The Brazilian Marcelinho Huertascaptain of the Tenerife Laguna, stressed the “level and hung Galatasaray in the semifinal of is Friday (17.00 CET / 15.00 GMT Canary Islands), a team that said has “a tremendous external power.”
“To be a champion you have to win two games and we have touched a very hard rival with a lot of talent and that is very well trained. They are not the hosts with their atmosphere, nor is it Unicaja, which seems that we are always destined to play against them, but the draw marks the way and we are prepared for the challenge,” Huertas analyzed in the appearance prior to the final to four that start this Friday in Athens.
“The level of the BCl rises every year, we know how difficult it is to get every year here. There is nothing more to see the payroll of equipment that have been left out and see the four that we are here, the level and the desire to win, its hunger. It will be very difficult,” said the Brazilian base.
“We cannot reveal strategies or tactics, but the outer power of Galatasaray is tremendous, they are strong inside with Angel Delgado, it has ease to score … we will have to be attentive to minimize their damage. I am focused on being able to do my best to help my team in their sixth option to win,” he added about the game.
Personally, he influenced his “secret” to continue surrendering to an elite level at 41: “I try to take care of my body everything I can, although I do not have LeBron James’s money [para cuidados físicos]but I try to eat well and rest to have a long -lived race and avoid injuries. The passion I have, my desire to fight and the love I have for basketball. I think it’s my secret. ”
“The individual titles give me the same, I want to win for the club, for what it is for the club and for the island,” he said when they referred to orchards as one of the candidates to win the MVP award for the best player in the competition, which will be decided in a gala that is held this Saturday.
With regard to his controversial statements based on the “hard” game of Unicaja, he wanted to clarify it to the stir that caused his complaint for the excessive physical game of the Malaga team: “He has misunderstood. I have made it quite clear that it was a general criticism of basketball, but it seems that they have taken it personally. I have always congratulated the Unicaja for the way of playing, it is a super competitive team.
