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Coach Tim Cone says Gilas Pilipinas ought to take advantage of the eye that Justin Brownlee will get because the Philippines fights for a spot within the quarterfinals of the FIBA Asia Cup
MANILA, Philippines – It received’t all the time be Justin Brownlee’s present, so the remainder of Gilas Pilipinas must be able to rise to the event.
Philippine head coach Tim Cone stated the group ought to benefit from the eye Brownlee attracts similar to it did when it cracked the win column of the FIBA Asia Cup by beating Iraq, 66-57, on Saturday, August 9.
Brownlee received restricted to simply 8 factors on a 3-of-11 taking pictures towards the Iraqis, however Dwight Ramos stepped in and delivered a game-high 21 factors because the Filipinos superior to the qualification to the quarterfinals.
“We’ve been speaking about [how] we’ve got to make use of Justin, not simply to be a scorer for us, however we will play off of him as a result of he attracts a lot consideration,” stated Cone.
“Once they’re double-teaming him within the publish or when he’s setting the ball display screen, they don’t wish to go away him, or we set a ball display screen for him, there are occasions after we’re going to get open due to that.”
Brownlee has been the main target of opposing groups’ defenses, particularly after he unloaded a tournament-best 37 factors in a 94-86 loss to New Zealand, which noticed the Philippines almost come again from an 18-point deficit.
Regardless of being held by Iraq to single digits, Brownlee nonetheless ranks fifth within the event in scoring with a mean of 21.3 factors.
And Brownlee isn’t nearly scoring as he additionally norms 6.3 rebounds, 3.3 assists, and 1.0 steal.
For Cone, the locals want to acknowledge when to let Brownlee do his factor and when to step as much as give the naturalized star a serving to hand.
“He’s such an amazing participant, it’s straightforward to sit down there and watch him play. From a teammate standpoint, we’re all standing round watching him play as a result of he’s unimaginable,” stated Cone.
“However we’ve got to proceed to discover ways to use him once they’re denying him as a result of meaning they’re not able to assist.”
After bailing Gilas Pilipinas out a number of instances prior to now, Brownlee eyes a bounce-back efficiency as they face host Saudi Arabia for a spot within the quarterfinals at 12 am on Tuesday, August 12, Manila time. – Rappler.com
