Once in Munich, five times in Cologne, four times in Berlin: This is the ideal timetable for German basketball players until September 18th. Confidence can be drawn from the Sweden game.
Veteran Gordon Herbert was satisfied with his basketball players. Clear victory, no mistakes and a solid team performance against Sweden: With these achievements, the head coach of the national team can start the journey home towards Munich with confidence today.
“I’m proud of our defensive lads that we kept Sweden at 50 points,” said Herbert at the press conference after his team’s 67-50 win in Stockholm.
Only home games from now on
Qualifying for next year’s World Cup in Japan, Indonesia and the Philippines is taking on more and more concrete shape. With six wins from seven games, the team around captain Dennis Schröder has consolidated its top position. Better still: For the national team, the trip to Sweden was the last one for the time being, because from now on there are only home games. On August 28th (3 p.m. / Magentasport) in Munich in the World Cup qualifier against European champions Slovenia, then five European Championship group games await in Cologne before the final round in Berlin begins on September 10th.
If everything goes well, there will be a total of ten home games until September 18, when the final takes place in the Mercedes-Benz Arena. “In any case, we’re happy about it. We’re only moving in Germany from now on. Nobody’s going home anymore. We’re going from Munich directly to Cologne. That’s clear when it comes to travel stress,” said DBB Vice President Armin Andres . The official announced: “The mood in Cologne will be boiling.”
The biggest hopes are the two remaining NBA professionals Schröder (currently without a club) and Franz Wagner (Orlando Magic). Playmaker Schröder has a lot of international experience, Wagner plays carefree and enriches the offensive, which has suffered from the numerous failures.
Source: Stern
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