Thomas Scrubb shines in Canada’s loss to Argentina

Obradoiro continues his preparations for the next term of the league after a long break to celebrate the King’s Cup and for two team matches in the FIBA ​​windows. Moncho Fernández is working with uninvited players and is waiting to start training more intensively from Tuesday receive the mighty Real Madrid in Sar. During this last week there are several Obradoirists who are away from the capital fulfilling their international obligations.

The Canadian team lost in Argentina 83-72. The game has become very uphill to the Scrubb team in the second quarter, after the series 23-13. Thomas (18 points in 32 minutes) and Phil (12 points in 31 minutes) started in the starting five.

Thomas Scrub, who was the game’s leading scorer and most valued player, made 6 of 10 two-pointers and 2 of 6 three-pointers for his team, along with 6 rebounds, 5 assists and 21 points. While, Phil Scrub he scored all his points from the perimeter, with 4 three-pointers from 7 attempts (0 out of 3 baskets from two). In addition, he finished a more discreet game than his brother with a rebound, an assist and a PIR of four.

Five Argentines scored double-digit goals. Facundo Campazzo (0 of 7 three-pointers and 11 assists) and Nicolas Brussino with 13 points each were the best scorers of the winning team.

Nate Bjorkgren’s Canadians suffered their first qualifying defeat against the Argentines after ten consecutive victories. The second match of the window for the Scrubbs will play until Canadaalready qualified for world Championship, in the early morning hours of this Sunday against Venezuela, in Caracas. So far, the Argentines have recorded eight wins and three losses, as many as Venezuela in second place and the Dominican Republic in third place.

Ruben Guerrero

Another obradoirist who was the protagonist this week in FIBA’s windows was center Ruben Guerrerowho participated in the forced as a starter Spain’s triumph in Iceland: 61-80. The Andalusian scored eight points in 20 minutes of play (4 baskets from 5 attempts). He finished his participation with four rebounds and 11 points.

In the rival team was an old acquaintance of Sar’s fans, center of Zaragoza Tryggvi Hlinason, who was the main scorer of his team with as many as 13 points in almost 26 minutes of play (6 of 7 points and seven rebounds). He was the most valued in the Icelandic group with 20 points. He could do little to avoid defeat for his team.

Spain leads their group with eight wins and one loss. With seven victories, the Italians are in second place. Scariol’s men will close the window this afternoon in Cáceres against Italy.