Kairys thanks Ndour, who got off the plane directly to the parquet: “Maurice acted heroically” / News

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The bleeding “Rytas” from Vilnius put up an impressive fight on Tuesday night, but at the end of the match, the capital’s basketball players, lacking the smell, failed to beat the Riga team VEF (81:85) .

“At the beginning of the match, we were not brave enough to play well. This was all due to many reasons: lack of training, severe insensitivity to the game, lack of players. In the second half, we were angry with ourselves, we showed signs of life and we went back to the game, ”Kairys said at the post-match press conference.

“From the second half, we controlled the game, we drew conclusions on defense and caused a lot of problems for the VEF team in attack. With Martyn Echod we managed to score points in the penalty area and in the third half it seemed that we had control of the game.

However, at the end of the third quarter and at the beginning of the fourth, we were unable to work on defense. Kyle Allman was too fast for us, unable to stop him and provoke an ugly attack. We allow you to score 10 points.

We created the conditions for VEF to return to the party. I am not disappointed with the way we play, considering all the circumstances. A painful defeat. With three games remaining, we have one win and two losses, but we are waiting for the returning players. We will come back stronger, ”said the 43-year-old strategist.

– 14 rebounds in attack, return to the game. How did you manage to change the face of the team in 48 hours?
– We didn’t change anything, we did sports, there are no days off. We walked on our feet, we worked in full contact, we borrowed the Pearl players, who I really thank for allowing us to continue the process and play 5v5. No one complained, no one complained, we went to fight and so on. That is our job.

Man of the match

– How inspired by the example of Maurice Ndour, which shows that there is no excuse?
– I thanked him after the game, he acted heroically. Ndour was infected with coronavirus and it is unclear how many opportunities he had to exercise. Maurice arrived at the game directly from the plane, with a police escort. The greatest respect, he has a big heart and said very clearly that he will want to play. I think the plane landed at 6:15 p.m.

– How to explain Andrew Goudelock’s leadership on the bench?
– I think Andrew will want to become a good coach. Your support was needed and it really was felt. He understands basketball and really has something to say.

– What’s the situation with offline basketball players and when can we expect a full-blown “Tomorrow”?
– I can’t really say about the injuries. We know we want it faster, but it is. We cannot speed up the healing of Arnas Butkevičius’s finger, but we hope to be able to use it by the end of December. The same goes for Ryan Boatright. I don’t know how often testing will be necessary, but we want you to join the team as soon as possible. As for the newcomers, I will go talk to management immediately after this game.

– What qualities would a player help the team the most in this situation?
– We often dwell on this topic. However, we are heading for a center forward who could replace Marty Echod and would like to see Maurice Ndour in a strong forward position. The defense looks great when Martynas Echodas and Ndouras are on the field. If we add Butkevičius, I think it would be very strong

– Lukas Uleckas has a hard time on the field; How does it feel
– And you realized … I also realized that. Returning after illness, he does not show the face that we should see yet, so for so few minutes.

– What face did Ryan Boatright show during training?
– He only participated in two workouts and during them he saw that Ryan was not in shape. We really wanted to use the FIBA ​​windows, lick him, spray him, give him a ball game, and mash up the combinations. Unfortunately things didn’t turn out that way and we will have to do these things in the future. So far Ryan’s test results are positive and until that changes, he will not be allowed to join the team.

– How did Augustas Marčiulionis manage to take advantage of the situation when a gap had been opened in the chain of players?
– Augustus deserves praise and not only in this match. He was unequivocally our best defender today. Not only on the field, but also in training, I am fascinated by his courage and sharpness. So far Augustus makes a lot of mistakes and scans a lot of things he sees in training. However, we have made such a decision with the club that we want to see him on the pitch, albeit wrongly, but we believe in him.

– How much does Gytis Radzevičius get to use the confidence you give him?
– Something was right today and Gytis played well, he did not miss a single pitch. However, he makes more mistakes on defense and it will take Gytis a long time to start playing as he really can.

– What reserves do you have for the contraduelo before the VEF?
– We will have a more complete line-up and we really know that we can win by more than 4 points. It will definitely have to be done, there are only three games left.

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