The Barça coach, Sarunas Jasikevicius, indicated after his team’s victory at the Buesa Arena (77-96) that Baskonia “failed a lot” and his players were very successful in a game that was “completely backwards & rdquor; of the last one that the two teams starred in the Buesa Arena.
The Lithuanian commented thatand “sometimes basketball is simple” and highlighted at a press conference that they left “with a very good attitude & rdquor; and they read situations “very well”.
He made a big deal out of Nick Calathes’ nine assists in the first half and regretted that they couldn’t kill off the game earlier due to their own mistakes. “Playing in Vitoria is difficult and we have to be happy & rdquor ;, he accepted.
You have to win all the games
The coach normalized his team’s slump after winning the Copa del Reybut he clarified that at Barça you have to win every game and he is even more concerned about the dynamics of the team. In this sense, he affirmed that they are “on the right track & rdquor ;.
With this victory, Barça reached the leadership of the ACB League, a situation to which the Baltic gave importance. “We are going to try to be champions & rdquor ;, she promised and began to think about the” playoff & rdquor ;. “We prefer to play the playoff at home, although sometimes the one with the home court advantage doesn’t win,” she said.
Asked about the Rolands Smits match, He highlighted his solidity on both sides of the pitch and added that “he is a wild card that we can use anywhere”but neither did he forget the performance of Sergi Martínez.