Jude P. Roque
It took Tim Cone to finally unlock the potential of the talent-laden team that is Barangay Ginebra. Last week, the Gin Kings snapped an eight-year title drought in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) with a thrilling 91-88 victory over the Meralco Bolts in Game Six of their best-of-seven finals series. American import Justin Browlee made good a buzzer-beating triple to bring the house down at the Smart Araneta Coliseum that saw over 22,000 fans, mostly Ginebra supporters, whoop it up in jubilation. It was indeed a long wait for the country’s most popular basketball squad. Its millions of die-hard followers waited for this moment that they last witnessed in 2008, under then coach Jong Uichico.