Indonesian basketball news: The Indonesian national basketball team must recognize the superiority of India with a score of 74-90. According to manager Jeremy Imanuel Santoso, body posture was not the cause of his side’s defeat.

“In my opinion, height is a factor, but not the one that can strengthen the claim that we lost because of height,” the Indonesian national basketball team manager said after the match.

He more believes that the posture of Indonesian players who are below average can be covered with more optimal preparation.

“I don’t believe in it. I believe more that with good preparation, maximum preparation, players can bring out 100% of their ability consistently,” he said.

Jeremy took the example of the Indonesian player with the lowest height in the squad, namely Yudha Saputera who is 175cm tall but has always been a mainstay under head coach Milos Pejic.

In Indonesia’s match against Saudi Arabia on Monday night (14/8), Yudha played the longest among her colleagues, namely 37 minutes 41 seconds out of a total of 40 minutes of matches.

Over the long game, Yudha scored 20 points, 9 assists and 5 rebounds. The points record is only one point difference, namely 21 points, from the one produced by Marques Terrell Bolden as the tallest player in the Indonesian national team with a stature of 208cm.

Moreover, Yudha’s impressive game record was not achieved in a single sitting. Yudha has maintained his performance at the same level in the last three matches for the Indonesian national team in the 2024 Olympic pre-qualifier, or even since a friendly match at the Indonesia International Basketball Invitational (IIBI) at the Indonesia Arena ago. some time.

“So in my opinion, the preparation for us to compete, there is power, strength, endurance, much more than body size,” he said.

As an assessment for the next competition, especially for the Asian Games in Hangzhou in September, Jeremy stressed the importance of maximum preparation to cover individual shortcomings and focus on team play.

“I think this young team has shown very good fighting power. But errors such as offensive rebounds and opposition turnovers always haunt us and we have to assess them as soon as possible,” he said. declared.

Article Tags: Indonesian National Basketball Team, Pre-qualification, 2024 Olympics