Scariolo: “We fought very well”

Sergio Scariolothe Spanish basketball coach underscored his team’s competitiveness despite losing to Lithuania (77-82) in his third preparatory test euro basketball celebrated gran canariaand emphasized that:

“We have had a very good competition. Obviously the shooting percentage is adjusted by the physical strength of our rivals. That’s – 23 assists – we created a lot of situations in attack, but we missed more shots than we should have,” the Italian strategist added at a press conference.

In his opinion, these matches are “very good crash courses for most players to gain experience. The goal is not the result, get as close to the optimum point as quickly as possible and in the best possible way.” It is to compete” window Fiba like euro basketball.

At the same time, he emphasized the national team’s “competitive genes”. In his opinion, it’s a “fundamental trait. Of course, the presence of veterans is important to convey that among the youngest, regardless of what they contribute to the stats.

In anticipation of the next game, we will also play against Thursday lithuania of Vilnius, Scariolo progressed that much Willie hernangomez Rudy “They won’t play because of the recovery therapy protocol we had already planned,” he said, stating his desire to “improve their external success and improve their defensive strength, ball circulation, play, etc.” A device that demonstrated his desire not to aggravate aspects that we have already established.