Study Shows Warm Reception for Tim Cone’s Return as Gilas Pilipinas Coach
A recently concluded study conducted by Capstone-Intel Corporation reveals the overall sentiment of publicly available online users regarding the reinstatement of coach Tim Cone as the head coach of the Gilas Pilipinas men’s basketball team. Generally, the reception is positive, according to the reactions online. The study was conducted over the course of three months, from the month of July 2023 up until October of 2023. This was done through a thorough scanning of different publicly available social media accounts. Capstone-Intel social listening tools were able to gather 1,612 mentions from posts spanning different parts of the internet. This includes major social media sites like X, Tiktok, and Instagram. On Facebook, there were 502 posts that mentioned Tim Cone, with a total of 1,282,387 reactions once all the posts are consolidated. The data shows an overall positive reception from online users regarding Tim Cone’s new position. One illustrative example in this case pertains to the compelling stories that generated significant engagement, particularly involving the coach. A notable instance is a post by Basketball Ground on Facebook, which achieved an impressive engagement score of 23,242.9. Specifically, the post garnered 87,971 (52.1 percent) Like reactions, 80,328 (47.6 percent) Love reactions, 145 (0.1 percent) Haha reactions, 353 (0.2 percent) Wow reactions, and 2 Sad and Angry reactions each. According to Capstone-Intel, the significant level of both Like and Love reactions suggests a positive response among online users who have viewed this specific post or news article. “This positive sentiment stemming from the high love and like reactions can be attributed to the team’s inspiring comeback from previous setbacks, demonstrating their unwavering determination and resilience. The significance of camaraderie and teamwork in major sporting events such as basketball is evident in their success. It is not only evident within the team itself but also extends to the players, coaches, and their devoted fans. The warm reception received by Coach Cone upon joining the Gilas team further underscores the importance of unity in driving teams towards victory,” according to Capstone-Intel. “Also, we acknowledge the significant contribution of fan support in enhancing the performance of teams during matches. The overall morale and motivation provided by the fans can often be the determining factors in securing a championship victory,” it added. The second-highest interaction score was achieved by another article on One Sports’ Facebook page, which draws a comparison between Tim Cone’s return and the concept of a TOTGA, or “The One That Got Away.” This article received significant engagement, with a total score of 18,886. Like reactions accounted for 50,861 (37.1%) of the total engagement, followed by Love reactions at 85,958 (62.7%). Additionally, it received 51 Haha reactions, 263 Wow reactions, 1 Sad reaction, and 3 Angry reactions. Tim Cone’s leadership lead the Gilas Pilipinas to win the gold at the 2023 Asian Games. This already follows their previous Gold win at the 2022 Asian Games that were held in Huangzhou, China. **** To know more about the data, please click here. Capstone-Intel Corporation is a high-impact research company that uses innovative research technologies, tools, and methods to convert data and information into breakthrough insights and actionable intelligence outputs. It is committed to helping its clients solve problems, find solutions, grow markets and constituencies, build reputations, navigate risks, manage crises, and be the country’s leading private research and intelligence agency.
Basketball Fans Warmly Welcome Tim Cone on Social Media
After the recent controversy surrounding the Philippine men’s basketball team’s former coach, it was announced that they had named a new coach to lead the team throughout the 2023 Asian Games. Tim Cone, as the new head coach of the Gilas Pilipinas squad, is no stranger to competitive basketball, whether local or international. He already has multiple championship titles on his belt, which cements his credibility as a coach. He was also the coach of the same team at the 1998 Asian Games as well as the 2022 Asian Games. Capstone-Intel Corporation looks into the sentiment revolving around his involvement in the latest sporting event. Capstone-Intel is a high-impact research company that uses innovative research technologies, tools, and methods to convert data and information into breakthrough insights and actionable intelligence outputs. It is committed to helping its clients solve problems, find solutions, grow markets and constituencies, build reputations, navigate risks, manage crises, and be the country’s leading private research and intelligence agency. Methodology From July 7, 2023 up until October 7, 2023, Capstone-Intel utilized its social listening tools in order to scan publicly available social media accounts for their posts that mention “Tim Cone”. It should be noted that there were no specific demographics or personal data that were tracked. Online presence The tool itself was able to scan 1612 mentions from various websites. 198 of those mentions come from X (formerly Twitter), 22 mentions on Tiktok, 518 from various news sites, 64 mentions from blogs, and 7 separate forums have also mentioned Tim Cone. 154 of these mentions come from other miscellaneous news sites, and the last 235 mentions come from other videos found on the internet. On Facebook, there were a total of 502 posts that mentioned Tim Cone, and in total, all the consolidated posts on Facebook were able to garner an engagement score of 165,852.8. This was derived from the total share count of 30,927 and the total reaction count of 1,282,387. Top Stories The top story that involves Tim Cone is one that was posted by Basketball Ground on Facebook, which garnered an engagement score of 23,242.9. In specifics, the post was able to gather 87,971 (52.1 percent) Like reactions, 80,328 (47.6 percent) Love reactions, 145 (0.1 percent) Haha reactions, 353 (0.2 percent) Wow reactions, and a count of 2 for both Sad and Angry reactions. The story with the second highest engagement score is from the Facebook page of One Sports, wherein they liken the return of Tim Cone with the idea of a TOTGA, commonly define as “The One That Got Away”. This was able to garner an engagement score of 18,886. Similar to the top story, it was able to gather 50,861 (37.1) Like reactions, 85,958 (62.7 percent) Love reactions, 51 Haha reactions, 263 Wow reactions, 1 Sad reaction, and 3 Angry reactions. Finally, the third most engaging post is from user Ramon S. Ang, with an engagement score of 12,268.5. In this post, the user is congratulating the Men’s basketball team for their accomplishments during the Asian Games. This post was able to gather 63,768 (62.8 percent) Like reactions, 37,313 (36.8 percent) Love reactions, 396 (0.4 percent) Wow reactions, 0 Sad reactions, and 2 Angry reactions. The top stories that mention Tim Cone all follow a pattern of extremely high Like and Love reactions, which indicate an overwhelmingly positive reception of his new position. The top stories that mention Tim Cone all follow a pattern of extremely high Like and Love reactions, which indicate an overwhelmingly positive reception of his new position.
