By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
Sarunas Jasikevicius was quite the perfectionist as a player and has the same mindset now as head coach of Zalgiris Kaunas.
While Zalgiris faced few problems en route to beating Anadolu Efes on the road and climb to the fourth spot of the EuroLeague Standings, Saras also mentioned his team’s “ups and downs” in its performance.
“I think Efes is a very talented team. I know they are missing some players, but they still put a lot of talent on the court. We had to win on the road, and in order to do that, you have to take their points down. We didn’t do it in the first quarter, but after that more or less we were OK. Some ups and downs, like always with a young team, but a win is a win and we are very happy,” Jasikevicius said.
Anadolu Efes head coach Ergin Ataman said the following in the post-game presser:
“First quarter, we were successful playing our regular game. On offense we moved the ball well and got an advantage. Starting in the second quarter, when we subbed our bench players, we made a lot of mistakes, especially on offense and turnovers. We gave them a chance to find fastbreak points. The second half was the same. Tonight we played with a very short roster. This was very bad luck after the Turkish Cup, as we lost in three starters in three days, and it was really difficult to play against Zalgiris. Really they play good basketball in this EuroLeague and I think that this result is normal for this game tonight.”