The team starts with a solvent win, relaunched by the defense and the remarkable leadership of the recently nationalized American point guard
Spain passed with flying colors for its debut at the Eurobasket, which will test the replacement of a team that, now without the talent it showed with the Gasol brothers and the best generation in history, the group spirit and ambition and the desire very well kept alive continue to grow. Bulgaria is the weakest rival in the group in which Spain must occupy one of the top two places to advance to the round of 16, but in their first official match without their long-awaited stars, Sergio Scariolo’s revamped team showed many of their virtues , with a notable defensive sacrifice that allowed him to condemn at halftime and reserve strength for more complicated engagements.
Spain showed that while it does not have the level to aim for a medal in a major championship and there is a lot to improve on given its limitations, it is ready to continue making strides in its progress, with young talents showing the dynamics of the team and release together to veterans. Rudy Fernández and the Hernangómez brothers must be the pillars of this team and the three wanted to show from the start that Spain can trust and hold on to them in this championship in which one of the newcomers, Lorenzo Brown, also wanted in his first official match with Spain to silence criticism of the controversial nationalization,
Hit in starting position by the injuries of Ricky Rubio and Sergio Llull and the withdrawal of Sergio Rodríguez from the national team, Spain crushed Bulgaria to the beat of Lorenzo Brown, whose presence now seems essential. The American player took the lead with excellent direction, contributing points (17) and assists (five) for a PIR of 21 and also worked hard in defense to push Spain to a solvent victory, forged in a stunning first half in which do not stop growing.
Brown (17), Jaime Fernández (12), López-Arostegui (5), Juancho Hernangómez (13) and Willy Hernangómez (16) -first quintet-; Pradilla (19), Rudy Fernández (14), Brizuela (7), Díaz (5), Sáiz (-), Garuba (10) and Parra (5).
Bost (6), Marinov (9), Alipiev (-), Vezenkov (26) and Stoilov (12) -initial quintet-; Karamfilov (-), Kostov (13), Yanev (-), Pavlin Ivanov (16), Andrey Ivanov (-), Dimitrov (5) and Simeonov (-).
Based on defense, clarity in play and speed, with Willy Hernangómez dominating in the paint and machine guns from the outside (a 53% pass rate in the triple before halftime), the team worked from behind and enjoyed an encounter that enabled Scariolo suggested to perform many rotations and continue testing men and systems.
Source: La Verdad
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