The Spanish National Team faces a FIBA Sale with their homework done. The national team will face Iceland and Italy, although they have already qualified for the World Cup. For this reason, Sergio Scariolo has made a call with many young players and personal bets that he hopes will adapt well to the way of playing in Spain.
Sergio Scariolo has made a stop in Alicante, where the National Team has trained before heading to Iceland. From the Pedro Ferrándiz Pavilion, the coach has analyzed the news of his team. The coach did not want to answer questions related to his future. Of course, Scariolo has had words of recognition towards Unicaja after winning the Copa del Rey. “It was a very nice match, with two different styles. They are two teams that play very well. In the end, Unicaja deserved to win although Tenerife had a great Copa del Rey. Unicaja seems to me to be a very well built group, well trained, with extremely committed and cohesive players. In addition, they are very confident,” Scariolo said.
The coach has explained his call-up and what he expects from Spain in the next two games. “It is a moment of the season in which the players are very focused on their clubs. We have a Window in which we are already classified for the World Cup, but we want to honor in the best possible way by competing. We have called many new players and some who return after some time without being there. It will be good for us to know its adaptability to the way of playing and living together. We can check their evolution because they are young. We want to be able to work and compete because this is part of our DNA and we don’t want to change it”, Scariolo said.
The coach has defended the role of the players during the Windows. “We want to compete because the squad has many players that we want to test for the future and that we want to keep within our family for what may come. The National Team always comes out to win. He has earned the first place in the world ranking not because of his excessive talent or physique, but because of his ability to play and competitiveness to play as a team”, he pointed out.
