Gullas praises Slaughter’s move
UNIVERSITY of the Visayas president Eduardo Gullas is elated by his former ward Greg Slaughter’s announcement that he is offering his services for Gilas 2, a team that is fighting for a slot for the Fiba World Championships in 2014.
Slaughter, who anchored Sinag Pilipinas to the gold medal in the Southeast Asian Games in Indonesia, said he wants to join the Smart Gilas 2 program.
“I’m very proud of the decision of Greg Slaughter,” Gullas said in a text message to Sun.Star Cebu.
Slaughter helped UV secure three straight Cesafi titles from 2007 to 2009 before Gullas allowed him to play for Smart Gilas.
“Slaughter played for helped secure the seventh, eighth and ninth Cesafi titles for the Lancers and then I gave him up for the flag and country to Gilas 1 in year 2008.
Although I could have retained him and probably secure a perfect 10 for the Green Lancers last year,” Gullas said.
It was SBP president and telecommunication mogul Manny V. Pangilinan who requested Gullas to allow Slaughter to play with the National team.
However, Slaughter got cut from the Gilas program in 2010 and went back to school and
this time, he enrolled at Ateneo de Manila University (Admu) and helped the Blue Eagles win their fourth straight UAAP title.
With one more playing year left, Slaughter could opt out from school and dedicate himself in training for the Fiba-Asia tournament that could earn the Philippines a slot to the World Championship in 2014.
Published in the Sun.Star Cebu newspaper on November 25, 2011.
Source: http://www.sunstar.com.ph/cebu/sports/2011/11/24/gullas-praises-slaughter-s-move-192378
