THE National team despite her stirring effort for 27 minutes, she was unable to beat her Lithuania and the 92-67 loss leaves them mathematically out of contention World Cup.
After the end of the match, Dimitris Itoudis he spoke to the Greek envoys and left everything open about his future saying:I am here to help the National team and the players. It is too early to talk about whether I will be on the team’s bench in the Pre-Olympic tournament».
Also, in the statements after the exclusion of the National Team, the 52-year-old said: “Congratulations to Lithuania, I wish her luck in the future. We didn’t start the match well, but we had a better picture afterwards. We scored 43 points in the first half. I want to single out one moment, at 61-55 for them. We made a bad shot, missed the three-pointer from Motiegiounas. This phase hurt us. Lithuania scored three points in the second half and killed us psychologically. They made shots at the end of the attacks and got a psychological boost to win the match.
Overall, we didn’t qualify for the quarter-finals, but we still have one match left. We will try to play with pride on Sunday. We thank the people who traveled and that’s why we gave them a round of applause at the end. You don’t compete to be eliminated, the team showed character in the tournament. We were down 7-0, but we didn’t rush, we didn’t take a timeout. These players showed character. You have to have continuity, not for a quarter or three.
Whoever wears the national team jersey, wants the best. We are blessed by those who come. We must continue. We have will, we are a proud people, we love basketball and sports. Let me look at Sunday’s match and then I will answer you about the future of the national team. I have said that this team has shown character, overcome obstacles, stuck together and fought together.
We wanted to qualify for the quarter-finals. From such defeats, you can become stronger, smarter, tougher. That’s why I stand next. We have to be dedicated to help our country, to be good teammates. We had that this year. Everyone wants to win, but not everyone loves what they do. I am proud of my players. This team has a future. We want to be healthy and look forward to the next challenges».
Source: Sport Fm
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