Coty CLARKE
Avtodor forward:
“The regular season was great for us but it could even get better as we lost some games and made a couple of mistakes. We have learnt from them and are now ready for the play-offs. Of course we get chances to make it to the Final Four. We have really talented players in our roster who are going to play hard and give all their efforts on both ends of the floor. Somebody could think Avtodor has already reached the highest-ever result in the regular season taking the 5th place and advancing to the VTB League play-offs. But of course we expect more than it. We don’t want just to get money after the successful regular championship and go home. That’s not our case. We would like this season to be done in the best way. The key part of the year for all of us is coming now. We are looking forward to the play-offs and going to fight and win. The Final Four is the next step. First of all we are focused on the Game 1 in St.Petersburg and will compete for the victory in every single game. It’s going to be really tough series to tip-off on the road. For sure it’s easier for us to play at home. We have to act with the same energy and efforts we did in our previous winning game against Zenit. That victory gives us a lot of confidence before the upcoming quarterfinal series but the play-offs are not the regular season. That is completely another story. We can score a lot of points against any opponent. In order to succeed in the knock-out round we have to play a strong defense.”