PBA commissioner Chito Salud met with Alaska Aces head coach Tim Cone
yesterday regarding statements attributed to the latter criticizing
the three-conference format, import handicapping and one-sided trades,
among others.
No sanctions were meted out, but Salud cautioned Cone from coming out
with similar statements in the future.
“While we acknowledge that the statements were well-intentioned and
that there was no malice on the part of coach Tim, we reminded him to
be more cautious in making statements to the media that tend to be
harmful to the league,” said Salud.
The new commissioner added that he welcomed spirited debates on any
league matter, but he likewise pointed out that the season format,
which will revert back to the three-conference schedule, and the
import handicapping scheme were already approved by the Board.
“It would have been proper had he raised his points before the
measures were approved by the Board,” Salud said.
The meeting, which lasted an hour and a half, allowed Salud and Cone
to discuss several league matters, among them free agency and the
salary cap. The former thanked the champion Alaska mentor for his
valuable inputs, which will be taken and considered as the
Commissioner’s Office takes a closer look at the current policies and
programs in place.(pr)
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