Gilas head coach Tim Cone must have taken a long, hard look at the crystal ball following the team’s disturbing 87-62 loss to Jordan last Saturday at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center.
It was the first setback following back-to-back wins for the Nationals, leaving a big dent in the country’s strong effort to end a 25-year medal drought in men’s basketball of the Asian Games.
Cone was not in the mood for an interview following the bitter loss to the Jordanian side led by former PBA Best Import awardee Rondae Hollis-Jefferson. “Where do I start? You didn’t give me a chance to organize,” Cone told a scribe now playing a different role for the team. But he quickly found the right words to say.
Cone saw the possibility of a rematch with Jordan here. But that’s if Gilas hurdles Qatar today, then Iran , then either host China, also the defending champion, or South Korea .“I’m nearly 100 percent sure they’ll be in the finals. And if we get a second chance at ‘em, I think we can beat them,” said Cone, who must feel a little more comfortable facing Qatar today than when he was against Jordan the other day.
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