Friendly matches in China will be very useful for testing strength and establishing connections within the Russian national basketball team, the honored coach of Russia told . Sergei Elevich .
Earlier, the head coach of the Russian national team, Zoran Lukic, said in an interview with Meridiansport that the national team will play two or three friendly matches in China in June.
— It would be great if we played away matches against China. I think matches like with the national teams of China or Iran would be interesting. If we play against Chinese club teams, they probably won’t be the strongest opponents. The level of the Chinese championship is not very high. I went to China several times and watched these matches.
But it will be a good match against the Chinese team. This game is very useful. Previously, several of their basketball players even played in the NBA. They had a very decent team. Here it is very important for us to check the tactical actions of our team and see what we have achieved. Yes, you have to play with someone anyway. We have to go somewhere and have international friendlies. This is a problematic situation. We have to play with teams from different continents: Asian teams, European teams, South American teams – they are all different in their game. So the matches in China will be useful training for us,” Elevich told .
Earlier in February, the Russian team was defeated by Samara in a friendly match (77:78).
The International Basketball Federation (FIBA) has suspended Russian teams from participating in international tournaments in 2022.
Source : MatchTV
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