Tom Hovasse (Basketball Men’s Japan National Team HC) Interview @ Part 2
In late November 2021, Tom Hovasse HC (head coach), who became the new commander of the Japan Men’s Basketball National Team, made his debut. How will the skills that led the Japan Women’s National Team to win the silver medal at the Tokyo Olympics be demonstrated on a new stage? We talked to Hovasse HC, who became a popular person due to his passionate personality.
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—- How is your current feeling when you became the HC of the Japan Men’s National Team and made your first appearance?
“Our team still needs to practice more. At the same time, we have to find a” piece “that fits the” puzzle “of the basketball system I command. Needless to say, a player. It is about.
Among the players who played this time, there were some young people who showed me something shining. For example, the play of SG Yudai Nishida (Seahorses Mikawa / team’s highest score of 11 points in the first race) was fantastic. Ryo Terashima (Hiroshima Dragonfly), who scored 16 points, the most in the team in the second race, was also good. The same applies to PG Takumi Saito (Nagoya Diamond Dolphins). I felt it was a piece that fits my system.
* Position abbreviation = PG (point guard), SG (shooting guard), SF (small forward), PF (power forward), C (center).
On the other hand, Bigman had a hard time playing with my “five out” system. However, I think that those who usually play inside also gradually learned to play in this. “
—- During the training camp, the players all said, “We have to think about how to move even when there is no ball. It’s something that uses our head.” Did they use their heads in the match?
“I think the players already have a high basketball IQ, so I think they understand their role, but they still don’t really know what their teammates are doing.
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