Cone: Palalakasin ang depensa ng Gilas sa ensayo para sa SEAG

Tuloy ang trabaho ng Gilas Pilipinas sa susunod na linggo para sa kanilang paghahanda para sa 2019 Southeast Asian Games kahit pa may mga laro ngayong weekend sa Dubai ang PBA.

Ayon kay head coach Tim Cone, nilipat niya ang iskedyul ng ensayo ng Gilas Pilipinas at ito ay gaganapin sa Huwebes imbes na sa Lunes. Ito ay para maging patuloy ang paghahanda ng Gilas para sa SEA Games matapos gawin ang unang ensayo noong Lunes.

“Nine of the players are going to Dubai. It’s going to be a tough trip. It’s going to be a nine-hour trip. We are going to be there for only two days. It’s going to be very taxing. I know that I don’t want to be practice on Monday. I’m going to be wiped out,” ani Cone.

Humihingi naman ng paumanhin si Cone sa paglipat ng iskedyul ng ensayo sa susunod na linggo ito ay ginawa lamang niya upang patuloy ang maging paghahanda ng koponan. “We still get that once a week practice. I’m sorry for the teams that will have Wednesday and Friday practice. I’m going to try to recognize that for the other coaches. We are not going to do that too often,” saad ni Cone.

Samantala, depensa ang magiging pokus ng Gilas Pilipinas sa kanilang paghahanda para sa SEA Games. Ayon kay Cone, wala siyang nakikitang magiging problema sa opensa ng koponan kahit pa sila’y nasa iba’t ibang koponan. “My teachings is all about the defensive side. That’s what I think the team needs to be better at the defensive side. I think we underestimate the defensive side in putting national teams together. I think if we can become a great defensive team or at least all on the same page, we have schemes, we know what we are going to do defensively, then our offense will take care of itself. So we’re going to work from that angle,” ani Cone.