The coach of Barça, Roger Grimaufeatured his players’ reaction capacity and defense that led them to overcome an eleven-point deficit in the final quarter on Friday to win the Baskonia in the Palau Blaugrana (89-85).
“It was a very competitive match. We started well, but we suffered when we had slumps and we didn’t know how to stop the vertical game of Baskonia. The start of the third quarter punished us a lot and made the game difficult for us, but we knew how to react with a very good defense,” he summarized.
From the press room, Grimau He emphasized that in the last quarter he chose taller players to reverse the negative inertia of the match and that allowed them not only to stop the rival attack, but also to punish the team’s defense changes. Baskonia.
The pivot Jan Veselywho scored 11 of his 23 points in the last five minutes, received praise from the Catalan coach: “He has made shots of great merit as the top player that he is. Not just in attack, but because of how he is leading , defense and communication with his teammates. I’m happy to have him on the team.”
“vine It gave us a huge amount of energy that we were quite weak due to physical and calendar factors. But not only that, he gave us shooting, penetration, defense and he loaded the rebound, taking advantage of situations that stimulated us. He is becoming more and more a part of the team despite his youth,” he commented when asked Joel Parra.
Furthermore, Grimau He estimated that the worst thing about the game was “the direct loss” which translated into “quite a few baskets after the steal”, something that was on Wednesday before the victory against real Madrid They did “very well”, and in a positive way, it had an effect on “brilliant defensive moments in a good part of the game”.
Finally, the coach said how he emotionally managed the group after the victory against real Madrid to keep the team plugged in: “When you win it’s better than when you lose. The idea that we want to convey is to have the identity that we saw today.”
“There are bad moments, but we have the character to rise. Win to Madrid “It was a step, but we have to continue to return to the level we have shown this season,” he concluded.
Source: La Verdad
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