THE Olympiacos pulled off the upset against Zalgiris and left with the double from Kaunas, with Andrea Trinkeri to be placed in the press conference after the match for the shots performed by his team and the tough defense of Piraeus.
What he said in detail:
“It is impossible to play against a defense like that if you don’t go to the line for shots. It is impossible. For the level of contact, for how physical they are. What can we say? That we have to shoot 80% on two-pointers? It is very clear to me. Then you lose your confidence. We tried to attack. The numbers say it all. If you start shooting three pointers the defense comes out so you beat them and you don’t have to go to the shooting lane.
Once we try to draw a line between the dots. If you don’t shoot free throws, how can you play? You have to abuse the three-pointer. How can I do it? The most effective shots in basketball are free throws and three-pointers. I can’t ask for more from my players. Look at the numbers.
Olympiacos is a more experienced team. My players played hard. But in the end, their experience and physicality counted in the end. Everything starts with your emotional part. If we have good vibes, we know what we’re doing on the floor and we get rewarded for playing hard… maybe with two free throws. Olympiakos it has this defense that takes all the fun out of playing. Hitting, holding, stealing. We were good in the first 20 minutes and then it cost us a lot. Trust me, it’s very difficult when you don’t shoot free throws. It’s impossible.”
Source: Sport Fm
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