D’Qualifikatiounsmatcher vir eis Hären kommen ëmmer méi no. Momentan ass d’Equippe matten an der Preparatioun vir d’Matcher géint Island (26.11.) an d’Slowakei (28.11) zu Bratislava.
Den Assist Coach, Pit Rodenbourg ass och zoustänneg vir de Scouting vun den Géigner. Et ass awer net esou einfach all d’Informatiounen iwwer d’Equippen ze kréien, schonn eleng, well den Roster net laang virun de Matcher offiziell ass. « Mir mussen eis op eis selwer konzentréieren, well mir net all d’Informatiounen vun eise Géigner kënnen kréien », sot den Head coach Ken Diederich an der leschter Pressekonferenz e Freideg den Owend.
En Donneschdeg, den 26.11 spillt Lëtzebuerg géint Island. Eng Equippe déi bis elo een Match (78:80 géint Kosovo) verluer huet an een Match (83:74 doheem géint d’Slowakei) gewonne huet.
« Menger Meenung no, ass Island déi stäerksten Equippe an eiser Grupp. Mam Tryggvi Hlinason, hunn si een zimmlech staarken, groussen (2,15m) Spiller ënnert dem Kuerf. Mir mussen hien ënner Kontroll kréien. Hien huet am Duerchschnëtt 21 Punkten de Match an ass gläichzäiteg leading Rebounder vum Grupp. Den Rescht vun hirer Equippe, mat eisen Jongen verglach, spillen se een änlechen, schnellen Basket. D’Ziel ass et eis Schëss ze treffen an esou d’Equippe ze iwerraschen », seet den Assist coach, Pit Rodenbourg, deen och Team Manager vir dës Campagne ass.
Tryggvi Hlinason ass een 23 Joer ale Spiller, deen den Moment an der éischter League a Spuenien vir Casademont Zaragoza spillt. Dohannen huet hien am Duerchschnëtt 6.2 Punkten an 4.6 Rebounds pro Match. Op YouTube kennt dir Iech seng Story vum Bauerenhaff an Island bis op de Basketsterrain ukucken.
Sigtryggur Arnar Björnsson an Kari Johnsson sinn hier zweet bescht Scorers mat jeeweils 18 Punkten pro Match. An den éischten zwee Matcher, huet den Hordur Vilhjalmssonawer och pro Match 9.5 Punkten geschoss, esou dass d’Equippe awer zimmlech ausgeglach ass wat d’scoren ugeet an net alles un engem Spiller hänken bléift.
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The qualification games for our men’s national team are coming closer. Right now, the team is in the middle of their preparation for the games against Iceland (26.11) and Slovakia (28.11) in Bratislava.
Assistant coach Pit Rodenbourg is also responsible for the scouting of the opponents. However, it is difficult to get information about the other teams and also their rosters will not be known long before the games. „We need to focus on ourself since we do not have a lot of information about our opponents“, said head coach Ken Diederich in the press conference last Friday-evening.
On Thursday (26.11), Luxembourg will play its first game against Iceland, a team that has lost one game (78:80 in Kosovo) and won one game (83:74 at home against Slovakia).
„In my opinion, Iceland is the strongest team in our group. With Tryggvi Hlinason, they have a very tall (2.15 m) and strong player under the baskets. We absolutely have to limit him, he is averaging 21 points and is the leading rebounder of the group. The rest of their team can be compared to our guys, their playing style is also similar as they try to play fast. The key will be to make our shots against Iceland to make a surprise possible“, says assistant coach Pit Rodenbourg who is also the team manager for this campaign.
Tryggvi Hlinason is a 23-year old player who is currently playing in the first Spanish league for Casademont Zaragoza, he averages 6.2 points and 4.6 rebounds per game. On youtube, you can find his story from the farms in Iceland to the basketball court, take a look at the video here.
Sigtryggur Arnar Björnsson and Kari Johnsson are their second leading scorers with 18 points apiece per game over the first 2 games and with Hordur Vilhjalmsson , the team has another good scorer (9.5 ppg) so that the team is very balanced with a lot of players that are able to score.
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Pictures of the press conference and team practice
Ken Diederich: „We are motivated and ready to play”
