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Kėdainiai “Nevėžis-Optibet” stumbled 70:97 in the LKL match in Prienai, and such a defeat was painfully accepted by the losing team’s coach, Marius Kiltinavičius.
Man of the match
Two days ago, the Kėdainiai club fell sadly in Klaipėda and had to play another match on Monday.
“This is probably the toughest loss in my coach’s path personally,” Kiltinavičius said at the post-match press conference. – I really take full responsibility for how we looked today. I said the same to the men, to the team leaders, I want to say the same to the Nevėžis-Optibet fans.
I know that it is not easy for each of us to be in such a situation. The game plan did not work at all both in defense and attack. The very fact that we lost so desperately was for logical reasons. I didn’t look for excuses, but there were logical reasons for my despair. I know those reasons. I feel sorry for everyone who has been touched by this game of ours.
When I say that I take responsibility for myself, they are not just superficial words. I know and understand what a loss like this means to me at this stage of the season. I understand the impact this can have on my coaching journey. I accept that. And I don’t want to name those reasons, because it will seem like an excuse. “
Coach Comments:
Kėdainiai basketball players were unable to take advantage of situations where opponents doubled their defense against them. Nevėžis-Optibet lost 19 balls.
“Today we are very stagnant because the opponents doubled their defense,” Kiltinavičius said. – We found out that we will play the game on Monday only in the middle of the week, when we were already preparing for the game with “Neptune”. On Saturday we had a very difficult match in Klaipeda, which took a lot of physical and psychological strength from us. We knew our opponents would double their defense today, we tried to prepare yesterday but couldn’t do anything today. As a result, they eliminated Julius Jucikas from today’s match. I think I was still tired today after a tough game on Saturday.
Kėdainiai Nevėžis-Optibet / Schedule
We will certainly fight. Certainly, not only to avoid last place, there are still a lot of matches left. There is certainly potential in this team. My decision was to make one or another correction in the team, the same direction in which I wanted to go when the opportunity arose. This has not worked very well today. I can’t say that in the game with “Neptune” it didn’t work, it didn’t work, we lost by one point. Many things need to be resolved in the tactical part when changing direction. Most other teams have good automation for what they do. We have a lot to do right now. “
Does the coach regret deciding to loan Panagiotis Kalaitzaki to Panevėžys Lietkabelius?
“I don’t regret it, I believed and I still believe in the idea that Julius Jucik’s invitation can bring positive results. A defeat like that doesn’t damage my faith in her, ”said the coach.
Nevėžis-Optibet is in last place with 7 wins from 27 matches.
At that time, the Prienai CBet club scored 15 points out of three out of 27, an Emmanuel Lecomte scored 27 points (4/7 doubles, 5/7 triplets, 4/4 penalties), 7 assists and 38 utility points.
“We had two days to prepare for this match. After the victory, especially during the festive period, it was not easy to tell the team that this match will be against the injured beast, CBet coach Mantas Šernius said at the press conference. – They were really injured and dangerous, it has been seen since the beginning of the game. They stuck to our lapels and it really wasn’t easy. I’m glad the men resisted it. That physique I want was today. We didn’t lose more than 80 points in the last 4 games, that means he took a centimeter, a step forward in defense.
We really had to make decisions today, the opponents took a lot of risks, they often changed their defenses, we had to adapt. We had free throws, good day. “
Martynas Pacevičius, who recently joined CBet, scored 8 points (3/8 doubles, 2/2 penalties) in 16 minutes, bounced 5 balls, made 2 assists and scored 9 utility points.
“I did not read that he played Vilnius Morning this season, it was episodic there. For anyone coming from NKL, there is a big step to take in speed of decision making. I think he is a student who will gnash his teeth, eat our Prienai parquet, but it will carry on. I like working with people like that. Sure, they make mistakes, but listen. I like those basketball players, I know I often wish for victories against great talents, “said Šernius.
After this match, Prienai Club climbed to fifth place in the LKL tournament table with 11 wins and 16 misses.
“The goal is to make the playoffs, but if we have the opportunity, we will try to be fifth or sixth, and in those positions we would have a better chance,” Šernius said.
Match summary:
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