With the peace of mind of having defeated the Coviran Granada in Fontajau, Básquet Girona moves to Gran Canaria to play the game of the day 30 Sunday (1 pm). Those from Aíto have a margin of two victories with respect to the relegation places, when there are only five days left until the end of the ACB. To face those of Lakovic surely they will not be able to count on the figure of their president Marc Gasol. “He has problems with his ankle”, admitted Aíto, who continues with the alarms on despite the advantage in the classification. “We won’t rest until it’s over League, we will have to be at our best for forty minutes to have the highest possible percentage of victory. And play well, in defense and attack.”
The Canaries qualified this week for the final of theEurocupafter overcoming the youth in a very intense duel that was not decided until the final moments. “I don’t think that possible wear and tear will affect them. They are plethoric, their season is reliving happy moments, in Gran Canaria.” Aíto knows Lakovic well. “Tactically all their teams are good. They have players with a very good shot, the pivots are intimidating. They are a great team.” Asked about the aggravation in the ACB regarding teams that play one competition or those that contest more than one, he comments that “perhaps for those in the Euroleague it is more complicated to face, because they are tougher games. It’s very noticeable the difference between playing it and when the calendar is freed up a bit, but these clubs also have wider squads and can choose.”
The fight that took place in the Madrid–Partisan it has also been the subject of debate. “I shouldn’t say anything, but maybe, before the episode, many times the referees are very strict and then they have to look good even if there are eighty thousand protests. It’s an extraordinary and unpleasant circumstance for basketball. I had once experienced a similar situation, but not the same. It was very strong,” he agrees.
The final will be against Betis
He has also spoken Máximo Fjellerup, who has recognized that “the income we have gives us the comfort to be calm to play. We have a certain margin”. The Argentine focuses on the duel against him Betis in Fontajau. “We have suffered injuries and we have competed with injured players that we will need, but we have to take advantage of these last games to improve. There is a month left, it is a long time, and we have to get well for the game against Betis, which will be the most important” . What is the goal of the team? “Not to be relegated. Since we found out that we would not reach the top eight, the challenge is to save ourselves and we will be satisfied when we close it. The pity is that we did not win, at the time, one or two more games to place – us among the first eight and be able to fight to enter the play-off. We have the thorn,” he says, with resignation, reproducing a typical saying of the country. “We are left with anger.”
“Seeing the team we have and how we won the Joventut or the Bilbao, teams that are up, we feel that they are not much better than us. But we will have to learn from it and maintain the certainty that next year we can be there, among the top eight”. The Argentine positively evaluates his debut at the ACB. “I look very good, because everything is new : the pavilions, the clubs, the rivals… even the rhythm of the game is very different from the LEB. I’m getting used to it. Also, in the physical aspect, to be able to have minutes, which was one of my incentives, to have them to be able to measure myself in this category. And I enjoy it, of course, because playing in the ACB was my dream and I want to be there for many years.”
Fjellerup ends his contract at the end of the year, but wants to continue. “Hopefully I can stay, I feel very comfortable. Last year was beautiful, with the promotion. I didn’t know much about the LEB, and to get promoted is really hard because there is a lot of competition, there are about six very well prepared teams. And we did it, it was a great joy. A lot of people left, but I still keep in touch. That’s why I also want to continue, because of what we created.” Winning in Gran Canaria is possible. “In Fontajau we had them and we will go with the same idea, to win”, he concludes.
2023-04-28 09:13:02
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