Krka’s preseason is on
Krka players have started with their training camp for the new season. Head coach Simon Petrov has gathered the players in the Leon Štukelj Sports Hall.
Jure Balažić, Žiga Fifolt, Dalibor Đapa, Miha Škedelj, Jakov Stipaničev, Leon Stergar, Luka Lapornik, Martin Jančar Jarc, Marko Jošilo, Paolo Marinelli, Glenn Cosey, Ivan Ramljak, Tim Osolnik, Luka Medved and Imran Polutak were present at the opening practice. Gani Lawal will join the team next week.
The team was initially greeted and addressed by Krka president Andraž Šuštarič. who wished the players a successful season. “I believe that our team would be more tactically clever team than last season. The guys have learnt a couple of things,” Simon Petrov is looking forward to what he believes that would be a successful season. Petrov will be assisted by Dalibor Damjanović and Matic Šiška, while Matej Gliha would remain the fitness coach.
Jure Balažić will reain captain. Even though he already stopped counting his seasons, he feels great and he does not lack motive. “There is no better job for me, this is pure pleasure," Balaić told and added: “Last season was not a successful one, but we suffered several close defeats. If we won those, it would be quite different, especially in the ABA League. This season we have got three high-quality foreign players, for which I believe that would be an added value. Our appetites are therefore higher,” Balažić adds.
The team will undergo preparations in Novo mesto and afterwards it will play several preparation games. On 6 September they will face Fortitudo in Trieste, on 14 September they will be hosting Enisey, on 18 September they will be facing Igokea in Laktaši and afterwards two games at the Sarajevo tournament follow (20 an 21 September). Nymburk will be the opponents in Zreče on 26 September.
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Krka začela s pripravami na novo sezono
Košarkarji Krke so začeli s pripravami na novo sezono. Trener Simon Petrov je košarkarje zbral na večernem treningu v Športni dvorani Leona Štuklja.
Na prvem treningu so bili prisotni Jure Balažić, Žiga Fifolt, Dalibor Đapa, Miha Škedelj, Jakov Stipaničev, Leon Stergar, Luka Lapornik, Martin Jančar Jarc, Marko Jošilo, Paolo Marinelli, Glenn Cosey, Ivan Ramljak, Tim Osolnik, Luka Medved in Imran Polutak. Novinec Gani Lawal se bo ekipi pridružil prihodnji teden.
Ekipo je uvodoma pozdravil in nagovoril predsednik KK Krka Andraž Šuštarič, ki je igralcem zaželel uspešno sezono. „Pričakujem, da bomo imeli precej bolj taktično zrelo ekipo kot lani. Fantje so se določenih zadev naučili,“ se dobre sezone nadeja trener Simon Petrov, ki mu bosta asistirala Dalibor Damjanovič in Matic Šiška, kondicijski trener ostaja Matej Gliha.
Kapetanski trak ostaja pri Juretu Balažiću, ki sezon ne šteje več, počuti se dobro, motiv pa ni sporen. „Boljše službe ni, zame je to užitek,“ je po treningu povedal vidno dobro razpoloženi Balažić, ki se nadeja, da bo imelo moštvo nekaj več športne sreče kot v minulih mesecih. „Lanska sezona je bila označena za neuspešno, pa smo bili na štirih ali petih tekmah žogo proč od zmage. Če bi jih dobili polovico, bi bilo povsem drugače predvsem v Ligi ABA. Letos smo dobili tri kvalitetne tujce, za katere verjamem, da bodo dodali svoje. Zato imamo višje apetite,“ še doda Balažić.
Moštvo bo pripravile opravilo v Novem mestu, odigralo pa bo nekaj pripravljalnih tekem. Šestega septembra krkaši potujejo v Trstu na tekmo s Fortitudom, 14.9. v Novem mestu gostuje ruski Jenisej, 18.9. Krka odhaja v Laktaše na tekmo proti Igokei, za tem pa sledita še tekmi na turnirju v Sarajevu (20. in 21.9.). Češki Nymburk pa bo Krkin tekmec 26.9., obračun bo na sporedu v Zrečah.
