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On Sunday afternoon, the plane flying from Klaipeda’s “Neptune” team from Vilnius landed in Botevgrad, Bulgaria, where from September 22 to 24, Klaipeda residents will seek a ticket to the main stage of the League groups. of Champions.
Port City Basketball Players Sharpen Their Weapons – Tuesday Tomas Gaidamavičius The ambitious test of the London Lions project, which was performed briefly a year ago by the Lavrinovich brothers, is waiting for students.
Founded in 1977, the club is owned and run by the same person as specialist Vince Macaulay, 59.
Last season, before the COVID-19 pandemic brought basketball to a halt, London basketball players marched second in the British Championship.
The team currently has up to 16 players, and the uncertainty over the final 12 makes Neptune’s coaching and recon job a bit more difficult. The local championship has not started yet, so we have to rely on videos of friendly matches.
“From what we know, the Lions are eager to get to the Champions League. It is an ambitious team that has strengthened its forces during the offseason. Six American players, freestyle, fast play and lots of attacks. This is true basketball. Winning will require team effort. I can say quite clearly that we do not have stars like the London team. With team defense, we will try to neutralize the leaders of the rivals, and with a team attack we will try to win the game. said the team’s coach, Tomas Gaidamavičius, on the website bcneptunas.lt.
The Lions team jersey was worn by Kervin Bristol, who played for Prienai two years ago, and the most prominent figures are NBA forward Deandre Liggins and tall Byron Mullens, and UK national team player Justin Robinson.
The CV of D.Liggins and B.Mullens speaks for itself. The first was the 53rd NBA Rookie Call of 2011, once competing with LeBron James and Kyrie Irving in the Cleveland Cavaliers’ starting fifth.
At that time, B. Mullens heard his name on the stock market from 2009 to 24. In the best season of his NBA career, he scored 10.6 points and 6.4 rebounds.
The party in Bulgaria is greeted by Neptune with a somewhat slimmer lineup. Simas Galdikas, who became ill after the match with Alytus “Dzūkija”, stayed in Klaipeda. Although Aidas Einikis left with the team, the sniper who continues rehabilitation from the back injury will not match.
Last Friday, T. Gaidamavičius’ army started the Betsafe-LKL season with victory, when they defeated the basketball players Dzūkija 84:81 at the Švyturys Arena.
“Young team, a lot of work, but it’s fun to work, because the young people listen and the veterans contribute 100 percent to the training. Our loopholes are more psychological. Excitement changed his leg in the duel with “Dzūkija”. We didn’t accomplish much, we didn’t, and we held on a lot. We made a mistake 18 times and made 16 successful passes. This relationship is tragic. It shows our emotion, which we have to learn to deal with, ”said T. Gaidamavičius.
The start of the game with the London Lions is Tuesday at 4.30 pm. In case of victory, Neptune would wait for the winner of the Botevgrad Balkan and Minsk Cmoki pair.
“We are looking at these rivals as well, but at the moment we are only preparing for the London team,” said the “Neptūnas” coach. – All these selection teams are relatively strong. The London team is strong on surnames, but the style of play is American. Cmoki is the Belarusian champion and the VTB championship team. It means a lot when playing in such a strong league. “Balkan is the champion of Bulgaria, led by a coach from Serbia, so the style of play is completely different.”
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