"I love it," Cone said, when asked what he felt upon learning Gilas will play Turkey and Poland. "Poland's No. 15 in the world so they're gonna give us a good feel, and Turkey's No. 24 but they're ...

Shortly upon arriving in Europe, Gilas embarked on a two-game pre-OQT against world-class basketball squads, falling short against Turkey, 74-83, followed by a narrow 80-82 decision to Poland.