Digger from Kaunas, who praised Schiller: “Žalgiris” is just as cool as before

“The Euroleague is a strong league, but just as it was impossible to analyze James’ game, it is still impossible. As you know, James is a very capable player individually who can do everything: push, throw bounce and attack after dribbling. It’s especially difficult to play one-on-one with him, ”Rokas Jokubaitis said after Tuesday’s game.

James and his main assistant Will Clyburn scored as many as 19 of 21 points in the decisive fourth quarter, which the entire visiting team scored in the fourth quarter. After a fantastic long pitch, James finished the game with 27 points (5/6 triples), 5 assists and 32 utility points, while W. Clyburn added 13 points and 15 utility points.

“Both during and after the game, these basketball players feel inner peace and security. Sometimes it seems like they are not doing everything with full force, but they still feel very confident on the field. This shows that they are first-rate basketball players. They play the best basketball and they do it in one of the best teams in Europe ”, R. Jokubaitis admired the stars of CSKA.

“Whatever shots they threw … that’s why they get those millions. When you get a five-pitch shot in your face … I don’t know what we can do even more. Of course, it’s always possible to add, but that’s the way it is. ”Added Marius Grigonis, who also scored 5 of three points from 6 on Tuesday and scored 19 points.

It was not enough that millionaire M. James hadn’t even come to Lithuania, and perhaps he wouldn’t have gone anywhere with the Moscow team at all. According to media reports, the team has begun deliberations on terminating the contract with the 30-year-old athlete for violating disciplinary rules.

In Kaunas, neither the president of CSKA, Andrejus Vatutin, nor the coach D. Itoudis wanted to recall these considerations.

“I cannot comment on that, that is our communication policy. The most important thing is that we work successfully to create a good team mentality,” said a specialist from Greece, who was surprised that in the confrontation with Žalgiris, M. James will not only shine on offense, but will also perform his duties on defense.

“It just came to our notice then. Most importantly, along with Will Clyburn, he defended himself aggressively and led others after him. Both teams made great shots, especially Will and Mike, whose shots were very important in the end,” said D. Itoudis.

Mr. James himself interacted with Delphi The former Phoenix Suns, Pelicans from New Orleans, Baskonia from Vitoria, Panathinaikos from Athens and Armani Olimpia from Milan were happy to help the Moscow team. to celebrate the victory.

“I’m tired. I went a few days without basketball and I was able to rest my knees. I helped my team win today so everything is fine. I would write eight for this program. I made some mistakes, on defense I let the opponents make some easy shots after breakouts I’m always looking for perfection and I wasn’t perfect today but I was able to help the team win.

The main reason for victory is defense. We were focused on defense for most of the game. Of course there were ups and downs, but we were focused most of the time, ”said the basketball player who picked an average of 17.8 points, 2.1 rebounds and 5.3 assists per game in the Euroleague this season.

Over the weekend, James was surprised with a somewhat unexpected statement on the social network Instagram. When the EuroLeague account asked which coach would make the biggest impression this season and offered to choose between the current tournament leaders, helmsmen Šarūnas Jasikevičius and Andrea Trinchieri, the American had his choice.

“None of them. We all knew they were good coaches. The” Žalgiris “coach leaves the biggest impression on me. I didn’t know anything about him, but the team is playing well with him,” wrote James over the weekend, who did not He changed his mind when he ran into Schiller’s coach on the field.

“Yes, I really think Žalgiris is a well-trained team. The people of Žalgiris do their business very well. You can hear the coach constantly yelling and talking to his players. He creates combinations and gives a lot of advice. From the outside, Schiller looks very good, ”said the CSKA leader.

He was asked to compare this year’s “Žalgiris” with the team coached by Š. Jasikevičius, an American, said there were no big differences. According to an experienced basketball player, M. Schiller has kept the line of his predecessor, making the Kaunas club as tough a competitor as before.

“Shar has been coaching this team for many years, so now the team hasn’t changed much. These are similar teams. Both Shar and Schiller force the team to play hard and follow the plan consistently. I think” Žalgiris “It’s very similar to ‘Žalgiris’, which was before. The team continues to play similarly in defense and continues to share the ball successfully in attack. Many functions have survived.

The greatest strength of “Žalgiris” is hard play. It’s hard to deal with that, because not every team can play hard in every match. “Žalgiris” played tough even today. The party was stubborn not without reason. The match was tough because the competitors were good and they played very hard, ”said the website. Delphi James said.

“Žalgiris” will play his second Euroleague game this week on Friday, when he will meet Milan’s Armani Olimpia on the road. CSKA will have less rest: the Russian team will play away with Bayern Munich on Thursday.