War of attrition: Kings vs Bolts

Game Today (Smart Araneta Coliseum) 7 p.m. – Meralco vs Ginebra Barangay Ginebra head coach Tim Cone doesn’t subscribe to the popular belief that Meralco is going to be easy pickings for the Kings in the finals of the PBA Governors’ Cup. After all, the Bolts are mentored by a coaching titan in Norman Black, who Cone has battled in two title series in the past. “Norman Black is not a first-timer. Norman, obviously, he tore apart TNT… nobody can tear apart TNT, and they dominated that series. It wasn’t that close.” Tim Cone hopes to end Ginebra’s misery.(Manila Bulletin) “I remember the year I came in the league (1989) was the year he won the Grand Slam (with SMB)… so I felt my whole career was based on trying to climb over him because Baby Dalupan was retiring soon and he was the new benchmark.” “The organization (Meralco Bolts) [...]