Some nerves in Minsk

11.12.2010
Nikita Kurbanov (photo cskabasket.com)
Our team played the game of VTB United League away against the newcomers of the competition Minsk-2006. The hosts pleased everyone by the audience of around 10 thousands spectators and the tenacity which kept the intrigue alive for three quarters.

Minsk-2006 vs. CSKA: 62-75

Dmitry Shakulin, CSKA interim coach:
I'd like to note this beautiful arena and the city where I was absent for many years. From my childhood Minsk brings only positive emotions to me, nice people are living here, and I would be glad to get back here. As for the game we used different model in comparison to one we use in the Euroleague. The opponents do not have dominating centers, that's why we decided to use small lineup. I am glad that Vorontsevich, Kurbanov, Zabelin who played on 'bigs' spots showed good level. The team executed our directions well which tells about its level and basketball intelligence. We used a number of defensive schemes against pick-n-roll. I am glad that in the end we used our experience to win calmly.

Photos
Trajan Langdon (photo M. Serbin, cskabasket.com)
Nikita Kurbanov (photo cskabasket.com)
Andrey Vorontsevich (photo M. Serbin, cskabasket.com)
Jon Robert Holden (photo M. Serbin, cskabasket.com)
Artem Zabelin (photo M. Serbin, cskabasket.com)
Boban Marjanovic (photo M. Serbin, cskabasket.com)
Alexey Shved (photo M. Serbin, cskabasket.com)
Jamont Gordon (photo M. Serbin, cskabasket.com)
Ramunas Siskauskas (photo cskabasket.com)
Sergey Bykov (photo M. Serbin, cskabasket.com)
Dmitriy Shakulin (photo M. Serbin, cskabasket.com)
CSKA fans (photo M. Serbin, cskabasket.com)
Trajan Langdon (photo cskabasket.com)
Nikita Kurbanov (photo M. Serbin, cskabasket.com)
Andrey Vorontsevich (photo cskabasket.com)
Artem Zabelin (photo M. Serbin, cskabasket.com)
Ramunas Siskauskas (photo M. Serbin, cskabasket.com)
Sergey Bykov (photo cskabasket.com)
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