Ilian Evtimov
Ilian Evtimov
Ilian Evtimov, is a professional basketball player for Élan Chalon of the French League. A French national, he is the youngest son of Bulgarian basketball star IlijaEvtimov and the brother of professional Euroleague player Vassil "Vasco" Evtimov. He is a 6 feet 7 inches tall, 215 pounds small forward-power forward...
adjustment coach great hard job justin offense open point touching work
They had to work really hard on offense to get open looks. We did a great job on Justin Gray, to the point where their coach had to make an adjustment because he was not touching the ball.
double games instead points three winning
Instead of winning games by two or three points in double overtime, we can win those games by 10 or 15 points, you know?
behind happy julius losses mentality point relief stay succeed win
I don't know if it's a relief or not, because it's one and done at this point and you've got to put this win behind just like the losses you put behind. If you want to succeed on Sunday, you can't get too happy and you can't be satisfied. You've got to stay hungry. Like Julius (Hodge) said, 'When you're hungry, you eat.' And that's the mentality we've got to have right now.
aggressive coach defense focusing gain hard playing point practice practicing trust trusts
Gavin's been practicing really hard lately. He's really focusing more on defense and playing more aggressive than he had to this point in his career. I think when you do that in practice you can gain trust from Coach, and I think Coach trusts him enough now to put him in that situation.
convert half points second stops transition
We were two points away from making it an even game. But in the second half we didn't get those stops and convert those points in transition like we did in the first half. That was the difference.
hit points
We were two points away from making it an even game, and they just hit a big 3 that got them going.
earlier improved played season whipped
They just whipped our tails. They're a lot better than they were earlier in the season when we played them, and unfortunately for us, we haven't improved as much.
body four good hope judged last losses year
I hope this year is not judged by our last four losses because we had a very good season. We should be judged by our good body of work.
forward last looking missed
I'm actually looking forward to it. We didn't play over there last year, and really, I kind of missed it.
next season starting
It's a new season starting next week, and everybody's going to be 0-and-0. It's one-and-done, and if we have the right mindset, we're going to advance.
plays scouting
It usually comes down to who plays the hardest. Put scouting aside, and it's very important that we play hard. If you don't show up, you're going to go home.
early everybody game good playing
We were playing unselfishly early in the game and were in a really good rhythm. Everybody is comfortable with each other out there. When we don't play like that is when we get in trouble.
carolina games learned lost stretch
We lost two games down the stretch at Carolina and Duke, two games we could have won. We've learned from them and used those games for experience.
box good hard looked loose rebound scouting stuff watch
We're going to watch film and stuff, but nothing looked good. All of this scouting and stuff we did, what good does it do if we don't play hard enough to get the rebound or box out or get the loose ball?