Character shown : Bonn surprises Master Berlin

Tuomas Iisalo (birthed 29 July 1982) is a Finnish basketball coach and previous gamer. He currently is the head coach of the Telekom Baskets Bonn. Standing at 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in), Iisalo played as shooting guard during his playing occupation. He additionally bet the Finnish national basketball team.

Turning, with train to the basket, overview and courage: Parker Jackson-Cartwright, short PJC , probably no better debut than this could wish for Thursday evening in Berlin. Already in the preparation was indicated that the 1.80 meter US Guard could become a key player in the newly formed Telekom Baskets team around Head Coach Tuomas Iisalo. These expectations fulfilled the 25-year-old right now and completely. With 25 points, five rebounds, six assists and six steals, PJC against Master Alba Berlin was Omnipräsent - and significantly involved that the baskets went away a surprising victory for the prelude.

We did not play very well, but always fought.

Bonn s trainer Tuomas Iisalo

The defending champion, replacement weakened, far from the best form and, above all, with injury worries on the great positions (Thiemann, Koumadje, Nikic), had initially started as follows and developed early on a double-digit lead. We started well with the right intensity. We went a lot and moved the ball, Alba-Coach Israel, Gonzalez looks back. What came then, however, reminded the successor of Success Trainer Aito, who persecuted the batch of the grandstand from the impressions from the difficult summer preparation: Unfortunately, we could not hold the rhythm.

The defending champion allowed Bonn to find back into the game and never quite tear off. We did not play very well, but always fought, said Baskets coach Iisalo. Three, four times we were in difficult situations where we were ten or seven points behind - even in the fourth quarter. But my team has shown character. And in the end we had the little luck, what you need to a team like Alba to beat.

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