Tim Cone says Gilas Pilipinas badly missed Kai Sotto as his absence crippled the Philippines' frontline in its semifinal loss to Brazil in the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament
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Head coach Tim Cone said the team badly missed the 7-foot-3 big man as his absence crippled the Philippines’ frontline in itsA game-time decision after sustaining a rib injury that kept him out for the entire second half of their“We don’t want to make excuses, but losing Kai was big for us because it just took away our depth in the frontline and forced June Mar Fajardo to have to overplay minutes, and that kind of all mushroomed it right there,” said Cone.
The Philippines initially barely felt the effect of playing without Sotto as it built a lead as big as 12 points and entered the halftime break ahead, 33-27. Cone said the physicality of Caboclo and Felicio, plus the heavier workload, took their toll on Fajardo.
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