'Better than expected': Cone cites Gilas' ball movement, defense in pre-Asiad tuneup

This, even if five players -- Marcio Lassiter, CJ Perez, Kevin Alas, Arvin Tolentino and Chris Ross -- joined the team just a few days ago.“We moved the ball well. We had 14 assists in the first half. I thought our first half was much better than the second half,” the coach told reporters after the game.

Lassiter will be replacing RR Pogoy, who, according to Cone, begged off from national duties due to a serious medical issue. The status of the four original team members, along with replacement player Stanley Pringle, is unclear as of now due to technicalities on the submitted list of the Philippine Olympic Committee to the Hangzhou Asian Games Organizing Committee.

Perez said that while he personally had a hard time to adjust to Cone’s new system, they are being taught by the coaching staff as well as their other teammates.“Actually, chemistry is not that hard because we are fighting each other off in the PBA. Sometimes, we even go out,” Perez told reporters in a separate interview.

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