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Ukraine’s basketball team arrived in Slovenia, where it will play two qualifying matches for the Eurobasket: against Slovenia on November 28 and against Austria on November 30.
Mentor Ainars Bagatskis commented on the situation before these fights.
About Matches in “Security Bubbles”
“In my opinion, this is the safest way to compete in team sports. However, you still need to get there, because this is a journey, airports, crowded places. And yet, if all security measures are in place, this is the best option for hosting games of this magnitude. In spite of everything, life must not stop. Championship and sport must live. How this will affect, I don’t know. All teams are in the same situation. Normally when you play at home, you have, as they say, a sixth outfield player. “
“You have your own audience and home walls. Now the Slovenians will not have fans, they will only have a gym at home. So who and what it will help, I don’t know. “
About the Ukraine national team
“We had training camps and I really liked that the guys were made for each other. This, in addition to the wisdom of basketball, is very important. It’s very important that they play for each other, defend each other and where they play for that guy. Of course, the fact that there is no Bogdan Bliznyuk, Pavel Krutous, Artem Pustovoy, hits us. Until recently, we had them. It’s very good for Artyom that he started receiving minutes in Barcelona, that’s good for him, not very good for us. If I did not receive them, I spoke with the Barça coaches, we had an agreement, there would be an opportunity, like last year, to get it. Bogdan and Pavel, in addition to their talent in attack, look very solid in defense. Right now I just want to see how the team makes up for all of this. They have to play for themselves, for the country, and for the team, and that boy too. “
“However, Slovenians do not have Prepelic, Nikolic, I am not talking about NBA players. I also have different inside information about the Austrians, but I will not share it now, because the match with them will be later. Now the most important thing is the next game. We all have losses, but we must be able to make up for them. “
The Ukrainian team after two matches has a victory and a defeat.
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