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SBP Executive Director Erika Dy. Handout/Manila Hustle 3x3

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Rom Anzures

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<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/20240130-via-Manila-Hustle-3x3.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">SBP Executive Director Erika Dy. Handout/Manila Hustle 3x3  MANILA — Gilas Pilipinas head coach Tim Cone only named 12 players in its newest pool for the incoming FIBA tournaments this year. The 12-man pool — which is basically the Final 12 roster for the 2025 FIBA Asia Cup Qualifiers that will start in February and the July Olympic Qualifying Tournament — is a decision that Cone firmly believes in, according to Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas Executive Director Erika Dy. &quot;We had this discussion with Coach Tim several times. He really doesn’t believe that we should prepare for injuries,&quot; Dy said at the sidelines of a press conference for the Manila Hustle 3x3 Season 2, Tuesday at the SM Mall of Asia Music Hall. <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/01/29/24/meet-the-new-gilas-pilipinas-coached-by-tim-cone">Meet the new Gilas Pilipinas coached by Tim Cone</a> <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/01/20/24/tim-cone-shares-thoughts-on-gilas-pilipinas-program">Tim Cone shares thoughts on Gilas Pilipinas program</a> Cone previously said that he wants his version of the pool to be intact for four years. “This team is gonna stay together through every window,” Cone told reporters, Monday night at the PSA Awards Night. “We want to keep this team intact because every time we play, we’ll work on the success or the failure that we have. You keep a team together as much as you can. Eventually, you’ll grow it. You have to make a tweak here or there, but ideally, it will be the same 12 guys for four years. “That’s kind of unrealistic. Guys get older, guys get injured, so there will be tweaks along the way, but the idea is to keep an intact core that understands a system,” he added.</div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe 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=2946163" width="100%"></iframe></figure>Dy vouched for Cone’s vision, but she also said that it will be up to the coach if they will be playing in the Asia Cup Qualifiers with 11 guys or tap an extra player in the meantime since AJ Edu is still recovering from a torn meniscus.“It makes sense. We should believe that our 12-man team will always be intact and healthy. That’s what we look forward to. But as you said, injuries happen, and we will deal with those injuries as we get there,” said Dy.“Like for example, si AJ Edu is injured now. Obviously, he’s not gonna play in this window, but he’s still part of that 12-man pool,” the former UAAP official continued.“Coach Tim now has the decision whether we are only going with 11 players, or if he feels the need for a replacement player in this window. “<div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/01/08/24/sbp-names-erika-dy-as-executive-director">SBP names Erika Dy as Executive Director</a></div>Also up in the air is Justin Brownlee’s status regarding his suspension that came during the 19th Asian Games last year, and Dy provided an update on the Barangay Ginebra resident import’s current situation.“Wala pa. As much as possible we would want Justin Brownlee to play, but we have yet to wait for the decision of FIBA,” she said.“We were told that it would come anytime this week, so we’re hoping that he gets the lowest level of suspension which is a three-month period. That three-month period would end on February 8, so it is just in time for the first window. Yun yung hino-hope natin.”She also clarified that the span when Brownlee didn’t play in the PBA after the Asian Games, or three months after the Asiad, is already counted in his suspension.“It’s called a provisional suspension or a voluntary suspension,” Dy explained.Dy also revealed that the squad will be starting their practices on February 15, a week before their first assignment against Hong Kong, so Gilas will have today until Valentine&#x27;s to sort out their roster concerns before they ramp up their preparations.<div>RELATED VIDEO</div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe 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=2936271" width="100%"></iframe></figure>

Tim Cone only named 12 players in Gilas’ pool this year, and SBP’s Erika Dy gave an update on how they would be dealing with the injury concerns.

Tim Cone only named 12 players in Gilas’ pool this year, and SBP’s Erika Dy gave an update on how they would be dealing with the injury concerns.

For SBP executive director Erika Dy, Tim Cone's vision for Gilas 'makes sense'

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For SBP executive director Erika Dy, Tim Cone's vision for Gilas 'makes sense'

Rom Anzures,

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Published Jan 30, 2024 10:07 PM PHT

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Updated Jan 31, 2024 07:57 AM PHT

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