The Maccabi Tel Aviv coach is preparing for the game in the arena against Zalgiris Kaunas: "A really big challenge to play against the best attack in the league" • On the Croatian's adaptation: "He has not yet found his pace" • The injured Othello Hunter is in great doubt for tomorrow's match ( 21:00)
Yannis Sporopoulos.
Looking for a home win over Zalgiris Kaunas
Photography:
Oded Karni
Maccabi Tel Aviv held a press conference today (Wednesday) ahead of the game against Zalgiris Kaunas in the eighth round of the Euroleague (Thursday, 21:05).
Coach Yannis Sapropoulos commented on the quality of the rival who started the season well: "Zalgiris is a very good team, not just at the top. It's time we won it because we must win. It's a really big challenge to play against the best attack in the league, so we will try to give good defense "They have very good players, but so do we."
The Greek was also asked about Dragon Bender's condition: "He still has not really found his pace of play. He came last on the team and did not really train when the games started. He was not fit for a long time and his adaptation will be slower than we want. I believe as time goes on He will be better, we trust him. "
According to Sapropoulos, it is still unclear whether Othello Hunter, who was injured in the Euroleague game against Andulo Zero, will be fit to meet the Lithuanian team.