The Coosur Betis transmits signs of a new life. The Verdiblanco team has nothing to do with the one that started the Endesa League neither in relation to his coach nor to the players who now defend his shield. The gang of bloodless men he had been playing with Joan Square for them to do just the opposite of what their characteristics indicated, has given way to a seasoned group, capable of fighting until the last minute and even coming out the winner in three of their last four league appearances. It is, therefore, the most difficult yet, the option of giving a new leap in qualityalthough the bar will not be exactly low, since the Bitci will be placed opposite, the current commercial name of the historical baskonia lifelong.
It is not easy, therefore, the task. The Coosur Betis, in addition, reaches a real hornet’s nest, since the Vitorians, accustomed to other types of fights, including those that have to do with fighting for the league title, are right now with difficulties to consolidate their place for the playoffs. They are eighth in the classification and it seems that the effect of the change of Neven Spahija by Dusko Ivanovic on the bench.
The Vitorians had a good run after the relay, they even beat Coosur Betis on a day in which they had a great advantage, but in the end they could only consolidate by four points (83-87) in an ending that could fall to either side. Of the last three appointments they lost two, precisely against the teams that have lost to the men of Casimirothe Breogán River and the Urbas Fuenlabrada.
Simple coincidences of the calendars. What is no coincidence is that Coosur Betis has raised its competitive level many points since Jacob Wisley’s latest arrival to join the pivot position next to the Latvian Pasecniks. The presence of the American seems to have served as glue for an individual and collective improvement of the rest of the components of Luis Casimiro‘s group.
The Coosur Betis, then, has nothing to do with the previous one, they are simply different, among other things because Mike Torres, Aleksandar Cvetkovic, Travis Leslie, Anzejs Pasecniks, Jacob Wiley y Eulis Báez, nothing more and nothing less than six men of the 12 registered, did not start the course. It is logical, therefore, that the change is considerable and even more so when the coach has also changed from Plaza to Casimiro. Now the verdiblancos are capable of fighting with more intensity. As much as they continue to have some flashes of the past in different passes of the games, the coach breaks the blackboard in downtime with the opportune presence of television microphones when one of those disconnections occurs in which everyone forgets to go to the rebound.
But above all, apart from Wiley, the main change is in Shannon Evans figure. The point guard, already with his Cotonou passport, has become the leader of the entire group. He is not exactly a great game director, but he is capable of driving rivals crazy with his ability to produce, especially individually. His numbers do not lie and in the last two he has been able to exceed thirty yields in relation to the valuation. His stats don’t lie and now he walks with an average of 14.3 points and a PIR of 13.8. If you take into account that at the beginning of the championship it was just the opposite, then doing the average gives even more value to the current moment.
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Evans’ ability to overcome the defense to which he will be subjected in Vitoria will be important for Coosur Betis to be fighting, at least, until the end for add the third consecutive victory, something that would already be a real leap in quality in the fight to avoid relegation. Because, as Casimiro said in his press conference prior to the match, theirs have not done anything at all yet. In fact, they are still in one of the two relegation places, although it is true that it is not the same to appear as a bottom player than to at least see the light at the end of the tunnel.
The Inherits San Pablo Burgosfor now, is already behind in the standings and the next challenge is to reach the Monbus Workshop in a fight that can get exciting and that is still open to the possibility that others will fall and that Casimiro’s team will continue to climb steps. Winning in Vitoria against a team that also played last Thursday, and lost, in Milan would be pulling the head out of the well and being able to look at things with much more optimism.
