Ibon Navarro analyzed the match after Unicaja’s victory over MoraBanc Andorra (92-86). A victory that occurred in the final stages of the game after knowing how to read the opponent as the minutes went by. A merit that you have to know how to value: “You have to be able to play these games in which you don’t have the best feelings,” acknowledged the coach.
Balance
“I think it was a very worthwhile victory. It is clear that we did not play our best game, especially defensively, in the first half. Something that we already foresaw could happen. I think we have to give a lot of credit to MoraBanc Andorra with a spectacular game, have recovered very well from Madsen’s absence. Both Tyson and Nacho have helped the team very well. Both Montero, Harding and Borg have shown the level they are at right now and it is a team that when it plays at this level of confidence and without pressure, is capable of beating anyone because it has a lot of talent.
We have gone from less to more, but with many problems in one-on-one control at the beginning. They have read our pick and roll defense very well, they have passed the ball very early, they have taken the ball out of two against one with ease because we lacked energy. They have many unbalanced players, the recoveries of the centers… It was a difficult game, I think we have improved as the game has progressed, but our number of losses and wanting to steal the ball instead of being patient in defense to Forcing them to make mistakes has prevented us from being solid. You have to be able to play these games in which you don’t have the best feelings, something that we were already talking about a few weeks ago. “The team finds a way to compete and win while having bad feelings, not being in good shape, it’s a bit the idea of these games: finding a way to win without being good or fresh.”
Best rival in Carpena
“It is the team that has played the best in Carpena. We have to know that there are going to be many teams that are going to come to Carpena with a lot to gain and little to lose. Mentally, it gives you an extra point of confidence, but for me it has been the team that has played the best here this year.”
Arbitration
“Don’t poke me, I’m bleeding. That’s it. Everyone does what they think they have to do. I think we’ve been late to a lot of things. We’ve made a lot of mistakes. Maybe it was a game where we would all have taken 36 free throws, but we have taken half. We haven’t been as good as them. In my opinion, our first quarter is very bad defensively. We received 30 points and ended up with 3 fouls, 2 of them in shooting action. When you later want to put on, you can see your contacts a lot. Maybe that’s the reason. “We started badly.”
Unicaja left the game with discomfort. / ACB Media
Perry State
“Let’s see, they’re watching. Let’s wait. I wanted to continue playing and he told me I could come back, but we are going to wait. “I think it was the knee, but I’m not really sure.”
David Kravish and fouls
“The problem with Kravish is that we teach him contacts in which he is called for a foul and he teaches us contacts in which he is not called for a foul. It is difficult to convince a player to work on something when he sees that the others do not need to work to improve something that is not penalized later. These are situations in which you arrive less than half a second late, but you arrive late. There are others who arrive a second late, but have the ability to not be seen. It is difficult to convince a player that he has to do something when he sees that others do not need to do it.. The same thing happens to us with Osetkowski and the unsportsmanlike behavior.”
2024-02-03 23:12:45
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