The future at the crossroads against Burg: Victory or goodbye "Morači"

Buducnost Volija basketball players welcome Burg tonight (19 p.m.) and must win in order to get closer to the round of XNUMX match of the Eurocup in their home hall.

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They want to play the knockout stage in front of their fans: Edin Atić, Photo: KK Budućnost Voli
They want to play the knockout stage in front of their fans: Edin Atić, Photo: KK Budućnost Voli
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By the end of Group B of the Eurocup, Buducnost Volija basketball players expect two duels with teams whose names also start with the letter B - Burg and Bursa.

Aleksandar Džikić's team has a clear calculation ahead of them.

Both victories will surely bring him the 3rd place, the match in "Morača" in the round of 4 and the possible duel with Partizan in the quarter-finals in Belgrade, and a score of half could be enough for at least the 70th position, but only in the event that Virtus (last night defeated Gran Canaria 68:XNUMX) did not celebrate in Burg in the last round, and Cedevita Olimpija did not register triumphs tonight in Ljubljana against Valencia and next week over Promiteas in Greece.

The worst scenario would be to suffer two defeats, and in that case the "blues" could slip down to 7th place. That's why tonight (19:XNUMX) there is no choice - the French team must fail in the biggest Montenegrin hall.

- Burg has mobile players, it is a team that can score a lot of points in different ways. He has experience, a good pick'n'roll game and is very dangerous in transition. Defensively, he plays one of the most active systems, with great pressure on the ball and with foreign help that is ready to rotate and "scramble". We have to be really focused and follow the game plan with great focus and responsibility - emphasized Džikić.

Last night, Burg definitely lost all chances for a place in the round of 86, because Bursa in Germany defeated Ulm (72:8) and escaped with three more wins. Even if Loran Lenjam's team celebrates tonight and in the last round against Virtus in their "Equinox", they would not have any chance to finish in XNUMXth place, because they have two victories less than Ulm and lost both of their matches.

- This game is important for us in order to win the home field advantage. The first match in France we played well all the time, and in the last few minutes we saved the triumph - Edin Atić recalled the first match, in which Budućnost led by 18 points, and in the end saved the points.

Compared to the match with Cibona, the "blues" should be stronger for Willie Reid, who was in training yesterday, unlike Denis Jerome Seely.

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