Baskonia has had to wait until day 30 for Enter for the first time this season in Play Off posts. In total there have been 39 days in which the Barca team has been seen outside the noble zone, since it had not interfered with its head among the top eight since the 25th day of the last campaign.
Now, once inside, Those of Laso have access to the qualifiers for the title in their hand. They depend on themselves and there are also several factors that invite you to think that the regular league will finally end in positions that allow them to dispute the qualifiers for the title.
It is not simple, but by calendar, state of form of its rivals -Joventut, Gran Canaria and Manresa– and ‘Averages’ particular, the Gasteiztarra squad has many tickets to sneak into those desired ‘play off’ for the title and even do it from a somewhat more advantageous position than the eighth that it occupies at this point in the competition.
The match between Baskonia and Zaragoza, in images
6 victories and the rest 5 or less
To start because Baskonia is the candidate for one of those three vacancies that are free, given that Real Madrid, Tenerife, Valencia and Unicaja already have their ticket and the Barça will not take time to certify histhat more in the four clubs that still fight to sneak into the qualifiers for the title.
The Barca team has been the only one of these four applicants to enter ‘play off’ who has been able to win six of his last ten games
Those of Laso go up, while Other teams are entering doubts at the time of truth. Good proof of this is the streak signed by each other. And it is that the Barca team has been the only one of these four candidates to enter the Play Off who has been able to win six of its last ten games.
Khalifa Diop controls the ball in the low post against Alston (Manresa) Alex Larretxi
Manresa, for example, is the worst balance in these last days after winning only four and lost the remaining sixwhile the Joventut has won five and lost many other yearsL Gran Canaria has four victories and has also suffered five losses Waiting for what happens in the postponed duel against Lleida.
In the event that the island table is imposed on that duel, as much can balance its balance and Reach the five victories in these ten days, just like the Joventut.
It is clear that If this trend is maintained, Baskonia will end in the top eight the regular phase. And while those of Laso are showing more solids, other rivals have already begun to enter the evil of height and tremble their legs, especially a manresa that chains two losses.
Jaramaaz, during the match against Joventut, which Baskonia visits this Saturday in a match that presents itself a key to the ‘play off”s blue options DNA
Balance in the ‘average’
Another fact in favor of the baskonista team is that at the moment He has one of the three averages won – Manresa, having imposed on both meetings –, lost only to Gran Canaria with a -2 after having achieved victory in the Buesa for 4 points and lost on the island for 6 and Pending with a Joventut to which he visits this Saturday and who should go back three points to have it also in favor.
To achieve it – what would imply chain a third consecutive victory, something that has not yet achieved the tenant of Buesa Arena-, he would have taken a giant step in his aspirations to enter the play off.
To start, because it would reach a direct rival as the greenish team, with which It would match 17 victories and to which it would exceed thanks to the particular average, which would allow him to at least win a position and climb the seventh place, and even the sixthdepending on what the Gran Canaria does in this next day.
Hall tries to plug Brussino, during the match between Baskonia and Gran Canaria, another of the candidates for ‘play off’ DNA
In these last four days you will have to be very attentive to see What do these three direct rivals dosince depending on its victories or stumbling blocks, the number of triumphs necessary to reach the ‘play off’ and also also vary a better position in those qualifiers for the title.
And is that Everything is very open, since there are still two direct clasheswith him Joventut as the protagonist of both al Receive Baskonia and visit Gran Canaria.
Hard calendars for the rest
Taking a look at the calendar of the four involved, in all of them there are very complicated matches, in addition to the directly mentioned direct duels. He Youthwhich occupies the sixth place with 17 victories, in addition to the Parties against Baskonia at home and Gran Canaria outside, receives a Zaragoza with nothing at stake, but the league ends in Malaga Against a Unicaja, which may need victory since it could be fighting for being third, fourth or fifth.
Next comes Gran Canariawith 16 victories and the pending duel against Lleida at home. Lakovic’s have a most complicated final stretch given that They receive two direct rivals such as Joventut and Murcia, visit This next day to an entire Valencia Basket and completes its calendar a Complicated exit to a upward breogan.
Rogkavopoulos controls the ball in a match against Manresa, another of the ‘play off’ candidate
For its part, the Baskoniaafter the Visit this Saturday to La Penya, will later receive a coconut like Barça in the buesa And then his final league stretch softens with the clash before his fans against Bilbao Basket and visit a Coruñawhich will already be descended for those dates.
Finally, the Manresathe team that is suffering most in recent weeks, has one of the most complicated horizons a priori, since Start visiting an uncomfortable Murciawhich would need a plenary to reach 18 victories and be able to dream of a very unlikely play off with that number of triumphs, Then receive an aspiring title like Real Madrid, visit Next to Andorra y ends in the Nou Congost before an always uncomfortable Tenerifethis course a serious aspiring to fight for everything.
