2023-10-13 19:16:53
A win against Joventut on January 3rd this year was the fourth win of last season for Básquet Girona. This year things have started much better, so much so that tonight it is possible to reach the figure for which in the previous campaign it was necessary to wait three more months. Winning against Tenerife, who arrive in Fontajau with certain urgency after a 1-3 start, would place the team in Salva Camps with a brand new 4-1 record that would give a lot of peace of mind to keep growing. The coach has the absence of Juani Marcos, who was operated on for a fracture in a finger, and who is currently absent indefinitely.
For the first time in this start of the film, Girona will have to recover from a stumble, the one that happened on Sunday, also in Fontajau, against Madrid. Camps explained yesterday that the team had “a good week of work” and that they focused on correcting mistakes. The coach insists that “we must play our basketball and be as solid and consistent as possible”, regardless of who the opponent is. Obviously, Tenerife “will be a complicated game against a very good opponent, a team that has players with a lot of experience in the league and that dominates the game’s timing. It’s quite a challenge to try to compete against such a rival”, he said.
This good start from Girona is no coincidence, given the numbers that prove it. Girona is the second team in the Endesa league in rating (102.75 per game), points (88.25) and assists (21), third in rebounds (3.75), fourth in offensive rebounds (12, 75), fifth in total rebounds (38), defensive rebounds (25.25) and free throw (77.9) and three-point percentage (36.9).
“He Tenerife is “probably the toughest team in the league and the one that plays with more contact”, said Salva Camps. He also said that “they will arrive with the need to win, because their long-term goals are ambitious” and add three defeats in four days. Asked about the role of Marcelinho Huertas on the Canarian side, the coach of Girona indicated that “he is a special player because of his career and the level of player he is. All the teams in the league have tried to do everything to slow him down and he has always come out victorious.” When talking about casualties, Camps only has the de Juani Marcos. Markel Brown he will be able to continue to adapt now that he has finally been able to debut in the league, and affected players such as Èric Vila (he has a fracture in a finger), are also evolving well and yesterday the center winger from Girona explained that he would be available and that it had lessened the discomfort.
Vilawho also appeared yesterday, assessed very positively the first three triumphs against Valencia, Gran Canaria and Granada because according to him “they have given confidence to the team that they are working well and that this is the line to follow. It’s always easier to trust what you’re doing if wins are coming. And now it’s time to try to put on a good face against Tenerife.” In this sense, he appealed to the spirit of Fontajau and the support of a fan who will fill the pavilion for one more day: “It is very difficult to win games away from home in the ACB, and that is why you have to try to get the most out of them possible in Fontajau”, he said.
Regarding his personal performance, Èric Vila recalled that last season helped him to “mature, in patience, above all, to understand that the season is long and there will be better and worse moments and that you have to keep working”.
Tenerife arrives in Girona with many of its key players from last season (Huertas, Fitipaldo, Shermadini…) and the technician himself, Chus Vidorreta
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