FILE–Gilas Pilipinas’ CJ Perez. –FIBA
CJ Perez was the lone member of Gilas Pilipinas who didn’t see a second of motion within the 87-81 loss to the Dominican Republic on the Fiba World Cup’s opening evening Friday.
However that was neither by design nor brought on by negligence.
“It’s simply the ebb and circulate of the ballgame,” nationwide coach Chot Reyes mentioned when requested concerning the taking part in time of the previous Philippine Basketball Affiliation scoring champion.
“I felt the fellows who had been inside had been taking part in rather well and we had been proper within the ball sport. We’d like CJ when we’ve got a scoring drought and we have to get one thing occur on the courtroom,” he mentioned.
“We had been wonderful during till the final 5 minutes and when Jordan (Clarkson) fouled out,” Reyes mentioned.
Perez checking in at a time when Gilas is with out its foremost weapon appears to make sense to many, however Reyes felt that such a transfer wouldn’t be that efficient.
“At that time, I assumed it was too late to insert any individual who was ice-cold from the bench,” Reyes mentioned.
Perez’ spouse Sienna was clearly pissed off over her husband’s “DNP” standing that evening. “It’s what it’s,” she wrote on a Fb publish, however not with out itemizing the San Miguel star’s particular person accolades.
Barring any issues, Perez ought to have his second this Sunday in opposition to Angola, a workforce that pissed off him and the 2019 workforce that competed within the World Cup in Foshan, China.
Perez was large in that 84-81 additional time loss and with the ability to go well with up on the sport set 8 p.m. ought to reduce a path for payback.
“When the conditions name for it, I’m fairly positive within the subsequent sport, CJ—and even Kai (Sotto)—ought to be prepared,” Reyes mentioned.
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