Polish star Jeremy Sochan sizes up the defense of Gilas’ Justin Brownlee in a pre-Olympic Qualifying Tournament showdown in Sosnowiec, Poland Saturday.MANILA, Philippines — Gilas Pilipinas capped its pre-Olympic Qualifying Tournament sortie in Europe without a win in two games but with plenty of lessons to bring to the actual battle.
The tough stand against a side that sits 22 places higher in the FIBA world rankings and boasting the presence of NBA player Jeremy Sochan came two days after a 73-84 defeat to No. 24 Turkey in an earlier tuneup in Istanbul. In friendly No. 2 before a loud crowd of Filipino OFWs, the Nationals aimed the upset axe against the host Polish.
During that period, Cone had to give the Nationals some tongue-lashing at the bench, to reawaken them. Talk ’N Text and PBA Greats duke it out for the 11-under supremacy while Ginebra and Blackwater dispute the title in...
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