Team gave Bazarevicha – BBC

New head coach of Russia national basketball team was Sergei Bazarevich. This was announced on January 20 the Russian Basketball Federation. The contract between Bazarevicha and RSE will be signed in the coming days.

Russian Basketball Federation announced that it was known a few days ago: the new head coach of Russia national basketball team will be glorified in the past, the Soviet and the Russian point guard and shooting guard, and now coach of the Italian “Kant” Sergei Bazarevich.

Appointment Bazarevicha held, in essence, unopposed, as he was the only applicant for the position by agreeing on a very modest salary in a financial deficit of the Federation.

The new president of the RSE Andrei Kirilenko recently reported that his department is fully closed owe the previous head coach of the national team, leading the UNICS Kazan, Yevgeny Pashutin.

Debt amounted to 8 million rubles., but at the same time Kirilenko not separately noted that Pashutin knowing the financial situation of the RSE, the federation went to meet him, and calmly waited payments.

Under the leadership of Pashutina Russian men’s team failed in 2015 Eurobasket, which is why at a meeting of the Board of RSE was decided to change the coach of the main team of the country.

Candidacy Bazarevicha initially was considered the best because it does not put forward serious financial requirements and was ready to work primarily for the idea.

In mid-December the Italian specialist headed “Kant” and he did not hide that he accepted the proposal, not least in the interests of the Russian team.

«Yes, I agreed to lead the” Kant “. Who is waiting for a work visa. Once it is issued, I go to Italy and proceed to work. Negotiations were some time. Decision on “Kant” I have been through the prism of the Russian team. I am one of the candidates for the post of head coach. As I understand it, I expressed the wish that the coach had a job. This was one of the reasons why I was headed, “Kant” – then said the expert.

President RSE Andrei Kirilenko also suggested to appoint a coach-consultant of the national team of Israel expert David Blatt, at one time led the Russian national team to victory at Eurobasket 2007, and now heads to the NBA, “Cleveland Cavaliers”.

However, the coaching, the Federation Council has blocked this initiative , referring to the fact that financial conditions are in crisis for the RSE is currently unfeasible.

It was planned that Blatt arrive in Moscow after the end of the season and during the month will advise the head coach. At the same time Israeli salary for that month would be equal to the annual salary of the chief coach of the national team.

Recall that last season, “Cleveland” led Blatt reached the finals of the National Basketball Association, but it gave way to “the Golden State Warriors.”

Under the leadership of Blatt in the strongest league in the world is the Russian central Timothy Brain, who in recent days has been a mentor to the conflict.

The Russian did not install to the end of the second quarter, when the coach demanded to hold the ball to proatakovat siren. Instead, the central threw himself ahead of time, do not hit, and in response to the attack opponents realized his chance.

brain was seated before the end of the match on the bench, and then taken out of the starting lineup. Now, at all rumors of an impending exchange Timothy to another team, although he Blatt they had already categorically refute.

«We are not going to exchange Mozgova – it’s all rumors, invented by agents”, – Tass agency quoted Blatt.

The appointment of Sergei Bazarevicha head coach of Russia commented Honored coach of the RSFSR and the famous basketball columnist and television commentator Vladimir Gomelsky.

– I appreciate the appointment of Sergei positive. I treat him with sympathy and find talented person and a talented coach. The task before them is really very difficult. He must return the men’s national team of Russia in the elite of world basketball. In a crisis of this sport in our country, they need help as a federation, and our assistance – the basketball public. What kind of help he asks for, and so we have to give him. I’m really happy for him and wish him good luck.

– Andrei Kirilenko suggested as a coach-consultant to invite the Russian team David Blatt. Do you think you need this post?
– It is necessary to ask Sergei Bazarevicha: he needed a consultant and he will manage on their own. It was the same with Andrei Kirilenko, when he took over as president of the RSE. He has already formed, and Sergei has yet to form its headquarters. When I called the names of those who will help him, and we will understand whether he needs a consultant David Blatt, Phil Jackson, Dale Brown or it will cost.

– The fact that it works is not a club coach in Russia, in Italy, if not prevent him to manage the team?

– I was even hard to tell on the semantics of what happened before, a verb or a noun – “train “or” coach “. The coach should work. When the coach on sabbatical, his mastery of falls. Practice is needed. The fact that Sergei could not find a job in Russia – it is a misfortune not Sergei, and Russian clubs. And the fact that he works in the country with a decent basketball basketball club, is very good. Based on the terms that we all have, the Italian championship is over before VTB United League, and candidates for the national team, I think Bazarevich knows well.

Recall that during his tenure as a player Bazarevich protected color and CSKA Moscow “Dynamo”, “St Petersburg Lions”, a few Turkish and Italian clubs, Greek PAOK and played in the NBA for “Atlanta Hawks”.

As part of the USSR and Russia Bazarevich at once became the silver medalist of the World Championships and was a member of the Russian team silver medal Eurobasket-93.

As a coach Bazarevich worked with the Moscow “Dynamo”, CSKA-2 CSK VVS Samara, “Red Wings” and “Lokomotiv-Kuban”. In addition, his record has a job as a mentor to the youth team of Russia.

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