The leader and main candidate for direct promotion comes to an undefeated Pisuerga to date. He UEMC Real Valladolid Baloncestoin the most difficult yet, receives this Saturday at 7:30 p.m. MoraBank Andorra, a team that has only lost three games so far this season. those of paco garciahowever, they appeal to the Pisuerga factor to dream of a victory against an unbeatable team on paper in a match in which they receive “the best team in the league” and which “is to enjoy”, as recognized by the coach in the pre-shock.
And it is not for less taking into account the staff and the dynamics of the MoraBanc Andorra: 21 victories in the last 23 games is the leader’s streak, but the setting will be a Pisuerga Sports Center where the squirrels add an immaculate 14 of 14. As if that were not enough, the team from Valladolid has just stormed the HLA Alicante field, signing a very, very serious match and winning a transcendental match against a direct rival. In this context, why not dream of a victory against the Andorran team, of prolonging the idyllic streak at home and of giving the bell a hit? It is a “day to enjoy” and to go to the blanquivioleta pavilion thinking what if yes…?
Thus, Natxo Lezcano’s squad, beyond the size of his squad, is backed by the numbers and his career this season: a balance of 25-3, with defeats only at the courts of Zunder Palencia (immediately behind), HLA Alicante (the venue recently conquered by UEMC RVB) and ICG Força Lleida. As if that were not enough, to receive the almighty Morabanc Andorra, the UEMC Real Valladolid Baloncesto He will not be able to count on Herve Kabasele and Pablo Martín, already known casualties, in addition to having the doubt of Mike Torres. The base, with discomfort and after not playing minutes at the Pedro Ferrándiz in Alicante, continues between cotton.
A medical report that decimated a UEMC Real Valladolid Baloncesto that acts as host against a rival, MoraBanc Andorra, which has plenty of troops, precisely. And all of them elite players. Until the month of February, when Josep Pérez was separated from the Andorran entity, the Principality’s team had a squad that reached thirteen professional members.
Without going any further, in the base position Natxo Lezcano has three first swords, all of them complementary and with different profiles from each other. Micah Speightwho puts the spark and the score (8.6 points on average); Rafael Luz, who puts experience and control over the game (6.3 assists per game), with stripes and extensive background in the ACB League; and Thomas Schreiner, more of the same in terms of his career and faculties, also adding the foreign success. Three men for the same position, all of them differentials in the LEB Oro.
MoraBanc Andorra’s external battery does not run short. Johnny Dee, an American guard who averages 12.3 points per game, is the main threat of a perimeter with many points and outside shooting. The American player is accompanied by Tobias Borginternational with Sweden, same as Chris Cherapowiczall also compatriot of Melvin Pantzar and regular with the national team. The position of ‘three’ closes it john rubioformer blanquivioleta, who continues to grow by leaps and bounds in the category (43.5% success rate in triples).
In this line, the inside game of the Andorrans does not fall short, since in the paint they also have many differential names. Mihajlo Andric He is one of four players from the Principality team averaging more than 10 points per game this season. Alexis Bartholomewformed in the lower categories of the team, accompanies in the position of power forward, a position that closes Nacho Llovet, international with Spain and with significant experience in the elite. And closing that list of towers and a talented squad, to put the icing on the cake, Dos Anjos and Marin Maricplayers who average 11.2 and 10.5 points, respectively, and are capable of dominating the fight under the basket. The numbers speak for themselves: the second best attack -only behind Leyma Coruña- and the best defense in the category. There is nothing.
In the previous press conference, as it was, Paco García is clear that UEMC Real Valladolid Baloncesto has earned the right to “enjoy” the leader’s visit and dream, without pressure, of winning the match. “It is a week to enjoy and for the public to understand that the best team in the league is coming. It is a party to take everything controlled that we can. When there is a lack of control, as in the first leg in Andorra, they make a break in a moment. If we want to have options they must not have a good day. If they have it, the sheet is not enough to cover everything and we have to play a good game”.
The match will be played on Saturday, April 15 at 7:30 p.m. at the Pisuerga Sports Center. The referees of the contest will be Enrique Miguel López Herrada, Sandra Sánchez González and Pablo Rodríguez Fernández. The match is broadcast on LaLigaSports.tv.
