[ad_1]
This will be the first game for a 48-year-old Serbian stuntman in the Kaunas Euroleague, but he will not experience all the emotions that Žalgiris Arena brings him.
Igor Kokoškov, who became the 2017 European champion with the Slovenian national team, left the Sacramento Kings club this summer and was named long-term successor to Željko Obradovičius, who has become a long-term symbol of success. of the Fenerbahče.
The start of the new coach of the Istanbul team in the Euroleague is not covered in roses. Fenerbahce, represented by Edgar Ulanov, have won only once in the last seven games and fell to 15th place in the tournament.
The Turkish giant, who lost Nando De Colo for six weeks, faced difficulties, the attack stalled and now the returning leader does not save them.
This season, Fenerbahce occupies the penultimate position of the Euroleague in terms of attack rate, with an average of 103.3 points per 100 attacks.
At that time, Žalgiris, led by Martin Schiller, won two victories against Panathinaikos of Athens and Baskonia of Vitoria and was one step away from the top eight.
I. Kokoškovas, who awaits the meeting in Lithuania, wore his hat against the Kaunas team and highlighted Žalgiris’ victory on Tuesday, when Duškas Ivanovičius’s students were cut by 18 green and white triples.
“TheY play very good. Play at home with more confidence, although there are no fans. “Žalgiris” beat Baskonia in impressive style on Tuesday. I think such a game is a great credit to coach Schiller. They play aggressively, there is no clear leader in the team. We have a team challenge ahead of us, “said I. Kokoshov.
Tarikas Biberovičius, the 19-year-old striker for the Istanbul team, spared no compliments to “Žalgiris”. Turk scores 2.7 points and 1.3 rebounds in almost 9 minutes.
“A difficult and important game awaits you against a great rival. They play great basketball. We will be focused and move with a lot of energy. We will try to maintain this energy during the 40 minutes,” said Tarikas Biberovičius.
The match between Žalgiris and Fenerbahce will start on Thursday at 8:00 p.m.
[ad_2]
