The quiet medal dream of the German basketball ball is burst. After the quarter-final-out of Slovenia, the future of national coach Henrik Rödl is uncertain.
Henrik Rödl left the Saitama Super Arena with a mild smile. The frustration and disappointment about the clear quarterfinal bankruptcy against overpowering Slovenes were quickly fleeded. And even his unexplained future in the association could not spoil the mood to the basketball national coach.
"It was a very special summer. There was a dream come true," Rödl said visibly moves: "It was our summer fairy tale that we have made it to Olympia. That's out of our way, we are super proud, here to have been. "
Even with association President Ingo Weiss, the trouble held on the abrupt end of the quiet medal dreams and the 70:94 (37:44) against the Slovenian European Champion to NBA-Superstar Luka Doncic within limits. He talked about a "sensational performance" in view of the best result at Olympic Games for 29 years.
It is all the more surprising that is completely unclear whether Rödl will coach the German team in the Eurobasket 2022 in its own country. The Treaty of the 52-year-old expires as of the fourth of August after four years, the decision on an extension is off.
Basketball: Rödl wants to see how it goes on "
"I'll go back to the village and grab my clothes and enjoy the next two, three days to the descent and then look how it goes on," Rödl said. You will be assembled after returning to Germany as agreed.
Instead of his personal future, Rödl rather talked about his team, which had only qualified against all expectations for the summer games and then managed it in Tokyo with domestic performances to the K.O. Round. The lack of superstar Dennis Schröder, the NBA-Profis Maxi Kleber and Daniel Theis as well as Paul Zipser (Bayern Munich) made the DBB selection with attitude, team spirit and a strong defensive on wide stretch.
"I think these things are trend-setting for this team in the future," said Rödl: "If it succeeds in coming together in a similar form, and if we can bring the many talent, which was missing here, you may be able to bring together also go the next step again. "
In 1992 in Barcelona, the selection with the player Rödl had seven place, now jumped out in the end. "I'm going home with a good feeling that the whole casing has been worth it. And that we have basketball Germany well," said Forward Danilo Barthel.
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And also playmaker Modo Lo moved "In any case" a positive conclusion. The tournament showed "that we do not have to hide and that we can play basketball". It was established "in Europe and worldwide as a nation that is serious." Thank Rödl.
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