Tuomas Iisalo, head coach of Paris spoke after the game against the London Lions, regarding the EuroCup and the first game of the semifinals.
Tuomas Iisalo took a 1-0 lead in the series through dominant play against their rivals for most of the game, bringing them closer to the competition’s final and consequently, the EuroLeague.
“In the second half, we played good defense. We didn’t want to be in a situation where tomorrow we’d watch the video and wonder if we gave 100%. I want us to be grateful and aware of how far we’ve come. Shorts controls the game in an incredible way, he’s still learning how to be a leader. Everything comes from his preparation, he never takes anything for granted.
We’re trying to create an environment that will extract the maximum from every player. Sometimes it’s hard to learn if it’s not from losses. Sometimes the wins overwhelm us so much that we don’t see some mistakes that happened in the first half,” said Iisalo.
The Finnish coach also touched on the fact that his team hasn’t lost for nearly two months.