The Barça coach analyzed his rival in the quarterfinals
“Nobody expected this from them at the start of the season,” he said.
The Barça coach, Sarunas Jasikeviciusassured this Friday that the Zalgiris Kaunaswhich will be the rival of the Catalan team in the quarterfinals of the Euroleague, “is the team with the most character” in the competition.
“Zalgiris is the team with the most character in the Euroleague. Nobody expected this from them at the start of the season. They have played a very good basketball in the first half of the course“, analyzed the Lithuanian coach from the press room at the Palau Blaugrana after defeating Valencia Basket (85-71).
‘Saras’ continued with the analysis of his opponent in the quarterfinals: “They had a very important setback with Evans’ injury and many people did not give a penny for them. They have known how to readapt with their character, with the support of their fans and the ability they have to take the games forward.”
“We have to think about who this team has left behind. In 34 games there are no surprises. They have been better than Fenerbahce, Valencia, Virtus, Efes… I am very happy for them, although it is always difficult to return to that track. I have loved Zalgiris since I was six years old, but now they are my rival and it is not pleasant to play against them,” he added.
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Regarding the victory against Valencia Basket, Jasikevicius stated that the match went as expected: “We played very good basketball at times, but the 21 losses didn’t let us take off. Although scoring so many points with 21 turnovers is a great result.”
“We should be happy with this victory and in general with the regular season. We must value the fact of being the second best team in Europe. In the last two months the team has responded very well to the big events. We are pretty healthy and playing the best basketball of the season. We should trust him,” he concluded.