Bàsquet Girona showed last Sunday that their candidacy for the promotion play-off is firm with a hard-fought victory against Cáceres in overtime (86-80). Jordi Sargatal’s team won for the sixth time in a row in the LEB Or and can continue to pave the way for the ACB promotion qualifiers this evening at the Valladolid track. Girona visit a direct rival in the standings – the Castilians are thirteenth with one point less (31) – and that has just suffered a defeat against Palencia (68-64).
“It simply came to our notice then. Between the overtime and everything, the start of the week cost. Little by little we have recovered energy, working to improve and be more regular and consistent “, explained Sargatal about the team. The coach assured that he does not look any further and, despite the fact that the schedule will be more and more demanding, we only “go game by game”: “We can’t think about what will come. The idea is to keep up with the things we do well and keep growing.
With the signing of Txemi Urtasun, Bàsquet Girona has another life insurance apart from Marc Gasol and players like Maxi Fjellerup. “The staff must be well managed. It’s lucky to have 13 players. Everyone has their own characteristics and desire to grow. We try to get everyone to join both the training and the competition, then we will manage the minutes in the best possible way. Being a long team should favor us, ”he said.
On Valladolid, Sargatal commented that “it competes very well and it will surely be a very tough match”. “They have a lot of dynamism and come with a transition to the open field. He presses very well on passing lines. They have already created problems for us, but we must try to stop their game “, he added.
