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Jonava’s CBet basketball players, who are preparing for major clashes with Telšiai, are forced to take a break.
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Due to the confirmed case of COVID-19, both matches between CBet and Telšiai, which were due to take place this week, have been postponed. In the NKL – VIKINGLOTT league, Jonava basketball players have already lost seven straight games to Telšiai, but they will have to wait for the chance to finish this series.
CBet rookie Andražas Kavašas will also have to wait for his league debut.
“We will finally have a center,” Virginijus Šeškus sighed, when the Slovenian arrived in Jonava this week. Kavash, 28 years old and 208 cm tall, joined the team for a trial period.
When Giedrius Staniulis, who had started the season strong, left CBet, more puzzles were opened for V. Šeškas.
“Values without a great person: it was tough in training, it felt in the game too, because some guys had to play out of their positions,” said Šeškus.
A few seasons ago, while playing for Liepaja, Kavash scored 16 points in the Latvian-Estonian league and surpassed the US Student Basketball School (NCAA). He played for the Brno club last season, scoring 3.8 points each in the Czech league.
“He’s not a classic midfielder, at 208cm tall, he can hit from afar. We’ll see how he will do it,” Šeškus said, emphasizing that finding the right player at this stage of the season is not easy.
“There is not much to choose from, not much offer. Please understand that attracting a good player to the Lithuanian second league is not easy, even with more money. The LKL players themselves look quite casual, so it takes a lot of work Everyone understands that finding a player who can knock down mountains is difficult for NKL teams, “added the strategist.
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Ferrets also added that changing teams early in the season is not the best option, but in this case, that decision was inevitable.
“Of course, it’s not good when the whole team changes during the season,” Šeškus continued. – It is very difficult for the team to close that common fist. But obviously we suffered without a center: we had to sacrifice a lot, change the defense systems, use a lot of help. Be that as it may, the NKL has good coaches who analyze, prepare the teams for the games and learn to take advantage of the rivals’ gaps. “
Despite the difficulties, CBet achieved six consecutive victories and settled for second place in the NKL standings (6-1). However, according to Šeškaus, the team was still climbing.
“It just came to our notice then. We met in early October and started playing right away. I said our game needs to improve in the first weeks of November, which is what happened.
We are making progress, although Staniulis’s departure has affected us a lot. It was the main one, even our only center, so when we left we had to rethink everything, adapt. Changing the style of play at the beginning of the season is not easy, “said Šeškus.
CBet has averaged 100 points in the last four games, but the impressive number of attacks shown recently does not underestimate the ferrets.
“It just came to our attention then. Still, there are a lot of players with LKL experience in the team, and maybe we don’t play with the stronger teams. The games with stronger opponents will show it all,” he said.
Hurones would not be denied the opportunity to acquire another player. Aurimas Urbonas, who went from Šiauliai to CBet, showed averages close to triple-doubles (8.5 points, 8.0 rebounds, 9.0 rebounds) in two games played, but the coach would like to catch the players in the market. another basketball player, a real player.
“Urbonas cannot play every game as a player. He is not a complete player, he can also be useful in offensive defense and easy edge positions. It can be good to pass the ball and play two against two, but we still would not have a real player out. of the country that can help align the team in the field. We are waiting for it, “said the specialist.
The Ferrets are convinced that competition in the league will only intensify as the season accelerates. According to the CBet coach, such a strong six-team team has almost never competed in the NKL league:.
“We can turn down the last teams and we have to play with everyone else. For example, Perlas de Vilkaviškis have only won a few games, but they are a really good team.
Now he plays on trips, but when he starts playing at home, he will start looking for wins. And those youth teams, “Perlas Energija”, “Žalgiris-2”, “Neptūnas-Akvaservis”, which are well trained, will definitely advance. Youth teams always start to play well after the New Year. We already played Klaipėda, who didn’t have several leaders, and there was definitely something to do, ”Šeškus commented.
“I think the league is really strong this year,” concluded Šeškus. – I keep hearing rumors that other teams are looking for reinforcements. This is good. The faster teams move towards LKL, the better for basketball. ”
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