Chot Reyes blames Douthit for Gilas loss to Qatar in Asiad | Inquirer Sports

Chot Reyes blames Douthit for Gilas loss to Qatar in Asiad

By: - Reporter / @BLozadaINQ
/ 10:49 PM September 26, 2014

TOPSHOTS Marcus Eugene Douthit (centre L) of the Philippines reaches for the basket against Erfan Alsi Saeed (centre R) of Qatar during their men's quarterfinal basketball match of the 2014 Incheon Asian Games, at Hwaesong Sports Complex some 50km from Incheon on September 26, 2014. UAE won 2-1. AFP PHOTO / Ed Jones

Marcus Eugene Douthit (centre L) of the Philippines reaches for the basket against Erfan Alsi Saeed (centre R) of Qatar during their men’s quarterfinal basketball match of the 2014 Incheon Asian Games, at Hwaesong Sports Complex some 50km from Incheon on September 26, 2014. UAE won 2-1. AFP

MANILA, Philippines – “He just quit.”

Gilas Pilipinas head coach Chot Reyes was not the nicest mentor after the Philippines’ 77-68 loss against Qatar in the Asian Games 2014 at Incheon, South Korea.

Article continues after this advertisement

“Our big guy, Douthit, just quit,” Reyes said after the game. “I don’t know what happened. Towards the end of the first half, he was at the dugout watching a music video. ”

FEATURED STORIES

Douthit, Reyes said, was the last person to leave the dugout before the continuation in the second half.

Qatari big man Erfan Ali Saeed completely had Douthit’s number, picking him apart in the fourth quarter with six of his nation’s nine points in the middle of the period to go up 68-59.

Article continues after this advertisement

“He had a very bad body language and Qatar pounced on him,” Reyes said.

Article continues after this advertisement

Another big man from the men in maroon had a field day preying on Douthit.

Article continues after this advertisement

Mohd Mohamed drained five three-pointers in the third period that led to the Philippines’ fall.

“I’m gonna ask Marcus, if he doesn’t wanna play, we’ll go all-Filipino. If he wants to go home, he can go home,” Reyes said.

Article continues after this advertisement

RELATED STORY

Qatar hands Gilas first loss in Asiad quarterfinals

Your subscription could not be saved. Please try again.
Your subscription has been successful.

Subscribe to our daily newsletter

By providing an email address. I agree to the Terms of Use and acknowledge that I have read the Privacy Policy.

TAGS: Asian Games, Basketball, Chot Reyes, Gilas Pilipinas, Marcus Douthit, Qatar, Sports

Your subscription could not be saved. Please try again.
Your subscription has been successful.

Subscribe to our newsletter!

By providing an email address. I agree to the Terms of Use and acknowledge that I have read the Privacy Policy.

© Copyright 1997-2024 INQUIRER.net | All Rights Reserved

This is an information message

We use cookies to enhance your experience. By continuing, you agree to our use of cookies. Learn more here.