Txus Vidorreta’s praise for Kyle Guy after reaching the semi-finals of the Copa del Rey

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Chus Vidorreta He appeared at a press conference after his team’s 91-83 victory, qualifying for the semifinals of the Copa del Rey in which they will face Barça.

The Bilbao coach praised the performance of Kyle Guy Not only in the quarterfinals in which he scored 23 points with a PIR of 30, but how the dynamic of his team has changed since his arrival.

These were his words:

«Kyle Guy comes with a lot of enthusiasm, that’s the main thing. He wants to play, he is 26 years old and he cannot go a year without playing because he has already experienced that in the NBA, when he was able to play he believes he showed that he could continue playing but he knows that it is the best league in the world and he has not could do it, but in the Euroleague it was going to be similar. We were fast there.

We started the year badly and we knew that we could start it badly due to injuries, late players, difficult schedule… We overcame ourselves with a lot of fight but we had unexpected relapses. And that for a winning team like ours makes us have to act. We brought in Ilimane and Kyle Guy almost at the same time and it is clear that the team needed more defensive strength with the arrival of Ili Diop and then Kyle was a player that we had a lot of confidence in despite the fact that he rated -13 against us in March. We knew of his ability and we fully trusted him because we thought he had everything we needed. Marcelinho always controls the timing of the game but with Jaime injured and with Bruno assuming his role, we were missing one more manager. That’s what he gives us, he gives us a lot of ability to have the ball in other hands and he is being a great passer, he is even surprising me even though I knew he was a good passer. Even decisive passes with the left hand to one hand, which are passes that I don’t like very much… Well, hey, do as many as you want.

And he has the ability to go for free throws, penetrate, shoot from 3 and back, he is much better than I expected. So much so that I dare to put him on the court with Marce, who normally pairs up and that one was not so planned beyond the end of matches. They already play together and it’s because Kyle in the back is giving us a lot of what we need. He reads the game very well and I think he is very happy with me because I perceive it, these are things that are transmitted and he feels very comfortable in our style of sharing the ball and taking initiatives. He is doing great. I love talking about the group and the team, but we are all aware that Kyle Guy has changed the dynamic of a year that perhaps in fits and starts we would have ended up playing the Copa del Rey and playoffs, but surely we would not be with this level of play that we have in the last month and a half.

Vidorreta also analyzed the meeting in the following terms:

«I think we played very well. We have worked with faith for 40 minutes. Unicaja does not have to be repeated so many times but it is having a great season with a lot of confidence and it has shown it in the first half. We managed to equalize them at the end of the first half and we took the lead following the defensive plan of the match and I had the feeling that we were able to maintain the pace of the game.

In the third quarter we even improved defensively, we limited their success and we only needed to control the rebound to be able to open up more income. We have had some rebound that has allowed them to stay alive but we have found a quintet that gave us the combination of energy, confidence and ambition to win and we played fantastic at the end of the game. Without losses, having the ball in the hands of Marcelinho and Kyle and controlling Unicaja when they wanted to play with Osetkowski and Ejim, which is something that normally hurts rivals. I think we won with a great game against an excellent rival and in a great atmosphere. “Very happy but this only allows us to continue in the Cup and tomorrow we have a new challenge.”

«To make it difficult for Barcelona and I have told the players, we need more people. Today we have only taken 6 successful players. Everyone who has played has helped, but only 6 have been correct. And to beat Barça we need more players to take the same step forward that Elgin Cook has taken today.

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