The ratiopharm Ulm boss knows that his team has work to do if it plans to make a deep run into the EuroCup Playoffs this season.
Coach Gavel, Ulm: 'We need to play smarter when up late'
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ratiopharm Ulm appeared to have the game in hand but nearly ended up giving it away, barely holding on 83-85 at Dolomiti Energia Trento. Ulm head coach Anton Gavel said his team must learn how to play smarter in those situations if it wants to go deep into the playoffs.
Ulm was in a battle for most of the game at Trento but managed to build a 70-79 lead with 3 minutes to go after a Thomas Klepeisz three-pointer.
Trento got 5 quick points from Andrejs Grazulis and Kamar Baldwin’s three-pointer pulled the hosts to within 83-84 with 3.9 seconds left. Baldwin nearly pulled off the miracle win but his long banked-in three-pointer came after the final buzzer.
“Once we have a 9-point lead, we have to be smarter out there. We were just panicking a little bit. And that gave them a chance to get back into the game. We just have to be smarter. Also defensively there were some situations where we didn’t look good,” said Gavel. “We have to manage the game the right way. It’s not the first time that has happened.”
Ulm in Round 5 had trailed Slask Wroclaw by 13 points late in the third quarter and then pulled ahead by 7 points with just more than 3 minutes left in the game.
The German side failed to hold the lead and watched as Slask tied the game and sent it overtime. Ulm eventually won the game 108-103 after an extra session.
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“Offensively we have to be willing to move the ball a little more. On the defensive end, we showed progress from the last games but we’re still not perfect,” Gavel said after the Trento game.
Ulm shot very well on two-pointers (63.6%) but struggled from the outside, making just 23.8% of its three-pointers. And the reigning German champion committed 18 turnovers while forcing only 13.
“Yes we are happy that we got a win, but there were a lot of mistakes that were made. We didn't really handle the pressure very well. We gotta get better continuing this journey,” Gavel added.