Coach Tim Cone can't remember how many people sent messages or spoke 'good luck' to him the day Gilas Pilipinas played New Zealand in the FIBA Asia Cup 2025 Qualifiers on Thursday at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City.
Coach Tim Cone can't remember how many people sent messages or spoke 'good luck' to him the day Gilas Pilipinas played New Zealand in the FIBA Asia Cup 2025 Qualifiers on Thursday at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City. Gilas Pilipinas entered the match as the obvious underdogs considering that the Philippines dropped its first four encounters against New Zealand by an average losing margin of over 24 points since 2016.
I'm proud of them,' added Cone, who also led Gilas Pilipinas to a stunning 89-80 triumph over world No. 6 Latvia in the FIBA Olympic Qualifying tournament in Riga last July.As expected, New Zealand played a rugged, physical game against the Philippines, which flaunted a tall front court that had Sotto paired with eight-time PBA Most Valuable Player June Mar Fajardo.'They were incredibly physical,' Cone noted of the Tall Blacks.
Was Pressured But Found Way To Win —Cone
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