Mike Tobey on crazy Slovenia ride: 'I don't think taxi driver recognized us' / News - Basketnews.com

Mike Tobey was crucial in Slovenia's win over Lithuania and shared some funny experiences from an unexpected taxi ride straight before the game.

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Mike Tobey pick and roll game with Luka Doncic was crucial for Slovenia in a narrow EuroBasket opener win over Lithuania 92-85.

Player of the Game EFF 25 Mike Tobey Points 24 Accuracy 11-17 Rebounds 8 Assists 1

Slovenians were challenged not only by fierce Lithuanians and their fans but also by the unexpected issues the entire reigning champions team faced before the game.

The team bus was late by 15 minutes to pick up Slovenians from the hotel to the gym and never showed up. The Slovenian basketball federation decided to go to the gym by taxi. 3 cabs took the entire team to the Lanxess arena.

"You heard about taxis?" Tobey was surprised by the questions about the team bus that never showed up to take Slovenians from the hotel to the arena.

"Oh, Goran tweeted it?" the Barcelona newcomer laughed.

"Hopefully, the next game, we'll go by bus," he continued. "I don't know, they didn't show up. We were not going to wait."

Asked by BasketNews if the taxi driver was impressed with the company he had this casual Thursday afternoon, Tobey laughed.

"I don't think they get any idea," Tobey responded. "He was going super slow, and we were kind of, hey, let's go, hurry up, man. But I bet he didn't get any idea."

On a more serious note, Tobey told about his duo with Doncic that was key to turning the game around late in the fourth quarter.

"For us, pick and roll with him is one of the best offenses we can play. He's so talented coming off the screens, so I'm just trying to give him a little bit of advantage in the pick and roll, and he's going to make a great read every time. We were able to take advantage in the fourth quarter," Tobey said after his 24-point performance.

"But the big thing is that we did big stops together. Once we can do some stops together, that's when things go more in the right way," he added.

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