Between obligation and illusion

If one lets oneself be guided by sensations, which do not always correspond to reality, Barça does not reach the ACB semifinals against Unicaja at the best possible moment. He has spent time since the painful defeat against Real Madrid in the Final Four in Kaunas, but the wound was so big that it is one of those that takes time to heal. The context is not accompanying the team either, with information every day also about a budget reduction that will fully affect the stars of the team. And the tie against Valencia, settled on the fast track and comfortably, is not the best possible omen either. A lot of triple, a lot of success and less teamwork. Amid all this environment, a Unicaja appears that no longer surprises anyone, worked meticulously and with a plan. A plan that for the moment has led them to be Cup champions.

Despite all of the above Nobody doubts, not even in the dressing room, that Barça can beat Unicaja. To some extent, you must. Finishing the season in white would be a very hard blow for the section. And that is what Jasikevicius’s men will try to avoid by all means. All the players are available except for Higgins and Caicedo has even returned from his loan, who exercises with his teammates but will not play. They know that if they are at their best level they are difficult to beat and that they have many weapons to harm Unicaja. Abrines is surely the fittest player in recent weeks.

Jasikevicius is concerned about many things about Unicaja, which are still the strengths of the people of Malaga. Defense especially, but also offensive transitions. Ibón Navarro’s men are better than the azulgranas in this aspect and Barça is never interested in a fast or open game. The easy points, those that any coach dislikes, are the ones that Unicaja should maximize. And then there’s the rebound. That may be the key to the tie. Barça is physically more powerful, especially the outside line, a key factor that they already took advantage of in the league match. Kravish is touched, he suffered a blow to the foot against Tenerife, but he will be in the game. The enthusiasm from Malaga, the one that accompanied by good basketball has brought them back to an ACB semifinal six years later, will not be missing either.

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THIS IS HOW THEY ARRIVE

barca

Unicaja

TEMPLATES

	pos.	Height	Age
twenty-one Alex Abrines	AND	198	29
22 Cory Higgins	TO	196	33
55 give me sarr	TO	198	17
46 james naji	P	208	19
6 Jan Veseley	P	213	33
24 Kyle Kuric	AND	193	33
23 Mike Toby	P	213	28
twenty Nicholas Laprovittola	B.	188	33
10 Nikola Kalinic	TO	202	31
33 Nikola Mirotic	PA	208	32
3 Oriol Pauli	TO	201	29
1 oscar da silva	TO		24

	pos.	Height	Age
9 Alberto Diaz	TO	188	29
6 Augusto Lima	P	206	31
8 Dario Brizuela	B.	188	28
Four. Five david kravish	P	208	30
1 Dylan Osetkowski	TO		26
7 Jonathan Barreiro	PA	205	26
55 kendrick perry	AND		30
17 Mario Saint Supery	B.	190	17
22 Melvin Ejim	TO	198	32
12 nihad djedovic	TO	196	33
4 Tyler Kalinoski	AND	193	30
eleven tyson carter	AND	193	25
10 Will Thomas	PA	203	36