OR Greece prevailed Latvia At OAKA, with the Vasilis Spanoulis Standing at the press conference after a match in the work of the national team, those who have not competed today, the changes in basketball and the National Youth.
In detail:
“We had a good picture, good spacing, it was an important test for us during this preparation. We had a picture I liked, maybe we made some more mistakes in defense, but it was the first time we had more rebounds. We had good rates and good associates/errors. No one knows how well the kids work behind the lights. They want the best for their homeland, like all of us.
It would be very right to make 14 players in the big tournaments. Coach Itoudis had also said it before. It is something that must be established.
Toliopoulos did two good workouts, he is healthy. For Kostas Antetokounbos we didn’t want to play in three consecutive games, so we chose to rest him today to play in the next two.
The percentages on three -pointers were alarming for you, not for me. I was more interested in having a free shot. Certainly children get psychology with the good spacing with John. There are matches that we will not be apt, as with Montenegro, and then we have to find other ways to win. There are also matches we will put on and then it will be difficult to win us. We saw quite good things, we will show them to the players, as well as what we didn’t do so well.
The shapes without a classic playmaker are not experiments. As modern basketball goes all the guards can download the ball. There is no longer the 1st, 2, 3, 4 and 5. Even Yiannis Antetokounbos. Basketball has changed, it has become modern, everyone has to dribble, shoot, threaten. Most important is someone not to hesitate.
For me, the National Young Young Children in the Men’s National was the biggest achievement. At a young age we should not hunt to get the title, but to have children. We have to let the kids play, make mistakes, play one with one. Basketball often overtakes us, changes, goes to many possessions, so you have to tolerate mistakes. Basketball goes to talent, a little more dribble. If we combine this thing with the mind we will be better.
Latvia is a great team, difficult to deal with. Everyone is shooting, they open the stadium, they are very good at the transition and will be a very difficult opponent in the Eurobasket. But Greece will also be a very good and dangerous opponent. “
Source: Sport Fm
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