David Blatt: CSKA is a great team
27.11.2004
Today afternoon players and coaching staff of Dynamo Saint Petersburg came to Moscoe to play against leaders of Sueprleague - Msocow army team. In the evening they went to a 2-hour practice to USH CSKA.
Today afternoon players and coaching staff of Dynamo Saint Petersburg came to Moscoe to play against leaders of Sueprleague - Msocow army team. In the evening they went to a 2-hour practice to USH CSKA.After the end of the practice the head coach of guests David Blatt agreed to answer several questions for our site:
How can you estimate first months of your work?
I think that it is going ok. We starter our work with the new team, new brand. We have good players, good management and organization around us.
What difficults did you meet in the beginning of you work in Dynamo?
The first one was the language bareer. It was difficult to communicate with players, staff, press, fans. Also I did nto have many time to build absolutely new team. And our most problem... Several players who had rpactices with us during pre-season are do not playing yet because of the contract, passport and citizienships problems.
Which positions would you like to improve?
First of all we need to find big men with the original Russian citizenship. It is our main target now.
Can you complain CSKA of last and this season?
CSKA is a great team. I think that they became more stronger then last year. Not only because of new strong players. I think that this season your players feel each other nbetter, feel chemistry of the play. It is too important.
Last season you won here in USH CSKA with Maccabi. What do you need to do it again with Dynamo?
I would like to have Nikola Vuicic and Antony Parker (smiling).
How can you estimate first months of your work?
I think that it is going ok. We starter our work with the new team, new brand. We have good players, good management and organization around us.
What difficults did you meet in the beginning of you work in Dynamo?
The first one was the language bareer. It was difficult to communicate with players, staff, press, fans. Also I did nto have many time to build absolutely new team. And our most problem... Several players who had rpactices with us during pre-season are do not playing yet because of the contract, passport and citizienships problems.
Which positions would you like to improve?
First of all we need to find big men with the original Russian citizenship. It is our main target now.
Can you complain CSKA of last and this season?
CSKA is a great team. I think that they became more stronger then last year. Not only because of new strong players. I think that this season your players feel each other nbetter, feel chemistry of the play. It is too important.
Last season you won here in USH CSKA with Maccabi. What do you need to do it again with Dynamo?
I would like to have Nikola Vuicic and Antony Parker (smiling).
