MANILA, Philippines — South Korea head coach Cho Sang-Hyun doesn’t see the Philippines as a rival despite the two teams going back-and-forth in the 2021 Fiba Asia Cup Qualifiers.
Cho, whose team suffered a pair of close losses to Gilas Pilipinas, said there’s no rivalry between the two squads but stressed that they learned from their opponents heading into Indonesia.
“I, personally, don’t really think of the Philippines as a rival,” said Cho through a translator after his team lost 82-77 Sunday at Angeles University Foundation.
“But I always find very useful things after playing against the Philippines. That’s what took on this game as well.”
In the first meeting be…
Keep on reading: Korean coach doesn’t see Gilas Pilipinas as rival