Valencia Basket- Baxi Manresa post-game quotes: Jaume Ponsarnau and Mike Tobey

07/03/2021

Jaume Ponsarnau

 “The two teams have a similar philosophy in terms of moving the ball and dynamism. It was a beautiful first half for the viewer, where there was a lot of fluidity, a lot of dynamism. But I think that all that feeling of playing well and feeling comfortable in attack has made us wrong in not adapting to the necessary defensive rhythm. They have adapted, they have raised their bar, they have understood that they had to make fouls and we did not. They were dominating with their transition game and with their very defined spacing game in which there is a lot of communication between centers and with the point guards. In the second half we understood that we had to maintain that offensive rhythm but clearly changing our defensive gait, we played more physical, being better on the ball and with consistency. At the statistical level it is clearly reflected because in the first part they have made zero turnovers and in the second part eleven. Or the shots made from three that they have had in the first half that they have not had in the second, many more shots contested by us. They found that game of feelings in the second half, but not in such a solid and consistent way as in the first "

 

Mike Tobey:

"Happy with the victory after a difficult trip, Manresa is a good team, especially in transition, we played well in attack and defense in the second half"


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