Gilas Pilipinas’ Justin Brownlee throughout a Fiba Olympic qualifying recreation. –FIBA PHOTO
MANILA, Philippines—Gilas Pilipinas coach Tim Cone has little question that Justin Brownlee will present up within the second window of the 2025 Fiba Asia Cup Qualifiers with none scarcity of motivation.
Throughout a presser in Mandaluyong on Wednesday, Cone bared that his latest conversations with Brownlee confirmed the Ginebra import’s eagerness to bounce again after falling brief within the PBA Governors’ Cup Finals by the hands of TNT.
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As Cone would put it, there’s no higher approach for Brownlee to bounce again than at a global stage.
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“I feel you’re going to see a very motivated Justin coming into this recreation versus New Zealand,” mentioned a assured Cone.
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“After speaking to him after the Finals, he’s extremely motivated and if you see him extremely motivated, I don’t assume anyone has something to worry. He’s prepared, he’ll be raring to go and I feel he’ll put up some very nice performances for the nation.”
Brownlee averaged 19.67 factors, 7.33 rebounds and 4.0 assists per recreation within the six-game stretch of the Finals in opposition to the Tropang Giga nevertheless it simply wasn’t sufficient to deliver the crown to the Ginebra camp.
Within the final two video games, although, Brownlee confirmed his vulnerability, which TNT took full benefit of.
Followers speculated whether or not or not the longtime Gin Kings import performed damage due to the best way he competed for Ginebra however Cone assured that Gilas’ naturalized swingman isn’t nursing any accidents in any respect.
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“He struggled, all of us struggled in that collection and other people began considering he had accidents. It was only a robust, lengthy playoffs, going by way of Meralco, SMB then having to go up in opposition to TNT and RHJ, it was a tricky highway and we limped to the end line,” Cone mentioned.
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“Everyone noticed us limping and assumed that’s the best way we’re typically however we’re not that. Justin may have about eight, 9 days off earlier than he will get again into work and I feel that’s a giant breather for him.”
