The president of the Spanish Basketball Federation (FEB), Jorge Garbajosareviewed the historic summer of the National Teams (record medals in male and female training categories) and gold in the Eurobasket 2022 of the senior men’s team. In addition, the milestone of reaching number 1 in the world ranking for the first time in history FIBAachieved by the Masculine Absolute after his gold in the Eurobasket. He also valued the start of a new stage in the Women’s and the redoubled commitment to the 3×3 format. For Garbajosa, 2022 has been “a year that will remain to be remembered. In the summer we lived it with great intensity because the successes followed one after the other, practically every Sunday we played a different final until we reached the grand final of the Eurobasket. And such a continuous succession of great successes, probably did not allow us to savor it properly. Now that more than three months have passed since Eurobasket as the last tournament, the aftertaste is getting sweeter. “When you have all the categories playing in the final, from the Absolute Men’s to the U16, Men’s and Women’s, it’s because there are a lot of people working and working very well.”
The leader of the FEB He explained that “we have to be realistic. This Eurobasket It was not a championship of transition but of construction, with a generation that had been working from Las Ventanas but had never faced such an important championship together. and you face the Eurobasket probably with more story level. I remember the conversation with Rudy, who calls me and says: “President, what if…?” And I say: “Really?” And he answers me: “And why not.” I have it recorded, because for me it was a boost of self-esteem, because I thought ‘if these guys believe it, to death with them’”.
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Garbajosa I consider that “Sergio (Scariolo) andHe is the great captain of this ship. He has always been, and in this championship his leadership has possibly been more visible. Along with the captain’s… There is a lot of talk about Sergio’s team, which is endless, but I would prefer something more ethereal, probably, but for me more decisive: convincing a series of players to prepare a defense that you have never trained before , with a training session after playing a match and playing again the next day, so it’s not a very intense training either because the forces give for what they give… take out a zone, a different defense, alternative aid, and That the team believes in that book and executes it that way, for me is Sergio’s great merit”.
The president of the FEB He revealed that “when we found out that we were number 1 in the world ranking, before it was made public, I called the captain and the most representative players and told them, their enthusiasm moved me, because they felt it was something very beastly. To have touched the sky in this way is of incalculable value. Because it is a ranking that values perseverance, not a specific success but all the international championships, Olympic Games, World Cup, Eurobasket and Qualifying Windows. “Spain cannot lower the level, and having so many successes I always say it, are we always going to win? No. But seeing how the U16, U17, U18, U19, U20 work, it is obvious that we will always be competitive”.
On the new stage of the women’s team, Garbajosa pointed out that “it has been a difficult summer, unfortunately atypical, but very beautiful. We signed for me the best coach there is in Europa long, which is Msame Mendez. I remember Alba Torrens that there were a couple of days that he could not train and he came to apologize to me. I told her ‘Alba, just being here is gold for your teammates.’ To the young player who comes to a summer camp, without a championship, and sees Alba Torrensand who also suffers from not being able to train, is the best example of that, of what we call The family. The Family is not just living together, it is competing, and how these players compete and how we are already preparing the Eurobasket for which we have qualified, makes me very optimistic and feeling something that is the most important thing this summer was difficult, which was not having the feeling of wasted time”.
