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STANLEY PRINGLE looks great for the title of Best Player of the Conference, an award that replaces the Most Valuable Player trophy due to the Covid-19 pandemic, but he praises his coach Tim Cone at Barangay Ginebra San Miguel.
Geneva beat TNT Katropa in five games to win the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Cup of the Philippines in the Clark bubble six days ago with Pringle thanking Cone, the most successful PBA coach with 23 titles, for acquire it in an exchange before the short season.
“Big man, he’s like a Hannibal Lecter when it comes to executing plays, just preparing for a battle is already at a certain level,” Pringle told BusinessMirror, noting that the magic of Cone’s game is unpredictable.
“Words can only describe what you know with your preparation and how much you have to be part of the team to fully understand and know everything that coach Tim does and establishes,” he said. “It is difficult to explain and incredible. He’s a great mind. “
The Gin Kings acquired Pringle in a trade with Northport in the year that involved Sol Mercado, Jervy Cruz and Kevin Ferrer before winning the Governor’s Cup last January.
Pringle was consistent inside the bubble, especially in the Finals, where he averaged 19.6 points, 4.6 rebounds and 4.8 assists in five games of the best-of-seven championship series.
“I appreciate being considered for the award or something like that, and that’s really a blessing to be a basketball player, especially during this time,” said Pringle, 33. “It is a great conference, a successful bubble and without Covid-19.”
The other BPC candidates include Bobby Ray Parks Jr. of TNT, Calvin Abueva and Matthew Wright of Phoenix Super LPG, CJ Perez of Terrafirma and Christian Standhardinger of NorthPort.
The 6-foot-1 Pringle, who averaged 18.7 points, 6.3 rebounds and 3.1 assists in 11 games in eliminations, is evaluating his body, particularly his sore knees after a tough battle in the best-of-five semifinals with Meralco. .
“It feels like I’ve gone to war, recovering right now. I was definitely defeated in the last game of the fifth game of the final and I have to treat my knee problems and rest for a couple of days, “he said.
