The defeat against Real Madrid in the semifinals of the Endesa Super Cup (80-90) has left a certain concern within the fans of the Barçanot so much because of the defeat itself against the eternal rival but because of the obvious gaps shown by the team on the verge of starting the season this weekend. Endesa League.
He Barça This summer it lost its coach of the last three seasons, Sarunas Jasikevicius, a your leader on the track, Nikola Miroticand players with important weight in the team such as Cory Higgins, Kyle Kuric and Sertac Sanliin addition to Mike Tobey. The technician has arrived in his place Roger Grimauthe Spanish internationals Willy Hernangómez, Joel Parra and Darío Brizuela and a former NBA star, Jabari Parker. We are talking about a transformation of notable significance, so it is normal that the team is far from its real potential when we are only in September.
grimace He has a lot of work ahead of him, although apparently in the first three games of the season (two victories in the Catalan League ante Girona y Baxi Manresa and the defeat of the Murcia Super Cup before him Real Madrid) the main areas of improvement are quite identified.
1
indoor game
Barça is suffering both to produce in the rival zone and to attack the opposite zone. In the ‘four’, Oscar da Silva is starting as a starter when he barely played last season and Jabari Parker is being introduced gradually to facilitate his tactical and physical adaptation in his first experience outside the NBA. But his biggest problem is in the ‘five’ and it is none other than the slow landing of Willy Hernangómez after his return from the World Cup. The theoretically most decisive signing of all that Barça has made this summer has not quite found its fit. Although it has never been his strong suit, in defense he is suffering unspeakably. Even more surprising, if possible, are his problems in attack, with only 2 points (and from a free throw) against Madrid and a 4/19 in shots from two in the three games he has played so far. A fact from the semi-final in Murcia explains well the disaster of the Barça interior game: Barça achieved 18 points in the paint compared to Madrid’s 54.
2
Defending
Barça has plenty of quality in attack and, in the absence of fine-tuning its interior game, these days it is living off its success in the triple. However, things cost him much more than halfway back. In their last three games their rival has exceeded 50% in shots from two, and from long range: 62% for Girona, 56% for Baxi Manresa and 62% for Madrid. Poor defensive transitions have a lot to do with these good numbers from their rivals. Willy, on the other hand, has a hard time defending changes.
3
Balloon control
Barça has lost 13, 16 and 16 balls in its last three games. They are not scandalous figures but they are excessive, especially because on the three occasions the rival ended with fewer losses. Grimau’s commitment to running has these risks, so it is to be hoped that greater knowledge among players will ensure that errors are progressively reduced.
4
Lack of regularity
Barça has combined phases of good play with very pronounced blocks in these three games. To give an example, in the first 16 minutes against Madrid the score was 32-25 in favor and in the following 14 minutes, 27-44 against. Likewise, Grimau’s men were 13 down at half-time in the Catalan League final against Baxi (34-47) to be 8 up (66-58) after a spectacular third quarter (32-11). Then they suffered again to win the game. The Barcelona team needs to gain consistency and regularity in its efforts.
THE NEXT GAMES
An initial calendar that does not give up
“The preseason has been a bit short,” lamented Roger Grimau last Friday before traveling with Barça to Murcia to play in the Endesa Super Cup. Indeed, the World Cup dispute has meant that the new Barça coach did not recover his international team until just a few days ago and this lack of common work has been noticed in the team’s first matches.
Grimau has no other way but to try to make his team grow, already involved in the competition, since the Endesa League starts this Saturday and the Euroleague on October 5. The calendar, furthermore, has not been especially kind to Barça, who will face big duels in the next month and a half.
The highlight, two new duels against Real Madrid, the first on October 1 in the Endesa League and the second, on October 26 in the Euroleague. But the Blaugrana will also face Anadolu Efes, Olympiacos and Partizan in the Euroleague and Joventut, Gran Canaria and Valencia in the Endesa League in these weeks.
24/9 ACB Barça-Joventut
9/29 ACB Zunder Palencia-Barça
1/10 ACB Real Madrid-Barça
5/10 EUR Barça-Anadolu Efes
8/10 ACB Barça-MoraBanc Andorra
13/10 EUR Olympiacos-Barça
15/10 ACB Dreamland GC-Barça
17/10 EUR Partizan-Barça
20/10 EUR Barça-Bayern Munich
22/10 ACB Barça-Surne Bilbao
26/10 EUR Real Madrid-Barça
29/10 ACB Valencia-Barça
2023-09-19 15:27:43
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