Kairys praised Marčiulionis: “The difference was greater than it should have been” / News

Vilnius “Rytas” (7-5) could not return to the path of victory in the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL) in the fight against Panevėžys “Lietkabelis” (7-2), and the team’s bad attack was the who suffered the most.

Vilnius residents scored only 59 points in the match, and after the duel the coach of the capital club Donaldas Kairys explained this lack of speed and endurance.

“The attack was sticky because we were slow, it seemed like we were out of breath and at some point I get it,” Kairys said at a press conference after the game. “But the shot was also very poor, and without some good shots the difference was greater than it should have been.”

Kairys also admitted that Andrew Goudelock, who has returned from injury, and Ryan Boatright, who has recovered from the coronavirus, are far from in their best athletic form.

“Fatigue is part of that, we have three great people and it is not easy for us to solve their rotation. The exact same thing with the defenders – obviously some of them aren’t ready to play yet and so is (Ryan) Boatright or (Andrew) Goudelock. Other players really tried, they fought for the balls, but we still gave them too much, ”Kairys said.

Augustas Marčiulionis, who started the game again in the fifth start at Panevėžys, scored 6 points in 20 minutes and provided 3 assists.

After the match, Kairys praised Marčiulionis, but admitted that sometimes the team suffers from his mistakes.

“We are still looking for a player after the departure of (Demetrius) Jackson, now Augustas (Marčiulionis) has a long time, we understand that it is not an easy task for him – first year in LKL, he is 18 years old and he plays very well, but sometimes It costs us mistakes. We are trying to get in sporty shape and we are looking for a person who can help in this place “, assured the helmsman of” Rytas “.

Ryto’s rookie Boatright scored 4 points in 12 minutes and Goudelock had no points in 11 minutes.

The Vilnius team strategist assured that he still did not expect a solid game from these legionaries and revealed his motives by leaving them on the field.

“I see them training and I know how they will be, but they still need to be brought into the game. You can clearly see that speeds are not needed for basketball today, “Kairys said.

The technician also had no news of a possible newcomer to Vilnius and declined to comment on this matter.

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