The Endesa Super Cup is a tournament played by four teams and in which Real Madrid always wins. They will try to make that phrase bad this Sunday UCAM Murcia or Unicaja. In the close Clásico that opened the season, the whites added their thirteenth consecutive victory in the competition. They are looking for their seventh title in a row. Seasons pass, players change, but Madrid’s dominance remains… and that of Campazzo. No matter how many reinforcements arrive, the Argentine point guard is always decisive in important games: 18 points with a single missed field goal, five rebounds and six assists for a PIR of 33. Feeling of total control of the situation.
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The change at Barça de Peñarroya
Grit and rhythm. They will be two of the characteristics of Joan Peñarroya’s Barça. Last year they missed each other. The blaugranas have gained in aggressiveness, with Justin Anderson as the greatest exponent. Mentally they seem stronger. At least they returned on several occasions when Madrid threatened to escape. And, as he did during his time at Baskonia, the coach will ask his team to run as soon as he can. It will not be unusual to see the culés above 100 points.
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Ibaka is ‘Iblocka’ again
It is difficult to fill the gap of Vincent Poirier, who last season was one of the best centers in Europe. Serge Ibaka will try it, different from the Frenchman, but very efficient. He has more interior shooting and also more intimidation ability.
Serge Ibaka puts a stopper in the Classic against Barcelona.
No wonder they called him ‘Iblocka’ in the NBA. Four blocks in the Classic and, at 35 years old, an extraordinary physique. When Tavares sits down, there will be another wall near the white ring.
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The ‘Basque Mamba’ has poison again
Underused last year, Darío Brizuela can be a differential factor in this Barça. In small doses, in a few minutes, the bite of the ‘Basque Mamba’ can be lethal. Few players have the ability to dynamite or change the course of a match.
