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"PRESS RELEASE #03"

"U21 PILIPINAS OUTSHINES U21 LUBNAN WITH A 52 POINT DEFICIT."

Despite the slow start by the Filipinos during the First Quarter which could have been advantageous for the Lebanese squad, the bench produced 42 points in the 4th period to give the Philippines their well-deserved victory - 138-86 - with the absence of the de los Santos duo.

Conklin, the only Filipino-American in the squad, carried the team off the bench with an extraordinary 100% FG and 100% 3FG to give the Philippines some relief. For only 22 minutes, he made 22 points, 10 rebounds (including 3 offensive rebounds), and 3 blocks.

"I had a bad game last time," Conklin said, "CoachFabioMenta gave me some tips to avoid that kind of game again."

Furthermore, Carisma served as the team captain of the Philippines: he had 16 points and 5 assists.

"I am proud of the lineup I have," CoachFabioMenta continued, "de los Santos duo took some rest today, but the rest of the squad provided enough grind to pull of the W."

For the meantime, Talabucon and Baybay were surprised when their names were called from the bench. Talabucon made 14 points, 2 steals, and 1 assist for 20 minutes. Baybay, for 17 minutes, had 13 points, 2 assists, and 14 rebounds, including 4 offensive rebounds.

"Man, that was crazy," that was all Talabucon could ever say.

"when coach fabio called my name i just play hard and work hard when im on the court"-Baybay said after the game.

tmen appreciated the fans - Filipinos, Australians, and Lebanese alike - who attended the match.

"It is fun to see that even though this is not our homecourt, spectators still come in to watch the game," tmen said.

The final scores:

PHILIPPINES U21, 138: Conklin 22, Robles 20, Simbajon 17, Carisma 16, Talabucon 14, Blanca 13, Baybay 13, Mende 12, Torreon 6, Rio 5, delos Santos 0.

LEBANON U21, 86: Hamdan 28, Hasan 15, Shuman 14, Masruq 13, Khalaf 11, Nabulsi 3, Abbasi 2, Hilali 0.

Our squad will take its break next week then after that break we will facing U21 Pakistan.

Last edited by tmen at 10/16/2017 8:13:58 AM

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"PRESS RELEASE #04"

"THE PHILIPPINES U21 TEAM THRASHES PAKISTAN U21 BY 80 FOR A 3-0 RECORD"

A near-perfect Philippines U21 put on a show in its third assignment before a huge crowd mixed with Filipinos, Pakistanis, and Australians, as it gave Pakistan a sound 121-41 beating to go up 3-0 in the Asia U21 Championship Tournament's National Team Round Robin Game on Monday, October 30 at the swan Park arena here in Australia.

"Respect the game to show respect to our opponent," head coach CoachFabioMenta shared the mindset he he instilled in his players ahead of the game, knowing full well that Pakistan is one of the teams in the tournament that needs vast improvement.

"Do the right things, get good habits, don't fall into bad habits because you can play any way you want today. It's not going to help us in the following days. We can't relax."

Against New Zealand, the best player is Matt Blanca. Against Lebanon, the best player is Tanner Conklin. Yesterday, against Pakistan, it is Lucio Salvador Simbajon who, for 29 minutes, made 21 points, 2 rebounds, 7 assists, and 2 blocks.

"CoachFabioMenta told me to bring out the best in me tonight," he told the courtside reporter, "This is the only time where I can experiment with my moves, of course with the supervision and guidance of CoachFabioMenta. It went out pretty well."

The entire team was fielded in and everyone scored at least 2 points. They had an extraordinary 53.9% FG altogether with 41 assists and 32 steals, not to mention that they only had 8 turnovers.

Aurelio Talabucon logged over 27 minutes after playing sparingly against Lebanon and finished with 21 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists, 6 steals, 1 blocks and no turnovers.

Laurence de los Santos had 16 markers, 7 rebounds (4 offensive rebounds), 2 assists, and 2 steals while Casiano Rio, who was also his first time playing as starter, had 13 points, 6 assists, 5 steals and 2 blocks. Moises Robles, Tanner Conklin, and Levy delos Santos played off the bench in this game. Fortunately, they were able to produce 31 points and 18 rebounds altogether.

Fariborz Tayebi played full-time in this game (48 minutes) and had 23 points, 11 rebounds, 4 blocks, and 1 steal to lead Pakistan.

Philippines U21 faces Iran next week on Monday, November 6 at 4 pm.

The final scores:

PHILIPPINES U21, 121: Simbajon 21, Talabucon 21, de los Santos 15, Rio 13, Robles 13, Conklin 10, delos Santos 8, Torreon 6, Blanca 5, Carisma 4, Baybay 2, Mende 2

PAKISTAN U21, 41: Tayebi 23, Delavari 6, Rahimi 3, Oladi 3, Aggarwal 2, Khalili 2, Boroumand 2, Ferdosipour 0

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"PRESS RELEASE #05"

"THE PHILIPPINES U21 TEAM EDGES IRAN, 94-68"

No one could have ever tell that the Philippines would become victorious in this match because for the first three minutes and a half, the Philippine team was struggling to score. They bounced back in the next three quarters and showed composure under pressure before a good at the BETTY ARENA Monday night, giving Iran its first loss in the tournament.

The de los Santos duo made themselves felt throughout the game. Laurence de los Santos came through with game highs of 22 points, 14 rebounds, 4 assists, and 3 blocks in a sparkling performance for 33 minutes. Levy delos Santos had 14 points and 12 rebounds. Lucio Salvador Simbajon also made a huge impact in the game. For 34 minutes, he made 17 points, 6 rebounds, 2 steals, and 1 assist.

"It felt good, it really is. We are going to make history," Laurence told reporters during the press conference.

CoachFabioMenta hoped it would give them good vibes as the All-Star week is approaching.

"It is my dream as a coach of Philippines Under-21 that all of the players we had right now in the roster would make it to the All-Star of their respective leagues," he said, "They worked hard to be part of this team, anyway, so why not vote for them?"

Four Iranian players scored double-digits for Iran. Rajab Mostowfi played for 40 minutes and scored 14 points for Iran. Taleb Velayati, Adrian Maher, and Haroun Naji had made 10 points each.

It is Team Philippines' fourth straight win in the tournament. They will face Singapore on Monday, November 13 at 5 pm.

The final scores:

PHILIPPINES U21, 94: de los Santos 22, Simbajon 17, delos Santos 14, Robles 9, Conklin 8, Carisma 7, Torreon 6, Rio 5, Mende 4, Baybay 2, Talabucon 0

IRAN U21, 68: Mostowfi 14, Velayati 10, Maher 10, Naji 10, Irani 8, Vahidi 6, Hadinezhad 4, Tizpa 4, Tayebi 2

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"PRESS RELEASE #06"

"THE PHILIPPINES U21 TRUMPLES SINGAPORE U21, 81-45"

The Philippines U21 and China U21 remained the only unbeaten teams in Pool B of Asia U21 Championship Tournament after dealing Singapore its second loss, 81-45, Monday at the Air Jordan arena managed by the Gang Green team in Australia.

Matt Blanca of Red Storm Army topscored for the Philippine Under-21 team with 20 points as they stayed on course for the Top 2 spot with their fifth straight win. Aurelio Talabucon and Delfin Mende, for only 18 minutes of playing time, made 12 and 10 points, respectively. Carl Marx Torreon, the youngest in the squad, was the risk-taker the whole game. Standing 6'10'' at the Power Forward position, he grabbed the most rebounds in the team against Choo Soon Ze of Singapore, and defended Abhijaat Singh, a 7'4'' behemoth, fearlessly throughout the game.

Nobody from the lineup reached double figures for the first time. Despite the victory the Philippines U21 had, only Lim Kang Xin and Abhijaat Singh (who played for the whole duration of the match) put up double double statistics in the game.

The Filipinos struggled in the second quarter of the match. They missed their first eight attempts in the quarter before Lucio Salvador Simbajon hustles for the offensive rebound and daggers a three-pointer, followed by the good defense Carl Marx Torreon had against Lim Kang Xin to lift the Philippine team. The de los Santos duo had difficulties scoring in this game. Neither of them had double-doubles like they usually do. Laurence de los Santos, who had 25% field goal shooting, only made 8 points and 9 rebounds, but he bounced back through defense, making three blocks against Abhijaat Singh. Levy delos Santos, on the other hand, only made 18.18% of his shots, and made 5 points, 9 rebounds, 1 steal, and 1 block for the team.

Furthermore, during the third quarter, Casiano Rio provided great plays that allowed the Filipinos to get away from the Singaporeans. He made 6 assists, 3 rebounds, 3 steals, and 2 blocks for the Philippines.

The spectators courtside reporters interviewed said that even though the Filipinos won in a huge margin, this game was a lot more difficult than their game against Iran, where they showed fluid offense. Some critics added that this might be categorized under one of the hardest games in the tournament's history. The Philippines U21 and Singapore U21 only have 32.99% FG and 23.75%, respectively. Moreover, the Filipinos only made 14 assists, while Singapore U21 had 9 assists.

What gave the Filipinos the advantage was through defense: they made 10 blocks, 9 steals, and only commited 6 turnovers. Singapore, for the meanwhile, only produced 5 blocks and 3 steals, and made 19 turnovers.

"I told my first unit before facing the Singaporeans that their priority and mentality must be to defend, defend, and defend so that the opponent will be exhausted," CoachFabioMenta emphasized during the press con, "I told them that the second unit are the ones responsible for the scoring."

The Philippines U21 will face China tomorrow Monday, 6:30 P.M.

The final scores:

PHILIPPINES U21, 81: Blanca 20, Talabucon 12, Mende 10, de los Santos 8, Torreon 7, Simbajon 6, Carisma 6, delos Santos 5, Conklin 5, Baybay 2, Rio 0, Robles 0.

SINGAPORE U21, 45: Kang Xin 16, Singh 12, Wee Teck 5, Wai Dong 5, Soon Ze 4, Qingxian 2, De Heng 1, Jian Liang 0

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