Tim Cone calls retiring Marc Pingris ‘standard’ for future players May 26, 2021 1:56 PM PHT Marc Pingris has set the bar high for future players. Barangay Ginebra head coach Tim Cone only had praises for Pingris as his former prized forward retired from the PBA following a 16-year career highlighted by a Grand Slam they won together. "End of an era. Certainly one of a kind. I loved, in every way, coaching Ping," Cone wrote on Twitter. "Tough as nails on the court, gentle in spirit off it." Pingris played under Cone from 2011 to 2015 and they captured five PBA championships, including four straight from 2013 to 2014 highlighted by a rare Grand Slam.