The good thing about a tight schedule is that, after a defeat, in 48 hours there is revenge. The good thing in a normal situation, which is not even remotely that of Madrid now, in which each game is a giant obstacle for a mentally damaged team, without confidence. And the difficulty increases if the rival is Armani Milan from Messina (not Sergio Rodríguez this time, which is low)a team that minimizes errors and reads its opponent’s weaknesses well to put their fingers on them (follow the match live on As.com). A face to face that, with the imminent suspension of the Russians, is a duel to break the tie for second place. With the new classification, Madrid’s balance of 20-7 would drop to just 16-6. And Armani’s 18-8 would also be 16-6 (the whites, 4-1 against the Russians and the reds, only 2-2, results that will be deleted).
In the current circumstances, however, the pulse is for survival of a Madrid in a dangerous drift for results and even more for sensations. Accumulate seven losses in their last ten games, four in a row in the Euroleague with an average of 57 points (18 of 104 in triples, 17%), the worst European streak with Laso on the bench (2011-22), and a balance of 7-9 since January 23, when Barça touched his morale with a new victory after having chained 21 wins in 22 games.
A mental collapse, the only one that explains going from leading everything to falling with whoever and wherever. Then the style can be put on the table, far removed from that fast and offensive style of the past decade, the signings, the injuries, the calendar, the management of the squad and the aging of Llull and Rudy, who accept all the challenges, which some of their colleagues reject, and can no longer carry that weight.
Williams-Goss, with a touched finger, will force to play. Good attitude, poor performance. Game generation is a giant problem, like shooting. The absence of Chacho for personal reasons (also from Datome, Kell and Shields) and Deck’s presence (Taylor and Causeur are still out) give air to the Real. Let’s see.
Few Spanish references: Sergio Rodríguez, the only one in the Top-100
Beyond Nikola Miroticwho obtained Spanish nationality in 2010 by naturalization certificate and has not played with the National Team for six years (Rio 2016 Olympic Games), There are hardly any Spanish players among the best on the continent in the Euroleague, the Eurocup and the FIBA Champions. The azulgrana Mirotic is the second most valued in the Euroleague with 20 credits on average, only behind Edy Tavares (20.6).
The next Spaniard is… Sergio Rodríguez, who will not play today, in 64th place with an average rating of 10. The Chacho, already retired from the National Team, will turn 36 in June. And 37 will have Rudy Fernández in less than a month, the third on the list in position 107 with an average of 7.3. Then Alberto Abalde appears, in position 117 (6.3), and Sergio Llull, in 138 (4.7).
In the second competition, the Eurocup, no selectable in the Top-40. The first are Pau Ribasa few days after 36 years, in position 42 (13.1 valuation); Joel Parra43rd (13.1), both from Joventut; and Jaime Pradilla, great promise of Valencia with 21 years, the 48th (12.5). And if we expand to the top 100, Oriol Paulí (61st, 11.6), Guillem Vives (84th, 9.9), López-Arostegui (86th, 9.6) and Miquel Salvó (90th, 9.5) are added.
If we go to the third competition, the FIBA Champions, the first selectablefour weeks shy of his 28th birthday, is the forward of San Pablo Burgos Dani Díez. It is in position 79 with a valuation of 10.6.
It is the current moment of Spanish basketball, a good middle class, few stars.
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