' Sharpening our execution to limit our turnovers. Also, defending against shooters,' Del Rosario told the Manila Times.The Philippines went 0-2 in its friendly games against Turkey and Poland, with turnovers a major culprit in the team's losses.The Tim Cone-coached national team fell to Turkey, 84-73, followed by a narrow 82-80 defeat to Poland.Del Rosario noted that the Filipinos failed to take good care of the ball against Poland as evidenced by their 23 turnovers.
Of course, defense will have to be outstanding as well, considering that Latvia has an array of outside shooters who can light up from the three-point zone at any given opportunity.'Latvia is loaded with shooters, even their bigs can shoot from the outside,' shared Del Rosario. And though Gilas will be playing in foreign ground against a Latvian side that's ranked no.
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