Saturday, October 26, 2024, 02:00
The Inveready GBC traveled this Friday to Ourense where the brand new leader of the Primera FEB awaits them this Saturday (6:30 p.m.) at the Pazo de Deportes in the Galician town. “They are doing many things well, their confidence level has risen and they are a very nice and fun team to watch,” declared Mikel Odriozola about his opponent this Saturday. Last Tuesday in the Cup match, Aitor Zubizarreta did not dress but his coach commented that the Azpeitiarra will have no problems playing. The only casualties are Nicolau and Motos.
Ourense counts its games by wins and there are several data that should worry and occupy Gipuzkoa Basket. They have defeated Cartagena, Oviedo, Cantabria and Menorca, the smallest difference being the ten points they achieved ahead of the Oviedo team. It is the second team that scores the most after Estudiantes and averages 87 points per game. 23 more than the GBC. “The key to Ourense’s good start is in the collective,” says Odriozola. “They are clear about things and you can see them playing very supportive basketball where everyone contributes and makes an effort.”
The Portuguese Diogo Brito, who was promoted to the ACB with Lleida last season, has just been the MVP of the day and will be a player to keep an eye on. Like point guard Rafa Lisboa, interior Krikke (16 points per night), Sergio and Samuel Rodríguez, Gill’s 2.18, or Moody’s shot make them a team with many points as they have shown.
“A great challenge”
Ourense averages a 42% success rate from the triple, and here too the comparisons are odious, looking at the 22% that the GBC credits. “I’m not worried about that,” said the Inveready coach. «I think it is something that we are going to build. “I’m more concerned about other things like what kind of shots we’re shooting.” Odriozola believes that “it is a matter of time, of choosing the shots well and being patient. Surely we are not going to change it from one day to the next, but we will increase little by little. The San Sebastian native’s reflection to explain such a low percentage is that “we have done enough things wrong to reach that percentage.”
On the other side of the scale, arguments appear to believe that the Orense team can be defeated. Gipuzkoa Basket is the one who closes its board the best, it is the best rebounder in the league and “we are the best defense statistically in these games and I am happy because we are leaving our rivals with low percentages.” The recipe that Odriozola gives is that “we cannot relax for a moment. Things may cost us but we know that we have the capacity to do things well, we have to be ambitious and we are going for it.
