Head coach of the Moscow national team Vasily Karasev after defeating the team from the Novosibirsk region (77:75) in the final of the Spartakiad of the strongest, he noted a large number of errors from his players at the start of the game. According to him, many basketball players should add to the stability.
In Spartakiad, the capital was represented by the MBA club, which will make its VTB United League debut in the 2022/23 season.
— We assumed that the game would be difficult. The opponent “packed” the area, we missed the first completely free throws and did not complete the configuration of the defense a little. Immediately there was a difference of 10 points: Novosibirsk has an experienced team, many players also surpassed the United League – so the opponent did not forgive us for our mistakes. Then we were constantly in the catch-up role. As for the end, three times we lost 8 points. But you have to learn to control the ball, keep the difference. When such a difference goes to zero in 30 seconds, it is unacceptable.
– Many have called your team the unconditional favourite, underestimating the lack of teamwork factor. How important was it?
– Indeed, it had an impact, there were drops in a number of players. Many of them are still only on paper the strongest. And have yet to receive enough on-court practice to confirm that status. In Novosibirsk, the guys have already played a lot, seen a lot, with leadership experience. Such endings, of course, take a lot of nerves, we don’t want all that, but they are useful for our team. Because in our team, only a few have the experience to participate in such important purposes.
– After four confident wins, was it difficult to connect to a fight on a different level?
“Obviously it’s tough on the players. When the whole tournament is going well, and the problems suddenly start, it can be hard to break. Some guys got through it, some guys didn’t – “we will work on it. I hope that at the start of the United League everyone will already feel comfortable,” Karasev told .
Source : MatchTV
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