Lassiter umaasa pang mapapasama sa Gilas

MANILA, Philippines – Bagama’t hindi isi­nama sa Final 14 ay mi­yembro pa rin ng Gilas Pi­lipinas national pool si Marcio Lassiter ng San Mi­guel.

Dahil sa pagkakaroon ng sakit ay minabuti ni head coach Tab Baldwin na huwag ilista ang pa­ngalan ni Lassiter sa ko­ponang sasailalim sa isang 21-day training sa Europe bilang paghahanda sa 2015 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament.

“He’s never pulled out of Gilas. As he’s to work to regain his strength, he wants to know the window period Gilas is gi­ving him to catch up,” sabi kahapon ni Marvin Espiritu, ang agent/hand­ler ni Lassiter.

Dahil sa pagkakasakit ay 10 pounds ang nawala kay Lassiter.

“Once cleared by his doctor, that’s the only time he’ll start running. It might be pointless for Marcio to fly to Europe. That’s why he wants to know when is the earliest and the latest he’s allowed to rejoin Gilas,” dagdag pa ni Espiritu sa Fil-Am gunner.

Sinabi naman ni Gilas Pilipinas team manager Butch An­tonio na bukas pa rin ang kanilang pinto pa­ra sa pagbabalik ni Las­siter kung makakasu­nod siya sa Gilas Pilipinas pool sa Evry­tania region ca­pital para sa high-altitude training sa Hunyo 12 hanggang 19.

“We’re in talks with Butch and we await words from him. He’s con­ferring with coach Tab. As of now, it’s status quo,” sabi ni Espiritu.

Ang Final 14 na iniha­yag ng Gilas Pilipinas ay sina naturalized center Andray Blatche, June Mar Fajardo ng San Mi­guel, Japeth Agui­lar at LA Tenorio ng Barangay Gi­nebra, Marc Pingris ng Star Hotshots), Terrence Romeo ng Global­port, Calvin Abueva ng Alaska, Jeff Chan at Gabe Norwood ng Rain or Shine, Ranidel De Ocampo, Troy Rosario, Jayson Castro at Ryan Reyes ng Talk ‘N Text at Bobby Ray Parks, Jr. ng Gilas Cadets pool.