World News – US – Tim Cohn compares Scotty Thompson of Ginbra to Johnny Aparentus

Manila, Philippines – Under Tim Cohn’s tutelage, Johnny Aparientos played the best basketball of his career with Alaska Milkman in the 1990s.

Now with a new team and a new set of players decades later, Cone has found another jewel that has shown him shades of brilliance Abarrientos before – Ginebra’s goalkeeper who does it all, Scotty Thompson.

Thompson’s near-triple performance in the first match of the Philippine Cup semi-finals last Sunday against Miralco – where he scored 13 points, nine rebounds and eighteen cents – prompted the multi-title tactic to make comparisons between the two stars..

“He [Thompson] is very unique,” ​​Kuhn said. “The man I always compare is Johnny Aparientus”

“Johnny did a lot during the match. . . He was doing some amazing plays that got everyone going, but no one would remember or notice the 25 different plays he was affecting the game.. .

« It’s the same thing with Scotty, he does one or two things like himself, but throughout the entire match, he’s been totally impacting, bouncing, on defense, »

A nine-time PBA champion with Milk Men of his era, Abarrientos is a legend with his time under Cone helping his team reach new heights.

In the midst of the prime of his career, Kuhn believes Thompson is headed in the same direction.

Kuhn said, « His ability to play with such tremendous energy lifts our entire team all the time. ».

Cone, Thompson and the rest of Ginebra San Miguel will try to take a 2–0 advantage on Meralco Bolts when Game Two kicks off later on Friday at 3:45 p.m.. M. At the AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center.

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