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WITH a familiar face leading the other side, TNT coach Chot Reyes expects a heated rematch with Tim Cone and Barangay Ginebra for the PBA Governors’ Cup title.
“I think it will be very interesting and (it will take) our best to be able to compete with coach Tim (Cone) and the Barangay,” said Mr. Reyes A star before defending Tropang Giga’s title against Mr. Cone and Gin Kings.
The two brilliant coaches have been friends – and both coaching partners and rivals – since the 1990s. Mr. Reyes helped Mr. Cone during his time with Alaska before he started training. In 2023, it was Mr. Cone of giving help where Mr. Reyes who is the chief strategist of Gilas Pilipinas.
“TNT is a highly trained team with coach Chot (Reyes). I know you know me. I know him. We just finished working with the Gilas team together. So I don’t think there will be many secrets about what we are doing or how we will play,” said Mr. Cone, who has taken over Gilas following the departure of Mr. Reyes after the FIBA ​​World Cup matches. .
Messrs. Reyes and Cone, who have a combined 11 PBA Press Corps Coach of the Year awards between them, will face each other in the PBA finals for the seventh time. They are currently tied at 3-3.
The upcoming title game, however, marks the first battle for gold between the two since the 2012 Commissioner’s Cup, a best-of-seven finish in which Denzel Bowles tied the game on a pressure-filled free throw followed by Mr. B’s. Cone -Meg took care of business overtime to hold it over Mr. Reyes’ Talk ‘N Text, 90-84.
In their latest fight, Mr. Cone fights for a different kind of TNT – one that brings his opponents to life.
“He did a great job of turning that team into a defensive juggernaut that showed the personality of his best player in Mr. Rondae (Hollis-Jefferson),” Mr. Cone said. “He built his team around Rondae and became a defensive team. That is something we will really fight for when we play.”
The soldiers of Mr. Reyes led by RHJ, Jayson Castro, RR Pogoy, Calvin Oftana, Rey Nambatac and Kelly Williams and the team of Mr. Cone led by Justin Brownlee, Scottie Thompson, Japeth Aguilar, Stephen Holt and RJ Abarrientos opened the salvo for the fourth Final Dance race on Sunday in Antipolo. – Olmin Leyba
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