Ángel Rodríguez Joins Bayamón Vaqueros Amid Challenging Season

After months of anticipation, Ángel Rodríguez momentarily joined the ranks of the Bayamón Vaqueros on Friday, when they visited the Mets at the Mario “Quijote” Morales Coliseum in Guaynabo.

And after the game, Rodríguez said that he will return to the state of Florida to accompany his wife during the birth of the couple’s daughter in mid-June.

Still, the star point guard reported to the Cowboys at a time that he admitted has been difficult to assimilate. Bayamón has won two and played three of the last four finals of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN), but this season it is deep in Section B with an impressive record of 9-15.

“It’s not what you’re used to. It is a completely different season than what has been normal for us in recent years. In a way, it is difficult to accept, but it is the reality we are in and we have no choice but to give our best,” Rodríguez commented during an interview with Primera Hora.

“We can no longer bet on other teams losing. “If we truly want to be in the playoffs, we have to win games,” he added.

The Cowboys have only 10 games left on the schedule and the teams that occupy the third, fourth and fifth position have recorded 11 victories.

Rodríguez’s debut was bitter, as he was limited to only 15 minutes on the court, after committing five personal fouls. The 31-year-old point guard finished with just three points, six assists and two steals.

For several years, Nelson Colón’s squad had not had so many setbacks. For Rodríguez, who assured that he did not miss a single game while playing with Liege Basket in the BNXT League in Belgium and the Netherlands, the arrival of new players and a plague of injuries was the perfect combination for the storm that Bayamón is going through. .

“You could never have a truly healthy group to create that cohesion and the result has been a negative one, but that is part of sport and life. “Sometimes things don’t go as you plan and you have to react,” she said.

family comes first

But the Cowboys will have to continue dealing with their issues without Rodriguez for a while due to his wife’s delivery.

“The cesarean section is scheduled for June 11. “I have to start (to Florida), since I was hardly home to finish the preparations to receive my daughter and be there with my wife,” said the basket maker.

“No matter how much love one has for our work, the dressing room and our organization, at least personally, family is something that comes above all things after God,” he indicated.

For this reason, the basket player expressed that he is taking this situation day by day and could not specify the date of his return to the BSN fields, after his wife gives birth.

Rumors about a possible change

The truth is that in the middle of a nightmare season, multiple rumors have emerged about a possible change that involves Rodríguez and brings pieces to the ranks of the Vaqueros in search of a reaction. Although Bayamón’s management denied that he has in mind to trade him, the point guard acknowledged that it is a move that the franchise could have contemplated.

“They haven’t told me anything, but I know that it is a reality that was happening and the reality is that I don’t think anything at all. Only, she left it in the hands of God. We are professionals and it is part of the job. I will always be committed to this organization, as long as I am here,” he noted.

Rodríguez played only eight regular season games last season in which he averaged 13.4 points, 7.1 assists and 4.1 rebounds. Then, he suffered a mild sprained ankle without a fracture in the semifinals against Atlético de San Germán and missed several games.

The Vaqueros will return to the court on Tuesday, again against the Mets, but at the Rubén Rodríguez Coliseum.

2024-06-01 22:00:00
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