Rubén Burgos and Leticia Romero post J5 ELW vs Casademont Zaragoza quotes

31/10/2023

The coach said that "it was a tough game, as expected, against a rival we know well. Just a month ago we were playing the Super Cup and we had just played in preseason. Fortunately, we have played many important games in recent seasons, which speaks well of both organizations. Today we started with a good feeling, good rhythm, sharing the ball well in attack and following the defensive plan. The scoreboard in the first quarter reflected it, although it is true that in that quarter Zaragoza had some clear options especially in the paint where they were not getting it right, but our continuity was good. In the second quarter we stopped and we did not execute the automatisms that we have especially in attack and the rhythm of the game belonged to Zaragoza. We were conditioned by the defense, I think that not attacking well, not defending at the level we were at and the rebounding was penalizing us especially with the outside players. They are physical players and they got the offensive rebound, there have been a couple of differential actions in some three-point shots when the score was very close. After the break we recovered the offensive rhythm but not the confidence, surely the very low free throw percentage made us think more than necessary and despite having a larger number of shots than Zaragoza, our percentages were low. Those details of when we got a good open shot we did not have the right shot and others have been more hasty shots. We had regained the offensive rhythm when we were down by 10 on the scoreboard, but we were not lucky enough to hit a couple of shots. We have tried all of them, different quintets, the effort that is non-negotiable we have put on the court and it is a tough competition against a team that no one is surprised that they are up there, especially in home games. We will analyze, we will work as we always do, the key is always to improve, to be self-critical, and today we have reason to do so because the result has not been favorable".

Leticia Romero commented that "I think we lacked fluency in attack. In defense we have been intense but the low percentages in attack have made us not even have the confidence to defend as we do and in the end it has been reflected in the result."

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