2023-12-29 23:57:50
In the Barça locker room and in its coaching staff they are hoping that 2023 will end as soon as possible. In the last ten games the team’s balance between the ACB League and the Euroleague is three wins and seven losses. In Monaco the team showed the same symptoms of weakness as 48 hours earlier in Malaga. Against Unicaja, Barça fell by 20 (91-71); In the Principality the score was nailed (91-71). Barça tries to compete, but there is not a single player who comes close to their potential.
If in Europe you don’t appear in games with the right attitude, things like what the Blaugrana experienced after the initial jump. The only areas in which Grimau’s team stood out were the losses and the lack of rebounds. A basket in play in just five minutes opened the runway for Monaco. The baskets were too easy as a result of an almost non-existent defense. Eight local players scored in the first quarter and Barça was once again a soulless group.
That’s why at the start of the second quarter all the alarms were already on. Monaco scored regularly from three-point range and Barça barely showed any signs of improvement. Willy Hernangómez’s situation reflects like few others the lack of definition in which the team moves. He did not appear on the court until the team was already skating in the second quarter. He played less than 13 minutes against Unicaja and in the last few days in the Euroleague he was not noticed either. He appeared and produced, but his numbers today have zero weight on the team. He did not appear on the court after the break. Disturbing.
Monaco lived too comfortably. Even when James had to retreat to the locker room bleeding from the head. He didn’t care. Barça’s rotations did not completely establish the team, Grimau received a technique as a result of desperation and Barcelona reached the last quarter shivering after a triple by Diallo from nine meters (67-52). The team tried to compete, but it was harmless.
91. Monaco (27+20+20+24): Strazel (3), James (20), Blossomgame (11), Brown (4) and Motiejunas (8) – starting quintet – Okobo (9), Cornelie (5) , Diallo (19), Hall (6) and Walker (6).
71. Barcelona (15+21+16+19): Satoransky (2), Laprovittola (9), Kalinic (10), Da Silva (0) and Vesely (6) – starting quintet – Parker (15), Parra (10 ), Nnaji (4), Jokubaitis (7), Brizuela (2), Willy (4) and Paulí (2).
Referees: Rocha (Por), Kardum (Cro) and Peer (Isr). No eliminated. Techniques to Grimau and James.
Incidents: 4,600 spectators in the Omnisports Pavilion. Match corresponding to the seventeenth day of the Euroleague.
17th round: Anadolu Efes, 84-Fenerbahçe, 89; Partizan, 75-Virtus Bologna, 77; Zalgiris Kaunas, 70-Maccabi Tel Aviv, 78; ASVEL Villeurbanne, 76-Real Madrid, 77; Panathinaikos, 82-Red Star, 65; Milan, 76-Baskonia, 67; Bayern Munich, 85-Valencia, 84; ALBA Berlin, 67-Olympiacos, 94 and Monaco, 91-Barcelona, 71.
Classification (wins/losses): 1. Real Madrid (16/1); 2. Virtus Bologna (12/5); 3. Barcelona (11/6); 4. Panathinaikos (10/7); 5. Fenerbahçe (10/7); 6. Maccabi Tel Aviv (7/10); 7. Monaco (10/7); 8. Partizan (9/8); 9. Valencia Basket (9/8); 10. Baskonia (9/8); 11. Olympiacos (9/8); 12. Bayern Munich (8/9); 13. Milan (7/10); 14. Anadolu Efes (7/10); 15. Red Star (6/11); 16. Zalgiris Kaunas (5/12); 17. ALBA Berlin (3/14); 18. ASVEL Villeurbanne (2/15).
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