He Carplus Fuenlabrada, current bottom of the Endesa League, continues to search for the recipe to correct his course and achieve a victory that will help him see the light at the end of the tunnel after thirteen consecutive defeats, after a series of misfortunes and unforeseen events that have been punishing the team since November, such as explained the outgoing president, Jose Quintana, in an interview to Efe.
The injury of They did Bagayoko against BAXI Manresa was the first of them: “It may seem incredible for someone who is not from Baloncesto Fuenlabrada that a 16-year-old boy is so important, but he had become the best defender on the team,” said the manager.
“He is capable of intimidating with two blocks per game, he grabs 7 or 8 rebounds, he can score 8 points and he also has a defensive activity that infected the rest of the team. That was the first blow,” he explained about the center, who will be out for what remains of season.
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By then the Fuenlabreños had chained three victories in a row for the first time in the entire course, the figure of a Dusan Ristic who was among the best in the competition in various sections.
The joy did not last long: “In December we will go to the Galatasaray. The whole team had gathered around him, he was our franchise player. We knew he had a way out because that’s how we signed him, it was the requirement for him to play here. We thought he would continue with us, but he happened to be made an offer that tripled what he charged here.”
“We can understand the decision but the criticism we have made is that both the kid and the agency could have notified us a week before, because they were already negotiating his departure, and it would not have been the same to go for a center knowing that he has not yet produced this situation than when it occurs, because the product becomes more expensive,” added Quintana.
José Quintana leaves the presidency of Fuenlabrada Basketball
Luckily for the squad, everything pointed to a close return of In the Ehigiator section after his injury, which was going to help give greater depth and alternatives: “He had been training for three weeks and we understood that he was going to lend us a hand after the departure of Ristic; but they hit him and he broke his finger.”
The panorama forced to look outside for a replacement. It was thought in French Hugo Besson, who plays in second place in a gala competition to which the Carplus Fuenlabrada He has resorted on several occasions to reinforce himself.
“It treats of a player that has been drafteado in the second round for NBA. He has a way out, he wants to go out, he wants the role that he does not have in his team despite his good numbers. We talk to him, he tells us that he is coming and he doesn’t care about the situation. But he plays a game with his team on Saturday and they hit him on the hip. He believes that he will last two weeks, they do tests and he ends up being a long-term casualty, “he lamented Quintana.
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The people of Madrid did not give up, who despite the adversity found a good market situation in Willie Reed: “He’s a center with a great career who has played 150 games in the NBA and has also played in the Euroleague. But he had been injured, he had ruptured his Achilles tendon.”
“We bring him and seeing him we realize that he can help us. They do the recognition and our medical services discover another different injury and tell us that it is not convenient for him to continue in professional sports activity. The player requests the report of another specialist and tells him the same thing,” he added.
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Those twists of fate, however, have not been the only stones on the road: “There have been other causes that are not so sporting, players who have been permanently causing discomfort in the locker room. To our previous coach, and now second, Jose Luis Pichel, they constantly discussed decisions with him. We understood that we had to make the decision for someone to come and prevail, in addition to getting rid of them.”
Given the circumstances, the competitive break that is now coming for them looks like an opportunity to rebuild: “We have three weeks left to train and in those three weeks I understand that, if no more misfortunes arise, we are going to sign three players. Doing In a mini-preseason we can try to emerge with greater strength and playability, with the desire to want to turn the situation around. It is our last cartridge”, he said Quintana.
