Abdia: "I had a difficult week, I want to be on the floor as much as possible"

The Washington forward spoke to Portland: "I felt I had reached some 'wall'. The shooting would come and go, I feel like a better player now."

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15/01/2022

Saturday, January 15, 2022, 7:00 p.m.

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Danny Abdia with Washington Wizards fans (from the Wizards' Twitter)

The Israeli representative in the NBA, Washington Wizards forward Danny Abdia, has recently experienced a decrease in the number of minutes and numbers, with some attributing this to the return of Roy Hachimura, the Japanese forward who was absent at the beginning of the season.

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A less successful week.

Abdia (Photo: Reuters)

After moving between 7 and 15 points in 11 games, a less successful streak came. The Wizards may have recorded three straight wins, twice against Orlando and once against Oklahoma City, but Abdia settled for 2, 7 and 5 points in those games. As mentioned, the number of minutes of Abdia also experienced a decrease, when after four consecutive games with 33 minutes or more, in the last four games he did not record more than 19 minutes. Ahead of tonight's game (Saturday-Sunday) against the disappointing Portland Trail Blazers, Abdia arrived at the press conference he shared about his recent past.

"I had a bit of a hard week after a load of games and minutes, I felt I had reached some kind of 'wall'. But I'm after that now - more reassured and happy. "Including me, we want to be on the floor as much as possible. We should be the best we can be in 15/20 minutes."

Will recover against Portland?

Abdia (Photo: Reuters)

The Corona plague also did not miss Wizards coach Wes Ansald Jr., who joined more than half of the league's head coaches who went into isolation this season.

"Obviously Wes Ansald is the head coach and he will be missing," Abdia said, "but the whole team is in sync with him including the players and we will do what needs to be achieved to win."

Regarding his personal development, the Israeli said: "My game is more mature now, I am a more aggressive attacker, feel strong and generally a better player. The shooting will come and go. As a guard I know the players better in the second season and it helps me. I know their movements - I see more "Video this season. Are they going right or left. I'm ready for the challenge."

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