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Vilnius Rytas solidly opened the semi-finals of the Lithuanian Basketball League (Betsafe-LKL), crushing Panevėžys Lietkabelis 97:72.
After the victory, the strategist of “Rytas” Giedrius Žibėnas He reviewed the performance of his students, the possible subsequent course of the series, and the contract received for the next season.
“Good game for the fans, we are very happy to have a little more of them. Today we hit well, but the rivals allowed us to. We have reservations before the second game and we have to use them, because really some small details can be done much better. We know that the competitors will come to other games in a different way, we understand it and we go to a game “die live”, “said the strategist.
– What reservations do you have?
– Some players can work better, especially on defense. In addition, with reasonable misconduct, we can resolve situations where we are late in some places. We lost a few “50/50” balls in the first game, but then we recovered. I agree that when everything changes in defense, the opponents bounce the balls for the height advantage, but those cheap points hurt a lot and we have to avoid it in the next game.
– Will there be a need for a special conversation with the players, giving them after such an easy victory?
– First of all, I repeat, we all have top-level professionals and little to say. Everyone knows that the match will start 0: 0. We haven’t won at Panevėžys this year, maybe that’s the main reason.
– How do you comment on the performance of Augustas Marčiulionis, who inspired the team in the first half?
– I’m very happy for Augustus, he needed a game like that. In games of such importance, he had to shine, both in attack and defense, in the first place from the defense he began his performance. When you work hard, God wears that red and white shirt.
– Did Ivan Buva not resist the level of contact or did something else make him go out of context?
– I do not agree that it was out of context, somewhere he won the microduel, somewhere he lost. Ivan can be a bit overloaded, a game like this requires simpler, one against one, two against two and good emotion.
– What was the conversation with the managers about the new contract?
– I do not want to touch that subject in the playoffs, maybe leave it after the season. So I really can, now they don’t talk about me, but about the team, the semi-finals and the fight between the two teams. I have felt the confidence of the players from day one, I am grateful to them, the utmost respect. Perhaps it was only with the arrival of Donatas (Zavackas) that things changed before the semifinals “In the morning”, because until then there were always some dramas, and now there are no more. As a club we have advanced and we do not want to stop.
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