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An 18-year-old 198 cm tall has shot in the Kaunas Žalgirio-2 team this season Rubštavičius blankets welcomes the results of the summer job.
The attacking defender of the National Basketball League (NKL) during the first eight games of the season plays an average of 21 minutes and wins 12.3 points, recovers after 3.8 balls, makes 1.6 assists, takes 0.8 balls and collects 13.5 utility score.
By comparison, last season, the young NKL played after 17 minutes and scored 6.7 points, 2.1 grabs and 5.8 efficiency points.
The basketball player has failed to achieve double-digit results only twice this season and is the most useful player on the team, with the Žalgiris-2 team having only stumbled twice in eight games and sharing 4-5 positions in the championship.
Today M.Rubštavičius and “Žalgiris-2” will host Joniškis “Delikatesas” at the weekly NKL match in Kaunas at 19:30.
During this match, M. Rubštavičius told the website “nklyga.lt” about the successful start of the season, his game, improvement and duel with “Delikates”.
– Mantai, how is the team at the beginning of the season?
– Before the season we played with LKL teams and he prepared us for the season, we gained a lot of experience, which is seen at the beginning of the season. We don’t really play our best game, we have to improve the defense a lot, but at the same time the attack.
– Your role has increased significantly compared to last season. How did you do that?
– Our leaders left – Erikas Venskus, Kerras Kriisa, Chancellor Modestas. There were more minutes, the coach trusted me more. I feel safer in the square. I also worked during the summer and saw it.
– What did you improve in the summer?
– Above all I tried to improve my body, gain weight, because men need more strength. I gained 6 pounds during the off season and now I weigh 84 pounds. Of course, I also improved the throwing technique.
– You have surprised me more than once this season with your contributions. Do you feel like you have more explosive power?
– Yes, I really worked and watched in the summer, and I feel that the explosive force has improved, I feel the same in the square. I really feel like I can put it in the bag and explode. It hadn’t been like this before. During the summer, things changed a lot, the body got stronger.
– Where do you feel improved in the square?
– First of all, I feel much stronger in defense, I can withstand the strength of men, represent. I improved my free throws a bit. There is still work to be done with the launch. I would feel much more confident in making decisions, I have more freedom and the coach trusts me.
– You reached 39.2 percent last season. three points, and this season the percentage fell to 27.6 percent. Who is he related to?
– It’s just the beginning of the season, I’m working through training and I think everything will be fine in the future, the blow will improve.
– What else do you need to improve more?
– I think the shot should work. Also reading situations, dribbling, strengthening the body.
– On Thursday in Joniškis he won by 7 points. How was that game for you?
– It was a really difficult match. The rivals came back after the break, but it was still very difficult for us, we didn’t get along well on defense. The attack was just as good, but we played a bad game on defense.
– What will be the most important match of the match with “Delicatessen” on Saturday?
– The main focus should always be on defense. The coach always emphasizes that we have to start with defense. We have to start, forget about the match in Joniškis. Everything from scratch. But the most important thing is defense, we have to stop their leaders, Šarūnas Kulevičius.
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