“I was nervous…like I was a newbie.”
Ricky Rubio returned to the court (11 points (2/11 TS), 5 assists and one rebound) and that was the best news. Like the title, it’s like no time has passed. And he hopes to soon make his contribution to Spain, which always cost him his life in Latvia. Progress and everything will adapt to the talent of the point guard.
Ricky defends Grazulis.
“Was I was very nervous, like he was a rookie,” admitted Rubio.. He had already compared himself with the debutants in the previous hours and on Prince Felipe’s court he did not hide his feelings. “I’m learning again. It’s like learning to ride a bike again. It will be difficult, but I am happy,” he added.
DAY TO DAY
Little by little he tuned in and, for example, seemed quite involved in the final stages of the crash. “There is still a lot of dust, but I’ll have to remove it. “I’m glad to be back,” admitted the Barça player. It was part of a process in which he worked on himself to take steps until he returned to the basketball court with the Spanish national team.
“I’m training day by day. Let’s see how I’m doing after such a long break and together with the coach we’ll evaluate the possibilities,” he said in the bowels of the Aragonese pavilion. After 301 days of absence this is normal. “I’m grateful for this opportunity, it was a shame to lose. Now it’s our turn to win in Belgium.”“, he claimed.
Ricky will continue and hope that Charlelois will improve in all aspects. Basketball is on the move again. “I have never lost love, at some point it got dark, but gradually I am enjoying it,” he said.
The only thing missing was the result. “This is basketball. Sometimes you win and sometimes you lose. We fought, we had opportunities until the end, and this is a sport…” he buttoned up. 9. His return to the courts is already a reason for happiness. The genius returned to the team.
More intention than rhythm
Like Ricky, Sergio Scariolo also assessed the return of “9” as something very positive, but due to the lack of filming. “I saw rust in some players. But I don’t know if there was any excitement about Ricky coming back. At this stage of the season, if there are players who don’t play much for their teams, it shows.” Indeed, there was a lot of noise around, but this should have been motivation,” Scariolo explained.
Scariolo in the middle of the game.
The Italian spoke about Ricky and what he meant to the team: “I saw him with great will and calmness, with the desire to succeed, but with a lack of rhythm.. We appreciate the help you have given us.”