Trinchieri: 'It's like the boat in the storm, you just need to go straight' / News - Basketnews.com

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FC Bayern Munich (9-11) got an important victory on the road, defeating Bitci Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz (7-13) by seven points (84-77).

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Neven Spahija made a clear summary of the game, regretting the number of turnovers his team had (17).

"I want to give credit Bayern for their consistency during the 40 minutes. We came back twice to the game, but turnovers killed us.

In general, we are not playing our best basketball now. I do not want to look for any excuses. We are playing a lot of games in a short period of time. We have to recover mentally and physically," he explained.

The Croatian coach also said what his team needs in the following weeks.

"We really need to practice, to come back to our rhythm. It's difficult to fix our mistakes with just some talks. Our goal is to play as we did three weeks ago. These players have not forgotten to play basketball," he pointed out.

Spahija reminded it has been difficult to recover after the outbreak that affected the Basque team.

"Coming back after COVID is not easy. Lamar (Peters) is struggling a bit. Also, Steven (Enoch) has been suffering a bit since he had the illness. They need time."

Baskonia tried to come back twice to the game, but Rubit and Walden (17 points) denied Baskonia's effort.

"Mentally, it's so tough to be fighting and make some turnovers in crucial moments. They scored more than 10 points in fast-breaks. With 17 turnovers, it is impossible to win at this level," finished Spahija.

On the other hand, Andrea Trinchieri could not hide his satisfaction after an important victory far from Munich.

"This is a very important game for us. We have won against a really solid team. It is not easy to beat them in one of the hardest places in Europe. We also won the tiebreaker. It is always an extra motivation," began the Italian coach.

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"The whole team performed well. We were good in defense, but we did it even better offensively. We moved the ball, we found Hunter in the pick and roll. We are very happy," he added.

Trinchieri analyzed the current situation in European basketball with a deep statement.

"It's very difficult for everybody to remain objective. You find the chemistry, put the team in shape, and suddenly COVID comes, and you lose everything. You lose your best offensive player in a back-to-back game for four months. Here you have the Mar Cantabrico.

In this phase of the season, it is difficult to go out with the boat because of the huge waves. I would not judge any team for a small period of time. You can lose three games in a row or win three. It's like the boat in the storm, you just need to go straight," explained the Italian mastermind.

"Baskonia destroyed us three weeks ago in Munich. We came here to win. We have had good games, like against Monaco, but James was unbelievable. Every game is a different story.

Now it's completely different from the past. Teams are not the same since the beginning of the season," ensured the 53-year-old.

Asked about Weiler-Babb, who dished 8 assists, Trinchieri praised his performance at Vitoria-Gasteiz.

"He gave us stability during the game. I am happy about his game. He can be more aggressive in the offense. The whole package, defense, rebounding was good. He played a lot of minutes. Slowly he will be getting back", he concluded.

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