From Berlin reports Björn Wannhoff
Turkish fans chanted in the arena clamoring “goodbye”, while Tibor Pleiß fist on an advertising banner in Berlin Catacombs pounding and Dirk Nowitzki hung his broad shoulders. The 75: 80-defeat at the European Basketball Championship was a major setback for the German Olympic ambitions. But also the way how the Nowitzki and Co. lost, frustrated and unsettled the German team profoundly.
The decisive factor for the defeat was the initial phase, as everyone agreed. “The problem in the first quarter was that we always had to pick the ball out of the net and then we can make the game not fast. Then we have to every time vortrotteln and then run any system that probably knew anyway better than we itself, “Nowitzki said.
perfect plan of the Turkish coach
While Turkey was aggressive and focused on art, the DBB team found no way to leave the fray. On top of that the team coached by Ergin Ataman pursued a plan that was perfectly tailored to the German game and precisely aimed at superstar Nowitzki.
Even before the game the Turkish camp had announced that the 37 olds wanted to bring in as many as possible for him unpleasant situations. With so-called pick-and-rolls, so the locations of blocks, the Turks forced the Dallas Mavericks star to come out of his comfort zone.
“We have found no way to stop the bleeding”
This strategy is not new, most NBA teams practicing this for more than a decade against the Würzburg. The problem arises, however, was the fact that the team of coach Ataman almost literally every throw from distance found its target. Five of the six three-point attempts by the Turks landed in the target.
For this purpose, it was not possible for the German team to help Nowitzki in some form, but he stood alone against the Turkish star Ersan Ilyasova. Front Nowitzki was tackled hard and did not come to his preferred places on the field. “. We have not found a way to stop the bleeding I have no explanation for it,” national coach Chris Fleming said: “The attitude to start this game, was not available We had no litter problem, but a willingness problem..”
Fleming takes Schröder get up early
Dennis Schröder also had sometimes lost, his opponent Ali Muhammed sank relatively unchallenged two three-point throws. Offensively he could not, for the basket to attach his lightning-fast moves toward
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“. Attacking they have gone on all pick-and-rolls underneath her and Dennis came too slowly, he will have no matter how you defend, with momentum on the block come “criticized Fleming. The coach had seen soon enough and ordered Schroeder deputy Maodo Lo on the pitch. However, this brought no significant improvement. So the first quarter went crashing lost with 11:31.
Futile chase
Only after Germany took back into the game and scored in each of the following quarters higher than Turkey. This was achieved, among other things due to a changeover. Nowitzki, who scored 15 points, was increasingly visible on the center position and had less outside the zone to help out. These grabbed Coach Fleming the zone defense and made it so the Turks more difficult
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Led by Schröder, with 24 points the most successful DBB basket Hunter, Germany launched a comeback in the fourth quarter , In the end it was not enough, too big, the residue was. “We have won the last three quarters with 15 points and still had no realistic chance to turn the game,” summed Fleming.
The other actors were doing offensively DBB little or no in appearance. Paul Zipser finished the game with zero points, as well as Anton Gavel. Heiko Schaffartzik came to three points. Finally, too little
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final against Italy
Now it is time to get the defeat quickly from people’s minds. Against Italy (today from 17.45 in t-online.de live ticker) must necessarily a victory here, otherwise device to reach the first knockout round in the distant future, and the European Championship would end probably already with the match against Spain for Germany.
As far as no one wanted to think. “Italy is Frankly something of no interest at the moment. We need to take care of Germany,” Fleming said. But it was clear to the national coach that his team has to go somewhere to work and will:
“I’m sure that we will see tomorrow, another team on the field.” <- true xxxxx ->
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