Gilas Pilipinas: No Kai, no problem para kay Cone

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Gilas Pilipinas: No Kai, no problem para kay Cone; Japeth Aguilar at Mason Amos, posibleng pamalit para sa Feb. window  For more news, visit:  ►https://www.ptvnews.ph/  Subscribe to our DailyMotion Channel: ►http://www.dailymotion.com/peoples-television-incorporated  Subscribe to our YouTube channel: ►http://www.youtube.com/ptvphilippines  Like our Facebook pages: ►PTV: http://facebook.com/PTVph  ►Rise and Shine Pilipinas: https://www.facebook.com/riseandshinepilipinas  Follow us on Twitter:  ►http://twitter.com/PTVph  Follow us on Instagram: ►https://www.instagram.com/ptvph  Watch our livestream on:  ►http://ptvnews.ph/livestream/ ►https://www.dailymotion.com/PTVPhilippines  Watch our News Programs, every Mondays to Fridays  Rise and Shine Pilipinas - 6:00 - 7:00 am | 7:30 - 8:00 am Balitang Pambansa - 7:00 - 7:30 am | 12:00 - 12:30 pm | 6:00 - 6:30pm | 9:30 - 10:00 pm PTV Sports - 8:00 - 9:00 am Bagong Pilipinas Ngayon - 12:30 - 1:00 pm Sentro Balita - 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Ulat Bayan - 6:30 pm - 7:00 pm PTV News Tonight -  10:00 pm - 10:30 pm  Saturday & Sunday: ►Sentro Balita Weekend - 1:30 - 2:00 pm ►Ulat Bayan Weekend - 6:15 pm - 7:00 pm

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00:00Teammates, we were able to interview GILAS Pilipinas Head Coach Tim Cohn for his update on the lineup of GILAS Pilipinas in the upcoming window of the FIBA Asia Cup Qualifiers.

00:12Let's watch the report of Paulo Salamaty.

00:15It is now clear that the presence of the GILAS Pilipinas Men's Basketball Team in the official roster will not be seen.

00:24They will fight for the upcoming 2025 FIBA Asia Cup Qualifier next month.

00:307'3 center Kai Soto was injured in his leg.

00:34In the fight between Koshigaya and Mikawa yesterday in the 2024-2025 season of the Japan B League,

00:40Soto's post-up move to Zach Ogos in the first quarter of the match did not look good

00:47due to the out-balance of his left leg and their loss in the final score of 79-77.

00:55Despite the unclear update on Soto's injury,

01:00there are people who see GILAS Head Coach Tim Cohn who can be replaced by Young Big Man.

01:07Well that's why we have Japheth. Japheth is there to replace any of the bigs that we have.

01:12And if you can tell me there's another big out there that equates to Japheth's size and ability,

01:17then I'll be happy to look at him.

01:19Who's eligible and who has some experience.

01:24And we have Mason Amos to fortify us if we lose someone like Jamie or someone like Jamie Campbell or one of the other guards.

01:33Even though the outcome of Soto's injury was serious,

01:37D&E Cohn gave as much as possible.

01:40They were able to ensure that the line-up that gave them a 4-0 win-loss record in the previous window

01:47was intact due to the short preparation of the opponent.

01:52I know that there's a real clamor for a bigger pool.

01:56But it's just the way that the window, I've said this a million times,

02:03the way the windows are set up in terms of you have such a small time for preparation,

02:09it's really, you've got to use that preparation.

02:13I don't know how to keep saying it the right way, sorry.

02:16But we've got to use that preparation in a tight manner where there's not 18, 19, 20 players we're trying to teach.

02:22And trying to get into rhythm and trying to, you know, so it's really, we're really trying to keep it tight

02:28so we can take advantage of our preparation time that we have.

02:31Aside from this, D&E Cohn also shared how important it is for the next window to be set next month

02:38for the Philippines to face the FIBA Asia Cup.

02:43Well, you know, the whole idea is to continue to get to know each other.

02:48We have such small windows to be together that each window is absolutely crucial to our chemistry

02:56and our ability to compete at a high level together.

03:01So all these games are so important to us.

03:04The friendlies are going to be important for us.

03:06Learning how to go on the road and beat Taiwan,

03:10who is a completely different team this time than they were last time.

03:14Different coach, different import, they've got extra players.

03:16So we're expecting a big battle from Taiwan.

03:19And then to go to Auckland and play New Zealand at home, that's going to be a real chore.

03:25So all this right now is preparation for us to compete in the FIBA Asia.

03:32We want to be able to get there and compete.

03:35Going to be a lot of really great teams there.

03:37Japan, China, Australia, New Zealand, you know, the Middle Eastern teams.

03:43It's going to be a lot of good.

03:45I know I'm missing somebody out there.

03:47But I know there's going to be a lot of good teams that we're going to have to compete against.

03:50So the idea is that we're going to use this window, hopefully, to prepare and get better for that FIBA Asia.

03:56The first men's national basketball team to play is the Chinese Taipei that has a home court advantage

04:02on February 20 before New Zealand moved to the 23rd of February.

04:07Paulo Salamatin for Pambansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.

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