Tim Cone wouldn't want Gilas Pilipinas to fall into a false sense of security following the national squad's 86-81 victory over the Changwon LG Sakers in their tuneup game on Friday, September 22 at the Philsports Arena in Pasig.
Playing with the five recent replacements to the team led by CJ Perez, Marcio Lassiter, Arvin Tolentino, Kevin Alas and Chris Ross, the Filipinos seem to play comfortably with one another.Gilas in fact, issued 14 assists in the opening half, en route to taking a 47-39 halftime lead.Naturalized player Justin Brownlee, playing for the first time since he underwent ankle surgery, led Gilas with 19 points, including some key baskets down the stretch to subdue a fighting Korean club team.
'We had 14 assists in the first half and I thought our first half was much better than our second half.'Cone felt he let Brownlee spend too much time on the floor, but it's something he's ready to adjust moving forward.'We just got a little tired. That's his first game since his surgery so I probably overplayed him.
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