Sergio Scariolo spoke in very glowing terms of Juan Nunez, the 19-year-old point guard, who is making his debut in a major international competition and who was the MVP of the win against Brazil (78-96) that guarantees Spain a place in the second phase. “Everybody knows what I think of Juan, we trust him to be the pillar of the future. Ricky’s loss has opened the way for him, we have accelerated the process. But he is destined to be one of the greats and to lead the team in the next ten years& rdquor ;, said the coach, little given to giving praise and less with the player at his side in the press conference after being chosen the best player of the match.
📹 The first big game of @juaan_ng with #The family 🔝
1️⃣3️⃣ points, 5️⃣ assists and 7️⃣ rebounds for 2️⃣1️⃣ of VAL.@rtve | #We are a team pic.twitter.com/f3gAlkNQHr
– Basketball Spain (@BaloncestoESP) August 28, 2023
“I don’t want to be a hypocrite and, obviously, it would be difficult to see him with the same role with Lorenzo (Brown) and Ricky here. But it is responding and it is speeding up the process. He is called to lead because of his humility, because of his playfulness, because of his creativity. He is a franchise player, if you allow me to use a formula that is used more in clubs, & rdquor ;, he added.
Scariolo He did not want to forget the other point guard either, the Unicaja player, Alberto Diaz, who also had a remarkable performance with 11 points, with three triples without a miss at important moments, and a PIR of 17. “He has had excellent minutes. We have had a great collective contribution from the point guards and one of the keys to victory is that they have limited the creativity of their point guards, which is something that worried us & rdquor ;.
The Italian coach was very happy with the team’s collective image. “We don’t have the contribution of super top players, but the key for us is the same as always: we are a team, if we play together, we have the contribution of different players. Clearly tonight is proof of that,” he stressed.
📹 All #The family united 🫡@rickyrubio9 is also here ❤️#We are a team pic.twitter.com/t30YQRzHVI
– Basketball Spain (@BaloncestoESP) August 28, 2023
touch willy
“There has been a somewhat avoidable error and it has needed a strong correction,” he explained, in relation to the constant orders during the game. “In general it has been a good game. Not everyone has had a good performance but it is normal, almost never all 12 do it at the same time”, he pointed out and made reference to Willy Hernangómez’s problems. “One of the problems in the first half was the offensive rebounds conceded. Willy has not played his best game, he has played very well with Spain and he will surely play well in the following ones”, he commented.
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Juan Nunezwhich this season has taken a step forward in the new Bundesliga champion, the Ratiopharm Ulm, He was also happy with his performance. “The entire team was psyched that their bases create the entire game and the most important thing was to disconnect them & rdquor ;, he admitted to acknowledge that the month of concentration with his teammates has helped him progress. “It is the key, it has allowed me to see how the family works and it makes everything easier for you. The fact that it is an environment of friends makes things easier for you.”