It seemed like even a Justin Brownlee explosion from the extended arc was not enough to convince Barangay Ginebra head coach Tim Cone to change his stand on the four-point shot.

The multi-titled mentor remained firm that he’s not a fan of the four-point shot even if it has become a potent weapon for the Kings with Brownlee drilling a season-best five quadruples in Ginebra’s 122-105 Game 1 victory against San Miguel in the semis.

“Just because it favors our team having Justin around and making those fours doesn’t mean I’m a fan of the four-point line,” Cone said.

Admittedly a basketball purist himself, Cone said the game has evolved in such a way that it’s giving more value on shooting the ball – something that he disagrees with as he believes there’s more to a basketball game than just taking a shot from deep.

“I just believe that the game has evolved into shooting, taking quick shots, taking four points. And people come in, if you watch practice, all they do is shoot threes and shoot fours. And I think that the game is a lot more than that,” Cone explained

“I think we were evolving into that idea that we are going to be a three or four-point game. And there’s so much more to the game. There’s cutting, screening, the defensive side, the ability to pass. Those things are really a big part of the game as well.”

“But with the four-point shot, just my personal opinion, we are putting the pressure on the young kids to come out and just shoot and learn to shoot and that’s good enough. And I think the game is more than that. That’s why I don’t agree with it,” he added.

But that is not to say that Cone is not using it as a weapon for his team especially having players with the range from 27-feet in the likes of Brownlee and even rookie RJ Abarrientos.

Cone, for one, admitted that it was part of their regular practice to shoot fours – something that the players actually enjoy.

“We do practice it. When he’s practicing two, he’s like ehh, practices three, he gets a little excited but when practicing the four, grabe this guy he was like bang, bang,bang,” Cone said of Brownlee. 

“He loves that four point shot. If it's out there we’re gonna use it as a weapon but it doesn't necessarily mean I agree with it,” added the veteran coach.

As for Brownlee’s explosion from the four-point territory, the resident Kings import said it all comes from being comfortable taking such shots in the flow of the game.

“It is something that the teams have taken advantage of.  Myself and Ginebra, we practiced those shots, just to continue practicing it and be better and be comfortable taking it in the game,” said Brownlee who finished with 33 points.