Walkup: “In the locker room we said we wouldn’t point the finger at each other”

Her unity National team in the difficult times and the belief in the reversal despite the difficult position the National team was in were the elements that at halftime of the match against New Zealand changed the chip and brought the great comeback from -15 and the qualification to the “16” of World Cup.

“New Zealand had found a rhythm. They are a very physical team. When he takes the shots, he finds a rhythm and at the same time manages to organize himself defensively. He was not an easy opponent. When we started to play better defense and find some “stops”, we also got a rhythm. We ran better“, emphasized the 31-year-old guard and added:

“At halftime we said a lot of things. But one of the main things was that we don’t have time to point fingers at each other. We had to go out on the floor and do our job. That’s what we did in the second half. From the first moment in the replay we made a huge effort and as I said earlier… we set the tone. Our defense was excellent in the second half. We came back from the first half and played better defense. This gave us a rhythm in the attack as well».

As for his outburst after a goal foul in the third quarter? “I’m confident, but I celebrated for the team. It was a good moment, we got the momentum and then dominated“, while about the… cobra he made in the baskets of Giannoulis Larentzakis he said with a smile: “It’s the cobra, you never know when it will strike».

Finally, regarding the match against Lithuania on Friday, which is the final and whether there is a player who stands out, he underlined:They have a lot of good players. We will do the analysis of Lithuania on Thursday. I don’t want to single out a player, that’s the coach’s job. I will await his instructions».