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His mind was always one play ahead in his years as a player, and now the 41-year-old Lithuanian is trying to continue at the same pace as a coach too. The results so far? Extremely impressive, considering. At least that’s what Eurohoops decided, and gave him the title of “Coach of the Year”.
Our picks.
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Sarunas Jasikevicious (Zalgiris Kaunas): 6 votes
In just his second year on the bench as head coach, he got Zalgiris Kaunas (10th place with 14-16) – a team with no players from the USA – within a hair’s breadth from the playoffs, while it was his team that, at the last moment, changed the balance in the pairs of the postseason.
Zeljko Obradovic (Fenerbahce Istanbul): 4 votes
The Fenerbahce team of the “Lord of the Rings” (8 EuroLeague titles) messed up in the last rounds of the regular season (5th place with 18-12), but made up for it in the playoffs with a sweep against Panathinaikos (0-3) and the third consecutive qualification for the Final Four.
