Head Coach”samara » Sergei Bazarevich told that working in a new team was a challenge for him after leaving the Russian men’s basketball team.
Bazarevich led the national team from 2016 to 2021. Samara at the start of the VTB United League season suffered two consecutive defeats.
– Some games (of the national team) were good for the period in which we managed to build an almost strongest team. We played 13 games and we won them all. Everything was enthusiastic, the preparation was nervous and hard, but then we managed to pull ourselves together. The quality of basketball, I hope, was good in most matches.
I had an offer to lead the team during the season, but once I got into such a river, I didn’t really like it. When you work with the national team, you feel like an important person. I thought I was doing important work. I just didn’t want to train, I needed some kind of challenge. The Euroleague was interesting, but it didn’t exist in Russia either, the second thing is to start from scratch. Yes, Samara has a pyramid, but it’s a different level.
Some will say we took older players, but that was my idea. We also have young basketball players, I don’t think we can get everyone to play. A group of young people in the same place. For young Russians to progress, they have to fight in training and play alongside experienced players. I don’t know how it’s going to turn out, but on paper it looks good. Unfortunately, time is running out, it’s difficult, a new team,” Bazarevich, 57, told ‘s Top View.
In the next United League fixture, Samara will play with Enisey on October 12, starting at 6:00 p.m. Moscow time.
Source : MatchTV
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