A completely unprecedented situation was experienced by Sasha Vezenkov in his rookie year in the NBA with them Kingsin the speech she gave during her coaches conference Euroleague.
The Bulgarian forward spoke about the constant travel and minimal training time on the other side of the Atlantic, while his former player Olympiakou stated that there are now several disputes in the teams, revealing one he had with the fitness coach of the “Kings”.
What Sasha Vezenkov said in detail:
“Let’s say in the NBA with the travel, my first season was crazy.
You just go from one hotel to another and from there to the stadium and facilities. Then you play with another team and you have to read the scouting. Then you play and travel again. It is very difficult to remember them all. You have to be very resilient and tough first mentally and then physically.
Coaches should be honest with their players and, of course, players should always tell their coaches the truth. Because if I go to my coach and tell him some things and then he tells me something just to make me feel better, everything will change. Now there are more disputes in the teams and you have to be willing to learn from the coach and the coach from you. So everything matters.
Last season I had an argument with the fitness coach. I asked him why I had to play 15 minutes. He told me: “why am I saying this and why is the coach saying this”.
I love the game. That’s what we get paid for, we want to play more. Every player is looking for something. We athletes are difficult. Even if you play 40 minutes and lose, you will go to the coach and say “see, I’m tired, why did I play 40 minutes?”.
So you see it. We have problems all the time. We need to communicate. We are like little children. You have to trust your coach and he trusts you and that’s how you build a good team».
Source: Sport Fm
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