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The people of Žalgiris are one of the slowest playing teams in the Euroleague. Overbasket.com According to the data, M. Schiller’s students organize an average of 75.5 attacks per game.
Only Zenit Saint Petersburg (Russia) attack even more slowly (74.5). It’s hard to believe, but “Žalgiris” himself played a little faster when he coached Šarūnas Jasikevičius last season (78.6).
How do you explain that with the arrival of a stuntman from the impressive NBA G League team, the pace stayed essentially the same?
“I don’t know why the numbers are like this. But it seems to me that this statistic should not be exaggerated, the NBA teams do not pay much attention to it. I know that last season the pace of Žalgiris was the slowest in the Euroleague, but the attack was very effective. I wouldn’t pay much attention to that, “Schiller said.
At the moment, the attacks of the new Žalgiris are also effective. A team that enjoys a good shot from different distances scores an average of 79 points per game. Along with Maccabi Tel Aviv (Israel) and Piraeus Olympiakos (Greece), Kaunas share the fourth place on the list of the most productive teams. And most importantly, Schiller’s students (4/0) who do not lose in the tournament table are the absolute leaders.
Austras continues to try to shape a new line of team play and claims to have clear priorities in the exercise.
“In training we focus on defense against the two-on-two game of the opponents, as well as on the correct position in attack so that we can take better advantage of the spaces and corners of the field,” said the 38-year-old.
On Thursday, Žalgiris will try to continue the winning streak by hosting the Valencian basketball players at home (2/1).
M. Schiller is the safest Spanish force under the basket before the game.
Valencia defends itself well: it closes its penalty area, it seldom provides opportunities to travel to the penalty line. And in the attack itself, they accumulate many points under the basket. Midfielders like Boyan Dubljevic and Mike Tobey, on the other hand, greatly extend Valencia’s attack with their skills to the three-point line. It’s not easy to defend against them, “Schiller said.
For their part, the Lithuanians will try to take advantage of their audience, which Erginas Ataman, strategist for Anadolu Efes in Istanbul (Turkey), already complained about in the last lap, who has not yet had a risk of coronavirus.
When asked what he thought of his colleague’s comments, Schiller shrugged.
“Of course, our great fans give us a certain advantage. On the other hand, a pandemic creates different conditions in different countries. I think it would be cruel not to allow Lithuanian fans to watch basketball if there are opportunities. However, I don’t want to go too deep into this topic, because it is really slippery, ”said the Kaunas team helmsman.
The duel between “Žalgiris” and “Valencia” will begin on Thursday at 8:00 p.m.
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