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PBA: Cone says new Ginebra import Bishop reminds him of legendary former import

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Dennis Gasgonia, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Ginebra" s="" new="" import="" Tony="" Bishop.="" PBA="" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/sports/11/18/ginebra-11182023.jpg"/><figcaption>Ginebra&#x27;s new import Tony Bishop. <em>PBA Images</em></figcaption></figure></div><p><br/>Barangay Ginebra coach Tim Cone said Tony Bishop seems to be a good fit for the team, based on his performance against Converge on Friday&#x27;s PBA Commissioner’s Cup.</p><p>Formerly of the Meralco Bolts, Bishop dropped 34 points and grabbed 12 rebounds to lead the Gin Kings to a 100-86 victory over the FiberXers.<br/> <br/>“We didn’t feel like Tony was the foreign to us when he came to the team. We felt we had a really good feel for the kind of game he plays and the personality he has,” said Cone of Justin Brownlee’s replacement.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/11/17/23/pba-ginebra-survives-early-jitters-to-pick-up-1st-win">PBA: Ginebra survives early jitters to pick up 1st win</a></li></ul><p>Cone added that Bishop is also a hard worker during practice, similar to Sean Chambers, his import when he was still with the legendary Alaska squad.</p><p>“He works very hard and practice everyday, He kind of reminds me a little bit of Sean Chambers in practice,” he said.</p><p>“Sean never lose a drill either, he comes to work every day, work in practice and it carries over to the game. Players see that in practice and brings confidence in them. I think he&#x27;s a potential to be a really good fit with us.”</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/11/12/23/tolentino-scores-career-high-as-northport-outlasts-ros">PBA: TolentinVo scores career high 35 as NorthPort outlasts Rain or Shine</a></li></ul><p>Cone brought in Bishop as a replacement of Justin Brownlee who is temporarily out of the team while addressing his drug test result.</p><p>Bishop admitted feeling strange wearing the Ginebra jersey. Two years ago, he was with Meralco while playing against the Kings in the 2021 Governors&#x27; Cup Finals.</p><p>“Yeah, it’s a little bit weird,” he said.</p><p>“‘Cause when you have battled against somebody in the Finals, you really want to get that win. A lot of high tensions going up against guys in the playoffs.”</p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=2877117" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

Bishop dropped 34 points and grabbed 12 rebounds to lead the Gin Kings to a 100-86 victory over the FiberXers.

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PBA: Cone says new Ginebra import Bishop reminds him of legendary former import

Dennis Gasgonia,

ABS-CBN News

Published November 18, 2023 05:24 PM PHT

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