Sergei Voznyuk plays down MBA's Kondrashin-Belov Cup win
MBA's new head coach downplayed talk of a Top-6 finish after his team beat UNICS in the final of the pre-season Kondrashin and Belov Cup.
MBA won the Kondrashin and Belov Cup, beating UNICS in the final of the pre-season tournament. New head coach Sergei Voznyuk was asked afterwards whether the result put the team in contention for a Top-6 finish in the championship.
Voznyuk told the Telegram channel Perekhvat.
UNICS, the side MBA beat in the final, sit second in the VTB United League after 40 matches this past season and play at the 7,000-seat Basket-Hall in Kazan. The club is still adjusting its roster after releasing centre Angel Delgado, who suffered a leg injury on international duty with the Dominican Republic, and signing David McCormack as his replacement.
Voznyuk's caution about reading too much into a pre-season trophy fits a side still finding its shape under a new coach, with the real test starting once the league matches he mentioned actually get under way.
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