Barça He added yesterday the 13th defeat of the season in Endesa League after falling to Baskonia by 110-98. It is not usual to see the Barca team with so many stumbling blocks in the regular ACB season, much less than fit more than 100 points in a match that had no extension. But this is also part of the reality of the team, which explains The irregular course that has been living since September, And that makes thinking about lifting the last trophy of the course, is practically a act of faith.
Before the ACB playoff started, Barça will take advantage of the fact that only two regular season days left for Recharge batteries and reach in the best possible condition to those qualifiers for the title. Without mathematical options to end between first four, Barça must still add a triumph to secure the fifth place, since the Joventut, sixth with 18 victories, could still overcome them in the classification.
Peñarroya's words
In Vitoria, Joan Peñarroya He failed to find the key at the beginning of the duel against Baskonia, and did not hide his disappointment at a press conference. “The three exteriors have scored 70 points and that is a team topic. The second quarter has been disastrous in defensive situations. It will serve as learning until the end of the season, “the Egarense shared.
Joan Peñarroya, along with Joel Parra / ACB Photo – Aitor Bouzo
A Peñarroya who is one of the greats indicated by the season that the team is carrying out, but that may not be considered the culprit of all evils. In fact, in the Buesa, the Barca coach had to face a Surrealist situation and that Broken Non -professionalism caused by the club's decision not to reinforce the team despite the plague of injuries that has been ravaging the workforce since October.
'Sato' and Brizuela, injured
Tomas Satoransky 'Petó' after 75 consecutive games without rest, And acute low back pain made him miss the clash against those of Pablo Laso. Peñarroya appeared with 11 players to Buesa, eight from the first team and Tres Juniors (Raul Villar, Mathieu Grujicic and Sayon Keita). The situation was already critical, but it worsened with the injury of Darío Brizuela, that he was being the best Barça effective, and that he had to withdraw from the encounter for an overload in the ischiotibial of his right leg. It is expected that more tests will be performed throughout the day, and it will remain to be seen if the physical setback is in a scare, or if the Barca nursing is extended.
Unusual situation
The decline of the 'Basque mamba' during the party led to the surreal and improper situation of a Barça: Peñarroya stayed only with seven players of the first team. Given that, few miracles can be done, although it is true that the defensive level of the team did not live up to it, as reflected in the 110 points embedded in 40 minutes, 38 of them in the second quarter.
Jabari Parker, after the match against Baskonia / EFE
A “very serious” situation
“It is a very serious situation. You see players who are bursting in the costumes. We will take advantage of these two weeks to recover that energy,” Peñarroya admitted after the game. We must not forget that Villar was as the only basis for the game, in a week in which he had been discomfort after a strong blow suffered against Hiopos Lleida.
Barça de Basket already knows that it will have to throw with what is up to the end of the course. The forces will come to where they arrive, But the management with the section as to lower the blind this campaign and not reinforce the team deserves a deep reflection.
