Gilas Pilipinas guard Scottie Thompson seems on throughout a sport in opposition to Jordan within the Fiba World Cup Asian Qualifiers.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.internet
MANILA, Philippines–Alfrancis Chua got here to the protection of Scottie Thompson after a portion of the followers targeted on his five-second inbound violation that just about value Gilas Pilipinas a victory over Jordan within the Fiba World Cup Asian Qualifiers.
The Gilas challenge director and group supervisor took offense at how Thompson was ridiculed for the miscue as a substitute of being credited for the way in which he defended Jordan naturalized participant Jalen Harris which helped Gilas eke out an 82-81 extra time win at Mall of Asia Enviornment.
“Protection buong sport sa star ng Jordan, hindi niyo nakita (He defended the star participant of Jordan, you didn’t see it)?” Chua, additionally the San Miguel Company sports activities director and group governor of Thompson’s PBA group Barangay Ginebra, mentioned on Saturday by his Fb web page.
Thompson scored only one level with six rebounds and three assists, however took the task of guarding Harris, who got here into the competition averaging 23.3 factors within the Qualifiers.
Harris dropped 19 factors, however was 6-of-22 from the sphere, and hardly scored within the second half for the Jordanians.
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THEY DISMISS ALL THE OTHER STUFF THAT HE DOES
Gilas Pilipinas coach Tim Cone hails Scottie Thompson’s defensive effort in final night time’s extra time win over Jordan #FIBAWC @inquirersports pic.twitter.com/sAxIPtFR1R
— Jonas Terrado (@jonasterradoINQ) August 29, 2026
Coach Tim Cone later praised Thompson for doing the “Scottie Issues,” one thing that critics hardly see.
In the meantime, Rain or Shine’s Adrian Nocum, a candidate for choice to the Gilas roster for the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Video games, additionally backed Thompson’s efficiency.
“Hindi nila nakita yung depensa mo, idol (They didn’t discover your protection, idol)!” Nocum mentioned.
