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In the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL) game held at the home of the capital on Saturday, basketball players from Utena Uniclub-Casino Juventus managed 89: 111.
From the beginning of the match, the guests sent the hosts into the fall and celebrated a landslide victory in Vilnius.
After the game, “Rytas” strategist G.Žibėnas was disappointed with the students’ defense work.
“Congratulations to Utena, she deserved to win this match.
We can’t start the match 0: 9. Utena didn’t surprise me too much, but we surprised ourselves.
We couldn’t avoid 58 points. They scored 58 points that we could have avoided.
With 88 points we really could have won, but the defense, I don’t know, has the feeling that we played with 48 minutes.
There was a lack of communication on the defense. We don’t have to look for excuses, we have to be well prepared for Wednesday’s game, “said the Rytas coach after the match.
– You missed 111 points. What defense schemes did not work? – G.Žibėnas was asked.
– We could not defend one against one and we did not recognize combinations of opponents. Today we lost the game with our mentality.
– Do you see your mistakes?
– Of course, we will analyze the match, observe and evaluate the errors.
– Patrick Miller has scored 31 points in his basket. Why couldn’t this basketball player be stopped?
– He played a good game today. We take a chance with his long pitches. We could really avoid half a point from him. I take responsibility for some decisions, but there were too many easy points.
– Do you think it is necessary to continue improving individual or team defense?
– First we must organize a one-on-one defense. We are really overwhelmed today.
– What do you expect from newcomer Markas Tejičius?
– We got what we could afford financially. We will give you more time to rest I. Buvai. Let’s see, he’s a new person, let’s give him time.
– Weren’t you surprised by the early psychological breakdown of the team?
– Very surprised. We may lose the game, but today we weren’t talking about where we had to talk.
– You got a negative reaction from fans …
– We were worth it.
– Isn’t there a lack of emotional leadership in the team?
– I agree. Today we lacked an emotional leader in the square.
– Is the newly arrived team a long-term project? Just a FIBA Champions League player?
– We will monitor the situation, we will see. He did not come as the main tall man. We will have to react in each game.
