Pride and confidence

14.12.2012
Nenad Krstic (photo M. Serbin, cskabasket.com)
After exchanging the knockdowns with Barcelona our team wasn't able to take the first place in the group but still got the win which was so important for self-confidence.

FC Barcelona vs. CSKA: 75-78 (+3)

Ettore Messina, CSKA head coach:
The game was important because the team needed to see what it was working for this past month. Unfortunately, we played bad second quarter because the players who went off the bench obviously did not understand what are they doing on the floor and they got lost under the pressure of the crowd. Besides I’d like to mention that the transition game is very important for us. If we played good in transition, we don’t get stuck in set offense, we move the ball well and get everyone involved.

Photos
Alexandr Kaun (photo M. Serbin, cskabasket.com)
Viktor Khryapa (photo M. Serbin, cskabasket.com)
Milos Teodosic (photo M. Serbin, cskabasket.com)
Sonny Weems (photo M. Serbin, cskabasket.com)
Aaron Lee Jackson (photo M. Serbin, cskabasket.com)
Vladimir Micov (photo M. Serbin, cskabasket.com)
Dionte Christmas (photo M. Serbin, cskabasket.com)
CSKA fans (photo M. Serbin, cskabasket.com)
CSKA (photo M. Serbin, cskabasket.com)
Nenad Krstic (photo M. Serbin, cskabasket.com)
Alexandr Kaun blocks the shot (photo M. Serbin, cskabasket.com)
Ettore Messina (photo M. Serbin, cskabasket.com)
Viktor Khryapa (photo M. Serbin, cskabasket.com)
Aaron Lee Jackson (photo M. Serbin, cskabasket.com)
Vladimir Micov (photo M. Serbin, cskabasket.com)
CSKA (photo M. Serbin, cskabasket.com)
Milos Teodosic (photo M. Serbin, cskabasket.com)
Sonny Weems (photo M. Serbin, cskabasket.com)