“No team has come to the European Championship, all have come to fight and prove themselves,” said the difficult game against Estonia Kārlis Muiznieks. “Of course, the Estonians showed a very good game this time, they were very well prepared both physically and tactically, which at the beginning of the game could not say about our team at the beginning of the game. Nervousness had already impressed, because both the players and the coaches certainly realized that if Estonia loses, our situation would become very sad.”
The former Latvian national team coach noted that the most important thing has been done – the victory is gained: “We can look forward with optimism, but at the same time there are many questions left, really a lot.”
RinaldsFormer basketball player, currently BC Ogre general manager, described the game as “a thriller with a happy ending.”
“It is popular in basketball to say that the winning victory is better than a loss. I agree with Karl – the loss today would have been very difficult. It is a pleasure that the Latvian team won this victory, and thank you to the fantastic support in the grandstands that drove the guys forward.”
Sirsniņš said that despite the game, the feeling remained that Latvia would still win: “We played until really free shots, we missed several free shots, unfortunately we missed. Hopefully we would have shot and then the projectiles will be full. It was a bit of doubt that he had a little doubt that all Latvian specialists were well aware.
The physical readiness of the Latvian national team, on the other hand, had questions: “Games against Turkey and now – it is not clear whether players are not ready after injury. Strong all, they can push and prevent us from taking our seats. ”
“But we still have a higher class and craftsmanship and we need to play more diverse. If the long-range shots do not fall, we have other weapons, we have strong players under the basket, we need to use them. Estonians played a lot of combinations where we slept them, especially in the first quarter. The block and then the next one slept there.
In response to the question asked by the “aftertaste” viewers whether the team coaches had no plan for the game, he said that in the first quarter it could really judge: “In the beginning, Estonia looked better in defense and attack until we did not really play. Simmered.
Against Estonia, Porzinģis played as a true leader, scoring 26 points, collecting them at very necessary moments with a break on the basket and free throws. Heart pointed out that he had a wild talent and that he had a huge force under the basket, but it seemed to the Latvian team to use it all: “Today he has already shown that he had been quite good, as he himself said in the aftermath of the interview.
But Perez had many mistakes in this game – he had six against Turkey, seven today. What explanation? Is it because the ball is played on Porzģi so much, is it any failure? The landlord pointed out that the differences between basketball in the NBA and Europe should be remembered.
“The NBA playground is a bit wider, more space, the defense ‘help’ here is closer,” said Muiznieks. “If you make 2-3 dribbles, the person is immediately present and puts pressure on him. He is all the time in such an aggressive contact. But I wouldn’t focus on the number of bugs. Turkey, the team used him more in misery. “
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