Tim Cone guides Gilas Pilipinas to its first Asian Games gold since 1962, just a month after taking over the head coaching post vacated by Chot Reyes
MANILA, Philippines – Chot Reyes feted Tim Cone as Gilas Pilipinas crowned itself the Asian Games king after a six-decade wait.
Cone guided the Philippines to its first men’s basketball gold in the continental showpiece since 1962, following a momentous“So much has been said about coach Tim’s accomplishments. This latest one, the Asian Games gold, being among his finest moments,” Reyes wrote on Instagram. “But to us who know him well, he is so much more than that. To my mentor, friend, brother –congratulations and thank you.”Cone, who served as Reyes’ deputy in the World Cup, initially refused to take over the coaching reins, but heWith Cone at the helm, Gilas Pilipinas defied great odds and overcame a long list of setbacks on the way to reclaiming Asian Games glory.
The Nationals started training just two weeks before the Asian Games and needed to replace almost half of their original roster as Calvin Abueva, Terrence Romeo, Mo Tautuaa, and Jason Perkins wereover defending champion China, with the Filipinos completing their comeback from 20 points down thanks to a late explosion by Justin Brownlee.
The winningest head coach in the PBA with a record 25 titles and a two-time gold medalist in the Southeast Asia Games, Cone can call himself an Asian Games champion at last.Delfin Dioquino dreamt of being a PBA player, but he did not have the skills to make it. So he pursued the next best thing to being an athlete – to write about them. He took up journalism at the University of Santo Tomas and joined Rappler as soon as he graduated in 2017.
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