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00:00Now, teammates, let's watch this live via Zoom.

00:03The GILES Pilipinas Girls Player, Tiffany Reyes,

00:06the daughter of the former PBA player, J.R. Reyes.

00:10She's our idol, partner.

00:12Good morning, Tiffany.

00:14Good morning, sir.

00:15Yes, good morning. Good morning, Tiffany.

00:17Tiffany, how are you?

00:18What are you up to right now to start off?

00:21What are your agendas for the GILES Pilipinas Women's?

00:26What are you up to right now?

00:29What are the updates for you?

00:33For updates for GILES,

00:36I think May is SIABA in the Philippines, Batangas.

00:41Then, in September is FIBA in U16.

00:47Tiffany, before we talk about your upcoming events,

00:51obviously, you're a second-generation basketball star here in the country.

00:57Basketball royalty since your father played in the PBA.

01:02I just want to ask, of course, you're still young,

01:06but when you were younger,

01:08was this always the path that you imagined yourself pursuing?

01:14I think yes, because ever since I was a baby,

01:18I've tried many sports,

01:22but basketball was really the one that stuck with me.

01:27Obviously, your dad is very instrumental, I would assume,

01:32in influencing you with pursuing basketball as a career.

01:37Can you just talk to us about the early days with your dad,

01:43how he introduced you to basketball,

01:46and many memories you made playing the sport, maybe?

01:52I'm not really sure how I started basketball,

01:56but maybe it was the influence of watching my dad play in the PBA.

02:03I would always go on YouTube and watch the highlights of the NBA.

02:08My dad would help me, and then he would train me,

02:11just for me to get better every day.

02:16Tiffany, you've made quite a name for yourself

02:19as a member of the Guilles Pilipinas squad.

02:21How would you describe your experience representing the national team?

02:27My experience with the national team,

02:30it was such an amazing experience.

02:32I made great memories there,

02:36playing with the 18-year-olds, the coaches,

02:40they were all so nice, helpful.

02:43They always corrected me when I was wrong.

02:47I was so grateful to be given the opportunity to play as a 13-year-old,

02:52to play in an 18-year-old international,

02:55and to represent my country.

02:58Tiffany, last year you joined the West Virginia Thunder UAA program.

03:03Can you just tell us about the whole experience,

03:06and how do you think this contributed to your growth as a player?

03:11Yes, I joined the West Virginia Thunder,

03:16but the season hasn't started yet.

03:19It's around March, I think.

03:24How I made the decision of joining that team,

03:27and how it helped me,

03:28I just found a team that really fit me,

03:33what was the best fit,

03:35because I also had the help of my personal trainer,

03:38Coach Dante Harlan.

03:42What's the biggest difference, would you say,

03:44about the style of basketball here in the Philippines,

03:48compared to there in the States?

03:53It's different because here it's more competitive,

03:59and everyone's so strong,

04:01and they always want to win.

04:04There in the Philippines, they're also competitive,

04:07but it's a different type of competition here.

04:12Tiffany, speaking of competitive,

04:15what is it like competing in the UAA?

04:17How does the level of play differ from what you've experienced

04:22with GILES Filipinas or other domestic teams?

04:27It's AAU, and like what I said a while ago,

04:31it hasn't started yet, so I haven't played AAU yet.

04:37Looking back, what was your favorite experience

04:41throughout the entire thing?

04:44What entire thing?

04:46Playing abroad?

04:52My favorite part is how everyone,

04:55like my team here, they're so helpful,

05:00everyone's lifting me up.

05:02One of my favorite is when we had a trip to Tampa,

05:06I had one game where I think it was one of my best games here so far,

05:11I had four straight games.

05:15It was so fun, everyone was like, yeah.

05:20Tiffany, I also want to ask, looking ahead,

05:24what are your goals, both for your individual career

05:28and as a member of GILES Filipinas?

05:32For my individual career, I want to play in a high level,

05:37maybe in the WNBA sometimes.

05:41And for GILES, I would still want to represent my country.

05:46Tiffany, you said you watch a lot of NBA games on YouTube,

05:53and that's mainly how you got really interested in basketball,

05:59so could you just share with us who are some of your influences

06:03and your favorite players, maybe in the NBA,

06:05and as well as the WNBA, because you said that's one of your goals

06:10in the future, to make it there.

06:14One of my favorite players in the NBA is Stephen Curry,

06:19because I always watch how he shoots the three

06:22and how he moves without the ball.

06:25For the WNBA, I just started watching the WNBA

06:30and high school basketball, and one of my idols,

06:36one of them in college is Juju Watkins,

06:39and Paige Peckers.

06:41And for the WNBA, I think it's Kaitlyn Clark.

06:47Tiffany, I also want to ask, what are your thoughts

06:51about the four-point play here in the Philippines?

06:55I know there are a lot of pros and cons here,

06:59but for you, Tiffany, what are your thoughts about this?

07:04For the four-point play in the PBA?

07:07Four-point scoring, right?

07:09Since you're mainly a shooter, that benefits you, doesn't it?

07:15Yes, but for me, I don't really like the four-point play.

07:19I prefer just the normal game.

07:21They don't need to add additional stuff to make the game more

07:25like whatever, like how they want to add.

07:31Tiffany, let's go back to your influences.

07:36Earlier, you told us about some of your favorite players.

07:41Do you have any specific thoughts on Kaitlyn Clark,

07:44one of the biggest women's stars in professional basketball?

07:51My thoughts about her is how she moves,

07:55how does she shoot that 4-for-3 contested,

08:00and it would still go in, and how she creates,

08:03and attacks the basket.

08:05I want to do that too, so I'm trying to learn from her

08:09on what I can do to add to my game.

08:13From what we've been hearing, you're mainly working on your shooting,

08:18and that's a good thing because shooters really go a long way,

08:23especially how this current landscape in basketball has taken shape.

08:30So can you just share with us, what do you do

08:33when you work on your shooting behind the scenes?

08:36How does it look like?

08:41I not only work on my shooting, but I also work on my attacking

08:46and also my dribbling.

08:49But for my shooting, I always get in reps.

08:53My personal trainer would always correct my form,

08:57and he would always say, just keep shooting it.

09:00Don't aim it, or just shoot it.

09:04He's going to say, use your legs a bit more,

09:07not just your arms, and then just shoot it.

09:10Tiffany, what's your personal record in terms of

09:13three-point shots made consecutively in the gym?

09:19Consecutively, like in a row?

09:22In a row, yeah.

09:24I'm not sure, but I think maybe 10,

09:28because I was with my dad once in the gym,

09:30and then I think I made 10 in a row.

09:34All right.

09:35Tiffany, before we head on our last set of questions,

09:38I also want to ask, could you just share with us your journey?

09:46When did it start that you played basketball?

09:50Could you tell us your story behind your basketball career?

09:58I think I was three when I started holding a ball

10:04and started shooting a ball.

10:06Once I was around seven or ten,

10:10I started taking it really seriously ever since I was a kid.

10:15My dad and all my other coaches would always help me to get better,

10:23and then I would do some of the moves that I do in training to my game.

10:35That helped me develop more.

10:38When I went to Guilas, that helped me in a whole other level

10:44because of how the basketball IQ is way different than just the normal basketball

10:51and how the competition got stronger for me,

10:55and that's how I ended up here.

10:57All right.

10:58Tiffany, I don't know if it's too early to ask you this,

11:01but do you have any specific plans for college?

11:05Not yet, but I've been seeing highlights on Instagram

11:14about the colleges and how they're playing.

11:17Sorry.

11:18And then how competitive it is.

11:23But I don't have plans yet for college.

11:26But do you have a preference whether you want to play in the U.S.

11:32or maybe here in the UAAP or the NCAA?

11:35Do you have any plans or preferences, I mean?

11:40Yes, I would like to play here.

11:43Finally, do you have any advice to young Filipino athletes

11:48who also want to carve their path in amateur basketball

11:54and also professional basketball because that's your goal?

11:58My advice is to, first of all, always listen to your parents

12:03and to always work hard and don't let someone or anyone crush your dreams

12:10on playing wherever you want to play.

12:13All right.

12:14Thank you very much, Tiffany Reyes.

12:16Thanks, Tiffany.

12:17And happy new year to you.

12:19Thank you, Paul.

12:20Happy new year.

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