Blatt: Spain – EuroBasket favorite, but can happen

Head coach of Russia David Blatt described the preparation team to EuroBasket in Lithuania, as well as shared his thoughts about the tournament favorites. “We had a good week of training. Many players came to camp in good shape. The first week was mainly devoted to the adaptation, on entering into a form that then we have increased the intensity of your workouts. Now players of 20-30% in better shape than I could assumed. The next gathering, we more focus on physical training than on tactics. from Slovenia would like to return and carry out high-level matches. Every 40 minutes play on the court, not on top form, but close to it. We are not just a new, and new-old faces the team. With the reunification of Andrei Kirilenko and Viktor Khryapa we will have a great team. I do not think at this point we are at that stage that something fundamentally changed. Spain, without a doubt, is a favorite of the championship. Lithuania has a good team, they play at home. They have great fans. Sarunas Yasikyavichus will play for Lithuania. I coached him, I am pleased to see him in the team. Yasikyavichus significantly strengthen the team. Despite this, the championship could happen anything. In 2007, Spain lost to Russia in the finals on their home court. Predict pointless – you need to wait for the competition “- quoted Blatt” R-Sport. “