By George Efkarpides / info@eurohoops.net
Manila, Philippines – After completing his debut World Cup tournament with a silver medal, big man Filip Petrusev will look to use the whole experience, particularly the loss to Germany in the Final, as a motivation for the upcoming season with the Philadelphia 76ers.
This is a motivation maybe to just keep working,” Petrusev said ahead of his first season in the NBA. “Everybody as a group. Come back next summer stronger and do a little better.”
Petrusev averaged 8.2 points and 3.5 rebounds in the tournament. He had 10 points plus four boards vs. Germany.
“Nobody gave us a chance,” Petrusev said when asked to assess Serbia’s performance in the World Cup. “Nobody thought we’d make the Olympics. We made the Olympics. We got the medal. We should be proud of ourselves. I mean, it’s hard after today. But we fought and we should be proud of ourselves.”