Dimitris Itoudis emphasized that the match against Serbia in the premiere of “Acropolis” was a good preparation test for the National Basketball Team, he believes that they had bad percentages in shots and a problem with the racket against the tall opponents, he stood by the many assists and the pressure of the opponents in the regionals, while waiting for the latest news about the injured.
Analytically: “It was a very good match for preparation. Serbia was better, we had pressure on our creators. We had bad reactions. We have to fight every game and we did. We tied it at 59-59, but we had bad percentages and problems with the racket. Milutinov was dominant. Papagiannis came back and played, surprisingly because he took a very strong hit. He asked for a change because he was in pain again and couldn’t continue.”
On the offense, he said: “At 23% on three-pointers and 37% on three-pointers, 18 assists is saying something. Imagine if the shots went in too. While against Slovenia we went much better offensively, tonight we had problems. However, we created free shots. Especially, in the third quarter, but they didn’t make the basket.
The point, though, is that we were pressured and had no good options. We were late to ‘hit’ on Serbia’s weak points. We have to correct the ‘reading’ of the opponent and the rebounds.”
Finally, regarding the situation of the absentees, he said: “Papanikolau has a spasm and was out of training. Kostas and Yiannis continue their recovery and we still don’t know what will happen. They are not yet able to train.”
Source: Sport Fm
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