Schiller – on the wonderful combination of Jankūnas and Lauvergne with Jokubaitis / News

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Kaunas “Žalgiris” surpassed Vilerbano ASVEL, who added six consecutive victories, and after the victory, coach Martin Schiller was happy with the defense of the students and did not spare warm words for the pair of Rokas Jokubaitis and Joffrey Lauvergne.

“Congratulations to the team for the victory. The main reason for the victory was defense, we were very active, we took 8 balls, Schiller said at the press conference. – Show how we push them. We do well in Fall on defense. Jojo and Martin Geben did a great job and prevented him from catching the ball. We also gave Howard a break, who’s been in really good shape lately.

– You mentioned defense, but the attack in the second half was great too. What do you think of the connection between Jojo and Jokubaitis?
– I agree with you. A combination of rock and yo-yo pikenrole allowed Lauvergne to accelerate. They did a great job and a good game in attack fired up Jojo and the defense. In the first half, Lauvergne didn’t play as much because I think Geben also played a great game.

– Recently, the Euroleague has been a complicated stage in every way. What pushed the whole team forward?
– We have already talked about two boys: Roka and Jojo. Marius Grigonis was a disappointment, however, was a disappointment. He made hard shots that he can hit and we need them. Thomas Walkup controlled things and at certain times Lukas Lekavičius joined. It was the work of all these guys.

– In Madrid, Joffrey was not a starter in the fifth. Have you talked to Lauvergne about this?
– I always talk to Jojo and other players, so yes, I did.

– It seemed that ASVEL stopped you in the first half picenrole, but this was no longer the case in the second part. Why?
– I would say that everything was determined by what I said before. The combination of rock and yo-yo discovered a path to the basket and released certain things.

Man of the match

– Do you have a strategy to save players and survive the next series of important matches?
– Yes. When it comes to saving players, it all started a few months ago because the schedule has always been tight. We schedule the minutes of the players, but that doesn’t always work because some games are too important.

All coaches are struggling and looking for ideas. Thomas Walkup has been resting for the past few days. Player savings are a big part of this league.

– Jankūnas enters his best form at the most important moment?
– He’s been playing really well lately. I don’t know where he started and I’m not saying he played badly before, but now he’s amazing. He shot KMT in a match with Neptune, where he pushed us forward, and also played solidly with Crvena Zvezda. I hope this series continues.

– What benefits does Jankūnas bring to the square?
– Get into the rhythm of the whole system. You have played on a system for the last five years, now the system is a little different and it takes time to adapt. Now Paul gets used to everything and feels more and more comfortable.

From a psychological point of view, Paul probably has more experience than all of us on the team. This accumulated experience also helps to endure psychological fatigue.

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