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Kaunas “Žalgiris” (12-9) prepared for Spain on Tuesday, where a double Euroleague week awaits them – on Wednesday the Lithuanian champions will face the basketball players of Valencia (11-10), on Friday – Vitorija “Baskonia” (9 -12) club.
“Žalgiris” went to Spain with 11 players – Marekas Blaževičius with COVID-19 and Patricio Garino and Steve Vasturia, who are being treated for injuries, do not go with the team.
The Valencian club, which won the first game in Kaunas 94:82, has the second best attack index in the Euroleague. Žalgiris’ helmsman Martin Schiller listed the biggest challenges ahead of the duel in Valencia on Wednesday.
Valencia is a very good attacking team. It is the team with the most accurate colonies, third in free throw accuracy. They also distribute most of the transfers, Schiller said. – Valencia gathers its attack numbers close to the basket – with advances and play to basket.
They are very big 3-5 positions and their basketball players are very experienced. It is a very adult team with a great ball division and a great challenge awaits us ”.
– In the first match in Kaunas, Bojanas Dubljevičius and Nikola Kaliničius added big problems while playing with the mustache. What will be the most important thing in defense, especially against the Prisoner centered in third position?
– The key will be to prevent the ball from being easily transported by the tendon so that they are as far away from the basket as possible. It is not very easy to do, but the idea is this.
– Valencia have only won once in the last 5 Euroleague games. Can it be said that they are not in their best shape and now is the right time to play against them?
– I wouldn’t agree with that. You need to look at the context in which this is the case. First of all, they didn’t have Dubljevičius, who gives the team a lot, and now he’s back and he’s changing the bigger picture. He can play in two positions, his front row is very strong and Dubljevičius is the main part.
– Do you have any information on Derrick Williams’ health and ability to play on Wednesday?
– We have heard that there is a possibility that he will not play, but we are preparing for him if the opposite happens.
– How is Marekas Blaževičius feeling?
– Your health is improving, your symptoms are improving. You have to be vigilant, wait for what the doctors will say, and when the time comes, you will be tested again and you can join the team.
– Will have an intensive schedule in the near future. Don’t plan on adding more youngsters to the team?
– You saw the last game with the Kėdainiai team – two youngsters from the substitute team got a lot of time. We cooperate with the youth team, we are a part and Arvydas (Gronskis) does a good job. For us the most important thing is that young people improve and we are always looking for opportunities to discover them time.
– When you play a game without fans, do you feel the difference between home and away games?
– Yes, the essential thing is to travel. Kaunas has a big advantage with the fans, now there isn’t, but we still have an advantage at home because we avoid traveling and we can sleep in our beds. Of course these are smaller differences than they used to be.
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