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In the midst of Zalgiris mess, gauntlet thrown by Kaunas mayor
With regard to the current insanity engulfing Lithuanian League Championship participant Zalgiris Kaunas – i.e. its fourth coach this season being suspiciously canned by outlandish owner Vladimir Romanov in the midst of the best-of-five playoff – the city mayor Andrius Kupčinskas yesterday released a statement, which reads in part: “During the LKL finals, a coach […]
Romanov’s “dream”: that Marcus Brown coach Žalgiris Kaunas (Huh?) [UPDATED]
What’s the word for “beyond crisis”? Whatever it is, that’s the word for what’s going on at Žalgiris Kaunas. No coach – again, that would be coach no. 4 this season – has been named as of yet, while Žalgiris fights for the LKL title against perpetual rival Lietuvos Rytas. But Žalgiris owner Vladimir Romanov […]
What the…? In Lithuania, Romanov fires third head coach of season midway through championship series
There’s nothing so bizarre – and often barely newsworthy – about the firing of a head coach, even one leading a successful team. Even one who is replacing a legend who was also fired in the same season. But when a coach is fired in the middle of a national championship series, that’s already nearing […]
Former Eisbären coach for Zalgiris Kaunas?
Lithuanian-language websites Basket News and Kauno Diena are this morning reporting that Zalgiris Kaunas has hired Sarunas Sakalauskas to become the club’s sporting director; the position was apparently filled directly following last night’s Asseco Prokom-Zalgiris match. Though both media outlets claim that the ink is already dry on the contracts, Kaunas owner Vladimir Romanov denied […]
Zalgiris owner: Yes to Delas and Čapin, no to Massey
Could CB Murcia just have received help from a surprising source? Zalgiris Kaunas owner Vladimir Romanov has publicly denied that his team will sign Jeremiah Massey and instead is pursuing a longer-term development plan. This is good news for Murcia fans, as the team has not yet signed the American big man despite the club’s […]