The Loko guard commented on the results of the match game the Russian and Venezuelan national teams (79:57), in which he scored 5 points, made 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal in 24 minutes on the court.
- What can you say about the result of the first Friendship Cup game?
- First of all, it's cool that we have the opportunity to play with a foreign team at that time. It's great that we won, although we made a lot of errors. We lacked teamwork, there were some misunderstandings in defense, in attack. But I think it's okay. We haven't been together for that long. Our team is young, we even have 17-year-old players. So some were too agitated, some want to show themselves better, hence the errors. But we also had enough good moments, which quickly gave us comfortable lead and let us keep the game under control in the second half.
- How good did you play?
- I will not evaluate myself. I think there are plenty of people who can judge my game in detail. As for the result, firstly I am glad that no one got injured. It's great that we won. We will play better next time.
- What can you say about Kirill Temirov’s debut in the national team (2 assists and 1 rebound in 14 minutes)?
- I'm happy for Temirchik, he's good. It was obvious that he had a huge desire, a wagon of energy. Maybe something didn't work out for him. But, again, I repeat, this is his first game. I'm sure he will get better game after game.
- Today the Russian team will have to play against PARMA, which won its match with a margin of +102, 155:53. Are they that strong or did the Colombian team play poorly?
- Oh yeah, I saw the score at one moment and at first I thought that maybe the TV screen was lagging. But then I was told that the Colombians were not prepared for the game properly. As for PARMA, I think there will definitely be more physical contact with them than with Venezuela. They have mature, experienced players, and they will immediately punish us for every mistake, especially in defense. Therefore, we need to reduce the number of losses, misunderstandings, add more speech on the court, move the ball faster, keep spacing. Everything is in our hands.
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