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Gilas mabagsik pa rin kahit wala si Brownlee

Chris Co - Pilipino Star Ngayon
Gilas mabagsik pa rin kahit wala si Brownlee
Kumpirmadong hindi maglalaro si Brownlee sa second round ng qualifiers dahil nagpapagaling pa ito sa kanyang injury.

MANILA, Philippines — Nanatiling mataas ang moral ni Gilas Pilipinas head coach Tim Cone sa kabila ng pagkawala ni naturalized player Justin Brownlee para sa FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers.

Kumpirmadong hindi maglalaro si Brownlee sa second round ng qualifiers dahil nagpapagaling pa ito sa kanyang injury.

Wala naman si Angelo Kouame na may kontrata pa sa France habang hindi umabot ang Philippine passport ni Bennie Boatwright.

Kaya naman, walang magawa si Cone kundi ang mag moveon at itutok ang buong atensiyon nito sa mga players na nasa lineup.

“We couldn’t get Bennie Boatwright his papers. He still doesn’t have his passport. He hasn’t had his final approval yet. We haven’t been able to get that done. Our other naturalized player that we would have brought, Ange Kouame, he is in France under contract,” pahayag ni Cone.

Mabuti na lamang at nagbalik si Kai Sotto para maglaro sa qualifiers.

“We are going to be attending this window all-Filipino,” ani Cone.

Nananatiling malakas ang Gilas Pilipinas dahil makakasama ni Sotto sa ratsada sina many-time PBA MVP June Mar Fajardo at AJ Edu.

“With Kai here, June Mar Fajardo, and AJ Edu, we feel we have the re­quisite size to be successful in this window,” ani Cone.

Haharap pa naman ang Gilas Pilipinas sa dalawang impor­tanteng laro sa se­cond round.

Una na kontra sa Jordan sa Agosto 28 kasunod ang Iran sa Agosto 30 na parehong lalaruin sa Mall of Asia Arena sa Pasay City.

Nasa matinding ensayo na ang Gilas upang pag-aralan ang galawan nito nang wala si Brownlee.

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