Manido is the term closet fund to talk about the depth of a squad in which the difference between starters and substitutes is barely noticeable, where all its members are at the service of their team and, not only that, they are also capable of exercising their role with high capabilities. In the case of UCAM, this is the closet with the greatest depth and variety of clothing that Sito Alonso has had since he was in Murcia. Updated to current times, with a personal style and sewn with high tailoring measurements.
The last example of this depth can be given, without going any further, by Rodions Kurucs and Marko Todorovic. They are the only two UCAM players who, in the last Endesa League game, in which their team reached close to one hundred points and easily beat Andorra (99-86), gave a negative rating. Kurucs' -8 was his worst mark ever. For his part, Todorovic had his only negative of the course in his -3, the first since the 2018-19 season.
Neither of the two could understand each other on Sunday around 7:00 p.m., when the game ended, minimally dispensable in Sito Alonso's schemes. And therein lies one of the greatnesses of this UCAM. Make almost each player fundamental to the success of the team and, at the same time, have the peace of mind that, when it is not one, it is another. Without going any further, the two of them were the most valued in the first point of the quarterfinals against Riesen this Wednesday: 19 for the Latvian, who had his best score of the season (18 points scoring his eight shots), and 21 for the Montenegrin.
Each of the positions seems to reach its best moment in the most decisive stretch of the season Todorovic and Diagne have performed wonderfully in the absence of Birgander, the jewel in the crown of a very talented team
Position by position
Another of Wednesday's notable names was Troy Caupain, who scored eleven of his fourteen points in the fourth quarter. From a hesitant start, he became the team's shooter after McFadden left and, not only that, he took a step forward when Hakanson was injured. The best version of him coincides with the return of the Swede and the impeccable reliability of the versatile Sant-Roos just as he faces the end of the season.
A position that is also better than ever is that of escort. At 32 years old, Dylan Ennis has found the best version of himself, generating for himself and for others, as evidenced by his nine assists on Wednesday, his best mark ever. Essential throughout the course, with a Radebaugh who could not have fit better is a duo of guards that combines talent and physicality to not give the rival any respite.
Without fissures
The inside game also seems more established than ever. Sleva is recovering his best level while his accountant is rubbing her hands for the summer, and Radovic, who had just not played in the second half in the Szombathely and Valencia games, has now exceeded 20 minutes for two in a row .
And, in '5', when the hierarchy has been left with Todorovic as starter and Diagne as substitute, the hours are counted for the return of Birgander to be the jewel in the crown, an 'MVP' who will return in a more discreet position for the benefit of a pair of centers so different and who has kept their absence so well.
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