Referring to Edwin Jackson in Movistar Estudiantes is a lot. The Frenchman (32 years old and 1.90 meters) landed at the club in the summer of 2016 as if it were a last chance to succeed in the Endesa League. It did not work in Barcelona. It did not work in Malaga. But he did at the Ramiro. And how! With movements typical of a dancer, the forward moved in a gala tuxedo on a floor that surrendered to him. Their crossover it was devastating with an explosive and deadly change of pace. Although nothing could compare to his three-in-one: dry stop, eternal jump and superb launch below. The collegiate heart was his.
It was only one season. His performances, his numbers and the financial and sporting situation of Estudiantes made his continuity impossible. He left as the top scorer and best rated in the Endesa League with 21.4 points and 21.8 credits. Massive figures that did not serve him to take the MVP (Sergio Llull), but did to become the best gunner of the club since 1992 when Rickie Winslow finished with the same number. Since that year, only two other players have overcome the barrier of 20 points like the Frenchman: Alberto Herreros on a couple of occasions (20.7 in 94-95 and 20.3 in 95-96) and Landesberg (20.1) a year after Jackson’s goodbye.
After the Ramiro, came the downhill. China, Barcelona, Buducnost and Asvel in just three years. Unlucky. A concatenation of bad decisions, poor adaptation and scuffles that led him to the place where he was happiest. What we all do when the world falls apart. And in the case of Edwin, that corner of the basketball planet was Ramiro, in 2020 … but the misfortune did not go away.
Operations on the wrist
The pandemic was bad, but nothing comparable with the ordeal of the right wrist. Jackson was injured on matchday 2 of last season against UCAM Murcia and relapsed into the warm-up of the 30th before taking on the same rival. The consequence, two operations with an inserted nail in the latter he was initially going to limit the complete articulation of his dominant wrist.
Finally, there was no death, but there was a scare that still continues. It has practically all the development of the joint, but the sensations are not the natural ones. He suffers pain when the weather changes and he is trying to regain all the muscles, all the strength of the forearm. And that handicap is much more noticeable in a race scorer and game generator like him.
The success is not the one of yesteryear. His 7.3 points per game speak for themselves. A drop of 14 compared to his first stage at Magariños. “You have had certain moments of frustration. This is normal for an athlete who is recovering from serious injuries, ”says Jota Cuspinera, Movistar Estudiantes coach, to AS.
Edwin Jackson pitches against Helmanis, at Movistar Estudiantes-CB Prat.
EDUARDO CANDEL REVIEJO (DIARIO AS)
The defense and Cáceres
In the first days in the LEB there was a certain appearance of obsession in the launch, in the penetration. The results were not good and the Frenchman gave the sock a spin: he focused on defense, where he is one of the greats of the competition for head and physical. Also in the offensive order, where he has a privileged brain. Cuspinera had a lot to do with it.
“I told him that if he couldn’t help with the scoring issue because he doesn’t have sensations in his wrist, if he can do it a lot on the defensive issue and, there, I have seen a change: His level has risen and not only is he helping himself, but also the team. I have no complaint with its level“Says Jota, who is confident in the complete resurgence of his warrior:”If you regain sensations or adapt to new ones, will have good performances because talent has it. This is what we were looking for
And one of those “good performances” arrived on November 11 in Cáceres. Student victory by 62-71 and thanks to two of his triples almost in a row in the last leg of the match. In total, he made 23 points. His maxim of the course. At the end of the game he was very excited. “It was like that because it says’In the end, I was able to help the team at a difficult time in which I know how to do better, which is to score. It had been a long time since he felt useful in what he is good at “, reveals the Basque coach, who this Saturday afternoon will seek to maintain the lead alone (9-1) of the LEB in Granada (18:30, LaLigaSportsTV).
First great duel
This duel is the first for Estudiantes in their particular Tourmalet. The Nasrids are fourth in the standings with a balance of 7-3. They arrive after falling in Melilla (89-77) and the feeling of a squad that is too short, since Pablo Pin could only have eight players due to the injuries of Christian Díaz (left foot), Joan Pardina (knee) and James Ellisor, who He tested positive for coronavirus and it is a doubt for today’s duel.
After Granada, the schoolboys will face their other four pursuers in the standings: Coruña, Palencia, Oviedo and Lleida. They will also receive Marc Gasol and his Girona, and will travel to San Sebastián, a place that has been choking the club for years. Huesca, the last classified, is apparently the only caramelito in this section, but remember Azpeitia.
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