Sarunas Jasikevicius
Sarunas Jasikevicius
Šarūnas "Šaras" Jasikevičius; born 5 March 1976) is a Lithuanian former professional basketball player and current head coach for Žalgiris Kaunas of the Lithuanian League. Standing at 6'5", he played the point guard position. He is a four time triple crown winner and former representative of the Lithuanian national team. Moreover, he is the only player in Euroleague history to win the competition with three different clubs. Due to his outstanding ability to win titles and important games, he often was...
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth5 March 1976
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We hung in there, gave ourselves a chance to win, but didn't take advantage of it. We fought together and showed that we could be a good basketball team.
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Sometimes we prove we're a resilient bunch and get through all these problems and show how good we can be. Sometimes we're not so good. Lately we've been all right. Lately our attitude and how we approach the game has been much better. We just have to keep fighting and hopefully we can get the guys healthy and make a run.
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I feel that when we get everybody healthy and everybody gets settled in again, we will win games and show our fans what good things can happen here. I thought we had a great effort.
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We're realizing we're not in a very good situation. We showed some life in the past two games and now we have to keep it going. Guys are playing hard, practices are very good and guys are together as good as it's been all year.
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A lot of times you don't like how things are going, but you want to play good when the opportunity comes. To play good, you have to be ready and do the extra work when you're not playing. When I'm not playing, I try to simulate game situations as much as I can.
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You're doing so bad, you lose four in a row, you're not playing well, then you come in and you're thinking you'll have a good practice and start turning things around somehow and the first news you get is that. It's just crazy. But, hey, that's the way it is.
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I think we are searching. We went into the season with a certain identity, and obviously things are changing right now. We have one of the best players in the league and a good coaching staff and good veterans. It's a tough stretch right now.
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I'm not worried; it's something everybody goes through. I'll be fine. It's not the first time that I've been in this situation. The thing that matters to me is that the team is playing good basketball and we're turning things around now.
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I mean, you've lost four in a row. You hear good news in the trade. You think you can go in and have a good practice, but then the first thing you hear is that. It's crazy.
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Sometimes we are very good, and other times we are very bad. Hopefully, we can get in the playoffs and do well.
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I was more aggressive. I was looking for my shot. I didn't go into New Jersey (Tuesday) and do many things. I was just trying to get my first game under my belt and move on. The season is very long. The most positive thing for me is I'm more comfortable with every minute. That's the only thing I can ask for right now.
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I would like to have some kind of role on this team, there's no question about it but ultimately we help Pacers to win, ... Don't get me wrong. I would like to play. I would like to play a lot. That's not a question. But we're one month away from the season, and there's so much more important stuff than your role on the team. If you're in shape, if you come ready to play, if you take care of your body, then that other stuff will take care of itself. I really believe that.
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I think I'm going to have to adapt to the team much more than they're going to have to adapt to me. I'm a rookie. I might be very old for a rookie, but I am one. So I'm going to adjust to the team.
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I don't think it's anything serious. It just adds more to the bad experience of losing.