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Thursday, September 10, 2015
After the collective failure against Turkey, the German basketball mutate against Italy for Drama Queen: Dennis Schroeder excels as Big Boss, a tragic hero and coach critics. Now it’s up to Spain at all.
For the announcer, the game was a blessing. After EM preliminary duel of German basketball against Italy he did not ask twice for expedited leaving the Berlin Arena viewers. The majority of the 13,050 fans fled only too glad of the disappointment that hung after the final whistle in the hall and the faces of the DBB professionals. Because of the German basketball players and their fans was this game despite 29 points from young star Dennis Schröder and despite the remarkable increase in performance compared to Turkey debacle mainly one thing: a Grey
With the unnecessary 82:89. nV are offset the DBB team even the next low blow in the first round Group B. Germany play a good tournament, said Italy head coach Simone Pianigiani after the game, but it was simply a “bastard group”. While the Italians have survived the group of death after the third consecutive victory prematurely, are the German basketball player after the third defeat in a row and the group final against Spain (from 17.45 clock) in front of the chest with a publicly discharged tactics Zoff between Schröder and Federal coach Chris Fleming and These excruciating “What if” questions as
What would have happened if the previously so consistent referees just before the end of extra time with the score at 84:82 for Italy -. consequently – on foul against DBB Playmaker Schröder and free throws would have opted for Germany? What if the 21-year-old’s awkward, but in the final seconds of regular time – would have gone down in a crucial situation – once again? What if Anton Gavel and Maodo Lo their respective layup-penalty sunk instead have awarded miserably?
Schröder-criticism of the coach
“It’s damn bitter, two games in the first round so to lose, if you have a tremendous chance both times, “contended veteran Dirk Nowitzki with the Italy defeat. A bit of experience, determination, luck, “so a bit everything, unfortunately,” the Germans have been missing at the end to reward yourself after 45 intense minutes for her performance with a victory. Then the DBB team would still be left with the certainty of possible failure into Spain duel. But even with the knowledge to deliver at these championships not only good games, but to be able to win this too.
Instead, Dennis Schröder was after the game to the press and criticized his coach. Background was the statement by Chris Fleming, the opponent in the closing stages at three points (75:72) and 27 seconds on the clock to foul and send them to the free throw line. Because the Italians met both free throws, then Schröder but only one, the Italian NBA star Danilo Gallinari was the 76:76 force the extension just before the end with the basket. There, the DBB team managed in five minutes just six points, Italy eleven.
“I think where we were in front with three, we would not have to foul. But the coach has said we should foulen “Schröder commented on the final stage and called Flemings tactic to demand explicitly as” not smart “.
DBB team is improving constantly
The coach was forced to a public reply and took his research starlet in the duty: “I think the tactic is not wrong when he hits his free throws, the game is over the free throw is supposed to be the easiest throw in basketball…” In addition, Fleming criticized in the closing stages of a lack of ball movement in the German game, as Schröder too often with his head wanted by the opponents – and this despite a total of 29 points and 7 assists several times lost his head. . But he was generally “very proud of Dennis, how he had reacted to the game against the Turks”
His team learn quickly, improve constantly, Fleming added: “Hopefully it’s fast enough for the next game. ” At 17.45 clock meets Germany in Berlin on Spain, which at 99:73 celebrated the second preliminary round success against Iceland. Only a victory pulls the DBB team into the knockout stage in Lille and preserving its opportunity to the Olympic qualifiers. “If you are sportsmen and the competitive love, then you want such a situation:. Win or go home because there is nothing more rumzurechnen” says Nowitzki, who was against Italy with 14 points second best DBB Scorer
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But not only the Germans, the Spaniards go to the first round defeats against Serbia and Italy with intense pressure to leave the fray. A Vorrundenaus would no disgrace, but a national disaster for the team to EM-scorer Pau Gasol. During the 35-year-old Center Star Gasol plays an outstanding tournament with an average of 23 points, weaken his teammates. “Total dependence on Gasol,” summed up the sports newspaper “As” after losing to Italy and headlined on page one: “. Now it is against Nowitzki’s Germany killed advancement”
With a basketball tidbits expects the German veteran in his probably last international match not: “Both teams have completed five games in six days, it probably will not be pretty, but go over the fight..”
Source: n-tv.de
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