Germany’s EuroBasket victory was sweet. For Dennis Schroder, it was sweeter. On his birthday, he hit the clutch dagger , bagged the tournament’s MVP, and ended a 32 drought for the country. Still, he wasn’t entirely pleased with all the outcomes. Notably, while celebrating on the bus, he let some of his thoughts slip.

EuroBasket elected Turkey’s Ergin Ataman as the tournament’s best coach. Schroder clearly didn’t agree with the decision. “Ataman, f**k out of here! Best Coach? My a**!” he said while Germany’s celebrations were underway on their bus. Surprisingly, this wasn’t his only dig at the Turkey coach.

Ataman made comments about being in “control” of the Finals. It did feature 11 lead changes. Barring a Schroder flurry, maybe Turkey could have sniffed victory. But the German cor

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