The head coach “Parma” Evgeny Pashutin told that the level of the VTB United League has increased significantly, despite the exclusion of Russian basketball players from international tournaments.
The International Basketball Federation (FIBA) has suspended Russian teams from participating in international tournaments in 2022.
— You have coached the Russian national team, won medals in international tournaments as a player and coached Euroleague clubs. Now that our basketball players are deprived of international tournaments, do you understand how to motivate basketball players in such a situation?
— I would like to thank the management of the VTB United League for raising the level of competition and adding four good teams. We see that matches take place almost every day of the week, the championship formula has changed. This gives more motivation and helps basketball in Russia in the absence of international tournaments. The league has grown exponentially after the suspension, it helps the guys to maintain their level, to improve, to grow, even without having an international level. A good example of this is Sasha Platunov, who is progressing in the VTB United League,” Pashutin told .
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Source : MatchTV
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