Looking back on the last time SMC sponsored PH team in 2007
Spin.ph associate editor Gerry Ramos compares the last time San Miguel Corp. backed the Philippine team to now when Gilas Pilipinas vies for gold in the Asian Games
Spin.ph associate editor Gerry Ramos compares the last time San Miguel Corp. backed the Philippine team to now when Gilas Pilipinas vies for gold in the Asian Games
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00:00 That's when we have accountability
00:04 if ever the team fails or succeeds.
00:09 Looking back at the history of GILAS Filipinas,
00:18 this will be the second time that SMC Group will back up the national team.
00:25 If you remember it before,
00:27 when FIBA suspended us in 2007
00:34 during the Tokushima FIBA Asia Championship.
00:39 That team was sponsored by San Miguel Corporation.
00:44 Chot Reyes was the coach.
00:46 I think he was still with San Miguel.
00:49 He was the coach of the San Miguel team.
00:52 If you look at the lineup of that team,
00:57 most of them, not all of them,
00:59 like Mark Aguiwa, Danny Sigel,
01:03 Dondonon Tiberos,
01:05 Kirby Raymundo, JJ Alterbrand, Eric Mink,
01:10 almost half of them are SMC players.
01:14 Unfortunately, because we just got back from suspension,
01:20 we didn't have time to prepare,
01:23 to train together as one unit.
01:27 We didn't succeed.
01:30 We didn't make it to the quarterfinals.
01:33 In the final, we were relegated to the classification.
01:38 But I think this time,
01:42 the organizational chart is different.
01:46 What Boss Dodo said is right.
01:49 He knows that there is one person who is in charge.
01:54 And I think that is Coach Alfrancis Chua.
01:57 And of course, that order will come from Mr. Ramon.
02:05 That's when the flowchart is clear.
02:08 If you look at the diagram or know the flowchart,
02:13 you know how the team will run.
02:17 That's when there is accountability.
02:23 If ever the team fails or succeeds.
02:27 And I think, we'll just hope for the best.
02:34 They say that the second time
02:39 is the best time to succeed.
02:44 So, good luck to SMC.
02:50 I hope this will be the start of the road to recovery of the Philippines.
02:57 (FINAL SCORE)
02:59 (FINAL SCORE)
03:01 (upbeat music)
03:04 [BLANK_AUDIO]