Yeng on CJ’s blunder: It was little of maturity, experience

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Thu, 05 Sep 2019 06:29:31 +0000

FOSHAN, China – CJ Perez expressed regret over his blunder late in the fourth quarter of Gilas Pilipinas’ 84-81 overtime loss to Angola in their final Group D assignment in the FIBA World Cup here.

Perez had a chance to win it for Gilas with 5.2 seconds left in regulation and the game even at 73-all, but appeared to be unaware of the clock and forced a hurried three as time expired.

CJ Perez (right) drives to the basket against his Angola defender. AFP)

Angola went on to keep Gilas winless after three games, the latter’s chances of securing a berth in either the Tokyo Olympics or the Olympic Qualifying Tournament in peril going into the classification matches in Beijing.

“It’s my decision,” Perez said inside the press conference room of the Foshan International Sports and Cultural Center here.

“I was supposed to drive that, but maybe lack of experience. Maybe. I don’t know. But I think I should drive that, maybe I can make the shot,” he added.

Gilas coach Yeng Guiao later agreed that the inexperience playing in the FIBA setting may have contributed to the confusion in the endgame.

“In a situation like that, in a PBA situation, there’s going to be a timeout and he will have a clear understanding of the whole situation,” Guiao said.

“But here, there are no timeouts i
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