Assistant coach Tim Cone says qualifying for the Paris Games is the target as Gilas Pilipinas tries to finish as the highest-placed Asian team in the FIBA World Cup. FIBAWC
MANILA, Philippines – Assistant coach Tim Cone is under no illusion that Gilas Pilipinas can go all the way in the FIBA World Cup.as the Philippines tries to finish as the highest-placed Asian squad in the World Cup, a feat that guarantees a spot in the Olympics next year.Thought Leaders with Cathy Yang
“We’re not going to beat those teams, but our goal in the World Cup, if we finish as the best Asian team in the World Cup, then we automatically qualify for the Olympics. That’s really the goal.”with world No. 10 Italy, No. 23 Dominican Republic, and No. 41 Angola, Gilas Pilipinas is the only Asian team bunched with just one top 20 nation.Iran, which qualified for the Tokyo Games as the best-placed Asian team in the 2019 World Cup in China, will go up against No. 1 Spain and No.
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