source: Chris Wang | taiwanhoops.com
Iran beat Taiwan 92-82 Tuesday to go undefeated and retain the championship in the 2010 R. Williams Jones Cup basketball tournament, further solidifying its position as an Asian basketball powerhouse.
The West Asian country also won back-to-back champions in the 2007 and 2009 Asian Men's Basketball Championship, which was in the past traditionally dominated by China and South Korea.
Trailing at one point by as many as 14 points, Iran rallied from 11 points down at half-time and used a 54-33 run in the second half and its height advantage in the paint to turn the game around, finishing the single round robin men's competition with a perfect 6-0 record.
Lebanon beat the Philippines 73-62 and finished runner-up with five wins and one loss, while Japan came third with four wins and two losses after an 83-67 win over the Taiwan University All-Stars.
Taiwan's national team and the Taiwan University All-Stars finished the tournament, Taiwan's most popular annual international competition, 2-4 and 1-5, respectively.
The Philippines (3-3) and the Crocodiles from Australia (0-6) ranked fourth and seventh in the men's group.
South Korea's Sinsegae Coolcats beat the Taiwan women's national team 80-68 to win the women's competition a day earlier.
MVP:
Mohammad Samad Nikkhah Bahrami, Iran
Best Five:
F Marcus Douthit, Philippines
F Mohammad Samad Nikkhah Bahrami, Iran
F Takuya Kawamura, Japan
G Lee Hsueh-lin, Taiwan
G Yuta Tabuse, Japan
Final men's placing:
1. Iran 6-0
2. Lebanon 5-1
3. Japan 4-2
4. Philippines 3-3
5. Taiwan 2-4
6. Taiwan University All-Stars 1-5
7. Australia Crocs 0-6
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Its official.. Bahrami best wing player in Asia.
congrats iran!!gudluck gilas.bawi nlng tyo nxt tym. -4thjuly
a no bayan lge nlang talo kulang sa detrmnation to win ... masyado kcng bilib sa sarili nanalo lang sa maliliit na compitation umangat agad ang pride ,,,, pero try lang kaya ng pinoy yan ,,, practise kau day 2 day para mas handa sa pagod ang inyong katawan ,,, GD LUCK SA PINOY
IRAN na naman?sawang sawa na ako sa mga yan!hehehe..LABAN GILAS!
~reu ng bacoor
What goes up must come down!,darating din ang time na bibigay ang IRAN, kung di man ngayon, sa mga susunod na competition, malalaglag din yan, aantayin ko ang time na matalo sila ng NASPI, nasa transition palang tayo, nakakaya naman natin, kulang pa nga lang, pagtumibay tayo, yari sila! darating ang time na bibigay din ang IRAN,when that time comes ako na ang pinakamasayang tao sa mundo… hahahaha, walang imposible!GO SMART GILAS! GO PILIPINAS!
~Reu ng Bacoor
the mediocre play of the filipino guards is the main reason why SG failed to reach its target for the jones cup.
based on the tournament's best five, there are no pinoy guards present. this should not be the case especially when your strong point are your guards. talo pa tayo ng japanese and taiwanese back court players.
the team had tremendous success in the dubai tournament mainly because of JV casio, who eventually won the best guard award in the tournament. for SG to succeed in future international games, tiu, casio, and barocca have to play well.
more international exposure pa smart gilas improving na...not bad fighting against team na may nba players like vroman and tabuse...hehehe...
BILANG NA ANG PAMAMAYAGPAG NG IRAN..PAG CHINA NAGSERYOSO TAPOS SILA..AT SYEMPRE PILIPINAS BABALIK DIN ANG GLORY NG BASKETBALL SA PILIPINAS....
mababaho ata kaya hirap bantayan, lage nananalo
Magakakaspot Tayo Sa London Olympics Kaya Go Naspi!!