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
days simple
It's the same struggles. The days we play hard, we're shorthanded. The days we're full, we don't play hard. We can't put two and two together; it's as simple as that.
extra game good opportunity ready situations work
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.
exactly learn playing system
It's strange, but I wanted it, ... This is exactly what I was expecting. I have to learn the system and learn the way of playing here.
classy
They were there from day one. They did it in a very classy way.
answer deal emphasis game message needs send start team
I don't know what it is. I can't answer it. The emphasis going into the game is to start aggressive; in a way to send a message we're going to play hard. I don't know what the deal is. We're a team that really needs some wins.
saying stop
As a group, we have to stop saying we have to do something and do it.
adapt adjust might team
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.
couple grinding stops win
I could really sense (a swing). We were grinding and we were grinding and then they got a couple of breaks, but we were still right there. Then at the end we were able to make a couple stops and get a run. It was a big win for us.
fourth
In the fourth quarter, the Spurs were just better.
playoffs
Sometimes we are very good, and other times we are very bad. Hopefully, we can get in the playoffs and do well.
experience forward higher looking pace preparing until
Mentally, you're preparing yourself for the higher pace and things like that, but you can't know about it until you experience it. So I'm looking forward to it.
hopefully piece puzzle small
Hopefully I'll be a small piece of the puzzle and contribute.
beginning feeling guy lose nice row since six smartest three win
It's a nice feeling, probably a feeling we haven't had since the beginning of the year. We just need to concentrate and be professional about it and keep it going. I'm not the smartest guy in the world, but it's better to win three in a row than to lose six (in a row).
developing favors home move playing schedule seems standpoint
We all collectively have to know we can't have any letdowns because we're playing good. It seems like we're developing something good. The schedule favors us from the standpoint that we're home and we just need to keep it going because we can make a move on some teams.