After its strong showing against European and South American opponents overseas, Gilas Pilipinas has set its next mission: Take down regional power New Zealand in Manila.
From a semifinal finish in the Olympic qualifier, Gilas Pilipinas looks forward to sustaining progress in the resumption of the FIBA Asia Cup qualifying games in November.MANILA, Philippines —
“They’re not a huge team in terms of having 7-footers but they are tall across the board. They have 6-8, 6-9 forwards and their guards are 6-5, 6-6. So they’re really even across the line and they’ll really cause problems.” “Historically, they have been a really, really tough team for us to match up to,” said Cone. “But we haven’t really played them with Kai and June Mar playing together and having a naturalized player like Justin . I think we can match up to them a whole lot better this time around.”“We played out in Latvia and Hong Kong but what thrills the guys most is coming together and playing in front of our home fans.
“He was my player for 13 years and he knows me inside and out, I know him inside and out. He’s a genuinely fantastic person to be around and the players just love being around Sean listening to him. I think he’s just going to add a lot to the program and I’m hoping he can be a permanent fixture,” he said.
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