The Montenegrin national basketball team is in Nanjing from today, where they will play the group stage of Mundobasket.
The control matches are over, there are only three days left until the premiere, and the "reds" are ready, said Nikola Vucevic.
"We progressed from match to match, in China we were better than at the tournament in France. I think we prepared well, we have a few more training sessions, but we look quite good physically and tactically," said the Orlando ace.
Tandem Vucevic - Bojan Dubljević is the strength of Montenegro...
"Both he and I know how to play for the team, we can help the team, we can score baskets, we are 'all-round' players. I think we are a good tandem, that we will cooperate well, but we are also good as a team. The selector is rotated a lot, they played different fives, and everything was fine," said Vucevic.
Montenegro opens the championship with a duel with one of the favorites - Greece, on Sunday from 14:XNUMX our time.
"We will go for the win against Greece, but we have to be realistic - the most important games for us are the games with New Zealand and Brazil. The New Zealanders are awkward, physically strong, they play fast, they shoot a lot. Brazil is dangerous, it was also seen in our duel in France, although neither we nor they were complete. We'll see, we'll do our best, we'll fight, that's for sure," said Vucevic.
Mundobasket is being welcomed with impatience also because of the question of whether the American dominance of world basketball will end...
"They are not in the strongest squad, they have young players, who have no experience with FIBA competitions. Even I, who played before, always need time to adapt. America has a good team, these are guys who have important roles in their teams. It will be interesting to see how they manage, but they are certainly among the favorites. I would also single out Serbia and Greece," said Vucevic.
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