Miro Little grew to a full potential in Serbia.
Miro Little (left) played the best game of his career in the national team. Jussi Saarinen
Susijeng’s successes are difficult to distinguish because everyone played their role in the most amazing victory in basketball history.
Serbia is a dominant World Championship silver team. At the Paris Summer Olympics, it took bronze medals.
It had unquestionably the world’s best player, Denver Nuggets superstar Nikola Jokić.
– There is so much top quality on the team that there is really no reason to expect anything less than the gold medal, the sports course The Athletic anticipates the Serbian tournament.
However, the Serbian road rose up already in the quarter -finals.
The tiny Susijengi from the Nordic countries won it 92-86.
– The feeling is fucking good. Now we are among the top eight and we just have to continue to the same pattern, raised to the opening Miro Little quoth.
– I’ll let this good feel a couple of minutes. After the shower, we start preparing for the next match.
Only 21 years
One of the keys to winning was head coach Lassi Tuovin courage.
Lappeenranta Koris guru saw that by changing both back men, Finland would surprise Serbia’s trousers in the squads.
Captain Sasu Salin and Edon Maxhuni stayed on the exchange bench.
Their replacement to the opening ran Jacob Grandison and Little.
Little from Pirkkala was a long time “the next Finnish NBA player”. The young man left the College with the highest wishes and expected to reach the Draft event right after the first year of study.
There was a huge tunnel charge in Little’s game. Jussi Saarinen
Schools have changed and the academic years have passed. Little has not registered for the draft.
Perhaps that is why many have already considered the backman a lost promise.
On Saturday, however, Little showed that he is still a strong player of the future.
– The gang didn’t believe us before this game. We will continue to be underdog and we will continue this same track, Little promised.
– I think it was fun to play. Each mistake will immediately be punished. Could not make stupid mistakes.
Few people remember that Little is still a junior.
Or at least before Serbia. At the start of it, he was 21 years and 99 days old.
40 Effective minutes later Little was already a full -growing star of Susijeng.
Hard trio
Of course, 13 points and six passes to the basket means the best balance in Little’s European career.
But when you put it on a scale, the result is even harder.
Over the past 50 years, only three Finns under the age of 22 have scored at least 13 points in the European Championship.
They are the hall, Lauri Markkanen And now also Little.
– I said earlier that Saturday would be a staple. And Rakki got out, Rakki did tasks, Little described his own role.
This was the best thing until now, but maybe even better is known on Wednesday.
– The tournament is still in progress.