White Wings play away against Munich

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Difficult final spurt: White Wings play away against Munich

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The playoffs of the BARMER 2. Basketball Bundesliga ProB are getting closer and closer. The first arithmetic games are already beginning to determine which teams will be assigned to which group within the newly negotiated mode. But there are still three game days to play. It will be difficult encounters for EBBECKE WHITE WINGS Hanau. In the last two home games, the team meets Coburg and Dresden. And this week there will be an away game for the last time within the regular season. On Saturday, the team will face FC Bayern Basketball II.

After a good season without any real weakness, Munich are currently in 5th place, but have another catch-up date on the program due to games that have been canceled due to corona. In total, there are still four opportunities to collect more points in order to possibly make up one or the other place in the table. The team has proven its potential for this with clear wins against Ulm (83:63) or Koblenz (90:69).

The success of Munich can be attributed to several points. On the one hand, there is coaching: “You have a really good program for young talent and you encourage your talents,” says Hanau’s head coach Kamil Piechucki. Eleven of the players eligible to play come from their own youth and identify strongly with their club. In addition, despite his “farm team” status, coach Andreas Wagner can fall back on at least eight regular employees week after week. And the perform: shooting guard Jason George averages a whopping 20 points, point guard Erol Antonio scores 17.8 points and small forward Michael Rataj not only ensures solid double-digit scoring, but also scores around 6 rebounds per game.

Bayern’s game is characterized by energy and speed. “The team has a lot of quality and is very strong, especially at home. We know how they perform: With a lot of pressure and a fast game. Of course we want to prevent that. It will be important for us to stop their fast breaks and gain control over the game, ”said Piechucki. And another factor will be important: “We have a long journey to Munich. For us, it will also be decisive how quickly our boys are fresh again. The game starts early in the afternoon. “

From the White Wings’ point of view, the fact that they can play again with a full squad is positive. Captain Till-Joscha Jönke has recovered and will be back on the field with his team on Saturday.

The game on Saturday, February 27th, starts at 2 p.m. The game will be broadcast live on the FC Bayern Basketball YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/fcbayernbasketball (pm) +++

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