The MoraBanc Andorra already has its first win of the season after defeating the Rio Breogan for 108 to 102. A triumph more than sweaty and suffered, as it could not be otherwise with this team, and in which very few believed after the first minutes of play. Because when after 17 to 31 of the first quarter the pavilion Toni Martí responded with a whistleand at the equator of the second quarter theteam lost by 17 points (19-36)more than one is sure that he already saw coming one of those hard nights that he had had to live through in recent years. But if there was one thing this team had of late, and it showed again yesterday, it was character. Character to rebel against the bad startand go little by little like an ant approaching the marker until you turn it upside down. Character to play as a team with everyone going to one. And character, and Kuricbecause the american seems to have rejuvenated and be that again escort with Euroleague shooter level which was for so many years, and which ended yesterday with 26 points. But you don’t win with just one player, and yesterday’s was a triumph with many proper names, like yesterday’sAaron Best with his 17 points, many in key moments, the 16 of Cameron McGriffwho little by little shows what is expected of him and why he is called to be one of the most important players in the team, or the 13 points and 9 assists ofAkinjowho was once again one of the team’s beacons.
And all this, in the middle ofa nefarious arbitration at many times. A performance that, at least, seemed to ignite the public and the team even more when he reviewed an unsportsmanlike Radosevic in which it was clearly seen that the player of the MoraBank he did comedy Another example of the rebellion that he had yesterday MoraBank to not give up when things were worse. Surely the match will not go down in history numbers in hand (over 100 points conceded, 14 turnovers) nor will it be the best there will be this season despite surpassing 100 points, but it is a game that at least shows that there is still a lot of room for improvement, and that this is just the beginning. Because some players are still half lost at times, but, once they start building, it’s better to do it with a first victory in the bag, and savoring a more than deserved joy.
Zan Tabak congratulates Kyle Kuric after the victory against Breogán.
MoraBanc Andorra already has the first. 11 more are missing, i the first opportunity to get it will come next Sunday in Bilbao. And if the squad plays as a team and shows the character of yesterday, they will certainly have options to add one more.
DRESSING ROOM
ZAN TOBACCO. Morabanc’s coach stated that “the most important thing in the game was to win” and added that “from the outside you could see three defeats, and I see that we are getting better every time”.
