Ibon Navarro He appeared after Unicaja’s victory against Tofas Bursa (89-70) at the start of the Round of 16 of the Basketball Champions League. The victory was important, but also being able to control the players’ loads by already having a double match per week.
Balance
“We had a bad start to the game. The fact that they started without Wiley disrupted their starting five. We should have done it earlier and it made us get a little lost in the game plan. We made a lot of mistakes with Luke Maye. We didn’t start well in energy and concentration. Their entry without an offensive reference like Wiley hurt them and us to a certain extent as well. In the second quarter we recovered good defensive sensations, quite a few recoveries, a good advantage that we were able to maintain by trying to dose the players’ minutes so as not to overload any of them. Melvin Ejim had played 17 minutes in the first half in an excellent game. We managed to reduce enough in the second half so that we didn’t lose it.”
Tofas seriousness
“They come from playing against Besiktas and losing in the last minute after having been dominating. They are a good team. Obviously, Winston de Wiley’s absence weakens them and I think it has made them change the way they play, without an offensive reference that allows them to play something orderly. Without him they have been unpredictable. It is a team with very good players, a very interesting roster. If you don’t do things right, they can beat you.”
Player load
“It is clear that We needed to give Guille a moment so that Kendrick and Tyson wouldn’t leave us due to Alberto’s absence. With Melvin we had to control in the second half. We will have to compensate a little for Sunday’s game with training on Friday and Saturday. “We will try to get there well.”
Melvin Ejim was one of the best composers at the premiere of Round of 16. / Gregorio Marrero
Alberto’s absence
“He didn’t play because he wasn’t well. We could have called up Mario, but he leaves tomorrow and we can’t take any risks. He wanted to be with the team, his presence helps. He even helps us and our teammates from the bench. I wasn’t going to play, I don’t know if he’ll be there on Sunday.“.
Del Pino Landing
“What calms and comforts me is that I have Guille del Pino. I am the coach of the first team. What matters to me is the first team, top priority. We make an opportunity out of a problem and that is because Guille del Pinoas far as possible because he is in a different situation from Mario at the level of studies and team, We are going to try to advance deadlines and get it in. Diego Campos is an excellent coach and it is a good opportunity for Mario to progress, but Mario is already at Tizona. He is a club player, I am a first team coach.”
Guille’s situation with the first team
“Although he is a very good student, he is not the same as Mario. This week we have taken him out of class every day, but it is not what I want to do. He has a process and a path already marked to be with the EBA. We are going to try to find a window so that he can be with us when it does not harm him too much at school and when he can help us more, but he is not going to be in the same regime as Mario because his school situation is different now. . He has to be at school and with his classmates at EBA, but it is an opportunity for us to advance deadlines with him for next year.”
2024-01-24 22:36:14
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