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Gilas Pilipinas had a final practice on Thursday before their match against Kazakhstan in qualifying for the 2019 FIBA World Cup on Friday.
The team had already watched movies before engaging in a light workout during which they had directed several offensive series.
Despite limited preparation time, national team head coach Yeng Guiao believes he is now well equipped to face the Kazakhs.
"We are as ready as possible, we have not had a very difficult practice today, but we have set to work to be ready tomorrow," he told reporters after the meeting. meeting.
"We do not want to exhaust the guys, we wanted them to be fully rested for tomorrow, it will be a tough and physical match, so we're ready for that," he added.
The Gilas Pilipinas faced off against Kazakhstan at the 2018 Asian Games, where they scored a 96-59 victory over Stanley Pringle's 18 points. The Kazakhstan team that Gilas faces at the fifth window is about the same team that she beat.
Guiao pointed out that they were heading to Friday's match with the same approach and the same game plan, but also said his team was ready to counter any changes that Kazakhstan could make.
"I do not think it's a different team, there are one or two guys who are new to their team, it's basically the same preparation we've done, but we're putting in a Plan B just right where they would change their plans is a possibility, "he explained.
"With what has happened at the Asian Games, I'm sure they're going to make adjustments so that we can not totally rely on what we've done at the Asian Games." I'm sure they will do something different, so we're just adding some options in case they try to differ from their original game plan.
After Kazakhstan, Gilas will face Iran on December 3rd, also at the MOA Arena.
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