Mauricio Codocea
09/16/2021 1:20 PM
Clarín.com
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Updated 09/16/2021 1:20 PM
Day C arrived for
Néstor García:
Che
day
.
The new coach of the Argentine basketball team made his formal presentation at noon this Thursday, well in the style of these times, at a press conference via Zoom.
"I am very happy for this appointment, it
is a blessing for me,
" he said from New York, a previous step since his return from Puerto Rico (where he was directing for the last time) to return and settle permanently in Buenos Aires, where he will be arriving before End of the month.
"I always had the desire to represent the country, it is the dream of every coach here
and perhaps also many from abroad, because we have a great team and a highly valued basketball
," said the new coach. "I wanted this, but until I had the first call from Fabián (Borro, the president of the CAB) I never wanted to get excited about anything. It was only then that I began to feel that the National Team could be mine and it made me very happy, but at the at the same time calm that, if it had to be given, it would be given, "he added about how he lived the realization of this desire.
Since that 2011/2012 when he was part of the Julio Lamas staff, even directing (and winning) a South American, much has changed according to
Che
. "The game has evolved,
physically it is very decisive
. The trends of the game are defined by the physical condition, the athleticism that year after year is greater. And
communication has changed a lot
, we are in a modern world, where whoever sends the message has It has to be very clear and concise because the attention, having so much distraction, is shorter. One must respect the roots and the biases of the players, where they come from, and adapt things to that teamwork. It is very different ", he reasoned aggiornado.
🎙️ Néstor García's virtual conference: "The last coaches followed a line of work and have maintained a regularity. That is very important."
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One of the first questions that the coach addressed in the media attention is that, beyond the fact that there is a young nucleus that will continue with great chances of being part of the team, it is possible to speak of a new era after the retirement of Luis Scola. "This is a new cycle, Luis has left, who not only because of his legacy as a leader but also as a scorer
leaves us many areas to cover as a team.
But we have first-rate equipment, players with international experience, a very important perimeter, and Argentina has always searched for it despite lacking big men. "
In that sense, one of the issues that for a long time was the meat of debate in the basketball environment was
the nationalization -or not- of players
, specifically those who could help fill the deficiencies in the low post. Of course, the appearance at the time of men like Rubén Wolkowyski, Fabricio Oberto, Gabriel Fernández and Scola himself made that discussion seem settled.
But now, with the captain's retirement, it was put on the table again at the conference.
And in this regard,
Che
was not final but he did leave a glimpse of his thought with his answer: "I have not resolved or thought about it. I feel that the National Team belongs to an elite place in the world
and that the tendency has been to nationalize to many countries. And we are talking about important names, top teams that nationalize.
I have not thought about that yet, but the world trend indicates that they are all doing it in search of the highest level. "
In any case, the new
coach
clarified that "when the time comes, it will not be an individual decision but
something that everyone thinks
is the best for the National Team."
He also thanked, of course, the outgoing coach, Sergio Hernández: "We have had a relationship since we were little, we went out to eat when we were young ... I have enormous respect for him, he is a
crack
, we have a lot of affection.
What he has done for the Selection has been spectacular
and that he talks about me and says what he says for me is a great compliment and a very important support ".
How do you expect your National Team to play, meanwhile?
Garcia did an evaluation as surgically as possible for a newly appointed.
"We have material
to defend very hard,
very strong on the perimeter, crashing, because by not having tall people we have to be very tough with the perimeter and the help," he explained from the defensive field.
🎙️ Néstor García: "I spoke with several members of the GD and with some players from this litter. Yesterday I had a divine talk with Facundo Campazzo, he is someone I respect a lot".
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"And then, for my palate, if in attack we can play on the left and right side, play the extra pass and provoke play, because the scorer leaves and we have to generate the points, the better - he elaborated -. We have players who can score but not specialist shooters. From the collective operation is where we have to make ourselves strong ".
And he concluded with another series of concepts: "I would like the National Team to be defined by three things:
commitment
, which I know they have,
focus
, which is to be prepared and focused, and
that nothing and no one is more important than the National Team
. From there we will have to play and pass the ball and do it well, "Garcia reasoned.
"I have a theory since a little time talking to multiply. Someone can have a good offensive night but if you have these three concepts, it's like multiplying by zero.
Everything you do individually, if you multiply by zero does not exist.
It must be maintain what we have had all these years and any specification that I may have on my part, obviously, but the first thing is that, "he closed.
After telling that he has already started to contact current players and the Golden Generation and that he had
"a divine talk"
with Facundo Campazzo,
Che
confirmed that the only insured member of the staff is Leonardo Gutiérrez and returned to hope and be motivated by the challenge: "I am happy that it is a difficult mission.
The right path is always uphill, it is never flat.
That motivates us for what is coming."
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