2023-09-24 21:13:30
Roger Grimau will keep great memories of his debut on the bench Barça. It was quite a challenge for his debut in the elite, both because of the bad feelings that the team had left in the Super Cup against Madrid, and because of the demand, a derby against the youth in the Palau. But the Barça team passed the test with ease, clearly prevailed over the green and black team (95-79) and the coach was able to smile at the end.
“The debut is never easy, at home, the derby. But a little better defensively in the second half and happy,” admitted the Barcelona coach. “Barça has played much better, with great success from the three-point line, which we have defended very poorly. They have scored many points and we have to do much better,” acknowledged the green-black coach. Carles Duran.
He Barça He started timidly but ended with a great success from the triple (15 scored) and good collective feelings especially because he managed to add in the final stretch to Willy Hernangómez and Jabari Parker, two players who should be key in the schemes, but who have left doubts in the preseason due to their lack of coupling. Parker He finished with 13 points, as the top scorer, in 11 minutes (3 of 4 in triples) and Hernango shirt, with 10 points and 6 rebounds in 17 minutes. In the rock two of the new additions stood out, both the guard Andrew Andrews (15 points) as the center Thursday Onuaku (12 points, 3 rebounds).
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Starting balance
He managed to take the initiative Barça, but without managing to impose his script. He youth He was able to respond to him at all times, discuss the fight for the rebound, and also the internal control with the prominence of Tomic and the debutante Onuaku, an ex-NBA who, from what we see at the Palau, will give a lot to the green and black.
Barça displayed, at times, that fast game that tries to give grimace as a seal this season. When he controlled the rebound and was able to run, he scored with ease. But it was more difficult for him to develop and, above all, generate actions for his centers.
In Willy Hernangómez is happy, one of their star signings this summer, had early weight in the Barça game. The Madrid native’s game does not meet, for now, the expectations raised by his signing this summer. He seems somewhat out of place, just like Jabari Parker, with resources in attack, but with problems in defense. Da Silva He was the one who created the most among the Barça interiors, with actions from outside to inside.
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Solidity in defense
Barcelona’s best minutes came with the leadership of Satoransky and the good outside percentages, especially from the triple, and that led to a 13-2 run in the second quarter that opened the first clear Barça advantage (34-24, m. 15). But Joventut always found a solution to rebalance the scoreboard with inside balls. Brodziansky ya Onuaku and the free verse that it represents Happy Andrewwhich left the score tied at halftime (44-40).
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The intensity increased Barça at the restart and that gave him initial returns against a youth that it was very difficult for him to find advantageous situations in attack. But it also played against him, because he quickly got into bonus fouls and that supported the Badalona team, who managed to add from the personal line (9 of 9 in free throws) to stay in the shadow of the team from grimaceuntil the actions of Brizuela and Willy Hernangomez They managed to open the first clear gap for the Blaugranas (68-57 m. 30) which boosted their confidence.
He did not lower his arms youth, but Barça maintained its solidity in defense. Also his high percentages from the triple (15 of 26, 57%), with the prominence of Jabari Parker, who joined to show his punch. In those final minutes, the Barça team resorted to control of Laprovittola y Satoransky to certify his first victory of the season.
FC Barcelona, 95- Joventut, 79
FC Barcelona: Satoransky (10), Laprovittola (9) Parra (5), Da Silva (8), Hernangómez (10) – starting five – Vesely (8), Kalinic (11), Abrines (7), Brizuela (10), Parker ( 13), Jokubaitis (4), Nnaji (-)
15 of 26 triples (Kalinic, Parker, 3), 27 rebounds, 3 offensive (Hernangómez, 6), 20 assists (Jakubaitis, 4)
Youth: Feliz (11), Busquets (3), Andrews (15), Thomas (8), Tomic (6) – starting five – Kraag (3), Ribas (-), Brodziansky (14), Vives (7), Onuaku ( 12)
4 of 18 triples, 31 rebounds, 12 offensive (Brodziansky, 12), 11 assists (Feliz, 3)
Partials: 22-20; 22-20; 24-17; 27-22
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