Barça surprised last summer with him signing for a season of Francosenegalés Youssoupha Falla gigantic pivot of 2.21 meters that has failed to really highlight despite the ascending line that had shown the last three campaigns in the Asvel Villeurbanne.
Condemned start to the role of interior room of the equipment Behind Jan Vesel, Chimezie Metu and Willy Hernangómezthe first months of the interior of 30 years born in Dakar were marked by their lack of adaptation to the equipment system and conceptual errors.
Fall did not change well in blockages, He accused his problems of laterality and committed avoidable foulsall aggravated by its strong character (almost reached the hands with Satoransky). In the first round of the Euroleague, he barely averaged three minutes per game that increased to 10 in the first nine league duels.
The pivot signed until 2025 and At the end of the year it seemed a fact that would leave in July. However, the injury that maintained two months ko more his breakage of the Achilles tendon at the end of March, Vese's problems and Willy's irregularity began to give him prominence and his response has been positive.
Understanding that it is not a differential player, but an alternative to the 'first swords', it must be highlighted that Even in training its performance has gone in clear progression. In recent months he no longer makes lump errors and scores without lowering the ball, the great battle horse of the high players.
Youssoupha Fall, in full fight with Milutinov (Olympiacos) / Dani Barbeito
The African closed its two seasons in Baskonia (2019-21) with 6.4 points means (60% in free throws), 4.0 rebounds and +7.7 of valuation. In the following three courses In the ASVEL these figures amounted to 8 points (67% from the 4.60 meter line), 5.1 rebounds and +11 credits.
It was expected that their numbers were low in Barça And so it has been, with 4.4 points (66.7% in free throws), 3.3 rebounds and +52 in Euroleague for 5.1 points (65.1% in free throws), 4 rebounds and +6.6 in Endesa League. In the last nine days its improvement has been remarkable: 6.2 points (75% in free throws), 4.8 rebounds and +7.7.
This change in attitude and its greatest importance for a Joan Peñarroya who aims to continue reopening the debate about the possibility of extending your contractas a complement to a 'painting' to which Tornike Shengelia (Virtus Bologna) will reach and in which they should follow Vesely and a Hernangómez that is going to more.
Fall has two days of Endesa League before him (Sunday at Palau against Bàsquet Girona and on Friday of next week in Bilbao) and the qualifiers for the title, with the quarterfinals very presumably before Unicaja and with a track advantage against. If it is still important, I could continue in Barça. We will see.
