FIBA World Cup: Perez, Bolick downplay solid debuts after Gilas’ big loss

FOSHAN, China—Gilas Pilipinas rookies CJ Perez and Robert Bolick were in no mood to discuss their national team debuts after the Philippines absorbed a massive loss to Italy in the 2019 FIBA World Cup.

Bolick and Perez did their best to energize the team upon their entry into the game, and Perez in particular showed no fear in attacking the much bigger Italians. However, they just could not contain Italy from the perimeter. The Italians knocked down 15 of their 31 three-pointers, answering every Gilas deuce with a triple.

“Our young guys played hard,” said Guiao. “CJ Perez is a rookie, he got 15 points. He played his heart out, as well as Robert Bolick and Kiefer.”

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