The Fontajau audience stood up. It did not reach the thousand spectators, but the atmosphere was deafening. Those who did not put their hands on their heads took the opportunity to applaud. Albert Sabbath was doing his thing. Aided by an impeccable defense, his success was key in the reaction of Bàsquet Girona, beaten during the first quarter by Valladolid but going back to copy of points and assists from the base of Llagostera. At 36, Sabbath has rope for a while and doesn’t mind getting off the bench to put the team on his back if necessary. The thing didn’t end quite well, because he missed (70-73), but his performance it is one of those that remain etched in memory. In 25 minutes he made up to 29 points (he himself does not remember having done more in a single game) and scored 7 triples. Interestingly, a decade later to set the record for three-point shots in a single LEB Gold match. He played 9 a day playing for Isla de Tenerife CB Canarias. It was 2011. A ceiling that would not match until five years later, when Nemanja Mitrovic (Ourense) also climbed to 9, and that has never been surpassed. Sabbath is, therefore, a specialist in the field. It’s not the only quality that accompanies him and his team applauds that.
No matter how much time passes, its significance remains in force. Intact. Play now an average of 20 minutes. Enough time to climb to 11 points on average, scoring 54.5 percent of two-point throws and with 40.8 percent in the triple. Free throws, for now, have all come in. The one from Llagostera is doing. It’s up to him to start or not. Enjoy more or less minutes. His experience is very valuable. He knows LEB Or to perfection, has also contributed his grain of sand to Plata and collects minutes and points in the ACB, the elite of national basketball. Now, and since 2019 when he returned home, puts everything at the service of Girona Basketball, who finds it when he needs it most. Like Saturday, when his display was insufficient to double Valladolid.
“And a coach on the track. Especially if you’re right as of now, this is perfect for us. It is a pity that, after what he has done, he has not won. But that award is sure to come to him. It is helping us a lot. This year and also the past. And the other, when I wasn’t there yet. This is how Carles Marco, his coach, talks about him. Who also defines Albert Sàbat as “a pillar of our team” and a true “Girona standard”. Speaking of him, Marco hopes that the base “continues to perform in this way and can help us in this way” so that, in the coming days, starting today in Granada, “we can win games”.
After a couple of years at the Obradoiro, in the summer of 2019 Llagostera signed for Bàsquet Girona a Plata. He already played last season in Or and this year he is living his third consecutive year in Fontajau. At the same time, he studied the course of senior basketball coach. At the moment, he has been driving from inside the track for some time.
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