Pedro Martínez: “At the pace we want to play, losses are part of the landscape”

Pedro Martínezcoach of real Madridaccepted the fact that his team committed few losses in the league duel in which they won by 119-84 to Surne Bilbao Basketalthough they have assumed that they are normal considering the pace at which they want to play.

“Every game is different. Losses are part of the journey. We would all like not to have them, not to miss shots, but that doesn’t happen. Basketball is a game of mistakes and you have to try to make fewer than your opponent. We want to play fast, taking risks, and if you play at high speed you will surely have more losses“, said.

“I wasn’t very worried when there were many, nor are we going to say now that because we only have seven it will always be like this. Each team is going to defend us in a different way. Things are not always going to be placid. If we play fast and bravely, losses exist and we don’t have to make a big deal out of it, at the pace we want to play, losses are part of the landscape.“he added.

Another important part of that game is the ability to move the ball: “The statistical data that catches my attention the most is the 30 assists, a very high number; It means that we have played well as a team, that we have passed the ball well. All the players have stood out positively. “It’s a very team victory, which makes me like it more.”

“I give a little less value to success and more to the intention of wanting to play quickly, to pass the ball, to be prepared when the ball comes to you because it makes that shot have a better percentage. There will be days of less success, but the important thing is the intention. If we don’t score but we are making good shots, we have to keep shooting,” he declared.

In the duel he stood out Sergio Llulltop scorer, despite the fact that the Spaniard has not yet debuted this year in the Euroleague: “I have a very long squad, very good players, I have to make decisions and I have to try to have an equitable distribution. My goal is to make everyone feel important and it is not achieved in a day or a week. “I think I’m going to achieve it with longer periods of time.”

“I have many players and I have to try to take care of them all, to make them all feel important. In short periods of time I can’t and in long periods I think I can. Players have to be patient. It’s difficult for me to manage, I do the best I can. I try to be fair and fair, I’m probably not going to succeed with everyone.but it is the predisposition,” he added.

Along these lines, he pointed out: “There is another factor to take into account, team roles and trusts. We cannot change it every now and then, we must have a little continuity. It’s not easy, one of the things that we as coaches dedicate the most time to is seeing how we can do it and manage it, but we also don’t want to be floundering with a game for better or worse.”

On the other hand, he spoke about the center Damian Joness: “As a person he is tremendous, a sensational boy, always with a smile, one of those who accepts his role. He is an extraordinary team player, when you make a correction he takes it well. we are delighted with his mentality“.

“The three-point shot… you have to shoot. He is shooting and has to continue doing so because he is a resource and has a good hand. If they are good shots I don’t care if he makes them or misses them. He is understanding that he has to play with that risk, it opens the field a lot for us. Edy gives us some sensational things and Jones gives us different things, and that’s very good,” he concluded.