Kuzminsk, who came to Kaunas, about the "towing" of drugs, the desire to stay in Lithuania and Gudaitis in the NBA

The position of the Milanese team in the best position of the table of the Euroleague tournament for "Žalgiris" is united on this issue. AX Armani coaches Simone Pianigiani and Kuzminskas claimed that, according to the show, Šarūnas Jasikevičius' students could be much higher than the 10th place currently occupied.

"I think that Žalgiris did not succeed several times in a row, and we were lucky because we won several points on several occasions, and our coach rightly said that the place occupied by the Zalgiris does not reflect the game of the team.

It's always difficult to play at Žalgiris Arena. Even for the Zalgiris themselves, when they bring the two viewers together, they are under additional pressure. I think it will be a good and tense match, a nice basketball, "Kuzminsk said at Kaunas airport, and he soon received further questions about the personal appearance of the season. , both on A. Gudaitis and the Milan team.

– What allows you to expect the Milanese team to win over Kaunas – unlike last year? What has changed in your team game?

– Last year, as far as I can remember, we kept the first side of the match, but later we went bankrupt. And this year, I would say that, in general, the team is stronger than itself individually. I think we're stronger and team spirit – the same atmosphere in the laundry, on the ground – is better.

Last year, we arrived with thoughts to lose as much as possible or just fight, and now we will win with thoughts. Mike James arrived a lot, Vladimir Mikov survived his rebirth. Of course, there is a traumatized Nemanja Nedovicha. In general, this week was interesting because of the lack of traumatized players, we could not have a complete training. But let's keep our problems to ourselves.

– How do you rate the beginning of your season?

– Well, I "jump" again, but these pits have always been present. This is for everyone, not just for basketball players, but for other athletes as well. However, the results of the team work are excellent for the Championship of Italy and Euroleague.

– What is the particularity of the "fourth" heavyweight ahead in the square, why do not bullets often reach you?

– Each team has its own accents. I'm not sorry to complain about this – the season is long and everything will be there. The last two games were a little better. The coaches look, pointing out – we have a lot of strong places, a lot of strong players individually, there are other variants of completion of attack. However, it does not survive because there are many other ways to help the team: rushing to attack, fight for the ball, stand where to stand.

– Does the game change the difficult position as a basketball player?

– No, I always do what I know best and in the future, I really intend to play light. I'm trying not to lose those skills. You do not need to insist on this position until we are good at winning.

– How are you moving towards Artūras Gudaitis?

– More importantly, he takes psychologically, hits fines, plays stably. A few years ago, I stated that Arthur 's database was the NBA. The environment would be perfect for him because he has to be positive to support him. There is also a positive environment here in Milan, even after defeats, we are not caught off guard. For this reason, I think the NBA suits him perfectly – everything is done in a positive way.

– Perhaps you will go home to the "window" of FIBA?

– I do not know how many days will be available, maybe one, or maybe two … Maybe if we win, there will be several free days and we can stay longer.

– Zalgiris now plays with two highs – with Antanas Kavaliauskas and Brandon Davies. What options can this be for you in this case?

– I think that here there will be tactical decisions of the coaches. Because if Antan played the "fourth" number, he would have an advantage over me against a basket like Jeff Brooks. But when we attack, in this case, we are faster. We have both been and hopefully the next "third" figures.

– What influence does Paul Jankūnas play in the Kaunas team?

– Yes, Paul is a very important player for them, but the makeup of the team is not such that it would collapse immediately. Coach Jasikevičius successfully includes younger players, the same Laurynas Birutys. So, I do not think there would be a problem when either player would fall.

– What is the impression when you arrive in Kaunas?

– Good, really good. The team's friends say it's cool, but I tell them that there is a "barbecue" here.

– The cardiac business, what's new in this regard?

– I'm only focusing on the match tomorrow.

– Maybe she rolls her head somewhere?

– Basketball is headed.