Efri Meldi said it would be difficult to face Satria Muda in the IBL playoffs without Barkley
On Saturday, on the IBL site monitored in Jakarta, he admitted that he had difficulty keeping up with the SM play that had devastated his team in the first game. playoffat the Britama Arena, Thursday (7/11) evening, with the score of 64-90.
“Playing without Barkley playoffwe might be a little surprised. “We’ve adapted to the situation and will make changes in Solo,” Meldi said.
He said the Knights’ points car was forced to park due to an injury. While playoff This is a crucial period and requires reliable players.
Nevertheless, he will still have to look to the second match at the Sritex Arena, alone, on Sunday (14/7), with optimism and maximizing all resources.
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One way to maximize that, he continued, is to maximize your energy or fitness in the last two days, in preparation for tomorrow’s home game.
“No matter how small the opportunity is, we will take advantage of it, because we still have a life and we are trying to make good use of it,” he said.
Aside from that, Meldi wants his players to focus on the game at hand and not think too much about the results.
He stressed to his team to focus on the process or playing according to the plan, so that the results become the final part of the effort.
Meanwhile, in the first game, the Bengawan Solo Knights’ attacks were no longer as powerful without Kentrell Barkley.
At the competition, Nuke and his friends just scored field goal percentage 32%, making 23 attempts out of 70 during the match.
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