Unicaja failed before Badalona Youth During their visit to Catalonia, they found themselves in a very tense duel, in which defeats and low percentages eliminated the Malaga team from the game. Ibon Navarro He stated this at a press conference after the meeting.
The coach showed his self-criticism in his analysis of the match: “I don’t feel good either in the last minutes regarding some decisions. It’s time to learn and recover for what awaits us this week.” In addition, he summed up the duel: “We entered the game well. We were good defensively in the last minutes. Good rhythm in attack with defensive rebounds. Second quarter where I think we started to improve in the last four minutes. We had problems getting out of direct blocks in transition, and there they scored eight points in a row. I think they played tougher and more physical than us in the second half. I think with our 17 losses and a lot of them coming to the defense, and on top of that with the shooting percentage we have, I think it’s hard for us to compete at all. “We didn’t have enough spark.”
He then spoke about whether he thought this unexpected loss and the resulting end to a historic streak of consecutive wins could be good for his team: “If this isn’t the start of a losing streak, then it could be good for us. Defeats feed hunger.” and spirit to overcome problems and be more critical than before. Defeat weighs on you more and forces you to keep your ears open. We start the week in which we play against Tofas And Valencia. If we are smart, and I think we will be, it can be to our advantage. “I’m not saying we’ll win, but it might help us.”