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Oftana, Newsome may assignment kay Cone

Chris Co - Pang-masa

MANILA, Philippines — Bibigyan ng kani-kanyang assignment sina Gilas Pilipinas players Calvin Oftana at Chris Newsome pagsabak ng tropa sa FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament sa Hulyo.

Sinabi ni Gilas Pilipinas head coach Tim Cone na malaki ang maitutulong nina Oftana at Newsome sa rotation ng kanilang tropa.

Alam na ni Cone ang laro nina Oftana at Newsome.

Pareho na itong nasubukan noong 19th Asian Games sa Hangzhou, China kung saan nasungkit ng Gilas ang gintong medalya.

Matagumpay na naga­wa ni Newsome ang mis­yon nito na pigilan si Jordan naturalized player Rondae Hollis-Jefferson para pataubin ng Pinoy squad ang Jordanians sa finals.

“Chris is really our backcourt stopper.  We just really felt we needed a backcourt stopper. He showed that in the Asian Games when he went up against Rondae,” ani Cone,

Subok na si Newsome dahil naging miyembro ito ng All-Defensive team sa PBA noong 2023.

“Just that commitment. He’s gonna be a committed defender. He’s not gonna worry about scoring and passing but just be locked in with what we need,” ani Cone.

Maganda rin ang inilalaro ni Oftana partikular na sa PBA Philippine Cup.

Nakatakdang magsi­mula ang training camp ng Gilas Pilipinas sa Hunyo 21 sa Inspire Sports Academy sa Calamba, Laguna para paghandaan ang Olympic qualifiers sa Hulyo 2 hanggang 7 sa Riga, Latvia. 

 

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