Vasilije Micic praises ALBA Berlin: 'This team is something great for EuroLeague' / News - Basketnews.com

Vasilije Micic acknowledged ALBA's terrific job of developing the young players.

Credit: Euroleague Credit Euroleague

ALBA Berlin started the 2022-23 EuroLeague season against all odds and prognosis, overcoming Partizan, Emporio Armani, and Panathinaikos and falling against back-to-back champions Anadolu Efes in a very close game.

To some purpose, Vasilije Micic praised the German team and acknowledged their terrific job of developing the young players.

"First of all, I really have to emphasize that ALBA is something great for EuroLeague. Giving such big confidence to players that are very young and having contributions. For me, it's just amazing. Big congratulations to their coaching staff and their players," Efes star praised his opponents following a narrow 78-74 win yesterday.

"Secondly, as you mentioned, it was a high-paced game. I feel exhausted. But the most important thing today was to win somehow. I knew that the game wouldn't be so beautiful. With this kind of opponent you have to be focused for 40 minutes, and today that was the key," Micic added.

Will Clyburn reiterated his teammate's words about the tiring experience of playing against a high-tempo ALBA team.

"I'm tired, for sure. I'm just happy that we got the win. It was a tough, hard game, especially uptempo, very uptempo. They were getting the ball out on makes and misses, pushing the ball up the floor. We had to run every time, so it was a high-tempo game today," Clyburn told the EuroLeague TV post-game.

Thank you for being with us! Subscribe to BN+ and browse ad-free.