Marin Dokuzovski: I said to my players that we have nothing to lose
27-03-2014 | 11:49
KB Sigal Prishtina is through to the Final 4 of EUROHOLD Balkan League after an amazing comeback win over BC Levski. The team was down by 17 points after the first half but still managed to win the game. Here is what head coach Marin Dokuzovski said after the victory:
"Instead of them being scared by the atmosphere, it was us that got scared. This is how I see it. This is basketball. In the first half we didn′t score anything. Levski was playing hard defense and their offense was running well because their players are good and experienced. At the break I said to my players that we have nothing to lose against Levski. Against us they were the favourites and I told them to play calm, to fight and to play our game. In the second half things changed, we got confidence and the fans also rose up. We made some triples and they also had some clear shots they missed. This is why the game changed but this is basketball. Like they were able to lead by 17 points, then we managed to turn around the score in the second half.
I think the atmosphere was fantastic. The basketball is played in front of a fans and not in empty gyms. You all saw what happens.
When I came here the desire was to get in to the Final 4. This is first year for Sigal Prishtina and I think this is a big success for the club. This season there are a lot of strong teams in EUROHOLD Balkan League and it′s not a small thing to be second. For me we have to be happy but it doesn′t mean we have to stop here. I wouldn′t be a coach if I say that we are happy and we need to stop. We have time until the Final 4, we have a month to get ready."
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