Tim Cone will be rooting against the team he guided to a rare PBA Grand Slam. PBA
Cone has his fingers crossed that Magnolia loses to Rain or Shine in the final game of the elimination round on Friday, December 2, as Barangay Ginebra tries to claim the last available twice-to-beat advantage in the quarterfinals.over Converge on Wednesday, the Gin Kings need the second seed Hotshots to get beaten by the Elasto Painters and finish with the same record.
“Sorry Mark and Rafi and all the guys I used to coach over there, but we’re going to be cheering madly against you,” said Cone, who steered the Purefoods franchise to five titles during his four-year stint. But Cone hopes Rain or Shine coach Yeng Guiao whips up the same magic just like the time the Elasto Painters gave the Gin Kings a rude awakening.“Coach Yeng has always come up with great games. So we’re going to be cheering for coach Yeng. Probably the only time in my whole life, I will, except when he was with the national team,” said Cone with a smile.
“We’re just glad we did not slip down to seven or eight and have to play Bay Area or someone like that [with a] twice-to-beat,” said Cone.
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