By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
Serbia will face the USA for a spot in the Olympic Games final and coach Svetislav Pesic didn’t hide his admiration for this version of the US team.
He has said before, that this team is better than the original Dream Team, and on the eve of the semifinal, according to Meridiansport, he repeated: ” We are playing against an exceptional team. I think it is the best team in national team’s basketball history.”
According to Pesic, Team USA is growing during the tournament, becoming more and more a unit: ” From game to game, they grow as a team. We respect that, but we also respect ourselves. We are not afraid! We want to play a good game. And that’s why we stayed at the hotel today and didn’t practice. After a very tense and difficult match against Australia, where we were not only physically but also mentally exhausted, we gave the players a little more space to rest “.
After all, Serbia wants to leave Paris with a medal: ” We are among the four best teams, which is a huge success. But let’s move on. Because we said we came here to do our best and get that Olympic medal. Tomorrow is the first chance, and we don’t want to spend it just like that. We are aware of who we are playing with. We know exactly”.
Miami’s Nikola Jovic who missed the game against Australia is also doubtful for the semifinal game.
Serbia will play against the USA on Thursday (8/8) at 21.00 CET after the clash in the other semifinal between hosts France and Germany (17.30 CET)
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