down low like Quincy Davis so we have to make the job easier for our teammates against the Philippines.”

True enough, Chinese Taipei relied heavily from their outside gunners finishing the game with a 17-of-38 clip from downtown. But it was Saudi Arabia who won the battle down low scoring 36 from the paint as to the Taiwanese’ 26. – Rappler.com

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