Trinchieri on ASVEL: 'They parked a bus in the paint like Mourinho' / News - Basketnews.com

Andrea Trinchieri compared ASVEL's tactics in the paint with the famous "park the bus" approach by football coach Jose Mourinho.

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Andrea Trinchieri admitted that FC Bayern Munich didn't show its best basketball against LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne, but it didn't ruin his mood as the German team won the game 76-72.

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Trinchieri's mood was so good that he compared ASVEL's approach to the game with famous football coach Jose Mourinho.

"I learned that you need to read the stats according to the real situation," Trinchieri said after being asked about the increase of Bayern's offensive rebounds. "You cannot just take out the number and make a story about it."

However, the Italian coach explained what led to 20 offensive rebounds for his team.

"We shot a lot of 3-point shots because they had a big guy [Youssoupha Fall] in the paint; they did not move from the paint, they parked their bus in the paint like [famous football coach Jose] Mourinho, and it was difficult to find something in the paint," Trinchieri continued. "On the other hand, we don't have our best post-up player [Vladimir Lucic]. So, we were forced to play a lot of pick and rolls, more than I want, and to shoot the ball."

"It is a great thing to be able to go so strong to rebound, and it was the reason we won the game. Extra possessions gave us pure oxygen on offense. In the last period, we are more physical, but that number [of 20 offensive rebounds] is because the game was going in that direction," added Trinchieri.

The 54-year-old was also happy that his team won despite playing its best basketball.

"I think it is a great quality for a team to be able to win without playing well. I know [that there are] a lot of games when you play great, but you don't win. We did not have the same energy we did in the last games, and the athleticism of ASVEL caused us some problems on offense.

We did not have rhythm, we did not have players able to read situations, especially [our] guards. It is a great thing that a team is able to win in the EuroLeague without playing at its best. A win is a win. It did not look good, but the taste of the win is very good," said Trinchieri.

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