On the eve of the first of the two friendly matches against France, the Spanish national coach Sergio Scariolo said he wanted to see “The gap” Between the two teams in these matches.
“It is true that France is a high -level opponent. Let us see what margin we have faced with these opponents, to understand what weapons we can use to reduce this gap a little, which seems theoretically very important on paper, but it will then be our task of trying to fill it, “he commented.
Sergio Scariolo says he is very satisfied with the work done these days in Badalone, despite the “inconvenience” caused by the injuries of the pivot of the Memphis Grizzlies, Santi Aldama and Alberto Díaz, who “probably” will not be able to participate in any of these two games.
“We hope they can come back later” commented the Italian coach, who called on the leader Isaac Nogués to complete the team.
“He participated in two training sessionst I have not yet made a decision. This is the time, given the circumstances, a few days before the start of the competition, to give more playing time to those who will play, “he said
Isaac Nogués, a 21 -year -old rear measuring 1.95 meters, joined the team in addition, initially to prepare the two friendly matches against France. He recently participated in the NBA Summer League with the Sacramento Kings and played for the Spanish B team during the Malaga tournament, where he played three games.
Alberto Abalde, for his part, said that these two games against the French will help them “progress as a team”. “France is a great adversary who will undoubtedly help us to be competitive, to keep ourselves in shape and to progress as a team,” he told Spanish media.