Waiting Game: Atenas Faces a Long Break Before Argentine Basketball League Playoffs

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March 28, 2024
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Atenas, like San Isidro de San Francisco and the other teams of the Argentine Basketball League (four from each conference) that qualified directly to the quarterfinals, will be without playing for a month, waiting for the dispute, first of the play-in, and after Reclassification.

On Tuesday, the Association of Clubs (AdC) announced the dates of the disputes of the instances prior to the quarterfinals. At the same time, the dates arrived for the General Bustos neighborhood club to play in the first round of the playoffs. It will start on April 27.

El Verde still must complete two games in the regular phase: this Wednesday in San Juan against Jáchal and on Friday in La Rioja against Amancay. In this way, you will have to wait almost a month to play again. Exactly, 29 days. San Isidro, which ended the regular phase on March 25, will be without official activity for 33 days.

Athens’ first two games in the quarterfinals, in Córdoba (still unresolved if it will continue at the Cerutti or move to the new stadium) will be played on April 287 and 29. The series will continue at the rival’s home, on May 2 and 4, while if a fifth and decisive duel is necessary, it will be on May 7.

In Athens, those were concerned about the long stoppage before the La Voz consultation. And they analyze how to deal with it. On the one hand there is the sporty aspect. The team led by Gustavo Peirone, second in the Northern Conference, will be measured in the quarterfinals against an opponent who will come at a pace of competition. They will have to look for the Green, at the stop, to maintain the pace of competition.

The coaching staff headed by Negro Peirone is analyzing ways to deal with so much time without playing.

And there is also the economic side. A month without collections, they maintain in the General Bustos neighborhood, is a lot in the current economy.

The play-in dates in the Argentine League

Play-ins will begin on April 9, in both conferences. Those placed from 11th to 14th place will compete. It will be a single match on the court of the best placed, between 11th vs 12th and 13th vs 14th.

The winner of the cross between 11th vs. 12th will directly enter the Reclassification. While the loser must play against the winner of the cross between 13th vs. 14th to define the last place in the Reclassification. That match will be played on April 13.

Reclassification in the Argentine League

With the two teams from each conference classified from the play-in, the Reclassification, in the best of three games (in a 1-2 format, starting on the court of the worst classified), will begin in the Southern Conference on Tuesday, April 16, will continue on Saturday the 20th and if a third match is necessary, it will be on Monday, April 22.

While in the Northern Conference the Reclassification will start on Wednesday, April 17, will continue on Sunday, April 21 and will be completed on Tuesday, April 23.

Atenas has two games ahead to complete the regular phase of the Argentine Basketball League, before entering the break while waiting for rivals for the quarterfinals. They will be defined after the play-in and Reclassification.

The same happens with San Isidro de San Francisco, which has already completed the first stage of the competition, and was left with the “1” that will give it an advantage in the playoffs.

The team led by Gustavo Peirone will appear on Wednesday, at 10 p.m., against Jáchal de San Juan, and on Friday, at 9 p.m., against Amancay de La Rioja, to complete the regular phase, where it has already secured second place. which will give them home field advantage until the semifinals of the Northern Conference.

While Barrio Parque, in 12th place in the North with 14 wins and 16 losses, and Ameghino de Villa María, in 12th position in the Southern Conference, with the same mark, have already completed the first stage and are waiting for the rest of the teams. to find out if they will have to play the play-in, between 11th and 14th in each conference, or directly enter the Reclassification (from fifth to 12th, 9, which will take the last four classified to the quarterfinals.

The Reclassification is scheduled until April 23, so San Isidro will be waiting for a month, without playing, and Atenas a few days less.