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Kaunas “Žalgiris” (9-7), which counts the streak of four wins in the Euroleague, will end the first day of the regular season on Tuesday with a match in Germany.
The two points are launched this season
The last opponent of Martin Schiller’s army in the first round is the wavy ALBA of Berlin (6-9), which will be played without the 74-year-old coronavir-sick coach Aito García Renaissance.
Before Tuesday at 9pm. In the next duel in the German capital, Schiller showed the strengths of future rivals.
“First of all, we want Coach Aito to recover from the virus as soon as possible, which is the most important thing. The game will be another test for our defense, since ALBA plays very fast and makes a lot of triples. I think one of the most important players in ALBA is Luke Sikma, who is developing the game from fourth position. Playing in the position of a forward with a lot of advantage, he has a good ability to create a game, which is rare. It will be very important for us to control it, “said Schiller.
This season, Sikma plays in the Euroleague for 25 minutes and wins by 9.8 points, rebounds by 6.1 balls, makes 3.6 assists and accumulates 14.7 utility points.
Only Patricio Garino and Steve Vasturia will not help Kaunas in the match.
– Coaches, first of all, with St. At Christmas. How were your workouts during this festive period?
– We take care of the bodies of basketball players, men had to return to physical form. The game with Juventus was postponed, so we were able to work and get closer to basketball little by little, which gave us space, we didn’t have to put a lot of things in one training session. The workouts were good.
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– ALBA often stops in his basket for the defense of the zone. What is more important to attack such a defense against them?
– Before the zone defense, it is very important to throw the ball under the basket, as well as cut under the basket and tear the opposing defense with passes.
– Luke Sikma seems to be the main player of the rivals, doing many things in attack. What will be the biggest challenge to stop him on defense?
– Activity against him. After getting the space it looks great. If he sees the square, then he is particularly good, making passes particularly well. We want to eliminate this as much as possible. It won’t work for a full 40 minutes, but we have to do the best job we can.
– What is the situation with the rehabilitation of Patricio Garino and Steve Vasturia?
– There is no good or bad news – they keep working, everything is going according to plan. The news about his rehab is neutral – the coaches do a great job.
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