Fisac: “I will never enter the Arena to lose”. A total of six years losing at home with the Lenovo Tenerife They are the ones that Granca has been wearing so far. A considerable number that should not influence his men when it comes to facing the Canarian derby for what it is, “a vital game in order to achieve the goal of qualifying for the playoffs“, the man from Segovia affirmed forcefully at a press conference, emphasizing that math forces the team to win, so as not to move further away from the first eight positions in the table. It is a unique opportunity to give back to the fans the unconditional support they have been giving them in recent datesthis is the other great argument that the Segovian clings to so that beyond the label of favorite that the Canary Islands can bring, he must take his team to defend the Arena and break the stats to add a victory with double value against the eternal rival.
The Claretian Coach praised the work of the Lenovo Tenerife sports management and coaching staff in recent timesemphasizing that in his opinion “he has adopted a very logical template criteriabetting on incorporating very smart playerswith the ability to read the different variants that occur in the game”, which has given the team great results season after season.
Porfi acknowledged the difficulties in minimizing the impact of players like Shermaniniwhom they could not hold in the first leg in La Laguna or the everlasting Marcelinho Huertasof which he did not hesitate to affirm that “it is the greatest exponent of intelligence on the track“. The Segovian stressed, however, that it would be a mistake not to take into account the rest of the alternatives of a team compensated in all its lineswith players who know the ACB very well and who in their opinion “They play basketball at the highest level.“.
The Claretian trainer confirmed the availability of Olek Balcerowski for the gameafter overcoming the sprain that forced him to be treated by the team’s physiotherapists in the final stretch of last Wednesday’s match against Buducnost and of kenny cheryof which he stated categorically that “is going to debut yes or yes“, mainly due to the overload of matches by players like Andrew Albicy and Dylan Ennis, following Chris Kramer’s injury. From Granca’s new Canadian point guardPorfi stressed that “although he does not have the same characteristics as Chris, it is a little more vertical in the offensive character, with a higher shooting range, with more difficulties in defensive work and we have to adapt it”.
Chapter to part deserves the situation of AJ Slaughter. Fisac confirmed the player’s medical availability to be part of the game in the Canarian derby, being conditioned their participation to their sensations with the protective mask during the training sessions prior to the matchalthough publicly the yellow coach asked for an extra effort to the escort to be able to help the team in one of the most important matches of this season for the Gran Canarians.
