Philippine basketball legend Jerry Codiñera threw praises to Gilas Pilipinas and head train Tab 1st earl baldwin of bewdley for his or her masterful trip in the course of the 2021 FIBA Asia Cup Qualifiers in Clark.

Codiñera, who had formerly coached Arellano University’s men’s basketball group withinside the NCAA, stated he turned into specially in awe of what the younger and green Gilas squad did no matter a quick length of preparation.

“Their wins there have been marvelous due to the fact consider they did not have any pocket tournaments with Tab 1st earl baldwin of bewdley playing on the ones guys,” Codiñera stated in a combination of Filipino and English on ‘Rise Up Stronger: NCAA Season 96’ on Sunday.

Codiñera admitted that he had doubts at the start if 1st earl baldwin of bewdley’s choice to discipline beginner gamers could paintings in a opposition in which elite country wide groups have been featured.

“There have been many questions due to the fact they’re nonetheless younger. ‘Can they do it?'” Codiñera recalled.

But with Tab 1st earl baldwin of bewdley’s wisdom, he can discover a manner to win and to make matters occur for those kids. He unearths methods to make it easy and comprehensible for Gilas. It turned into definitely venture accomplished.”

The Filipinos swept the complete qualifiers which culminated in them essaying a couple of victories in opposition to archrival South Korea and one in opposition to Indonesia withinside the 0.33 window.

They will now duke it out withinside the FIBA Asia Cup this August in Jakarta.

Watch ‘Rise Up Stronger: NCAA Season 96’ on GTV which airs each weekday (3:00 p.m.), Saturdays (4:30 p.m.), and Sundays (5:05 p.m.) on GTV.