Perbasi undecided on SEA Games team<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): With only five weeks to go till the 20th
\nSoutheast Asian (SEA) Games in Brunei Darussalam, the Indonesian
\nBasketball Association (Perbasi) is yet to name its main squad.<\/p>\n
Three players, who were eliminated from the team last week,
\nappear likely to be asked to rejoin the training program.<\/p>\n
Team manager Danny Kosasih said on Monday the association
\nwould recall the players if the 12 members of the team failed to
\nimprove their performances within the remaining training period.<\/p>\n
\"The three players joined the training before. They understood
\nour play and strategy,\" he said.<\/p>\n
The three players -- shooting guard Pek King Dhay, point guard
\nKiki Susilo and center Hari Suharsono -- were expelled after four
\ndays of simulation sessions with top clubs here.<\/p>\n
Current hopefuls are two point guards (Ocky Tamtelahitu and
\nAli Budimansyah), four forwards (Antonius Joko Endratmo, Rommy
\nChandra, I Made Sudiadyana and Tri Adyatna Adi Loka), two centers
\n(Saut Lambok Johnson and Cokorda Raka Satria Wibawa) and four
\nshooting guards (Hardono Putro, Riko Hantono, I Gde Agus Wahyudi
\nand Johanis Winar).<\/p>\n
The players will leave for a tryout in the Philippines on June
\n30 and will return to Jakarta on July 8.<\/p>\n
On Sunday, the SEA Games team -- divided into Red and White
\nteams -- played in a one-day championship which offered Rp 10
\nmillion (US$1,500) prize money against top clubs Aspac and
\nPanasia Indosyntec.<\/p>\n
The Red team -- comprising Saut, Tri, Sudiadnyana, Agus,
\nJohanis and Ocky -- were narrowly defeated 30-34 by Aspac in
\ntheir first performance. The White team -- comprising Ali, Joko,
\nRommy, Cokorda, Hardono and Riko -- beat Panasia 43-27.<\/p>\n
Danny said his players had to improve their defense skills and
\nbreak a psychological barrier of being afraid to lose. He said
\nsome players needed to improve their movements on court,
\nparticularly when surrounded by their opponents.<\/p>\n
\"The Red team were facing difficulties in breaking through the
\nAspac defense. Their offense rebound was also very poor. In the
\nremaining time, we will coach them on breaking the defense zone.<\/p>\n
\"Most of our players were very tense during the game because
\nthey were too afraid to lose. We only played with local teams,
\nand, most of the time, we had equal scores. It's really hard for
\nthem to overcome the pressure in difficult situation. We must
\nbreak that psychological barrier,\" he said.<\/p>\n
Danny still hoped his players could grab a silver in the
\nbiennial event, which will take place from Aug. 7 to Aug. 15.<\/p>\n
\"The Philippines are superior to us. Indonesia is still equal
\nwith Malaysia and Thailand, so we can beat them,\" he said. (ivy)<\/p>",
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