Barangay Ginebra coach Tim Cone prepares for an enormous response from Magnolia import Nick Rakocevic, whose composure can be put beneath heavy scrutiny on Friday in Game 2 of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Commissioner’s Cup semifinals.
All eyes can be on Rakocevic within the 3 p.m. match at PhilSports Arena in Pasig City after a pair of incidents within the best-of-five opener on Wednesday resulted in his ejection and compelled Magnolia to play all-Filipino the remainder of the way in which.
But Cone, who steered Ginebra to a hard-fought 87-84 win and can attempt to acquire a commanding 2-0 lead, believes the previous Serbian youth participant will atone for his errors.
“He’ll study,” Cone s…
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