Bardzokas: “It was very important to start the season with victory – we must be more stable in our game”

What the Olympic coach said:



“It was very important for us to start the season with a victory. The away games here in Vitoria are always difficult. I think we need to be more stable in our game for 40 minutes. Otherwise, Basconia finds a way to hit the transition. In the second and third minutes we made many mistakes and gave them the opportunity to hit the open court. We also lost some defensive rebounds. But we were very firm in the offensive – we had a lot of, almost 20 – and finally found the way to win the game, which is very important to us.

When we made changes from the bench, our image was somewhat problematic. We rushed, we didn’t follow the plan and went on a very free game and that’s exactly what Basconia wants. We have to be more organized in attack, organize the way we play, finding “free” players. To be honest, Thomas Wokap’s contribution to our team is invaluable. It is very difficult for everyone else to run the team and mark the opponent’s best offensive player at this level. Of course we are waiting for Frank Dikina to help us in this direction. “.



For the way of playing Basconia: “We watched the pre-season games played by Basconia. Of course, we were waiting for Howard, Cabaro and Senteckeskis to play. I know, from the interview given by the Basconia coach, that he is very sure of the team. He said “that we will have many possessions, we will run very fast and run a lot of three -pointers.” And it’s always like that. If you do not adapt to this game, you may have problems. I also saw the final between Valencia and Real Madrid. The rhythm was really crazy and no other team in European basketball is as ready as all Spanish are. “.