The numbers say that, five days before the Copa del Rei cut-off, both Básquet Girona (7-5) and Baxi Manresa (6-6) have options to qualify for the tournament. The competition, of course, is fierce. And everything happens to add the more triumphs, the better. For Salva Camps, who tomorrow returns to the Nou Congost, where he worked the last few seasons as Pedro Martínez’s assistant, there is only “a victory or a defeat, let’s not go further”. And the Girona coach admits that “I still look down”. “What interests me is that the descent points are further and further away. Add a new victory and see if those at the bottom don’t achieve it, to get away from it, to be as far as possible from this dangerous area”, he argued in the previous press conference.
An attractive match is expected, against two teams cut by the same pattern. Frantic basketball, with many possessions and intensity. Baxi Manresa and Básquet Girona, the second and first teams with the most rebounds in the Endesa League, predict a high-voltage derby. Girona leads the statistics of rebounds with 38.67 per game, just against Manresa (38.65). He added 44 in the last game: the victory against MoraBanc Andorra (107-104). Girona just scored 17 triples against Andorra: their record in the ACB. He threw 44 (39% success) and is the tenth team in percentage (34.3%), compared to Manresa’s 32.6% (14th).
Baseman Juani Marcos is still sidelined with an adductor injury, although “he is already starting to train with team dynamics”, as revealed by Salva Camps. From his tone, it seems that the Argentine defender may be close to a comeback, who knows whether against Joventut next week, or against Bilbao or Baskonia, at home, before closing in 2023. The rest of the squad , except for last-minute surprises, is available.
“It’s a very complicated match for us, we’ll try to give our best, let’s see how far we get”, repeated Camps, who is concerned “more than looking up and qualifying for the Cup; look down and that the places of descent are each further away.’ The Girona coach also spoke about his return to Manresa, where he was for three years as Pedro Martínez’s assistant coach. Camps considers the Nou Congost to be “a special track” both to play as a local and to do so as a visitor. Tickets are sold out.
“The public is very much on top of it. It’s a tricky track to play as a visitor and nice to play as a home team. In addition, we will have a great team in front of us, which is doing very well, which plays very dynamic basketball and which has very clear virtues. It will be very complicated”, he confirms.
Pedro Martínez
The coach of Baxi Manresa, Pedro Martínez, has remarked, for his part, that Básquet Girona is “the revelation team at the beginning of the Endesa League”. The former coach of Akasvayu, who had Salva Camps as an assistant in recent seasons in Manresa, praises him: “He is a coach who brings a lot to his team, and above all victories, making a fantastic start to the season”. underline “Basquet Girona is a very aggressive team in defense that plays dynamically and it’s a pleasure to see them play”, he added.
It will be a Catalan derby in which the rebound will be very prominent, with both teams leading this classification in the league, but, according to Martínez, it will not be the only key to winning. “The most important thing will be not to lose balls and to be successful in the shot.” Safe losses from the locals, the Girona player Guillem Jou, Juampi Vaulet and Dani Pérez, all three, injured.
2023-12-08 18:27:19
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