The time has come, it is time for magic, time for play off. When you have to believe more, when there is more hope, the Betis Baloncesto faces the qualifying round prior to the Final Four which grants the second promotion place –Leyma Coruña rose as champion of the LEB Oro– with a lot to gain and little to lose. It sounds like an unbearable sports cliché, but in this case it fits reality, since the green and white team faces this phase of the competition after having overcome countless problems – there still are – and with the work done.
These play off They are a reward for work and not an obligation, unlike for Studentswhich after several years out of the ACB spotlight wants to take advantage of this train to return to the top category and justify the important outlay made with the help of a powerful sponsor like Movistar.
The two teams have matched the numbers in the second round: 11 wins and six losses, but while the Heliopolitans improved their balance coming from below, the collegiate team lost the possibility of a promotion towards which it seemed that it was heading in a dazzling way in the first half of the course. But this is not how it begins, but rather how it ends and the set of Bruno Savignani He found his game philosophy along the way once the group, the players and the roles were established.
In Magariños (20:00) The first stake of this best-of-five series will be decided, which will continue on Sunday (12:00) at Wizink. Two games in a day and a half that, given the shortness of the Betic squad, could pose a problem against the team. Pedro Rivero, whose rotations can maintain the offensive volume that the Seville team loses when it is time to look to the bench. That is why increasing defensive intensity will be one of the keys for the Seville team, always taking care to put their hand in at the right moment to avoid committing fouls, something complicated against the team that has received the most personnel in the league. Well understood intensity is what is needed. But it also helps, since whenever Betis had a physical center in front of them they suffered and Larsen It can be one of the decisive factors. He is not the only franchise player that Estudiantes has, which has three other references in Wintering, Francis Alonso and former Betic Johnny Deedangerous from the perimeter, giving the local attack a balance inside and out that will make the visitors suffer.
In the Sevillian team the weapons are already well known. In attack everything is based on what they do Polanco and Joaquín RodríguezFundamentally, they will need the support of someone else. Could be Faggiano from the address, the recovered Cookie in the triples or the appearance inside The bishop taking advantage of assists and blocks and continuation or that Berzins keep your aim sharp. That and when the rival defends in the zone the ball moves with speed to be able to attack it, a must for the green and white team.
Playing Friday and Sunday the rotations will be important and Estudiantes has Caffaro y Nzosa inside, as well as with Sergio Rodriguez, FernandoLeimanis, top scorer in the league, Murphy o Sola outside. Savignani indicated that the week of training went from more to less for his team to arrive well at the match in Madrid, where the objective is to try to surprise and take at least one victory back to Seville to extend the series and have their options by putting pressure and nerves to a rival who does play with the obligation to promote. The Betic illusion can be a more powerful weapon when we reach this decisive phase of the competition.
2024-05-17 04:50:49
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