Alimerka Oviedo Baloncesto visits El Plantío from Burgos tomorrow to face Grupo Ureta Tizona Burgos (8 p.m., LaLiga+, Marca.com) in the dispute of the eighth day of the Primera FEB 24/25 that starts today, Friday.
A meeting between two teams that appear with the same balance in the standings, three wins and four losses, but with great differences in their game and configuration. The Salva Camps team is the highest scoring team in the category but also the one that receives the most points, a virtue and demerit that has led them to beat Movistar Estudiantes or lose to Amics Castelló in high-scoring matches.
On the other hand, the best virtue shown by the OCB in this first league stretch has been to make its rivals worse, lowering percentages and subtracting points from teams like San Pablo Burgos or Flexicar Fuenlabrada but without the success that is assumed for a team with shooters contrasted that he has penalized in some match with too low figures that have prevented him from giving any surprise.
As for the names, Lance Jones stands out, the category’s top scorer with 21.7 points per game. A shooting guard surrounded by the talent of Pacheco in direction and the exuberance of the Joventut pearl Jordi Rodríguez who has just been invited by the senior team to participate in training in the coming windows. In the last few hours, in addition, Tizona has incorporated Tjidan Keita into the interior.
Therefore, the OCB will have to display its norms and virtues. That hunger shown and that desire to compete every game no matter who the team was facing. This is what Javi Rodríguez indicated in the preview, warning his team that they have to “understand the opponent’s way of playing, with many possessions.” “One of the keys will be to control the high pace at which they play,” he added.
Regarding the physical chapter, Cosialls is a doubt due to his muscular problems. The rest of the squad is available for the Porriño coach. An OCB that will see the league debut of the latest addition, Loïc Menuge, who already had his minutes in the interweekly Spanish Cup match.
After the match, the league goes into hibernation through the FIBA window. There are two members of the OCB with international commitments: Francisco Amarante will play with Portugal in two games against Slovenia while the assistant coach, Mikel Ereño, continues on the Cameroon staff and will travel to Dakar for the Afrobasket 2025 qualifier.
In this way, after the break the team will resume the competition against Movistar Estudiantes on December 1 at 12:30 p.m. in Pumarín.
