Team manager Alfrancis Chua and coach Tim Cone say the leadup to Asiad has been an emotional rollercoaster for Gilas members.
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00:00 Just this team, this 16, very special for us.
00:04 In our hearts, yesterday, we cried.
00:08 It was painful for me.
00:10 Me and the team are the ones talking to these kids
00:16 to join this team.
00:20 That's why I'm thankful to them.
00:22 So these guys, we've been killing them.
00:24 And Jeff, Calvin especially,
00:26 has just been amazing in terms of passion,
00:30 of wanting to play, and wanting to be there.
00:32 And then when we told him last night,
00:34 he just broke down and cried.
00:38 There's no chance that he's going to be on the team.
00:42 Then of course, 30 minutes later, we said,
00:44 "Well, we do have a small chance."
00:46 I said, "You can..."
00:48 Yeah, this is why it's been an emotional rollercoaster,
00:51 this whole thing for all of us, me especially.
00:54 It's been a real emotional roller coaster.