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Kaunas “Žalgiris” team announced on Tuesday that it has signed a two-year contract with Martin Schiller, who will take over the head coach’s outfit.
Club director at a press conference. Paul Motiejūnas Thomas Walkup, Jock Landale and Nigel Hayes said it would be clear in the coming days if they would remain on the team. He also revealed that Artūras Milaknis is being negotiated and that the contract is expected to be extended.
“We are delighted to have found a coach. We thought and have seen him as an ambitious coach. He liked and liked our current composition,” said P. Motiejūnas.
– How was the search for the coach?
– We have never had so many candidates. Agents wrote a lot, and coaches also applied. We talked to the Lithuanian coaches, but we realized that we needed a strategist to work with the team, not with his passport. We were serious with 4 candidates and there were between 30 and 40 surnames.
– How close was the agreement with K. Maksvytis?
– It is difficult to measure. We had agreed with Kazis, but the club did not pitch much. You have a contract and must fulfill your obligations.
– Is it already clear what the coaching staff will be like?
– Let’s talk today and start talking. We select our assistants that we can recommend. I don’t think it’s 100 percent. Lithuanian headquarters.
– What’s the situation with Mr. Landale and Mr. Walkup?
– We are waiting and we hope that the core of the team will be maintained. There are only a few days left due to the termination of the contracts. We are talking to the Landale agents because he wants to go to the NBA, but now the situation is in bad shape. We tried to create conditions and not leave the club in position when we discovered in October if it remains. There are also conversations with Hayes and Walkup agents.
– Was Schiller the main candidate?
– I can’t say it was number one. We choose a lot, we put the pros and cons. The year was a pressing issue and we needed a strategist who could use technology and our system. We grew up with Shar and we want the people who were with him to continue working.
– Don’t you think that appointing this coach is a risky decision?
– There is a risk, but we believe it is an advantage that the coach is not known in Europe and that no one is. Exhausted. We saw his great desire to come and take advantage of the opportunity. We talk about basketball in the United States and Europe. We agree that there is no single bad or good style: we need to find the most suitable option to achieve victories. We hope the coach grows and we grow with him together. We sign a two-year guaranteed contract. It will take patience, it will take work.
– When will the coach come to Kaunas?
– We consider the first or second week of August. He wants to arrive as soon as possible. Let’s put together a preparation plan now.
– What positions will the new coach choose for the players?
– The work has started and we are in a straight line with the end of the negotiations with various players. You have to wait a few days and everything will be clear.
– What is the situation with A. Milaknis?
– We want you to stay, so we are in negotiations and we expect a successful conclusion. We hope to reach an agreement soon.
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