Jazz ‘Jusuf Nurkic reacts to Giannis Antetokounpo Dnp

Utah Jazz center Jusuf Nurkić spoke after She won in Greece Eurobasket And it was clear that the absence of Giannis Antetokounpu did not change much. Jazz center explained It was Bosnia to approach the game with the same way of thinking at both ends of the floor. Greece-Bosnia Eurobasket Match has always requested discipline, with or without Giannis.

He asked if the game plan moved, Nurkic gave a simple answer. “She hasn’t changed much,” he said. “We had the same attachment to the misdemeanor or defense. No matter who will play there, you must have the same discipline.” Bosnia is stuck on his structure and executed.

Jusuf Nurkic was anchored with color and used his size to set the tone at both ends. As a result, Greece struggled to find their usual in silence without Giannis Antetokounp. However, Nurkić made it clear that Bosnia has never underestimated them. “You still have to respect your opponent,” he said. “One guy doesn’t change everything.”

Meanwhile, earlier in the tournament, Nurkic spoke about the challenge of stopping Giannis. He said the key to “build a wall” in transition and made it in harder shots. Although Giannis did not play, Bosnia continued to apply the same defense principles so that Greece would hold Greece from the rhythm.

There were some tensions in the Bosnian camp. Adis Beciragic’s chief coach recently criticized Nurkic’s fitnessSaying “he was out of form and was barely hardly” after a performance of 15 points in the loss of Montenegro. Therefore, the comments caused a discussion about preparation of Bosnia, but Nurkić replied leadership on the floor.

In the end, it was about discipline and focusing for Bosnia. They stuck the plan and believed in the system, no matter who lined up against them. Finally, Nurkić’s stable presence still leads the team while pushing deeper into Eurobasket.

Can Bosnia not going this swing and make a deeper Eurobasket?

Iasmin DG Edanol makes a perspective of driven by data narrative as an associate editor at Kutchpoints, with a focus on the NBA. Whether it breaks down a clutch or stat, believes that every great moment has a deeper layer waiting to be discovered.