By Eurohoops team / info@eurohoops.net
The Spanish NT players returned to their club sides as better players, per Scariolo. “They were in the spotlight,” he told FIBA. “They were honored from the whole country, they got compliments they weren’t used to. They probably had bigger roles than they do with their club teams which have so many foreign players in the ACB league so for a bunch of reasons, they have stepped up and competed at the next level.”
“I can name Sebas Saiz, Edgar Vicedo, Xavi Rabaseda, Oriol Pauli. All of them improved their efficiency. They got more confidence, more experience, more helpful for their club teams”, Scariolo mentioned.
As for whether these players will earn a spot in the selection for the World Cup, he added: “We’ll make a decision. We start with a good base, which has been honesty and loyalty. We said from day one to each one of our players (that have played in the games) that we were offering them a week of hard work, possibly to wear one of the most admired and even envied shirts in the basketball world and that our commitment was that.”
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