LA says Kai's time is now

LA Tenorio is now in Regina, Canada, on the Gilas Legends Tour but continues to monitor how coach Tim Cone’s troops are doing in preparing for the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Latvia.

- JOAQUIN HENSON

“I’m impressed,” said Tenorio in an overseas call. “They’re shorthanded with limited preparation but they’re competing. We could’ve beaten Poland. I think we could use more legitimate shooters. We’ve got Justin (Brownlee), Dwight (Ramos), Calvin (Oftana) and Carl (Tamayo) who can shoot the three but we need more shooters in the mold of Marcio (Lassiter) and Jeff (Chan).” Cone attempted to enlist hitmen Jordan Heading and RR Pogoy for the OQT but couldn’t bring them in. Heading confirmed he had a chat with Cone to come over from Australia but had a fami