This Thursday, Spain will play life against Greece if Georgia has not done the favor of defeating Bosnia and Herzegovina. Juancho Hernangome He will face several of those who are his companions in the Panathinaikos: Kostas Sloukas, Panagiotis Kalaitzakis, Konstantinos Mitoglou y Alexandros Samodurov. In the Athenian team, the Spanish wing-wing has reached an importance that is well above the one that has when the red shirt is angry. The selection needs and awaits you.
Juancho's performance in the crucial duel against Italy is perhaps the worst that is remembered with Spain: He ran out of 15:34 minutes, failed the four triples he launched, made -3 assess. In the previous match against Cyprus an ankle had been crooked And he had not trained this Monday, but Sergio Scariolo said he was to play. And he did, although far from the level that is expected of him. His brother Willy was also denied: one point and another 0/4 in field shots.
Juancho Hernangómez, defended by Darius Thompson.
Before this Eurobasket, it was sensed that for Spain to reach something in this Eurobasket – not to win it, but to pass some cross – there were players who had to hold the team: Santi Aldama, Darío Brizuela and the Hernangómez. Juancho, however, is going on tiptoe. Made 13 points and eight points to Georgia in the debut. His best performance, good figures, although they do not fit their weight in the game. Sumo Eight points against Bosnia, nine in front of Cyprus before twisting an ankle and against Italy it was zero.
Also diminished by that battered ankle, The power wing is the third player who has the least minutes in the entire selection: 15.2 on average. Only Jose the Puerto with Simatate They have been on track less than him. Contrasts in many ways with His role in the Panathinaikoswith which renewed for two more seasons. Last season Only the stellar Kendrick Nunn played more than him.
Juancho green and Juancho de Red
In Athens, in addition to being one of the favorites of Oaka's fans, he is a fundamental player from the background. There are many figures, but few players who do a job of intention like yours: Defense, rebound and 10.0 medium points. From there a hole was made in the Second best quintet in the Euroleaguewhich gives it category of continental star. The difference between the Juancho in Green and the Juancho de Red is abysmal.
Juancho Hernangómez, in a match with the Panathinaikos.
In the national team an improved version of one of its struts is expected on Thursdaywhich will face players who know well how the Greeks are. Three years ago he astonished with those unforgettable 27 points with seven triple in the final After a tournament in which he was not at his best level. It is not a matter of approaching that feat. It would be enough to abandon the inconsequence.
