A few weeks ago, I did not know whether the Russians will play in the EuroBasket. All the decision of the World Federation of Basketball (FIBA), which due to internal conflict in the Russian federation has suspended most of the national teams Sbornej. Later conditionally allowed the participation of senior citizens in the next European Championships, expressing the hope that even before the Eurobasket situation will be unormalizować.
The face of change has to be one of the best players in the history of Russian basketball Andrei Kirilienko, which suddenly at the age of 34-years suspended sports career. He was elected to the position at the end of August, so he had no time to affect a lot of things around the national team. And this since 2012 is experiencing a serious crisis. Then coach David Blatt (now the Cleveland Cavaliers) led the Russians to 3rd place in the Olympic Games in London. In the previous EuroBasket the Russians – with a different coach – were one of the weakest teams of the event.
The failure of Israel , a little at his own request, has not improved sentiment around the Russian basketball. Sborna halftime lead to win by ten points (39:29), but allowed their rivals back in the game, mainly by weaker disposition on the defensive. – Such things can not happen to us if we want to achieve something in the EuroBasket. We played the tragic third quarter, we let rivals believe they can win the game – explained later after the match Sergei Monia. No winning the opening tournament, he made the start of the Polish grew for the Russians to the title match with everything. The defeat virtually eliminated the country from further competition.
The clash of different moods to set about white-red. On Saturday, the first time in six years, won the opening match at EuroBasket. Meeting with Bosnia and Herzegovina can not be beautiful, but stressed kadrowicze, most importantly, that the winnings. It is important that also ended without serious injury. After one of the clashes in the first half suffered a hand injury Although Matthew Ponitka, but it was not so dangerous to exclude 22-year-old winger from the game. With bandaged wrist Ponitka appeared in the starting five Poles like Marcin Gortat, Damian Kulig, AJ Slaughter and Adam Waczyński who also began the match with Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Russians but in its composition have up to 8 players over 2 meters tall, a challenge with Israel were in the lead mainly thanks to the good features of the circuit. Match with Polish also started the action from a distance, but seeing that our team is well prepared for it, they changed tactics. At the beginning of the clash thanks to Adam Waczyńskiego shares was 10: 5 for our team. Dmitry flashed a glimpse of the talented Kwostowa and primarily play of more balls in the direction of the field three seconds meant that after 12 minutes of play, our team was losing 21:28.
The change in tactics Russians particularly well illustrated by the statistics. Throughout the meeting with Israel Sborna he gained only 16 points after throwing out the trash, while in a match against Polish so much was his account after 14 minutes of play. White-red at the right time, however, drew the right conclusions. Diverse game in attack and aggressive defense, quickly helped make up for a loss, and even take the lead. Apart from the extremely efficient Adam Waczyńskiego (15 points to break and 5/5 of the game) did well getting more versatile Ponitka. Not bad for a game led A.J. Slaughter (four assists), who earned his first points until the end of the second quarter. They grew and physically tough to break the Russians dominated the array (20:14 on rebounds), but coming down to the locker room losing 40:42.
Without a doubt, the hero of the first half was Adam Waczyński, who after the change of sides has long been invisible, but scoring points at the moment it active That is done every square meter Matthew Ponitka field. Winger Stelmetu Zielona Gora when the need was not afraid of sharp clashes under the basket, but when the opportunity arose, dynamic attacking zone podkoszową rivals. To the plays of the day, and perhaps the entire event will go shares in which winger staff passed on the perimeter defender who was guarding him, then slammed packed ball to the basket. Praised in an interview with Polish legend Eurosport.Onet.pl by Adam Wojcik Ponitka at the right times gave a ball in what used other players.
This is just a glimpse of the vice-champion of the world under the age of 17 five years ago meant that the Poles at the end of the third quarter reached the highest in this passage an eight-game lead (56:48). Ponitka acquired the four points and had two assists.
Dynamism Ponitki picked up the remaining players, regardless of whether the what configuration of personnel was on the floor our team. Five minutes before the end of the people Mike Taylor led 70:61, but that does not mean the end of emotion.
In the end it was a nervous after the Russians held a share for five points. For a second before the end, when it was 82:79, Sborna had the ball and one of its players tried a desperate throw for three points. Fortunately, however marginally she missed and victory reached for White and Red. Noteworthy Marcin Gortat 12 points in the second half.
European Basketball Championships are played in this year in four countries. The Poles are playing their home games in the set in the South of France Montpellier, other groups are located in Berlin, Zagreb and Riga.
The next meeting of the EuroBasket Poles will play on Monday at 21 of France. Perhaps join him already as a team advance to the next round of struggle.
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