Tim Cone completed the mission he failed to accomplish 25 years ago in Bangkok, Thailand.
Cone, serving as Gilas Pilipinas' interim coach, went through all the challenges of preparing a national side that only had 12 days to train and try to win the gold medal for the 19th Asian Games men's basketball.
After the Philippines got its behind kicked by Jordan, 87-62 at the close of the group play a week ago, Gilas had to go through a knockout phase to make it to the quarterfinal.The Filipinos disposed of the Qataris, 80-41 to barge into the quarterfinal, kicking off its series of knockout games in high gear.Gilas then, built a double-digit spread, before weathering Iran's massive fourth-quarter rally to prevail, 84-83, booking a semifinal spot in the process.
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