Spanish basketball coach Sergio Scariolo assured this Sunday after qualifying for the Paris Olympic Games by defeating the Bahamas in the final of the qualifying tournament in Valencia that it was as if they had won the title.
“This is a final. I feel like we won the title. There was a lot of pressure. I want to thank the Federation for pushing to play the tournament in Spain and the Valencia fans who, especially in the last two games, pushed us and I think they saw a team that, with its qualities, is unchanged, playing together. and competing.” , he said in a press conference.
“It is very difficult to play this game in less than 24 hours and I want to highlight the concentration with which they played 40 minutes with very few mistakes and good defending, although I think we also did well in – attack,” he added. .
Scariolo emphasized the difficulty of being in the Games and more for the European teams as he emphasized the importance of this victory. “They have very tough parameters, there are many teams that have not yet arrived. This allows us to extend and for there to be players who can climb the ranks in their weight in the team. Now I don’t want to look at the Games, not me interested in anything now except appreciating and celebrating the good work of the players,” he said.
The coach emphasized how Spain has adapted to the new reality in recent years without losing its identity. “We can lose superstars and then someone comes out but right now we have to compete with brutal unity, we have to do everything for the team to win. Being in this team is a privilege and the players know it because it is one of the great teams in the history of Spanish sport,” he highlighted.
For his part, Caribbean coach Christopher Demarco said they know they will be playing in a good environment and against “a good team, given that they are second in the world.”
“It was a difficult game and I’m sure there were things we could have done better, hopefully it was different but it was a learning experience for us”
Demarco is very pleased with how Bahamian basketball has developed in recent years and especially its young players but admits that growth has not been easy.
“It is very difficult for us to have our best players in a championship other than the Olympic Games. We will try to continue growing but it will not be easy,” he concluded.
Source: La Verdad
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