The project presented Valencia Basket For this season it did not go unnoticed last summer. After carrying out an important investment and considerable renewal in the workforce, the Taronja project started this campaign as a serious candidate to be able to face both Barça as Real Madrid, The two great dominators of the Endesa League In recent years.
There were several widely applauded operations that are paying off. Of course, Jean Montero He was prepared to take the next step in his career, and his first year at Fonteta is being spectacular. In ACB it has been averaging 16.2 points, and the best news for Valencia is that its renewal is close. Montero must be one of the leaders of the team next season, on the return to the Euroleague and the premiere of Roig Arena.
Successful return of Pedro Martínez
All track talent has the Pedro Martínez leadership From the bench. The Catalan coach does not like to rejoice in the compliments and praises, but what is achieving with Valencia Basket this course is spectacular. The taronja have flown in attack, Averaging almost 97 points per game both in the regular season of the Endesa League and in the playoff for the title.
Have managed to arrive with insulting ease At 100 or more points in several matches, and in fact, in these qualifiers for the ACB, they scored 102 in the third duel against Dreamland Gran Canaria and 105 in the second against Laguna Tenerife.
Pedro Martínez's return to Valencia has been a great decision made by the Taronja Club / ACB Photo – José Manuel Casares
They expect rival in the final for the title
Valencia Basket has surrendered to a huge level and is fair finalist of the Endesa League. Now awaits a rival who will leave the other semifinal they dispute Real Madrid and Unicaja. At the moment, those of Chus Mateo exceed those of Ine Navarro 2-0.
Seeing the Taronja box, there are many parallels con That team that managed to lift the Endesa League in 2017. In those finals and also with Pedro Martínez On the bench, the team owned by Juan Roig defeated al Real Madrid For a final balance of 3-1. That was the second ACB final of the Taronja, after that of the 2002/2003 season in which they fell to Barça.
Valencia Basket lifted the ACB in 2017 / EFE
Faithful to his style
To dream of the league title, Valencia does not have to do anything other than stay faithful to his style: Fast transitions, control losses, and impose a high rhythm of the game on both sides of the court. Obviously, all seasoned with the success of its leaders, something that might miss in the last cup, in which they fell eliminated to the first exchange, or in the semifinals of the Eurocup, in which they were eliminated at the hands of the Hapoel Tel Aviv.
But those moments matter little, beyond Absorb the teachings to not repeat certain errors again. Valencia Basket knows that it is its moment, and with them in the finals, the show is guaranteed.
