The Barça coach, Roger Grimau, pointed out in the press conference after the defeat against Baskonia, that Ricky “is physically perfect and has plenty of talent.”
A few words about the El Masnou base that perhaps begin to send a clear messagethat the latest Barça signing is going to gain prominence in the next matches as he has done in the last week.
Let us remember that Ricky first debuted with the Spanish team, with Sergio Scariolo giving him the starting job, and then joined Barça where he has had an almost anecdotal role in his first games.
Quality minutes
Based on what was seen in Vitoria, this approach must come to fruition. If Barça has signed Ricky after his long break, it is so that he can be an important piece of this Barça and that means having quality minutes with the team. He himself is crying out for it.
Ricky, in a defensive action against Baskonia / EFE
With the match on the line against Ivanovic’s team, Grimau decided to turn to Ricky in the ‘hot’ minutes, partnering with Satoransky. In the first half he only had four testimonial minutes which did not help the point guard gain confidence. He needs to play.
A very graphic example. If you have a brand new ‘Ferrari’ in the garage, you can’t just take it out for a walk on Sunday mornings, you have to give it a little ‘cane’ to enjoy its full potential. Well, the same thing happens with Ricky.
Should he be a starter already?
A player of that talent and who, as the coach himself says, “has plenty of quality” He is clearly saying that Ricky is going to have a leading role in this Barça, although perhaps they are protecting it in that adaptation process.
But the point guard is no longer a kid, he is a seasoned player with previous experience at Barça, the talent that took him to the NBA and with the desire to play again and make his teammates enjoy his spectacular actions. And for that he needs to feel important, the first in line.
Grimau to give him those stripes that he himself silently asks for, but at the same time evidently from his own teammates. A guy who in his first game against AS Monaco already dares to scream a couple of times, has the leadership inside him, and They cannot waste this Barça if they want to go far this season and compete for the big titles.
2024-03-11 03:32:37
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