Crisis resolved. But without the captain!
The MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg finally got their first home win at the fourth attempt this season, winning 82:78 in the Champions League against King Stettin from Poland.
What was unusual was that Yorman Polas Bartolo (38) wasn’t even sitting on the bench, but behind it in a white, sleeveless T-shirt. No place in the squad!
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For the first time since the German-Cuban came to Ludwigsburg in 2020, he has to watch. And as a captain!
Coach Josh King (38) explains: “In the premier class we don’t have the 6+6 rule like in the league, but the 5+7 rule.”
In the Easycredit Basketball Bundesliga, six of the twelve players in the squad must always have German citizenship.
Seven foreigners are allowed to be used in the European competition. As a German, Bartolo is not one of the top five because he would have had to complete his training with the giants or another German club. However, he only received his German passport in 2015.
The competition among the seven foreigners is even greater. In this competition, King gave preference to the US boy Ben Vander Plas (24) because Bartolo’s performance had been mixed so far.
King to SPORT BILD: “The captaincy is important, but the performance is even more important. Ben simply deserved the chance.”
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Source: BILD October 24, 2023
The success proves King right.
On Saturday (6.30 p.m./Dyn live) Bartolo should be there again in the away game against champions Ratiopharm Ulm.
2023-10-26 15:33:01
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