The Spanish male team He did not have his best day in the first preparation test for the Eurobasket 2025 (74-76). The combined directed by Scariolo He showed his doubts at times before a Portugal That was better after passing for changing rooms and reacted on time to take a tight game.
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SERGIO SCARIOLO He did not want to focus much on the details of the defeat on a match that served to assess different aspects of the game. “Neither do you have to do many valuations. Obviously, we can do well to realize that a normal benefit at this time in our trajectory does not help us to compete“He explained in statements collected by EUROHOOPS.
“We have to be at a higher level of concentration and intensity and other factors such as the percentage of shooting or the quality of the passes. We are clear about the path we have to follow and the steps to take“Scariolo said, aware of the work that still remains to be done.
The national basketball coach of Spain Sergio Scariolo during the Preparatory Party for the Eurobasket 2025
The coach was optimistic for the future of the selection. “I see a lot of attitude and projection in a few players. We really have a very good long term future. I am happy with the work of the boys, “he valued.
Also, Scariolo was asked about the absence of Juancho Hernangome In the last minutes, to which he replied that the goal of the game was another than winning. “Juancho has not been on the court in the last minutes By my decision. In these games they are not decisions based on the merit of the players, it is based on what we are interested in seeing and the quintets that we are interested in putting on the court, “he slid.” Juancho has had good and bad things like all his teammates, But it is a matter of what we are interested in seeing“He added.
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In addition, Willy Hernangome It influenced the same, aware of the long road that the selection has ahead. “We have only been a game for a week, it has been a match that we have tried to do new things and continue working,” said the Barça player. “Much growth of collective work is missing. We just started“, concluded in statements collected by the crossbar.
