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"[Jusuf] Nurkic is out of shape": Coach Adis Beciragic slams Bosnia and Herzegovina's fitness ahead of EuroBasket
Adis Beciragic, the coach of Bosnia and Herzegovina, has recently criticized his team's lack of fitness ahead of
EuroBasket
. He also singled out Jusuf Nurkic and Xavier Castaneda. After heavy losses to China, Serbia, and Montenegro, a difficult group consisting of Georgia, Greece, Italy, and Spain has caused concern for the team.
Additionally, this criticism came days after their EuroBasket 2025 preparations, when Nikola Jokic and Serbia's national team dominated Bosnia and Herzegovina and won.
Bosnia coach Adis Beciragic questions team's conditioning as EuroBasket nears after heavy losses
The EuroBasket preparation matches for Bosnia and Herzegovina are reportedly becoming worse. Montenegro, which has dominated from the start, defeated the national squad. Meanwhile, head coach Adis Beciragic did not attempt to hide his frustration after the game as he brought up his players' fitness problems.
Regarding the
NBA
center, who scored 15 points during his team's most recent losing performance, the coach said:
'[Jusuf] Nurkic is out of shape and can barely run.'
He further said:
'Xavier Castaneda is not training, he only started playing five-on-five two days ago. All that needs to be integrated into a team that has played together for two years.'
According to Adis Beciragic, the team has reportedly not been prepared to the necessary degree. He then said:
'We have to prepare better for the games.
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We missed 18 free throws against Serbia. Montenegro is also a very good team and I hope we will be able to convince the players to understand where the problems are.'
This happened after the team faced a tragic loss. Meanwhile, last week, Jusuf Nurkic joined the Bosnia and Herzegovina squad together with Dzanan Musa. He then said that he is in decent shape.
Jusuf Nurkic is playing for Bosnia and Herzegovina (Image via Getty Images)
Talking about it, he added:
'I'm coming in decent shape, but training and games are not the same.
I think we're all around the same level in terms of fitness, and we'll gradually improve it. What's important is that we stay healthy and arrive at EuroBasket healthy – that's very important, probably the most important thing.'
According to Jusuf Nurkic, this team is prepared to create history.
'Time has shown that we are a team capable of achieving results, but whether it's Murphy's law or something else, I don't know, we've had so many setbacks so many times. However, I'm sure – God willing, with good health – that now we have a historic opportunity to achieve a great result.'
On the other hand, the team is now preparing to face Spain, Italy,
Greece
, and Georgia.
Also read:
Is Giannis Antetokounmpo going to miss EuroBasket 2025 Prep Games? Exploring the reasons behind the NBA legend's absence
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