Basketball - Bayern basketball's "discovery process" continues
After a dramatic end to the Euroleague season, FC Bayern Munich's basketball team are looking ahead to 2024 with positive feelings. "We've improved a lot over the last few weeks," said national player Andreas Obst after the 85:84 (38:39) win against Spanish club Valencia BC. The narrow victory improved the Bundesliga club's prospects of making the playoffs. After eight wins and nine defeats, Munich are twelfth in the table. And Obst recalled "a difficult start" to the current season.
In its first year under coach Pablo Laso, the team is still developing at the end of the year. "We had a few games that we lost unnecessarily, which was simply due to the new constellation," said Obst: "It's a discovery process that we have to go through. We're not at the end yet and are still on the way up."
The 6,500 spectators at BMW Park, which was sold out again, witnessed a close game against Valencia on Thursday evening. Vladimir Lucic drained two free throws with 16 seconds remaining to make it 84:81, after which Carsen Edwards also stretched the lead to four points from the foul line. A successful shot from distance by the visitors came too late.
Munich's best scorers were Leandro Bolmaro and Devin Booker with 13 points each. Lucic and Obst scored twelve points each. "It was a strange game. That may still be due to the Christmas holidays, everyone still has to digest the food a bit. It also felt very tough on the court," commented Obst.
Laso praised his team's "great effort". Both teams played at a high level, considering the tough schedule for everyone. The Bayern coach saw "a lot of good things" from his team and emphasized what was decisive for him: "In the end, we got the win, that's what counts." Bayern's basketball players still have to play once this year: this Saturday evening in the Bundesliga at home against Heidelberg.
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- Despite FC Bayern's basketball team being in the 12th position with eight wins and nine defeats in the Bundesliga, they share a positive outlook towards the upcoming 2024 season in Spain's Euroleague, having improved significantly as per national player Andreas Obst.
- Pablo Laso, the FC Bayern basketball team's coach, expressed satisfaction with the team's performance, mentioning their triumph against Spanish club Valencia BC and stating that their hard work and effort are crucial for their future growth.
- Following the team's successful win against Valencia BC, Andreas Obst, one of the top scorers, highlighted the ongoing discovery process they are experiencing, with their new constellation and the need to adapt to it, as the main challenge.
- In Germany's basketball-enthusiastic city of Munich, the attendance at BMW Park reached 6,500 spectators for the close-knit game between FC Bayern and Valencia BC, and both teams displayed impressive technique given their busy schedules, according to the Bayern coach.
- As local champions, FC Bayern's basketball team will face Heidelberg at home in their upcoming Bundesliga encounter this Saturday evening, looking to carry the lessons learned and positive attitude gained through their discovery process under coach Pablo Laso into their next match.
Source: www.stern.de
