Gilas Asiad nuggets: No medal, all glory for Tim Cone
HANGZHOU, China – In the Asian Games, the Southeast Asian Games or perhaps anywhere else, coaches are not awarded any medal — of any color.
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HANGZHOU, China – In the Asian Games, the Southeast Asian Games or perhaps anywhere else, coaches are not awarded any medal — of any color.
A little-known 6-1 Iranian guard came out of nowhere to nearly beat Gilas singlehandedly in the quarterfinals of men’s basketball at the Hangzhou Asian Games the other day. Mohammad Sina Vahedi, 22, was never considered a star on the Iranian national squad and in the domestic league, earned a dubious reputation as a nomad switching from team to team over the last five years.