Dedas: “People were wary of Walkup, now everyone loves him”

THE George Dedasmember of its technical team Rita Vilniuscommented on the match between the national team and Lithuania which marked the exclusion of Greece from the World basketball.

Among other things, he focused on the success of the Lithuanian coach and his performances Thomas Walkupwhich many questioned as he said.

“I don’t remember being in a game where a team made 12/16 3-pointers in a half. It doesn’t mean that Lithuania doesn’t have good shooters. He has shooters, and most, if not all, shots were from open situations. However, 12/16 is an incredible number, it psychologically kills the opponent.

The defense on Walkup changed after halftime. It was also a good decision for Lithuania as they went under the screens. He shot a lot of 3-pointers and they got rid of their original plan.”he initially said.

And he went on to answer for Thomas Walkup, he emphasized: “When everyone sees how Walkup is playing now, everyone loves him. There isn’t much to say. When his possible naturalization was announced, it was surprising at first because he had only played briefly in Greece. Honestly, I don’t know how naturalization works, if the player has to play for a certain period in the country or not.

People in Greece were wary of the move and said it was only done to earn Olympiacos domestic player status. We have to agree, however, that Walkap was the best player on the Greek roster at the World Cup.”

Editor: Konstantina Tolia