“History always repeats itself twice, the first time as a tragedy and the second time as a farce.” The old German critic of capitalism and religion, Karl Marx, already knew this in the 19th century. Since late Saturday evening, Bundesliga basketball team s.Oliver Wrzburg: It is also more frequent. At least three times. And then by no means as a comedy. More like a farce.
The Baskets now have four competitive games behind them after the Corona break, and for the fourth time they have achieved the joy of not only keeping up with an opponent who is considered a high favorite for a long time, but also getting them into trouble. Just to give up the game within a few minutes and have to sneak off the floor as a loser. At 77:90 (41:42) at the Bundesliga opener against ratiopharm Ulm, it was almost exactly four minutes and ten seconds in which the Baskets allowed the guests, who were also injured due to injuries, to decide the game with a 15-0 run . Coach Denis Wucherer described the start of the league as a disappointing “step backwards” compared to the last cup game (also against Ulm). “In the first stressful situation we fell apart and did a lot of nonsense again.”
The Baskets coach was particularly hard on his playmakers: “Unfortunately, I only had one Bundesliga-level guard today: Nils Hafurther.” The 21-year-old, born in Bamberg, scored ten points (after Ogden, 19, and Downs, 14, the third-most in the baskets) and was only able to walk around the floor for more than 15 minutes because a stubborn tonsillitis caused him most of the time Preparation had checkedmate. We kept up pretty well for three quarters. After that we weren’t as focused, we made too many simple mistakes and we weren’t so solid in defense, “the youngster analyzed with great precision.
Of course, what Taylor Persons, Cameron Hunt and Joshua Obiesie “partly did on the floor was not ready for the Bundesliga,” judged Wucherer: “And in defense we then stopped working completely in phases.” The minutes that were decisive for the game were dominated by panic and disorientation. “If you play a fourth quarter like we do, then you have no chance of winning a game,” the coach researched.
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The chances were there to pull away with more than eight points, the biggest advantage of the Wrzburgers. But if, of course, even the lightest baskets are carelessly screwed up at the front and there is “so much nonsense” (usurers) at the back, then it just happens as it happened. “It’s a shame, there was really more to it today,” said Managing Director Steffen Liebler, “we just got too badly into the third and fourth quarters. We have already forced Ulm to make mistakes over long stretches, but ultimately made too many ourselves . “
Ultimately, it was a game that would have been predestined for the appendix to have a say. Thanks to the partial lockdown and the horrendous incidence values, the atmosphere in the hall more closely approximated that of a funeral. Only tears have not flowed. Nevertheless, the climate was bleak, even bleak than the Baskets Ghost Cup game in Ulm against Bamberg, because two weeks ago at least a few more helpers were bustling around there. Usurer felt the atmosphere “even sadder than back then,” and by the tone of his voice on the phone it was easy to guess that he, and certainly all the players and coaches, was going to have to go about their work like this. “A very, very difficult overall situation,” said Wucherer. And because the bankers also have to sit well on their chairs, they don’t want to get a complaint from the referee, and according to the regulations only one person is allowed to stand at a time, usually the head coach, it is of course very difficult to “create mood from the bench” As usurer says: “You have to be careful that you don’t fall asleep out there.”
“There will be fewer surprises and ultimately the better teams will prevail more often than usual.”
Denis Wucherer, Baskets-Trainer–
Of course, Liebler also found the mood “strange”, and the Sch word was also used more frequently in various conversations that evening. “It’s definitely not a home advantage,” said the Baskets managing director. As a result, what Denis Wucherer had said shortly before the start of the season came true: “There will be fewer surprises, and ultimately the better teams will prevail more often than usual.” Just like the Ulm team this time, who undoubtedly have a different individual class in the certainly more expensive squad, although they had to do without their supporters Thomas Klepeisz and Dylan Osetkowski due to injury. On Saturday, the international player Andreas Obst (25 points) and the American Troy Caupain (19) made the difference.
Unless Sars-CoV-2 intervenes, the baskets can start the next attempt on Friday in Vechta to break out of their recent history. This, of course, should only succeed if, as Wucherer puts it, “we play defensively stable for over four quarters and keep the phases of nonsense within limits”.
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