TIM Cone is scheduled to sit down with Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) president Al Panlilio, but the Barangay Ginebra coach said it has nothing to do with the Gilas Pilipinas head-coaching position that he held on an interim basis at the Asian Games.
Cone said Panlilio wants to get his insights on the national team program moving forward after Gilas captured the gold medal in the Asiad. But Cone was quick to point out that it is not related to the coaching job with the national team.
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“I did see Mr. Panlilio tonight and he said that he will contact me and we will talk but it’s not about the position,” said Cone on Sunday during the PBA 48th Season opening ceremony. “It’s just about the general vision on how the program is going to move forward. I think he wants to get some of my ideas.”
“But no, there has been no talk,” said Cone, referring to the coaching vacancy.
Cone reiterated that he has no plans of extending his stay with Gilas Pilipinas that he agreed to take over specifically for the Asian Games only.
“I’ve been saying a couple of times publicly that it’s a complex question because there’s not a simple answer to that because there are so many things that go on in terms of how the vision is going to be done.”
“It was a simple answer for me to do the Asian Games because I’m going to do it from here to here. And it’s very finite. And we had a full vision. We know what we wanted to do and how we want to do it,” said Cone.
Gilas Pilipinas will be competing in the Fiba Asia Cup 2025 qualifiers first window in February and the Olympic Qualifying Tournament by July.
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