There is a clear trend with this Gilas Pilipinas team in the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China. After a shaky start against Thailand, head coach Tim Cone vowed to start off strong and energetic. True enough, they achieved that in their next games.

However, they tend to lose steam in the last quarter, and this is where the limitations of the roster kicks in. In the Jordan game, they managed to bounce back and tie the game, at 52-all. That was the critical turning point. The game ended with a 35-10 beat down which sent us to a qualifying game to make it to the top eight.