Ural could not withstand

First official game for CSKA ended with the win against Ural Great, which resisted Russian champions only in the first half...

CSKA vs. Ural Great: 100-72

Ettore Messina, CSKA head coach:

- I'd like to express appreciation to my team for the great concentration it showed during the game. It is important that we received big help from the young players, especially Keyru and Kaun. If they will continue to play like today, I think they have great chances to get more playing time.

Yes, sometimes I wasn't satisfied with Lorbek's defence. But he is only 24 years old, and he still has to learn a lot of things. He still do not know when he should help and when should not.

I hope that Vorontsevich will help us on Wednesday. He has got the same injury that he had three times last season. So we are trying to be cautious. As for Smodis I cannot say nothing. I think he will not play against Armani Jeans on Wednesday and I hope he will be able to play against Spartak on Saturday.