After the unsuccessful premiere on the European basketball stage against Partizan Belgrade (97: 106), the Hamburg Towers want to stay on the road to success in the Bundesliga.
“After a day off, the team was very focused in training.
We are aware that there was not much time to prepare, "said Towers coach Pedro Calles in front of the northern derby of his team, who recently won twice at the EWE Baskets Oldenburg (Friday, 20.
Hamburg - 30 p.m.).
The Spaniard referred to some good shooters at the hosts.
“It won't help us just to focus on individual players.
Your scorers will always find a way to score points. "You have to act confidently in one-on-one situations, said Calles:" Then we can stop them as a team. "
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Cup out: Towers struggle again with their defensive work
After the end of Medi Bareuth in the round of 16 for the BBL Cup, Hamburg Towers' defensive performance is again under criticism.
Looking at the 84: 93 (47:47) defeat on Tuesday evening at the cup premiere for the Hanseatic League, head coach Pedro Calles complained: "For a large part of the game we didn't show the defensive we wanted to play."
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Premiere at Schalke: Schubert demands dedication
Coach André Schubert has not yet completely ruled out captain Stefan Kutschke for his debut with the defeated FC Ingolstadt in the 2nd Bundesliga.
There is "still hope", said the successor to Roberto Pätzold before his premiere with the Schanzern on Sunday (1.30 p.m. / Sky) at relegated Schalke 04. Kutschke was out for weeks due to a capsule injury in his knee, on Thursday the striker resumed for the first time participate in team training.
Premiere at Schalke: Schubert demands dedication
However, after the departure of Jabril Durham, it will again depend on how Justus Hollatz and Caleb Homesley can design the structure of the game at the Towers.
The American, with 21 points the best thrower against Belgrade, appealed to the team spirit: “It's not about whether I score or not.
Against Oldenburg it will be just as important that we all defend together. ”Dpa
