Repeša drank tea from Hercampuri after the match. Mangas and West cooked it for him.
The match had a special touch for Croatian coach Dina Repeša. He directed his steps to Pardubice from the Prague club. After the match, however, he drank tea from Hercampuri. That is, from an herb that originates from Peru and has a markedly bitter taste. And when the ex-representative Kyzlink joined them, the production of this trio soared to 83 points. Interesting fact: three players Repeša in these last year did not coach.
BK JIP Pardubice – USK Praha 87: 100 (24:30, 42:52, 62:79)
Body: Walton 22, Vyoral 14, Švrdlík 12, Svoboda 11, Henry 9, Pekárek 8, Šafarčík 8, Burda 2, Potoček 1 – Mangas 37, Západ 30, Kyzlink 16, Švec 7, Štěrba 5, Bátovský 4, Macháč 1. Referee: Baloun, Vondráček, Jedlička. Threes: 6:14 (West 7). Free throws: 31/23 – 25/20. Rebounds: 36:41. Fouls: 25:27. Five mistakes: Fuxa (USK). Viewers: 923.
The hosts flew on the sleeping Owls and after two minutes led almost in double digits without collecting. However, the university club’s response was overwhelming. After all, they managed to record a full thirty points in the first horn. Only five were given by players other than the shooting pair West – Mangas. In the second quarter, Beska tried to skip the opponent in the score, but the USK surpassed Pardubice in their weapons. Quick counterattacks. And he was also charged behind the triple arch. The home team lost ten points after the first half and it could still be happy.
After the change of parties, their worries deepened. The Dašická hall was transformed into the Wild West in place of a break in the planned coup in the score. Literally. West moved his team to a twenty-point point eight points in a row. He thus condemned the Pardubice longs to an overly heavy shift, in their case a chase. Beska tried the impossible. She managed the work for a while, when she broke down to nine points seven minutes before the end. However, the little basketball miracle did not take place. Mainly because the home team lose the ball when trying to dramatize the match.
HOW THEY SAID IT
Dino Repeša, coach of Pardubice: “We had a good start, we led 9: 0. Then we didn’t give two or three open shots and we started making mistakes in defense. It’s not normal for two players to put together almost 70 points like Mangas and West… We have a lot of matches now, we play each the third day, but we have to improve our game and try to play better, especially in defense. It’s the second match in a row, when we got 100 points, which is a lot. We’ll go back to the field on Monday and work on. “
Josh King, coach of USK Prague: “I think it was a very fun match for the fans. We had to play all four quarters to the fullest, because Pardubice gave a very good performance. The key factor was that we managed to attack in the attacking half of the field, we did well, but we also did well. managed to keep the home shooter to a lower activity. “
Kamil Švrdlík, Captain of Pardubice: “It was bad for us. If we give 87 points and lose 13, it’s probably not possible.… We don’t defend in the last matches. It looked defensive at the beginning of the season, but we have problems lately. It was already a shootout in Hradec Králové, We got a hundred leftists, today we got a hundred at home… Not to win 87 points at home, that’s a tragedy. “
Kyle Mangas, USK Prague player: “I’m very happy for the victory, also because we missed a few players, such as Marek Vyroubal. As for the team, I’m quite tired now, because it was a very difficult match. Thank you to my mothers, who gave me great positions to finish with their assistants. “