Ibon Navarro, coach of Unicaja Málaga, spoke at a press conference after Unicaja Málaga’s victory over Real Madrid (82-93) in the semifinals of the Copa del Rey in Badalona. The compositors will play the fourth final in their history, the first since 2020.
Match analysis. Congratulate the team for the effort, for the work and for the faith and for what we are building. When you come across a Cup final along the way after beating Barça and Madrid, it’s a sign that we’re doing things well. The game depends on success, everyone wants the five to score against Tavares from outside. The other is to win the rebound against Real Madrid. This speaks highly of the mentality of the team. We knew what to do at every minute. If you play with fear against Real Madrid you don’t win. The team showed great courage.
Matches against Real Madrid. They get very long. Everything went well. There are things that depend on you and others on the success that does not always accompany you. we had no five big but the bet was to see if the two get from outside. The head-to-head options has given us both advantages. Everything has gone very well.
His role in the victory. What they have to execute the baskets, block are the players. On the boards everyone can make fantastic plays, but in the end it’s the players. My staff is already thinking about the final. It will be a long night.
Final. My experience playing Cup finals is nil. As an assistant I have played a few. I feel very proud of the players. Everyone understands what we do, that the team comes first.
Team status. We have hours and there are a lot of people touched… We have a lot of work tonight. The sooner we leave the better.
Kravish: “We were at the level expected from a match like this”
Game. Very proud of the boys. One thing we said was “Why not us?” We did not come to lose. When you play against big teams you always have the feeling that you can win. We were at the level expected of a game like this. We are in a moment of the season in which everything begins to fit.
Final without Real Madrid or Barcelona: I’m very good. There is a reason why Barça and Madrid always play finals. Unicaja also has a history and we are trying to rebuild it.
Get Tavares out of the inside. Is not easy. Everybody tries to do it. I am proud that we were able to execute the plan all together. Anyone who came in was at a great level.
