– I want to congratulate Alba Berlin. They played a very good game, even when we also played well in the first half. Until then, we played as a team, tried to find the best answers on the court and took advantage of Alba’s mistakes. I think that we lost because we lacked a little bit of patience - said Igor Griszczuk at the after-game press conference.
Igor Griszczuk – I want to congratulate Alba Berlin. They played a very good game, even when we also played well in the first half. Until then, we played as a team, tried to find the best answers on the court and took advantage of Alba’s mistakes. I think that we lost because we lacked a little bit of patience. Alba scored some easy points early in the third quarter, made some fast breaks and in that moment, we strongly wanted to cut our deficit. We did it too quickly and made some stupid mistakes in the end. Our biggest problems came at pick-and-roll situations. Alba played so many actions like that and thanks to them, they scored too many easy points. We need to work in this issue. I also want to say that we haven’t played in European competitions for two years and it was visible. I think that we will be better in the upcoming games.
Paul Miller – Despite we lost, it wasn’t a bad game for us. We came to this game with great passion and intensity and thanks to this, we were leading. We scored points in low post and behind the 6,75 meter line. Generally, we had our chances to beat Anwil tonight but we failed. German team is very strong and we made too many mistakes to won this game. We had many offensive problems at the beginning of the third quarter, moreover we made some turnovers which put us behind, while they made some fast breaks. And later, every time we tried to come back, they were able to make big shots and they controlled their advantage. All in all we lost, but we played good basketball. We played like a team and I think we’re going on a good way.
Luka Pavicevic – First of all, I would like to congratulate my players for a very important win here in Wloclawek. If we are ambitious and want to get to the next round, we need to win all home games and try to steal one, maybe two wins on the road. We managed to do this tonight. I think that Alba is a better team than Anwil this season and in a certain way, we were the favourite tonight. However, Wloclawek is a strong basketball court and Anwil is able to beat better teams with this roster and coach Griszczuk on the bench. This is why it was a very important win for us. There were some difficult moments in this game when we need to do our best and prove our strength on the court. We did it and I am really happy to once again congratulate my players.
Tadija Dragicevic - I want to express my strong congratulations to my teammates and I would like to congratulate Anwil. They played fair and the fought for all 40 minutes. We didn't play well in the first half and Anwil was able to find some mistakes in our defense. They just played the game like they wanted. We played much better after the break, especially in defense. We made some corrections, played like a real team and just won
Paul Miller – Despite we lost, it wasn’t a bad game for us. We came to this game with great passion and intensity and thanks to this, we were leading. We scored points in low post and behind the 6,75 meter line. Generally, we had our chances to beat Anwil tonight but we failed. German team is very strong and we made too many mistakes to won this game. We had many offensive problems at the beginning of the third quarter, moreover we made some turnovers which put us behind, while they made some fast breaks. And later, every time we tried to come back, they were able to make big shots and they controlled their advantage. All in all we lost, but we played good basketball. We played like a team and I think we’re going on a good way.
Luka Pavicevic – First of all, I would like to congratulate my players for a very important win here in Wloclawek. If we are ambitious and want to get to the next round, we need to win all home games and try to steal one, maybe two wins on the road. We managed to do this tonight. I think that Alba is a better team than Anwil this season and in a certain way, we were the favourite tonight. However, Wloclawek is a strong basketball court and Anwil is able to beat better teams with this roster and coach Griszczuk on the bench. This is why it was a very important win for us. There were some difficult moments in this game when we need to do our best and prove our strength on the court. We did it and I am really happy to once again congratulate my players.
Tadija Dragicevic - I want to express my strong congratulations to my teammates and I would like to congratulate Anwil. They played fair and the fought for all 40 minutes. We didn't play well in the first half and Anwil was able to find some mistakes in our defense. They just played the game like they wanted. We played much better after the break, especially in defense. We made some corrections, played like a real team and just won