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Barangay Ginebra finally broke through the PBA 3x3 circuit, surviving a tough fighting Platinum Karaoke side in overtime, 20-19, to take the Leg 3 crown of Season 2 Third Conference Friday, Jan. 27, at Robinsons Place Antipolo.
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BARANGAY Ginebra coach Tim Cone admitted he didn’t expect that his team would take home the 2020 PBA Philippine Cup title based on how the team looked like prior to the conference.
Cone said he didn’t even feel that Ginebra would make it to the playoffs with their line-up that had players injured and out of shape heading into the bubble.
The core of Ginebra entered the bubble with health issues with Japeth Aguilar, the finals MVP in the Governors’ Cup finals last season, and LA Tenorio joining the team late due to injuries. The Gin Kings didn’t even have Greg Slaughter in the roster after taking a sabbatical.
For Tim Cone and Ginebra, PBA bubble crown is rare slice of history
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For Tim Cone and Ginebra, PBA bubble crown is rare slice of history
Tim Cone now has 23 titles as a PBA coach, the most ever in league history.
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In a PBA bubble that tested the limits of patience, endurance and resiliency, it was made clear right off the bat that nothing would be guaranteed and everything would be twice as hard.
There is no precedent to the entire experience. So after Barangay Ginebra wrapped up a five-game conquest of TNT in the 2020 Philippine Cup Finals on Wednesday, one could understand coach Tim Cone the ever gracious owner of a record 23 titles and two Grand Slams for wanting to keep this rare slice of history just for himself and the Gin Kings.