Batis: “Let’s control Lithuania’s transition and rebounds”

One of the partners of Dimitris Itoudis on the bench of the Men’s National Team, Marios Batisanalyzes the game of Lithuania, current opponent of the Greek team in its premiere for the second phase of World Cup (15:40). He focused on Lithuania’s transition, tempo control and key players in the opponents’ game.

“Lithuania is a team that came first and undefeated from the fourth group. Its characteristic is its size, with quite tall bodies and reference point Valanciunas and Motiegiounas in the basket. They have athletic and fast 4s, while the main exponent in the pick and roll is Yokoubaitis. They are a team that is quite good in transition and we should check their offensive transition, the formation of Yokubaitis in the pick and roll and of course the inside game especially of Valanciunas. We’ll also have to find a way to control rebounds and not give them extra possessions because they have a lot of size on their roster.

In our attack we will have to be mobile and quick so as not to allow them to close down our spaces and passing angles due to their size. We should also take advantage of the slow legs of Valanciunas and Motiejunas where we can. It is certainly a game in which the will, self-sacrifice and self-sacrifice we showed in the second half of the game against New Zealand is a guide for us. We need to make another performance like that to be close to the game and have enough hope to win it».