The Nationals arrived in this modern city on Sunday, Sept. 24, in high spirits despite the difficulty of coach Tim Cone to assemble a what could be a “dream team” after four players on his original list were denied by the organizing committee.
HANGZHOU, China – Forget about the mishandling of the Gilas Pilipinas’ lineup back home, it’s now time to get real.But enough of that as Cone has a big mission to accomplish in the 19th Asian Games that will start with the team’s opening game with Bahrain at 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 26.
All of them, including the holdovers of the team that saw action in the recent FIBA World Cup have two common goals. Secondly, they all want to help Cone redeem himself from a shocking defeat at the hand of the Koreans during the 1998 edition in Bangkok, Thailand.“We really thought that we had a shot at the gold, and only to come up with the bronze was really a huge disappointment,” said Cone prior to the team’s departure.
Completing Cone’s version of Magnificent 12 are Scottie Thompson, Calvin Oftana, Chris Newsome, Japeth Aguilar, June Mar Fajardo, and naturalized players Justin Brownlee and Ange Kouame.
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