Former Gilas Pilipinas head coach Chot Reyes sent his congratulations to the national basketball team interim mentor Tim Cone for steering the Philippines to the 19th Asian Games gold medal on Friday,
October 6. Gilas beat Jordan, 70-60, in the final for the country's first Asiad basketball gold in 61 years or since 1962.Cone and Reyes go way back and the former was part of the latter's coaching staff in the Southeast Asian Games in Cambodia last May and in the FIBA Basketball World Cup here in Manila last month.'So much has been said about Coach Tim's accomplishments.
' Reyes stepped down, or in his words 'step aside', as Gilas head coach following the Philippine team's 1-4 finish in the World Cup, where he was on the receiving end of the fans' anger for an overall underwhelming Gilas tournament performance under his watch.As part of Reyes' coaching staff in the world meet, Cone's name was brought up as one of the possible candidates to take over the Gilas coaching job for the Asiad.
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