“A lot of people don’t like Dillon Brooks (1.98m, 27), but I respect him for what he does. The tribute is signed Luka Doncic, a few minutes after Canada’s quarter-final victory over Slovenia on Wednesday (100-89). A match during which the winger had regularly knocked him out of his hinges. The characteristic of the role of watchdog entrusted to Brooks, screwed to the ankles of the best opposing players and often flirting with the limit.
Since his arrival in Jakarta and now in Manila, the Houston Rockets rookie has dragged his reputation as a sulphurous NBA player, whom we love to hate. Which earned him, from the presentation of the teams, a volley of boos. On which he feeds happily. Too even, since against the Slovenes, he was excluded for his excessive commitment.
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This prompted his coach, the Spaniard Jordi Fernandez, to gently remonstrate: “He must be better and cannot be disqualified. He is the best defender in the competition. He is on display with the pressure he imposes. If you don’t think the same, you don’t like basketball. »
Bogdan Bogdanovic, Serbia’s best player (18.8 points per game on average), already knows what his semi-final will be made of. Unlike Canada, carried in defense by its individualities, the Serbs will count on their collective – and probably a little zone – to give the change.
The selection led by Svetislav Pesic comes out of a match with 68 points conceded against Lithuania (87-68, Tuesday), yet the best attack in the top 8 before the quarters (96.4 points). “If you want to get to know my team, you have to observe their way of defending”, summarized the technician, who will have to imagine multiple solutions in order to slow down tightrope walker Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (25 points per game). With a place in the final at stake, this clash of defensive cultures promises.
2023-09-08 05:35:00
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