The salvation of Basketball Girona last season would cost a lot to understand without someone, with the president’s permission Gasol, was the figure of Fontajau. It shone so bright, Kameron Taylor —team leader in average points (14.5) and second in assists (4.8) and rebounds (2.9)—, who made a whole Unicaja he took it by paying the club his clause of 100,000 euros. A step forward for the fifth scorer of the last ACB, it cannot be denied, and from Girona he had to accept it with total gratitude for one of the idols.
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Covering letter
But it already happens, in sport, that some come and others leave while what follows are the clubs and the fans. And on Friday, in the premiere of Basketball Girona, a Nigerian base cheered more than anyone else. Ike Iroegbu he offered a magnificent letter of introduction to his new audience: the 22 points (80% success inside the 2-point zone, 40% on three-pointers and 8/8 free throws) stand out, but also the couple of assists he left and the three rebounds grabbed. In the pavilion, his name was even chanted, like that ofYves Ponsanother that arrived with force.
“I felt good, we were just getting started, but I’m proud of how we finished,” he said in the dressing room. He already has reasons to be proud, and it also seems that he will feel comfortable in Fontajau: “The coach is magnificent, he wants me to be aggressive and shoot when he is open, when I missed he kept encouraging me to do -ho”, he added. Salva Camps he still didn’t want to make individual evaluations – “it’s the first game of the pre-season and we’re getting to know each other” – but, for evaluation, the 28 that Ike scored.
The American, international with nigeria, he had fun, and that’s good for everyone: “They ask us to play fast, to have the ball and be aggressive, and that’s how I like to play basketball.” It was the premiere, yes, but yesterday’s numbers could be repeated during the season. In fact, the last two seasons, maturing his style, he has averaged 14.4 and 16.2 points per game in the top divisions ofIsrael i Italy.
The day he ran into Taylor
“It was in Israel, the 21/22 season”, he explains, “when he was in Maccabi and we played against each other.” Ike, then, was in theHapoel Galil Elyon. They met and, for that reason, Iroegbu did not hesitate to call Taylor when the Girona opportunity arose. “He told me great things about the organization, how they take care of the players, and the city.”
Iroegbu and Pons get excited in the premiere of Basketball Girona (85-79)
Girona and the Costa Brava
To be fair, at the moment he hasn’t known much about the city, but he finds it “very pretty” and he likes “the people, everyone is very nice here”. A nice one, mate, he is Quino Colom, with whom they already went “to a beach about thirty minutes away”. Poor Ike, of course, doesn’t have the geography of La Costa Brava and he doesn’t remember the name. The heat these days is also not a big headache for the newcomer: “It is what it is, I’m from California and it’s hot there too, so I’m used to playing in these temperatures.” Likewise, he knows that “it will change in a few weeks and we will be better, which will also be noticeable in the stands”.
A leader
Playing like the other day, he will surely feel the heat of a hobby that needs new legends. The project is exciting and Ike aims to be one of its leaders. He is charismatic, approachable, never loses his smile and doesn’t lack character either: “I want to play my game, I don’t want to be anyone else, I want to be me. That’s how I’ll help this team win.”
2023-08-27 04:30:29
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