El Year II of Lorenzo Brown as starting point guard and leading player of the Spanish National Team It started in Alicante. If against Italy he was still fresh from Athens – after the confirmation of his signing by the European champion Panathinaikos – and he dressed in the warm-up to not play, against the Dominican Republic he did take the reins of the team. For 14 points and 6 assists, the most in both records.
‘Dominicana’ was a good test for Brown as it had an elite ‘backcourt’, formed by two volcanic scorers that the Endesa League forms. Andrés Feliz, who will play for Real Madrid, and Jean Montero, best young player with Andorra and ready to go out to European competition. ‘Zo’ didn’t take long to show that he is the boss of the team. Five starting points, triple to unblock and another appearance in the last quarter. He only played 16 minutes and 30 seconds, similar to the other key point guard Alberto Díaz and more than the ‘boy’ wonder Sergio De Larrea.
“It is important and it will be important,” Sergio Scariolo repeated in the previous hours, and Brown was. Spain has no choice, although it is well known that its generation of play can vary, it is clear that Brown is a yes or yes. For example, he won the EuroBasket gold with the ‘2’ forming the outside alongside Jaime Fernández in the Berlin crosses that decided the gold medal.
Brown led. Although he still did not appear vital in the pick & roll that he generated so much in the EuroBasket, since he did not appear much beyond the first quarter and his vision range is very wide, he appears as a vital player. With which Spain reaches that leap that it needs in quality.
The next Valencia will be the next step and try to figure out what Sergio Scariolo will put on the field. Sergio Llull, Xabi López-Arostegui and the Hernangómez brothers appear as the first idea with the point guard of American origin. Of course, there is still the question of Álex Abrines, fundamental in WiZink’s debut against Italy.
