Ibon Navarro, MoraBanc coach, praised Valencia Basket, his rival this Saturday at 8:45 p.m. at the Andorra Sports Center, and stated that, “Despite the casualties, he has a great team.”
The Valencia Basket of the former MoraBanc technician Joan Peñarroya arrives with casualties to the Principality, and of important players: Bojan Dubljevic, Victor Claver, Klemen Prepelic and Mike Tobey.
Navarro, who accumulates two consecutive victories in the Endesa League after four consecutive defeats at the start, will not be able to count on Sergi García, Nacho Llovet and ‘Tyson’ Pérez, but yes with Clevin Hannah, that he did not travel to Krasnodar to play against Lokomotiv Kuban.
“In the last two games in the ACB the best were the sensations and not so much the victories. The team had found what we want to be, it is our DNA and we want to continue along the same lines. In the Russian game we did not take the next step we wanted after winning in Badalona “, he pointed.
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“Valencia is having injuries but, even so, it is showing a very high competitive level. He has not lost any away games this season and they have only been defeated against Real Madrid, Baskonia and UCAM Murcia, and with these with only six professional players “, highlighted Ibon Navarro.
“They have very talented players and also very good workers. Parrilla, Rivero and Labeyrie if they have to go down to the mud they do it “, underlined the Vitorian coach.
“Frankly, I don’t know what game to expect. Bojan says he won’t play, but I’m not so sure. The most important thing will be that we be ourselves and take our line. Be true to our identity. The Valencia has many weapons and the main thing will be that we do not let them play comfortable, “he said.