MANILA, Philippines – Renatas Kurilionokas, coach of Kazakhstan’s men’s national basketball team, wishes he could lend some of his experience to his young Snow Leopards — the squad’s moniker. The 29-year-Kurilionokas, a Lithuanian national, played for SK Fermista and Trakai in the European leagues where huge crowds were routine. The coach partially blamed scheduling and flight problems that affected the team prior to their Asian Games match with the Philippines. The question is: Will it be any different this time around in this crucial Asian Games Qualifier, with the Kazakhs at 3-5 and in fifth spot of Group F? “Let’s see who is the better shooting team,” closed Kurilionokas during his team’s post-practice interview.

Source: Philippine Star November 30, 2018 06:11 UTC