Hamburg. The basketball players are facing an unusual break. For many it comes at just the right time, for others it comes at the wrong time.
A date with the German champions, and that Veolia Towers Hamburg were ready for vacation. After returning on Wednesday from the 70:83 defeat suffered on Tuesday evening ratiopharm Ulm The first plans to leave were immediately made again by the players and the support staff. The head coach gives ten days Benka Barloschka (36) his team in view of the upcoming almost four-week break in the game Basketball-Bundesliga now free.
The break is deserved, despite the expected but avoidable defeat in Ulm given the horrendous 24 ball losses. The Wilhelmsburgers are in ninth place with an 11:9 record, which would entitle them to move into the play-ins (places seven to ten).
Veolia Towers Hamburg have a four-week break in the Basketball Bundesliga
After the catastrophic start to the season, when Hamburg played like a relegation candidate at times, this was not to be expected. In a season of extremes, in which the negative start was followed by a series of nine wins in eleven games, there is finally some calm and background noise.
The unusually long wait for the next encounter on March 10th at pursuer Basketball Löwen Braunschweig is due to the fact that the final tournament in the cup is coming up next weekend, from which the Towers were eliminated in the round of 16. Afterwards there will be an international break, during which Jonas Wohlfarth-Bottermann (33) will be traveling with the German national team before the duel with FC Bayern Munich was scheduled, but was postponed to the Barclays Arena on March 24th as an event game.
Newcomer Ivey is immediately thwarted again
After 40 matches in the Bundesliga, EuroCup and Cup, the holiday has come at just the right time. Top scorer Aljami Durham (25) can recover from a sprained ligament in his right ankle.
Only newcomer Brae Ivey (27) is involuntarily slowed down. The guard, who contributed six points on his debut in Ulm, only joined the team last weekend. “It was my first game – and I’m ready to grow with the challenges ahead in this league,” he said.
more on the subject
The date that preceded the vacation is followed by a date that ends the vacation. On Wednesday, February 28th, the Towers will welcome their supporters to a fan meeting at the Hotel Wälderhaus in Wilhelmsburg.
2024-02-15 02:30:00
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