PBA: Ginebra begins title-retention campaign vs Converge

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="From PBA.ph" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/tvpatrol/11/17/ginebra.jpg"/><figcaption>From PBA.ph</figcaption></figure></div>MANILA -- Barangay Ginebra will finally return to PBA Commissioner&#x27;s Cup action on Friday when they take on Converge at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.The tip off will be at 8 p.m. against the FiberXers side who are looking to recover from a horrendous start this season.Th Gin Kings will be fielding Maverick Ahanmisi against his former team, backed up by high-caliber import Tony Bishop, who replaced beleaguered import Justin Brownlee.&quot;Guys can&#x27;t wait to start playing in the PBA again,&quot; said Ginebra coach Tim Cone.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/11/02/23/ginebra-import-bishop-hopes-to-meet-fans-expectations">Ginebra import Bishop hopes to meet fans&#x27; expectations</a></li></ul>Returning to the fold are Scottie Thompson, Japeth Aguilar and Jamie Malonzo who were with Cone serving duty in Gilas Pilipinas.&quot;I&#x27;m excited to be back,&quot; said Cone. &quot;We&#x27;re a process and system-oriented team. We take it day-by-day, working hard to get better. That&#x27;s our focus but our goal is always to win the championship.&quot;As for Bishop, Cone is not entertaining comparisons to Brownlee who has given the team multiple championships.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/10/27/23/ginebra-taps-bishop-as-brownlees-replacement">Ginebra taps Bishop as Brownlee&#x27;s replacement</a></li></ul>&quot;It&#x27;s like comparing all these players over the years to Michael Jordan (MJ). Nobody&#x27;s gonna be compared to MJ, and when you try to compare, everybody&#x27;s gonna fall short. So that&#x27;s gonna be the danger for us as an organization,&quot; he said.&quot;That&#x27;s the danger we have to understand, that we can&#x27;t keep those comparisons. We just receive Tony for what he is and what he brings to us, and live with that.&quot;

Barangay Ginebra will finally return to PBA Commissioner's Cup action on Friday when they take on Converge at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.

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PBA: Ginebra begins title-retention campaign vs Converge

PBA: Ginebra begins title-retention campaign vs Converge

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Published Nov 17, 2023 12:25 PM PHT

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