2023-09-02 23:45:31
The preseason is usually a period in which few conclusions can be drawn from the teams and in which the most important thing is to fit all the pieces of the new puzzle. And, above all, if most of these parts are new, as is the case with the Basketball Girona. If you zoom out, you see promising players who can find in Girona the place to make a qualitative leap in their careers and very good intentions as a collective. But if you zoom in, you can still see a lot of things to polish, both individual and team automatisms that are not yet released. How logical. And this is the reading that can be taken from the game of Basketball Girona against the Youth (83-68) of this evening And yes, as they say on these occasions, the result is the least, but that does not hide that Salva Camps has work ahead.
From the initial jump it cost blood, sweat and tears plus a basket, also for the Rock. Good proof of this is that the first basket, work d’Onuaku, one of the new signings from Badalona, did not arrive until the 3rd minute of the match. Then came a free kick from Sergi Martinez, who missed the other three he threw. And this would be the attempt in the middle of the first quarter, a 2-1 that, clearly, reminded me of a football match. And that the physical deployment of the two teams on the court was unquestionable. But nothing was coming in, neither below nor from the outside, and the string of inaccuracies was exaggerated. Things would improve for the enjoyment of the spectators at the end of the quarter (14-10), as expected, with the feeling that La Penya was a superior point.
The worst for Girona’s interests would come later. And that Yves Pons he got the audience out of their seats with one of those smashes that he already gifted to Fontajau in the presentation match. But play by play, Joventut has been imposing, especially thanks to an overwhelming dominance under the hoops, and with plays typical of an exhibition game starring their promising young players. They were looking to fix it Colom i Brown scoring, finally, the first two Girona triples, but the correction at the break was severe (43-24).
Reaction based on intensity
A reaction from Salva Camps in the second half was predictable, at least in terms of sensations. And this is what happened. On the basis of equalizing the level of intensity, Girona Basketball has gradually become more comfortable, and success has come, especially from the external players. Fjellerup in Colom they put the team on their shoulders and with a particularly brilliant last stretch from the Andorran base the difference was reduced to half (69-59).
Too much neck up
The good dynamic would continue in the last quarter. The team was now enjoying themselves, playing with rhythm, determination and the baskets arrived in the first seconds of possession. Others, however, who seemed easy, did not want to enter. Preseason stuff. And this is what was missing when the Girona players were really tickling the Rock. The distance that had been wiped away it was already very important, and it wasn’t enough, because the Badalonians have recovered by finding a Tomic below and moving the ball as in the first half. And Basketball Girona’s options, play by play, have faded away until the 83 to 68 final.
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