Basketball – Basketball player “very bilious” on the group finals

Frankfurt am Main (SID) – The German basketball players have a great desire to win the group in the World Cup qualification despite the sporting irrelevance. The team is “very bilious” for the “final” for first place in Finland, announced Leon Kratzer: “We want to go there, play a good game and represent Germany.” The winner of the duel on Monday (5.30 p.m. / MagentaSport) is ultimately the first to emerge from Group J.

However, the final placement has no effect on the group draw on April 29, so Gordon Herbert uses the international match period to develop talent. “It’s great that they were able to have this experience,” said the national coach after the 73:66 (40:31) win against Sweden, referring to his numerous youngsters: “It’s very different from the BBL. That’s good for them. “

He likes “the spirit of this group,” he said. He saw a lot of players who “love to work hard”. In particular, the defense was “good throughout the entire season, despite only three days of training. We had a few problems on offense,” emphasized Herbert. Jacob Patrick and Till Pape from the previous squad of 14 will not travel to Finland.

“It will be a new test, everyone can prove themselves again,” said David Krämer, looking ahead to Monday: “We’ll take every win.”