体坛英语资讯：Philippines hopes for Blatches earlier buildup for FIBA World Cup
<p><span word="MANILA">MANILA</span>, <span word="March">March</span> 4-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Philippine">Philippine</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="basketball">basketball</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="hopes">hopes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="veteran">veteran</span> <span word="Andray">Andray</span> <span word="Blatche">Blatche</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="board">board</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tune">tune</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2019 <span word="FIBA">FIBA</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="staged">staged</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="prepare">prepare</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="months">months</span> (<span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span>). <span word="Instead">Instead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span>, <span word="maybe">maybe</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="stretch">stretch</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="months">months</span>," <span word="head">head</span> <span word="coach">coach</span> <span word="Yeng">Yeng</span> <span word="Guiao">Guiao</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>.</p><p>"<span word="And">And</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="preparation">preparation</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="Blatche">Blatche</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="competing">competing</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="level">level</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="During">During</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="qualifiers">qualifiers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="February">February</span>, <span word="Blatche">Blatche</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="practice">practice</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="teammates">teammates</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="quick">quick</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="integrate">integrate</span> <span word="himself">himself</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Guiao">Guiao</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Philippines">Philippines</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reach">reach</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span>.</p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="obviously">obviously</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> 32-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="naturalized">naturalized</span> <span word="player">player</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="prepare">prepare</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="quadrennial">quadrennial</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="best">best</span> 32 <span word="teams">teams</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="bout">bout</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="basketball">basketball</span> <span word="supremacy">supremacy</span>.</p><p><span word="Besides">Besides</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="NBA">NBA</span> <span word="player">player</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="fitness">fitness</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="concern">concern</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="playing">playing</span> <span word="competitive">competitive</span> <span word="basketball">basketball</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="early">early</span>, <span word="get">get</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="shape">shape</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="ready">ready</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span>," <span word="Guiao">Guiao</span> <span word="added">added</span>.</p><p><span word="Blatche">Blatche</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="ending">ending</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="stint">stint</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="Basketball">Basketball</span> <span word="Association">Association</span> (<span word="CBA">CBA</span>) <span word="by">by</span> <span word="March">March</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="vacation">vacation</span>.</p>
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