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Tenorio looks forward to 'coaching' Gilas veterans for SEA Games

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Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2019/sports/10/02/20191002-gilas.jpg"/><figcaption>LA Tenorio (20) reunited with Jayson Castro and Jimmy Alapag at Gilas Pilipinas practice. Josh Albelda,<a href="https://sports.abs-cbn.com/pba/photos"> ABS-CBN Sports</a></figcaption></figure></div>MANILA, Philippines – As much as LA Tenorio is looking forward to playing in the Southeast Asian Games for the first time in his basketball career, the veteran guard is also excited for the role that has been thrust upon him by coach Tim Cone.&quot;Andito ako para mag-coach,&quot; a grinning Tenorio told reporters on Monday, after the Gilas Pilipinas pool convened at the Meralco Gym for their first practice ahead of the 2019 SEA Games.Tenorio is one of six Ginebra players in the pool, along with Greg Slaughter, Japeth Aguilar, Scottie Thompson, Stanley Pringle, and Art dela Cruz. Cone brought them in to help teach his system to the rest of the squad, a veteran group that is bannered by the returning Jayson Castro and reigning five-time Most Valuable Player June Mar Fajardo.Tenorio has played for several iterations of Gilas Pilipinas, and was part of the teams that won silver in the 2013 FIBA Asia Championship and played in the 2014 FIBA World Cup in Seville. But playing in the SEA Games will be a new experience for the veteran guard.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://sports.abs-cbn.com/gilas/news/2019/10/01/sea-games-tim-cone-calls-june-mar-cornerstone-gilas-61613">READ: Tim Cone calls June Mar Fajardo a cornerstone for GIlas Pilipinas</a></li></ul>&quot;It&#x27;s an opportunity again for me to play for the national team so why not, di ba? Maybe this is the last time. Why not?&quot; said the 35-year-old Tenorio.&quot;And this is my first time to play for Southeast Asian Games. I played for SEABA and Asian Games, but this one, this is my first time,&quot; he added.There is, of course, no guarantee that Tenorio will make it to Cone&#x27;s final 12-man line-up for the SEA Games, which the country will host in late November. For Tenorio, this is not at all an issue as his focus is on helping Cone in &quot;coaching&quot; the team. It won&#x27;t be the first time that Tenorio has played this role, too, as he is already an assistant coach for Colegio de San Juan de Letran. This time around, however, Tenorio will be teaching his fellow PBA stars, as opposed to young collegiate players – and this is what the point guard looks forward to the most.&quot;Actually, I’m very excited because I’m coaching not young players, I’m coaching vets and superstars,&quot; he said.&quot;So imagine, if all those players will listen to me. Parang, it&#x27;s an achievement na para sa &#x27;kin &#x27;yun,&quot; he added. &quot;For me to teach like June Mars, like Chris Ross, like Matthew Wright, even Jayson. Nakinig sila sa &#x27;kin and I see them doing things na tinuturo ko sa kanila with the system.&quot;&quot;I&#x27;m okay na kahit &#x27;di na &#x27;ko maglaro, okay na sa &#x27;kin &#x27;yun. In that way na makatulong ako sa team na ‘to, so why not, di ba?&quot; The team only ran through some basic offensive and defensive sets on Monday night, and Cone was impressed with how quickly the players picked up the plays. Tenorio said he is certain the team will have no trouble in learning Cone&#x27;s system, even if they only have two months to prepare before the SEA Games.&quot;&#x27;Yung first day nga lang eh, tinuro na ni Coach Tim &#x27;yung basic namin, as in talagang nakuha kaagad nila,&quot; he said. &quot;Actually, hindi namin ine-expect na mapupunta kami sa second option, and then we went pa to third option. Ganun kabilis.&quot;&quot;So again, hindi na kailangang ituro talaga nang matagal kasi nga alam na rin nila eh. They know how to play also. They know the kind of game in the national team,&quot; he added.<div>For more sports coverage, visit the <a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com/">ABS-CBN Sports website.</a> </div>

As much as LA Tenorio is looking forward to playing in the Southeast Asian Games for the first time in his basketball career, the veteran guard is also excited for the role that has been thrust upon him by Coach Tim Cone.

As much as LA Tenorio is looking forward to playing in the Southeast Asian Games for the first time in his basketball career, the veteran guard is also excited for the role that has been thrust upon him by Coach Tim Cone.

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Tenorio looks forward to 'coaching' Gilas veterans for SEA Games

Camille B. Naredo,

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Published Oct 02, 2019 03:31 PM PHT

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