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CSKA Moscow head coach Dimitris Itoudis was the guest in this week’s EuroLeague Coaches Corner.

The Greek coach, who led the Muscovites to another Final Four, talked about the importance of practice in the team’s mental and physical preparation.

“The quality of practice is very important because in practices you can fix things. In practices, you can come to perfection in terms of automation. In practice, you can have a real bond with the players and all the personnel. Practice is a holy part of our job.

Unfortunately, with the schedules and the number of games and national teams going on, players do not have the number of practices required for a body to establish a good base and to build all the elements needed to go through such a tough season. That is why players do have some individual workouts during the summer and they almost need to come prepared to the first practice,” Itoudis added.