After the loss to Panathinaikos at the OAKA, Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv wants to bounce as they will play their first EuroLeague double round week as they will face CSKA Moscow (Tuesday 21:00 local, Sport5) and Buducnost Voli Podgorica on Thursday. Coach Neven Spahija will miss Jeremy Pargo due to his back injury and Kendrick Ray (Knee).
"All of us are excited here about the beginning new season", said Coach Neven Spahija. "I don’t know how much we are ready for this game but definitely I expect one step forward compared to our Panathinaikos game. As you know in these two days including the game in Eilat we prepared something for when Scottie is on the bench and that's it. Everybody knows how good and deep is CSKA no matter who is in or out in any condition, we really want to play hard, tough and better defense than in Panathinaikos".
"I already know there’s gonna be a good environment", said Scottie Wilbekin, who saw the arena covered in yellow and blue. "You prepare to CSKA the same way you prepare for every team, going through their scouting and personal and players and listening to the coach’s game plan. Barcelona had a lot of turnovers against them which is why the point deferential was so big, and that was a problem for us in the Panathinaikos game and we’re trying to fix it and it’s important we’ll fix it for this game".
"Obviously they’re a really good team so we got to play together and play tough", said Angelo Caloiaro, who knows what's at stake. "We have to play good team defense and fight all 40 minutes. For sure in good teams when someone is absent someone else steps up, you just got to continue you can’t stop and worry about it you have got to continue and fight and I think we have that spirit as a team and we’re going to try our best".
"All of us are excited here about the beginning new season", said Coach Neven Spahija. "I don’t know how much we are ready for this game but definitely I expect one step forward compared to our Panathinaikos game. As you know in these two days including the game in Eilat we prepared something for when Scottie is on the bench and that's it. Everybody knows how good and deep is CSKA no matter who is in or out in any condition, we really want to play hard, tough and better defense than in Panathinaikos".
"I already know there’s gonna be a good environment", said Scottie Wilbekin, who saw the arena covered in yellow and blue. "You prepare to CSKA the same way you prepare for every team, going through their scouting and personal and players and listening to the coach’s game plan. Barcelona had a lot of turnovers against them which is why the point deferential was so big, and that was a problem for us in the Panathinaikos game and we’re trying to fix it and it’s important we’ll fix it for this game".
"Obviously they’re a really good team so we got to play together and play tough", said Angelo Caloiaro, who knows what's at stake. "We have to play good team defense and fight all 40 minutes. For sure in good teams when someone is absent someone else steps up, you just got to continue you can’t stop and worry about it you have got to continue and fight and I think we have that spirit as a team and we’re going to try our best".