(UPDATE) TIM Cone had no doubt that the recent FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament (OQT) will contribute to Gilas Pilipinas' growth as the team looks ahead to the second window of the FIBA Asia Cup 2025 Qualifiers.
TIM Cone had no doubt that the recent FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament will contribute to Gilas Pilipinas' growth as the team looks ahead to the second window of the FIBA Asia Cup 2025 Qualifiers.With the national team shocking Latvia, ranked sixth in the world in the group stage, 89-80, followed by a narrow defeat to Georgia, 96-94, before closing the tournament with a 71-60 loss to Brazil, Cone is convinced that this Gilas batch proved it can compete against the best of Europe.
We went out and played a great game and ended up beating them,' Cone told media men during Monday's press conference held at the Cignal Customer Experience Center, Launchpad Building in Mandaluyong.'We were surprised ourselves. That was the feeling all the way throughout tournament,' he added. 'We just have to put out a good performance every night. But it's just tough to do in that format and play at your highest level every night.
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