29.12.20
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Hamburg Towers are looking for a German center
Hard to replace at the moment: The previously strong Maik Kotsar Towers Center (center). Photo: Witters
Bundesliga club faces a dilemma due to several failures. Secret about failure of Hans Brase. Compensation in Ludwigsburg?
Hamburg. On Monday began for the pros Hamburg Towers the last business trip of 2020. The basketball players took a plane to Stuttgart and then took a bus to Ludwigsburg, where the team of coach Pedro Calles (37) was at the table leader this Tuesday (8.30 p.m., MagentaSport) Giants Ludwigsburg must compete. The towers want to prove that the weak performance on Sunday at 75:95 against promoted Chemnitz Niners was just a slip.
“It was our worst game by far. The guys saw that it’s not enough to just be there, ”explains Willoughby, who demands a response from his team. “Maybe one or the other player was still thinking about Christmas or the next game. As long as it was just a one-off adjustment, I’m not worried, ”adds the Towers boss.
Towers keep Hans Brase secret
The head of sport, on the other hand, is concerned about the number of “big men”. Both in the center position “five” and in the power-forward position “four” the towers lack depth. If the previously strong center Maik Kotsar (24) gets a breather, an immediate loss of quality can be heard. Representative Marvin Ogunsipe (24) has not yet proven that he can consistently call up the Bundesliga level.
Hendrik Drescher was convincing in preparation, but the 20-year-old is out for a long time with a cruciate ligament tear. And even with summer arrival Hans Brase (27), there is no telling when he will be able to participate again. The Towers are silent about the reasons why the ex-Ludwigsburg is missing. “There will be more information soon. I can’t say anything else about his health, ”says Willoughby.
Towers are looking for a German center
Because Brase will also be out for a longer period of time, the towers want to upgrade. The problem: With Drescher and Brase, two German players are missing, who are to be replaced with local professionals. “But it is almost impossible to find a German with the quality that we imagine. When we sign an import player, we have the problem that we have to put a professional in the stands because you can only play with six foreigners in the Bundesliga, ”says Willoughby.
In Ludwigsburg, the existing players have to judge it. How you can annoy a favorite opponent, the Towers got to feel against Chemnitz. “What Chemnitz has shown here in Hamburg, we have to show in Ludwigsburg. Perform self-confidently, as a team and with a lot of energy, ”says Willoughby.
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