„First of all, congratulations to everyone on the start of the season, on the start of the control matches. I think both the fans and we have already missed it, we want to play. As always, there was a lot of energy in the first games, maybe there were some mistakes in defense, but we need to congratulate the opponent, who really played well and fought hard.
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I am glad that we managed to do what we wanted – there was energy, we recovered 20 balls on offense. Analyzing a bit, we made too many fouls in defense, we could have really taken off about 10 points by making smart fouls or by not making them, because already being in bonus we violated the rules many times,“ said T. Masiulis.
The strategist also highlighted the most important preparation points for the season.
„The most important thing is for everyone to get into shape. Everyone returned after the summer, we need to equalize everyone’s forms and try to get as much aggressiveness and pressure as possible. Now there is more running, less thinking, so there are quite a few mistakes, but now we need to prepare the bodies for a long season,“ added the coach.
T. Masiulis also commented on Jonas Valančiūnas’s debut: „We need to learn to play with him, and he with us, so it is a matter of time. Today he gave a good fight, I think it was not easy for the opponents to push with such a body. Everything is going in a good direction“.
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On September 2, the Žalgiris team will face a control match against the Utena „Juventus“ team.
„We will analyze what mistakes we made in this game – we want to reduce them. Of course, there will be many more, but we want to reduce the number of mistakes with each game. And it is important that the players understand what we want from them. It is harder for new players – that is understandable, easier for the veterans“.
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