President of the VTB United League Sergei Kushchenko commented on the results of friendly matches Russian team against the Iranian team in Perm.
In August, Russian basketball players played two friendly matches with the Iranian team, having won two matches with the score of 72:59 and 71:57, respectively.
– Of course, there was a little pressure on our basketball players, because the average age of this team is only 23 years old. I really like this idea of attracting young people to the Russian national team, I like the way Zoran Lukic works with these guys, the discipline of play in this team. The opponent is the Iranian national team, participating in the World Cup, a very tight team, even despite the final result. I think they will also benefit from these games.
All players who have represented the Russian national team play in the VTB United League, which is a big plus! It’s a great experience that will help basketball players arrive at their clubs in high-quality working condition. Moreover, almost all the players have come through the youth league. And this means that the VTB youth league system already provides quality players for the Russian national team.
Given the situation in which our clubs find themselves, cut off from international competitions, it seems to me that they are going to change their attitude towards the development of youth projects. Although most clubs already take their youth projects very seriously. Undoubtedly, the leader is the Lokomotiv-Kuban club, which has long decided to bet on its students, at times even risking the result. And now we see the fruits of this work: the Shcherbenev-Martyuk team works not only in the club, but also in the Russian national team. I believe that Alexandre is the MVP of past matches. He already plays very adult creative basketball, he has confidence in his abilities, he makes excellent decisions, he knows when to take the initiative or play with a partner. The rest of the guys also add noticeably.
So that the progress does not stop, there should be many such matches. Therefore, CSR Chairman Andrey Kirilenko said that work will continue to find worthy sparring partners. The VTB League and CSR make decisions manually and support the international agenda,” the VTB United League press service quoted Kuscheno as saying.
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