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Cone believes Jeff Chan can take Ginebra to another level

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Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/trending/06/25/jeff-chan-ginebra.jpg"/><figcaption>Ginebra guards Jeff Chan (16) and LA Tenorio (5) during their game against Alaska. Richard Esguerra, ABS-CBN Sports.</figcaption></figure></div>MANILA – After a slow start to their campaign in the 2018 PBA Commissioner&#x27;s Cup, the Barangay Ginebra Gin Kings have gained their rhythm and are rampaging through the second half of their schedule.The perennial crowd favorites won only one of their first five games, but have since strung together a four-game winning streak – the most recent of which was a 105-86 demolition of Alaska that was somehow even more lopsided than the final score indicated.The Gin Kings are currently at 5-5, good for a share of sixth place. Another win over GlobalPort in their final game of the elimination round will likely propel them into the top 6, and into a best-of-3 series in the quarterfinals.What makes Ginebra all the more formidable is that they have put this winning streak together while still integrating their new acquisitions into their roster. The Gin Kings traded for Jeff Chan and Julian Sargent last week, and while Sargent has not played yet, the veteran Chan saw action both against Alaska and against Columbian Dyip last week.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://sports.abs-cbn.com/pba/news/2018/06/24/pba-white-hot-gin-kings-demolish-aces-43431">READ: White-hot Gin Kings demolish Aces</a></li></ul>&quot;Jeff is playing great. You know, he&#x27;s not hitting shots right now. We all feel bad for him, because it seems like every shot is rolling in and rolling out, but he&#x27;s making great moves, he&#x27;s taking all the right shots, he&#x27;s making all the right passes. He&#x27;s defending,&quot; said Cone of the guard, whom they acquired from Phoenix in exchange for a first-round pick in the 2018 PBA Rookie Draft.Cone is confident that once Chan finds his shooting stroke, then Ginebra becomes a doubly dangerous team.&quot;Imagine, we&#x27;re able to do this and Jeff is not making shots yet. So, if Jeff starts making shots, that&#x27;s just another feather in our cap that we can use and keep moving forward with,&quot; said the multi-titled mentor.&quot;I&#x27;m tickled pink to have him,&quot; Cone added.Chan played just a shade under 22 minutes in their win over Alaska, making two of his nine shots for four points on top of three assists and three rebounds.Cone is not worried about his new player&#x27;s shooting percentages, and indeed he is already anticipating the time when Chan will &quot;light it up&quot; for Ginebra.&quot;He&#x27;s the kind of guy who will light it up just when you need it. So luckily the last couple of games, we haven&#x27;t needed it yet, but the other teams gotta account for him,&quot; said Cone.&quot;You can&#x27;t assume he&#x27;s gonna miss shots, and he rarely ever does,&quot; he added. &quot;It just happens to be right now.&quot;As for Chan, he is just glad to contribute to Ginebra&#x27;s cause amidst a shooting slump.&quot;Gusto ko lang makatulong in any way, &#x27;yun lang,&quot; the veteran guard said. &quot;Nangangapa pa ako sa system,&quot; Chan added. &quot;Good thing, may two weeks kami, mapag-aaralan ko pa &#x27;yung pwesto ko. &#x27;Yung defensive side, makukuha namin.&quot;For more sports coverage, visit the <a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com">ABS-CBN Sports website</a>.

'If Jeff starts making shots, that's just another feather in our cap that we can use and keep moving forward with.'

'If Jeff starts making shots, that's just another feather in our cap that we can use and keep moving forward with.'

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Cone believes Jeff Chan can take Ginebra to another level

Camille B. Naredo,

ABS-CBN News

Published June 25, 2018 03:31 PM PHT

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