Smart – RP 5 and Qatar had one apiece
January 10, 2010 | Posted by benjie As scheduled, RP developmental team Smart Gilas played against the Qatari National Team for two games in two days last January 8 and 9 in Doha, Qatar. I could not find any live streaming video of the games so I just went through with the forums to keep abreast with it. As reported, Smart Gilas – RP won the first game on January 8 in a low scoring one 46-38 but Qatar fought back to win the second game in overtime 77-69 on January 9.
In the first game, Jamal Sampson proved his worth by grabbing 19 rebounds and had 3 blocks despite scoring only 2 points. It was Dylan Ababou who topscored with 11 points, new recruit Marcio Lassiter with 8 while Barocca and Baracael had 7 points each. It was a very low scoring ballgame as the scores (46-38) appear to be like that of a half time.
In the second game last January 9, Qatar made some offensive adjustments to escape a close victory over the visiting Filipinos 77-69. This time Jamal Sampson scored 12 points, had 13 rebounds, 2 steals and 3 blocks. It was Andy Mark Barocca who topscored however with 20.
I’m not so familiar with Qatar but from what I’ve read, at least 9 of them played during the 2009 FIBA-Asia Championship in Tianjin, China last August. Qatar placed 6th in that tournament while Powerade – Pilipinas at 8th place. With Smart Gilas giving Qatar a hard time, I feel satisfied with the performance of this developmental team so far.
Smart Gilas plays the Kuwaiti National squad later today January 10 and tomorrow January 11.
Categories: FIBA-Asia Teams Updates | 
Tags: Andy Mark Barocca, China, Doha, Doha Qatar, Dylan Ababou, Jamal Sampson, Marcio Lassiter, Powerade - Pilipinas, Smart - RP 5, Smart Gilas, TIANJIN, Tianjin China | 
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