{"id":75763,"date":"2026-01-07T09:15:49","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T08:15:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.virtus.it\/news\/coach-dusko-ivanovics-post-game-good-defense-allowed-us-to-play-with-the-composure-needed-to-win\/"},"modified":"2026-01-07T09:15:49","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T08:15:49","slug":"coach-dusko-ivanovics-post-game-good-defense-allowed-us-to-play-with-the-composure-needed-to-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.virtus.it\/en\/news\/coach-dusko-ivanovics-post-game-good-defense-allowed-us-to-play-with-the-composure-needed-to-win\/","title":{"rendered":"Coach Dusko Ivanovic’s post game: \u2018Good defense allowed us to play with the composure needed to win.\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bologna, Jenuary 06 –<\/p>\n

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Coach Dusko Ivanovic’s comments during the post-match press conference following the home victory against Zalgiris Kaunas: “The strong defence we managed to put in place tonight gave us the composure we needed to win this match. We had problems with our transition game, as well as with the low post and physical mismatches. But our ability to defend patiently allowed us to achieve victory. I think this is also why it is an important victory.<\/p>\n

What I always say is that the problem of rebounds is not solved by the number of tall players you have on the court or whether the players you have on the court at that moment are tall or short. The important thing is to fight under the basket: to have five guys who always have to be focused on that. Tonight, all my guys did that, and that’s also why we won this battle.<\/p>\n

Have you already surpassed last year’s record for wins? Honestly, I don’t look at the standings because there are still too many games left, and right now, we need to take it one game at a time. What interests me is that these guys fight and have fun on the court.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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