The head coach of the Latvian women’s basketball club “TTT Rīga” Mārtiņš Gulbis was not satisfied with the performance of his team in the first half after the opening match of the season against Ekaterinburg UGMK.
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It has already been reported that “TTT Rīga” lost UGMK in the first game of the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Euroleague main tournament with the result 56:71 (11:18, 8:18, 18:17, 19:18).
The people of Riga spent two different halves. In the first – did not hit any of the 12 three-point shots and “gave” the opponents easy points after mistakes. In the second – caught the rhythm of the attack, minimally beating the guests in both the third and fourth quarters.
“In basketball, things are easy – if you don’t throw, the confidence disappears a bit. Riga “press service.
The coach wants to see faster decision-making and readiness to take on. “In the first half, we looked like we were kneading clay. At times when we didn’t throw, it seemed like we were stopping the ball. That’s why it was important to come out and show a more visible basketball in the second half. We played much better. .
So far, there are two long players in the rotation of Rigans, who go to the bottom of the fight – Daugile Šarauskaite and Aija Klakocka. Laura Meldere and Līva Krūmiņa continue to recover, therefore on Wednesday it was not easy to fight against the dominance of stature. “We couldn’t cover all of them. We didn’t like that we gave too easy opportunities. For example, we knew that Emma Meseman would create situations by putting a block and coming to the penalty area – we didn’t play right against her, freeing her hands (for Maria) Vadejeva,” Gulbis said.
The performance of Vanessa Jasa and Šarauskaite made a positive impression, the coach agreed. “We trust the players we have signed up for. Vanessa Jasa has a big role to play in this model. I would like to see an even more convincing performance from Daugile in defense. To take the right position by playing without the ball.
The UGMK game was not surprising, Gulbis admitted. “The concept of their game does not change and the basic cooperation is exactly the same as last year. It was important for us to limit the situation – for example, so that Alba Torrens does not run in a quick attack. “She threw three, but overall we did the right thing. It’s good to see Ekaterinburg’s first official game on October 3 in Samara.”
TTT spent only a couple of trainings at the Rimi Olympic Sports Center before the game. It was felt – for example, in Chantel Handy’s throw, the ball came out of the basket several times in the first half. “It just happened to Chantel. I don’t remember another game when our captain didn’t fall. I believe that Eve (Pulvere) will play much better – like the whole team. There is no reason to worry. , “said Swan.
