The last successes of the national team Serbia are not enough for Svetislav Pesicwho believes that the country’s basketball is not taking the right steps. The “Plavi” were world runners-up in 2023 and Olympic bronze medalists in Paris, but the coach of the national team talks about the need for sections, in which they should take the lead Partisan and Red Star.
“To achieve great things it is important to have a strategy. It is not a success if the national team is doing well. Serbian basketball has big problems because our goals are high. Everyone’s responsibility is great, it’s time to think differently. I feel defeated at the end of this process because I haven’t been able to convince people all these years. Everyone nods and nothing happens. Our system is anachronistic and needs to change. Whether these changes will be made depends mainly on Red Star and Partizan, our two biggest teams“, said the 75-year-old technician.
As for his own future on the national team bench? “I don’t know either. I have no reason to pretend to be important. First I have to ask myself and then I will answer. Sometimes I wonder what it will do to take on one more mission and then some success comes along and I see it. People always talk about a coach and whether he motivates his players, but no one asks if he is motivated. Personally, I can come home happy even after a good workout. However, the whole Olympic tournament gave me great joy“, emphasized Pesic, who does not have a valid contract with the federation.
Source: Sport Fm
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