Kaunas “Žalgiris” suffered a painful defeat in the capital, losing the Lithuanian Basketball League (Betsafe-LKL) match against Vilnius “Wolves Twinsbet” 93:97.
The most painful this time was not the final result, but even the 0:27 lost section in the second half, after which we managed to recover, but the victory was not achieved.
After the match, the head coach of “Žalgiris”. Andrea Trinchieri admitting that the team lacked morale, but when the “vacation” was mentioned, the specialist broke down.
“Greetings to the wolves.” We played tragically in the second and third quarters. What we did well in the first and last quarters was not enough to win. A typical game where my players weren’t focused enough to win against a team that had a good night attacking the basket. We couldn’t find a solution to their three-pointers and it cost us a lot at the end. Their victory was deserved and that’s it,” said the strategist after the match.
– Can you comment more on what happened in the bad quarters?
“I just said everything.” We lacked attention, we were slow, we were late everywhere, we lacked energy. We weren’t active, and when you play against a player like Sulaimons, who can score points, or Žagar, who played well, you’re 20 points behind. We lost the half at 13:35. We trailed by 22 points at halftime. Everyone had to be sent to the locker room, but then there would be no one to play with.
– The second half shows that the players are on a psychological holiday?
“Are you serious?” Really? Vacation? We have one more game in 72 hours, what are you talking about? Do you know our results? We’ve won three games in a row, played one poor half and we’re already on holiday? are you serious If so, your question is unacceptable. We had a tragic half-time and we will look at it and do everything we can to fix those problems, but don’t ever disrespect my players again because I’m not disrespecting your job. Playing badly is one thing, talking about a vacation when you’re getting paid for your work is a stretch. clear?
– I didn’t mean to offend your players…
“But you did.” If I said you were on vacation, what would you think? You’re here with your laptop, but you’re on vacation. Isn’t that an insult? Will you accept this? Trust me, I’m not that upset about the match. Everything happens in life, we played a crappy second half and we are responsible for that. But are my players on vacation? Never. This should be clear in all languages.
– Have you missed a 0:27 sprint in your career?
– I don’t remember now.
– You mentioned opponents’ three-pointers, what was the main problem in perimeter defense?
– Stig concentrations and energies. We had a bad day defensively. We normally hold opponents to 80 points and today we gave up 97. Bad day for our defense. I ran out of energy.
– Is this a good wake-up call for the team before the playoffs?
– I wouldn’t call it that, but it’s a good lesson. Very good. If we are smart, we will take something from it.
– Edmond Sumner made five mistakes, still feeling the lack of experience in Europe?
– His performance was very bad. Three turnovers in the second half killed us.
– Looking for the positives, Demetre Rivers…
– There is no positive side. We are a team, we lost, no positive side. We lost because of our bad mentality, we were not focused, nothing good.
– How does D. Rivers manage to adapt?
– The team helps him a lot, he is a shooter and the ball goes to him.
“Long break”: Pasval’s future, Antetokounmpo’s approach to basketball, the “culprits” of “Lietkabel”, a question mark about “Šiauliai” Lithuanians, the praiseworthy work of “Nevėžys”, Kosticius, who earned a contract, and a reflection of the work of CBet’s management
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