Slaughter's return could be boon or bane for Ginebra

MANILA, Philippines – The Barangay Kings take a 12-day rest before plunging back into action in the PBA Governors Cup on September 9 versus the Mahindra Enforcers, with 7-foot-1 behemoth Greg Slaughter likely to be back in harness.

Ginebra coach Tim Cone said Slaughter’s return could be bane or boon for the team on what’s they’re playing now.

“Obviously, we’re playing pretty good basketball. But I think there’s a choice here with Greg. He could either be a disruption because we’re playing good basketball or he could be a bona fide added weapon that could take us to the next level. That’s really up for us coaching staff, to make that happen,” said Cone.

“He’s going to start practice fully this week. We’re expecting him to play some minutes against Mahindra,” said Cone of Slaughter who’s been out since the end of the Commissioner’s Cup.

“He’ll be coming off the bench and play limited minutes as we’re going to bring him back slowly. We’re not going to give him 35-40 minutes,” Cone added.

Slaughter had undergone a surgery that made him unavailable for Gilas in the last FIBA Olympic qualifier in Manila.