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‘If we’re going to do one thing particular on this event, it’s a must to undergo Australia sooner or later,’ says Tim Cone as Gilas Pilipinas tries to develop into the primary workforce to beat the Boomers in FIBA Asia Cup historical past
MANILA, Philippines – Gilas Pilipinas seeks to tug off what no workforce has achieved in FIBA Asia Cup historical past: to beat Australia.
The Philippines acquired dealt that gargantuan process because it organized a last-eight date with the Boomers on Wednesday, August 13, after a pulsating 95-88 win over host Saudi Arabia within the qualification to the quarterfinals.
Coach Tim Cone had hoped to fulfill the two-time defending champions a lot later within the event, however losses to Chinese language Taipei and New Zealand within the group stage put the Filipinos on an early collision course with the Aussies.
“We didn’t count on to play them this early within the event,” mentioned Cone. “However we figured that if we’re going to do one thing particular on this event, it’s a must to undergo Australia sooner or later.”
“So it’s right here in entrance of us, we’re going to do our greatest, and get at them.”
Australia has not misplaced within the continental showdown since FIBA mixed Asia and Oceania right into a single zone for the 2017 version.
Its Asia Cup document stands at 15-0 because the world No. 7 Boomers swept Group A that included South Korea, Lebanon, and Qatar by a whopping successful margin of 25.7 factors.
Whereas Australia has cruised to lopsided wins, the Philippines had a few shut calls to achieve this level.
Gilas Pilipinas overcame the offensive struggles of Justin Brownlee in a 66-57 win over Iraq to advance to the knockout rounds then escaped the jaws of defeat in regulation towards Saudi Arabia, residing to battle one other day.
Cone has his fingers crossed that these pair of wins have instilled the idea in his fees that they will do the unbelievable towards the mighty Aussies.
“I’ve by no means coached towards Australia earlier than, this shall be my first time. So I’m enthusiastic about it. We all know that they’re just about the No. 1 seed within the event and for us to beat them, it’s going to be an upset,” mentioned Cone.
“However successful this sport tonight, beating Iraq, successful this sport the best way we did tonight has provided us with some momentum. So hopefully we are able to carry that towards Australia.” – Rappler.com
