News: Chot Reyes Rips Into Marcus Douthit, Accuses Naturalized Player Of Quitting On Gilas In Loss To Qatar Gilas Pilipinas quest for an Asian Games gold medal is in tatters. Worse, the team looks as if it is falling apart. Gilas coach Chot Reyes launched a tirade against Marcus Douthit after a disappointing 68-77 loss to Qatar on Friday, ripping into the naturalized player not only for his performance but also for his actions at the dugout at halftime. Were all disappointed in Marcus, the national coach said after Gilas bid for the countrys first Asiad gold medal since 1962 was left in tatters by a hot-shooting Qatar side. Douthit scored six early points for Gilas but faded in the end, hesitating on his jumpers and getting beat off the dribble by Qatar big man Erfan Ali Saeed in two crucial possessions in the fourth quarter. ( facebook. com/smartgilasphil) Reyes was clearly unhappy with Douthits play and made his feelings known after the game, accusing the 6-10 center of quitting on the team during the crucial Group H match. “Our big guy, Douthit, just quit,” said Reyes. ( facebook. com/smartgilasphil) There had been palpable tension between Reyes and Douthit ever since the Gilas coach tapped NBA veteran Andray Blatche for both the Fiba World Cup in Spain and the Asian Games. Douthit, who led Gilas to a runner-up finish in last years Fiba-Asia championships in Manila, only got the Asiad call-up when Blatche was ruled ineligible owing to the three-year residency rule for national players. More than Douthits play, Reyes was obviously angry at Douthits actions inside the dugout at the interval, pointing to the players bad body language “I don’t know what happened. ( facebook. com/smartgilasphil) Towards the end of the first half, he was at the dugout watching a music video. He was the last to leave the dugout. He had a very bad body language. And Qatar pounced on him.” Original Link: spin.ph/basketball/pba/news/marcus-douthit-chot-reyes-gilas-pilipinas-fiba-asian-games-incheon-south-korea-basketball-2014/https://facebook/smartgilasphil
Posted on: Fri, 26 Sep 2014 13:54:35 +0000
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