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Kaunas Zalgiris's team had one of the biggest failures of Sarunas Jasikevičius's training period, when at 58:79 she did not match the men of Istanbul's Anadolu Efes.
It is very rare for any basketball player in a team to accumulate the two-digit number or unlocked two-digit utility: Marius Grigonis scored the most points with 9 points. After 8 performance scores, he was collected by Aaron White and Thomas Walkup.
"There was a sad picture", Edgar Ulanov described the match. The picture on the site was really sad, but it was even sadder how Internet was affected by greyhounds.
Vaidas Čeponis started offering several combinations, more throws and one against Th.Walkup, Nate Wolters or Derrick Walton. Less well-known professionals send Arthur Milakny to Prienus, and Paul Jankun is a "retiree".
Grunwalds did not want to sue for fatigue because, as Mr Grigon said, this does not interest him – everyone sees the result and the tournament table, where the players from Kaunas have 7 wins in 17 laps and have dropped to 11th place.
Yasikevich's sentence, which was repeated most often at the press conference, focused on common play and unity. According to him, it is only in this way that Grunwald can stand out from the difficult situation in which she finds herself. You can not disagree with that – four of the last five games are defeated by the Prien Skycop.
The @bczalgiris crowd support his team until the end! ?#GameON pic.twitter.com/vak0bJppRO
– EuroLeague (@EuroLeague) January 8, 2019
The situation in eight places is thankless but far from tragic. Zalgiris can beat any team in this Euroleague, but he must first defeat himself, then he will be able to handle his opponents.
First of all, Grunwald needs Wolters as he was before the ankle injury. Although it was not a big deal, he did not equal the American in all three games of the Euroleague, but in the three games back, he is totally different from you: 5 points, 2 rebounds, 2 scores and 6 scores over 19 minutes. Before the injury, W. Walters scored 14.2 points and 15.4 points.
Now, its indicators have tripled. This means that Zalgiris has lost at least 9 points, but the value is even higher. Since Walters is not a good boy by far, his beating beats and his floats brought more color to the Zalgiris game. If he did not manage to throw himself, it was at least the teammates of the event, when the sudden raids of N. Wolters shook the rivals. After his return, Walters is no longer so aggressive and is reflected perfectly in the final result. The Kaunas team desperately needs the main opponent to return to his usual form, 11 games out of 14.
Zalgiris is in great need of a solid Paul Jankun. The 17-year veteran of the injured Euroleague Battles 7 is completely different from the one who participated in the second symbolic tournament of last season. The shape of the captain is always mediocre, as one important detail illustrates: his weapon launched from the mid-range is heading to the bow front. This shows that the legs are not yet fully prepared for the Euroleague. In the last three meetings, Jankūnas missed none of the 6 shots "out of the game" and 6 points were scored by throws.
Looking at the reserves, we still see Edgar Ulanova. The striker was stronger in the second half of the first round, but in the last game it was impossible. E.Ulanov is certainly a better player than 6.5 points and a performance score of 7.6 in 25 minutes. Zalgiris now needs not only a robust defensive attack, but also an aggressive attack of the game and the exploitation of good opportunities.
Important that the weather is exploiting opportunities. All of Europe knows the style of Žalgiris, knows that the balls are sent into the penalty area and that the opponents boldly doubled Brandon Davies, leaving room for other players. Klaipėda Neptūnas won Sunday even without "centers", when Gytis Masiulis and Džiugas Slavinskas closed the penalty area and returned the balls of B.Davies did not score three points, as these shots were just pbading. If at least a few times this defense fails and opponents get three points in their basket, they should quickly abandon that plan.
Most opponents are at Th.Walkup, who reached 26.7% in Euroleague. (4/15) three points. The American is certainly not a bad winner and 41% of the Germans took advantage of their opportunities during the last season. Now, the defender is probably thrown and psychological when he has too little confidence in his own strength. Sometimes, players even begin to feel uncomfortable when they are constantly left free at all three points.
Until now, Zalgiris is in the middle of the three-point target of Euroleague – 38.34% in eighth place. (97/253). Looking at the last three lost match segments, Kaunas residents sold 12 out of 40 shots, or 30 percent. It should be noted that two of these three matches were played at home, where the teams generally played better than they were out.
It's hard to beat even Gran Canaria in Las Palmo when the penalty area is closed and the long shots do not fall into the basket. And this is not only about Th.Walkup – 25%. Aaronas White, long-range hit, also has the ability to attack from a distance. Derrick Walton, who got a three-point throw, reached 28.6%. their participation rate and last season 45.7%. E.Ulanov, who was the victim of a foul on the part of his rivals, now posts 33.3% accuracy.
The Maccabi duel in Tel Aviv, where the Greyhounds scored 11 points out of 20 (55%), is a great example of how it has become much easier to attack. Then, the victory was obtained and there are only 73 points in defense, which is an excellent result. As Shar said, the defense was not bad with Anadolu Efes, but the attack was a problem.
This seems commonplace, but it is already the case – relaxation is now a very important medicine. Žalgiris will return to Kaunas on Friday and Sunday in Panevėžys, where he will play against the slip of the Lietkabel. After this duel, he will stay 5 days before the next match. Players will be able to relax and train. Friday, against Panathinaika in Athens, it will be a team completely different from the one we saw on Tuesday.
The team did not manage to climb the stand, Žalgiris had no basketball player able to solve all the problems alone. Žalgiris is capable of only one mechanism and one team.
In January, Žalgiris awaits a very important section, able to decide the rest of the regular season without Antanas Kavaliauskas or Leo Westermann. Don Thompson should help in the rotation, perhaps to bring some kind of fresh air, but only the improvement of all the above mentioned aspects will help get out of the Žalgiris pit. "Grunwald" is sick and in need of medication and no one cares so much about it. A win for a tooth can turn the situation in the right direction.
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