The Swiss national team reached the quarterfinals in the last World Youth Championship. At stage 1/4 this team met with Russia. Then the Swiss lost by two goals with a score of 1:3. Switzerland also managed to play in four test matches during the year. In two matches they were able to win. In one of the winning matches the national team arranged a goal shootout with Germany (8:4). The team lost in the next two matches. These were also confrontations with the Germans. In one of them the Swiss were weaker in regulation time (2:3), while in the other they were weaker in shootouts (3:3, 1:2). Before the start of the World Youth Championship, Switzerland played in one more freight train. In the wheelhouse with Austria, Marco Bayer’s wards prevailed with a score of 3:2.
Last season showed that something else can be made from the team. Stan Van Gundy is faced with a serious task, as he needs to bring his players to the playoffs. New Orleans have brought in a number of good performers to help Zion Williamson, with Stephen Adams, Eric Bledsoe and Kyra Lewis joining the team in the offseason. Now the club has a development vector and will try not to disappoint its fans. By the way, the Pelicans had a great start, because in the first game they dealt with Toronto (113:99). Brandon Ingram scored a double-double and it was generally noticeable that the players missed the game, so we also expect to see a spectacle in the next confrontation.
