Is Gilas performance disappointing? Is he willing to take over if ever? Toroman responds
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00:00 Maybe some of the players were waiting for Jordan Clarkson to solve all the problems.
00:06 Coach, if ever there's a possibility, are you willing to take over the Gila for the Asian Games?
00:11 Will you be open?
00:13 We have less than 20 days to go before the Asian Games.
00:22 Do you think we still have time for that, to prepare for it?
00:25 No, it depends on the team that will play.
00:31 But I think that it's not a long time, but still,
00:37 if this team, who are together a little bit longer,
00:42 take for 20 days, they can be not 100% ready, but they will be.
00:49 Everything depends on the players.
00:51 If there are some new names, some new systems, everything will be different.
00:59 20 days is not a long period, but still you can do something for 20 days.
01:05 Of course, if you have more time for preparation,
01:09 the chances to succeed will be much, much better.
01:15 It's up to SBP to find a way with PBA who will play on the Asian Games.
01:22 Alright, if given the chance to coach it and you have only 15 days to prepare,
01:26 can you make a difference, coach?
01:27 It's very difficult to say if I can make a difference.
01:33 Not enough, but everything depends on who will be part of the team.
01:40 That's the most important thing.
01:42 You can make some tactical things for 15 days,
01:46 but the new coach has to make adjustments for this time.
01:52 But can you answer to this kind of challenge, boss, if given the opportunity?
01:57 Of course, I will. I will try to do everything.
02:02 Every coach who will come will try to do everything to prepare the team as much as possible.
02:10 The time is not that long, but of course, the coach who is coming
02:16 will do everything to prepare for 15 days.
02:19 What is possible to prepare for 15 days?
02:21 It will be not great chemistry, great ink, but you don't have any choice.
02:27 You have to do that for 15 days and you have to make the program for 15 days to prepare the team.
02:34 But if something comes up, boss, in an instant, can you come up with an immediate plan, boss?
02:40 Of course, I am too experienced, you know, that I can make some adjustments for any time and any team
02:51 because 35 years of head coaching job is not enough.
02:56 I can do that. It's not ideal time, but you can do something.
03:01 Do you think it's so hard to be the head coach of the Philippines right now,
03:05 especially with all the noise and the criticisms from the fans that we saw the past few weeks?
03:12 It was not difficult now. It was difficult all the time.
03:18 Philippines is too much in basketball that you don't have one national team coach.
03:26 You have maybe 20 billion coaches here.
03:30 Everybody knows basketball. It was always difficult to be the coach in a country like Philippines,
03:35 but that's part of the job.
03:38 Maybe the nation was disappointed after this result on the FIBA World,
03:44 but for me, the result was not that great, but the way how they played was not disappointing,
03:52 you know, because all the games were very close.
03:55 It's a world competition. Four or five years ago,
04:01 Gillas were losing against Serbia 50, 60 points.
04:05 Now all the games against Italy were very close.
04:09 Where did Gillas fall short, boss, during the games where, you know,
04:13 a lot of people are saying that we're supposed to win?
04:16 I said that the group was tough. It was not an easy group for Philippines.
04:23 Maybe Jordan Clarkson didn't play on the level what everybody expected.
04:28 First four games, maybe if we have Jordan Clarkson from the last game,
04:35 in the first four games, maybe we could win one or two games.
04:40 And maybe some of the players were waiting for Jordan Clarkson to solve all the problems.
04:48 You know, maybe they were a little bit quiet.
04:52 Lastly, if ever you'd be given the head coaching job in Terrim or permanently,
04:59 at least for the next few years,
05:01 can you handle the pressure of the fans and those who criticize Gillas?
05:06 I have a very, very nice connection with all the fans here in Philippines.
05:12 I can see that on the street, in the mall and everywhere.
05:16 When I was leaving Gillas, I think 80% of fans of basketball in the Philippines
05:23 were voted for me to stay.
05:26 And I think that I have some special connection with the fans here.
05:30 That's my feeling, you know, maybe I'm wrong, but that's my feeling.
05:34 And can you handle the pressure, boss?
05:36 If you are a coach, you have to handle the pressure, you know, that's part of the job.
05:41 Coach, if ever there's a possibility, are you willing to take over the Gillas for the Asian Games?
05:47 I came here to a little bit to work with Converge and with Danilde.
05:56 I don't think that it's good to answer on this question because it's not depends on me.
06:03 It depends if I have something, if somebody mentions me, then I will see what to do.
06:13 But I think that my focus is for Converge and for Danilde.
06:19 Okay, but if there will be an offer, boss, will you be open or will your schedule allow it?
06:26 Why not? Why not?
06:28 I was talking about that. I feel very comfortable here.
06:33 I was coaching Gillas 10-15 years ago.
06:37 To return back here to work with some of these teams,
06:41 and of course, that's five years you cannot forget easily.
06:47 And I'm very open for everything.
06:51 For the moment, I'm doing this job and that's it.
06:56 CONVERGE IS NOW OPEN FOR BOTH GILLAS AND CONVERGE.
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