The Argentine coach was against the nationalizations: “I prefer to lose with our people”
Argentina’s basketball coach Pablo Prigionicriticized the “rule” that allows players to be nationalized and said that he does not believe that the American point guard who has just won the Eurobasket with Spain Lorenzo Brown “feels the Spanish jersey like (Sergio) Llull or Rudy (Fernndez).”
“I’m not against the teams that do it, but against the rule. I prefer to lose with our people than try to win with a person who is not Argentine. I don’t think Lorenzo Brown The Spanish jersey feels like Llull or Rudy,” said the former member of the Golden Generation in dialogue with the specialized website Bsquet Plus. The also technical assistant of the Minnesota Timberwolves of the NBA commented that, in his opinion, “it doesn’t make sense” and that if you don’t win with the nationals it’s about “working harder in the training”.
The former Argentine point guard, who won bronze at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and played for the New York Knicks, Houston Rockets and Los Angeles Clippers of the NBA, in addition to adding eight titles at Baskonia, of the Spanish ACB League, revealed that He was always against nationalizing players and assured that, while he is in charge of Argentina, “that is not going to happen.” “There isn’t even going to be a member of the ‘staff’ from another country. When I’m not there, let them make the decision they want. For me, the selection is the purest thing there is and we already have our club competitions to compete with people from all over the world,” Prigioni said.
The former coach of Baskonia and former assistant of the Brooklyn Nets He assumed the position of coach on September 1, which he alternated with his position in Minnesota, and in his first experience on the national bench, he led Argentina to win the Copa América on September 11 against Brazil (75-73).
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