Sol Gironès Bisbal Bàsquet has conceded an average of 83 points per game in league play this season, a sharp contrast to the defensive form that secured the club’s Segunda FEB survival last year. diaridegirona.cat reported that the team’s defensive intensity has largely vanished outside of the Copa d’Espanya.
Head coach Eric Surís pointed to defensive grit as the bedrock of the team’s previous success. “Estan disposats a pelar-ses els genolls,” Surís said of his players, describing a squad willing to scrape their knees on defense.
“No ens sobra talent, però som un equip que creu, defensa i treballa, i això fa que hàgim pogut competir contra tothom,” Surís added.
The team’s performance in the Copa d’Espanya painted a completely different picture during the preliminary rounds. Bisbal Bàsquet won all three of its group-stage matches against direct league rivals before falling to Primera FEB side Insolac Caja 87 in the round of 32.
During that early cup run, Surís’s squad surrendered just over 66 points per contest. That defensive solidity has evaporated in league competition, where the team has already allowed 90 or more points in two of its first six fixtures.
The Jekyll and Hyde contrast deepened when facing familiar opponents. Amics Castelló and El Prat both exacted league revenge against Bisbal with wins of 55-68 and 90-70, respectively.
Despite the defensive drop-off in league play, Bisbal demonstrated its potential by defeating Benicarló at Fontajau. Benicarló currently sits undefeated at the top of the Segunda FEB standings.
Surís maintains that the squad possesses the tactical foundation to beat any opponent if the defensive intensity resurfaces.
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