THE Rokas Yokubaitis spoke to the Lithuanian LRT station about today’s crucial match with the Hellas for World Cup and he could not but be asked about his duel with him Thomas Walkup.
In fact, at the end of the short interview he was asked provocatively how many percent Greek is the ace of Olympiakos and replied with a smile “Zero percent».
Earlier, the Barcelona guard had said of his former Zalgiris team-mate: “It’s always interesting to duel with Walkup. We each know each other’s virtues and it’s beautiful when I meet him on the floor or off it. I believe it will be a tough battle, not only between us, but also between the two teams. We hope for some good basketball to be played».
As for Greece? “I was surprised by the way he turned it around against New Zealand and we shouldn’t sit back and make the same mistake. We should not be trapped by their defense, but play more freely. In the second half New Zealand had no options. We are not allowed to do the same”, he said and added: “We know that the Greeks know about such games. They are a defensive team that has experience in such a tough game. We should not go to their own slow tempo, but go to the pace we have from the beginning of the tournament and avoid mistakes. Itoudis is a good coach and will have a plan to stop our big bodies. It will be interesting to see what they have in store. We did some training yesterday, we went to the center for a walk. A little rest is no good, but now we are fresh and ready for battle».
Source: Sport Fm
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