By Alex Madrid/ info@eurohoops.net
As he explained about the game and about the mentality of his players: “We didn’t play a bad game, but what bothers me is that we came here to see what happens. I am upset with this; I believe that if you want to beat Madrid on the road, you have to go for them in a very aggressive way, giving it all, leaving it all on the floor. We arrived to see if we could do something here or not. We have to learn from this; our kids are not used to winning so much and we have to learn from it…”
However, he couldn’t deny the historic achievement of his team. “If we talk about qualifying for the playoffs, it is a matter of big pride to be there, among the eight best teams in Europe, no question. No-one gave us a chance at the beginning of the season and truth to be told, people fought hard for this. Congratulations to my players, but this is what we have to learn. We have to learn to win, always, and this is very difficult. I hope we can improve in this aspect“, said Saras.
On the other hand, coach Pablo Laso added: “The home court advantage is in our hand. It’s an important victory against a team that does not stop playing. They are a very strong team, they stay in the game, they do not let you have streaks and we had to work hard to get the victory. It was a very difficult week, with two games in 48 hours, and now we are already classified and we can fight for the fourth position“.
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