Spain Embarrasses Itself at the Start of the European Basketball Championship. The Reiting European Champion Fails Against Georgia. The press is shocked.
This is the first big sensation of the European Basketball Championship!
Defending Champion Spain Had A Nightmare Start and Embarrassed Itself In The First Preliminary Round Game Against Georgia. The Outsider Prevailed with 83:69 (37:35).
Spain embarrasses itself
The Co-Favorite is now under Considerable Pressure. The Team is not Yet Stable After A Huge Upheaval. Numerous Stars Have Left Sion the European Championship Title of 2021 and now the Young Talents have to be Brought up.
The problem Already Showed Up In The Preparation. Spain Won ONLY ONE GAME OUT OF SIX Tests and Lost Against Germany, France and Portugal. Nevertheless, Spain was the Clear Favorite. Even the World Federation Fiba Put the Probability of Winning for Georgia at only 20 Percent.
The press was shocked. Marca Headlined: “Spain Suffers Shipwreck. A Catastrophic Start Has Made the Way Difficult.” The as Became Even Clearer and Said: “Spain Without A Soul – A Bloodless Face. The National Team is Overrun by Georgia. A Sad Performance.”
The Mundo Deportivo was no less critical. “Spain Even Fails in Character. Limited Game Design, Major Problems with Rebounds and Three-Pointers Have Burdened A Team that Lacked the Bite of Earlier Days.” And the Sport Wrote: “Major Setback Right at the Start. The Lack of Concentration at the End is worrying.”
Sandro Mamukelashvili was the top scorer with 19 points. The Winger is under Contract with the San Antonio Spurs in the NBA. But his Colleagues Toko Shengelia (Bologna), Kamar Baldwin (Baskonia) and Goga Bitadze from Wagner Club Orlando Magic So Convinced. They all scored in double figures.
For Spain, Juancho Hernangomez (13 Points) and Santi Aldama (12 Points) Were The Most Likely to Resist.
Spain could not cope with the physical play of the outsiders at all. Georgia led from the start and remained ice-cold When the champion FOUGTH HIS WAY Back in the final quarters.
In The End, Spain Had No Chance.