Kalyvas: “I am wondering who will face John – he does not have the referees the respect that is appropriate to him”

The coach Asterios hut ‘Hosted’ at Eok webradio and analyzed tomorrow’s (09/09) National Men’s opponent in this year’s Eurobasket ‘8’ Lithuania.

The Greek technician, a member of the PAOK staff, talked about his absence Rocha yokubaitisstood in the racing philosophy of Lithuanianwhile commenting on one extra day of rest for Lietua.

Finally, he expressed his question as to whether there is a group that may face the Giannis Antetokounbos and referred to the three -pointing.

In detail what he said:

For the absence of Roca Yokubaiti from Lithuania: “I would say that Yokubaiti’s absence essentially ‘cuts them to two’. Her main pilot and the man who made the decisions at the critical points would be him. Veltska made his best and most productive appearances in the last two games. Opposite Latvia was the most pivotal of the team. He scored three three -pointers in the first quarter and several points in the 1st half, with which he gave the lead in Lithuania. He got the challenge he was given, came forward and evolved into Lithuania’s “X-Factor”.

For Lithuania’s racing style without Yokubaitis: “Lithuania with Yokubaite’s injury automatically changes all its style. He leaves the pick-and-roll. It is anyway 1st in the two -pointers in this tournament and is also last in three -pointers. This in itself says a lot. Its players have too many fouls. He goes to the ball near the basket, it’s full of half -players. It is a set that will try to send the ball close to the basket and there they have an avant -garde. I think the match will be judged there. We rely very much on defense, we have protected our basket very well. The defense will be the “key”, as it appeared yesterday (07/09) with Israel. From there we have to start. “

For the part of the three -point: “Many of their players have a Euroleague experience. It is generally a roster that has experience, it’s not like Israel or other groups with which we played. They have players from Zalgiris, from Rita, from the NBA. One can hear Norman’s name and wonder who he is, but in Lithuania he does not … lose three points. In the tournament the Lithuanians may not be shooting too many shots, but you can’t ignore them because if you let them free they can perform and run. It’s not that they are not … triads, they didn’t have to be done. But if needed, they will be done. “

To deal with Yannis Antetokounbos by the Lithuanians: “I have a wonder to see who and how to deal with John Antetokounbos. What they tried to do in the last match with Latvia is with the half -players they have, such as Radzevicius or Gentraite, to mark the main opponent’s operator and when a screen was made in the ball they changed. Of course, what John does is inconvenient. Especially in this year’s tournament I would say that no one can mark him, not even two players together. It is interesting to see what their regular choice will be to John, whether they will go like the Spaniards with 2-3 players on him or if they will try to annoy him with a hard foul.

Because they use a lot of players, I think they will choose the first. They will first try with a conventional defense, perhaps with some simple help, to try to stop him. I think they will deal with him very hard, because they have players who can do this, because, bad lies, basketballs are not treated. I would also like to mention that our National is running from the least shots in the tournament. John does not have the referees of the respect for him and the national team. So, because the opponent has made 44 shots in the previous match, he wins the most fouls and goes very close to the basket, the foul criteria sector is very important. There is no game that John ends with only four executed shots. “

Whether Lithuanians have a one -day rest, since we are talking about a match that will go into many physical contacts: “It is very important that they have an extra day of rest. Yesterday, Mitoglou did not play so much, with Spain a rotation in the 1st half which was not largely done in the 2nd. Certainly the breath is a very important part, as are fouls. In addition to Valanciounas, Lithuania has another “5ar” (ed. Blazevic) that can cause problems. We don’t know if this match-up can be covered by another player. It is not so simple for Kostas Antetokounbos to mark Blazevic. You will definitely need John, but how much to give him a knockout match? I believe that if he favors the coach the game may choose to do some kind of rotation. Lithuania is a team that relies very much on energy and uses the entire roster. It will be very important not to have problems with fouls in the game. Fatigue in two days is not an excuse, it’s a reality. “