Relief at the DBB

After the first victory under the new national coach Gordon Herbert was the relief in the camp of the German basketball players huge. Also, without all the stars from the NBA and the professionals of the Euro league teams of Bayern Munich and Alba Berlin won the selection of the German basketball federal government on Sunday in Poland with 72:69 (40:30) and thus reported in the qualification for the WM 2023 back.

Thursday was hard, but we have given a good answer today. The teamwork was much better.

Gordon Herbert

I am very proud of my players. We played together as a real team today, Herbert said after his premier success as a German national coach. After the embarrassing 66:69 against Estonia On Thursday, the pressure on the 62-year-old Canadian and his team was already great. But the completely newly assembled team showed a clear increase in performance compared to Thursday and is now back on course. Thursday was hard, but we have given a good answer today. The teamwork was much better, Herbert said.

The successor of Henrik Roll now has a lot of time to analyze the first two games under his direction and to see players. Should Corona Allow, Herbert also wants to travel to the US to visit the NBA stars around Dennis Schröder.

Holland and crammer play strongly

But if it continues at the end of February 2022 with two games against the undefeated Israel in the World Cup qualifier, Schröder and Co. will be missing again. From the current squad made of all the Hamburg Point Guard Justus Holland and David Kramer from the basketball Lions Braunschweig attention. Kramer was with 24 points the best thrower. After the Estonia game we have merged as a group, said the 24-year-old.

The World Cup 2023 takes place in Japan, Indonesia and the Philippines. 32 teams qualify for the final round, including twelve from Europe.