Chus Mateo, Real Madrid coach, He considered that it would be a mistake If it was thought that the tie of the Endesa League that will face its team against Baskonia is A duel between him and Pablo Lasonow coach of the opponent and with whom he worked during the stage of the latter in the white club.
“Surely there are no secrets among us, because he knows me, Real Madrid is already the players. He will have his approach, his way of seeing him. And we not only have to meet Paul, but we must analyze the players, the team and how he is playing. We would make a mistake if we thought this is a duel of Pablo against Chus“, said.
Pablo Laso, Baskonia technician / EFE
Euroleague duel
“It is a duel of two talented teams, which play basketball wellthat they will fight for a pass to the semifinals in an event as important as the Endesa League. We have to analyze the opponent well, where the possibilities pass in the party, and execute it perfectly. We have to make a very good game to win the Baskonia“He added.
Mateo defined the rival as “Very dangerous” because he has very talent players with “an extraordinary offensive capacity”. Even so, he is confident of asserting the field advantage in a qualifier to the best of three games, which he considers “dangerous”: “Baskonia is a very offensive team, with a lot of scoring capacity. We have to try to control all its offensive variables; They have many offensive resources, many players with the capacity to overflow their pair, with many possessions. “
Kamar Baldwin penetrates a basket against Andrés Happy opposition, during the regular league match played at the Movistar Arena / Daniel Gonzalez / EFE
“We have to try to control our offensive options, which we also have and we must make It will be a hard, long, matched party, and we will have to have enough patience to make it mature to decant on our side. But without hurry, with patience, without anxiety to want to solve it early. The matches are won many times in the last minute and you have to be prepared for it, “he said.
The favoritism of Madrid to the title
The good streak they carry that for many are the favorites to the titles, although he affirms that they leave it apart: “You have to play games from minute one to the last. If we are able to make a good game we will win and if we are not able, they will win. It's basketball, it's sport and favoritisms are not worth absolutely at all“.
In the case of victory, theirs will cross with the Unicaja of Malaga or Barça, although he only wants to think about Baskonia and not take steps: “You don't have to anticipate anything; because the road is done step by step. Sometimes wanting to run faster than you can make you lose the focus of what attention requires“.
Musa recovers, but falls deck
The coach confirmed that the eaves Bosnian Dzanan Musa will be available, but the same will not happen with also Argentine eaves Gabriel Deckwhose presence at some point in the playoffs is in doubt about a hip problem. He also assured that Do not see Hugo González and Eli John Ndiayewhich could be chosen by NBA teams via Draft.
“It would be phenomenal for them and surely we will continue to work on young people as we are doing and for people to look at them as possible NBA players. Whenever happens we will be happy for it, but we will bother us to lose good players“.
Mateo values the expansion of equipment in the Euroleague
In addition, he talked about the fact that the Euroleague has expanded the number of teams in two more for the next campaign: “I always say that you have to look a little at the players. We love Euroleague, compete at the highest level. It is fantastic as long as we want the players to stay moderately healthy. We have 80 games and we have stopped playing three. This is getting closer and more and that means that players with selections end up playing a lot of games. “
“The demand that exists when wanting to be well at the beginning, in the middle and in the end will be accepted but I think that in the end Everyone wants us to be fine at all times and that is impossible for a playerbecause they are human beings. Let's not stop thinking that they also breathe, suffer, they are hit, they are damaged. And if we want to see the level very good every day of all players, it is not easy“, complete.
