Silver: Ten proper names

The LEB Plata is already facing the last day of the first round, in which, together with the pending matches (Zornotza vs ENERparking Navarra and Grupo Alega Cantabria vs Hereda COB) we could already know the teams that will play the Cup. And we say «could »Because in the East the first round was going to close with a double confrontation between four of the most outstanding teams of the same, but the co-leader Mi Arquitecto CB Benicarló, affected by an outbreak of coronavirus, will not finally be able to receive FC Cartagena CB , a key duel for the Benicarlandos in the fight for the Cup. The one that will be played in principle will be the derby between Hestia Menorca and the leader Sant Antoni Ibiza Feeling, who won a direct duel with Benicarló a few weeks ago and had an advantage at this last day. In the West it is Zornotza ST who is in charge, but a victory is followed by the two “coconuts”: Hereda Club Ourense Baloncesto and Grupo Alega Cantabria CBT, who hope that those from Garita repeat failures like the one two weeks ago in Morón and have pending their direct duel. With one more game, Tizona University of Burgos, awaits its opportunity.

In this league scenario, we are going to talk about some names that, without being perhaps the best, nor the most valued or those with the greatest projection, are, by their own merits, the proper names of this LEB Plata, without forgetting, to the When choosing them, the value of the results of their teams, among which are the eight mentioned. In this way we choose five names per group.

Eastern Conference

Gerard blat
Good Arenas Albacete Basket
28 mi, 15.5 pt, 2.5 as

In a short-staffed team with few tall men, after a few early stages of adjustment after his season in Iceland, his latest stakes have put him in NBA mode. And we use this term because it seems that he has put on a superhero cape and, when he catches the ball, with his 1 × 1 and his handling is unbalanced and unstoppable, getting good scores and being important for the David Varela team.

Jordi Grimau
Sant Antoni Ibiza Feeling
27 mi, 12.6 pt, 3.9 re

The word team defines Sant Antoni Ibiza Feeling, which Carlos Flores has impregnated with his work behind. A squad without figures, but with players like Antúnez, Smith, Šležas and several young people complying. But it is the Sports Director, Jordi Grimau, who puts on the court that lethal touch, experience and knowing how to be, which translates into hot spots and in continuing the game. Grimau is, as always, at a huge level within a project with which he is identified and which is growing by leaps and bounds.

Diego Alderete
Hestia Menorca
31 mi, 8.1 pt, 10.5 re

The East Group has several exteriors that are showing a high level, such as the shooter David Mutaf (Herbalife Gran Canaria) or the game all-around by Yeikson Montero (Recambios Gaudí Mollet), but we lean towards this young national, vital for Javi Zamora in Bàsquet Menorca. Alderete is the player who is always where he should, both back and forward: powerful on the rebound, ready to read the game off the ball or going out in transition, when he gains strength in his outside shot, that label of a budding project will be removed.

Samu rodriguez
FC Cartagena CB
29 mi, 15 pt, 6.3 re

How is this man from Tenerife who did not make the leap in Gold! In Silver, by the hand of Gus Aranzana and with a team with people with a past in Gold such as Astilleros, the returned Mbaye or Camara, carries the weight with another canary (Víctor Aguilar). Active on the rebound, he is able to play on the post and be effective on the Q&A and in the pop. He has emerged as a leader and has assumed with total confidence that aspect that, perhaps, he was missing to take his game to the next level.

Vladi Orlov
My Architect CB Benicarló
27 mi, 13.2 pt, 6.9 re

There are several names that stand out in the Levantine squad, and it is not fair to forget the explosive Dominican Jhery Matos or the leader Jon Ander Aramburu, but the level of the Hispanic-Ukrainian is differential in his position. ‘Five’ was available, it is very difficult to overcome his physique at the post and he has been adding a very interesting mid-distance shot and better decision-making. Without a clear relay, it is essential in Adrià Alonso’s schemes.

Western Conference

Joe cremo
Zornotza ST
30 mi, 14.9 pt, 3.5 as

In the leading team, which has Cabrera’s imagination, Agbeko’s explosiveness or the weight of the old guard, Cremo has taken on the role of star player and has fulfilled his reputation. Quality player, not selfish, with a good vision of the game and dangerous from outside and from within Q&A. Without being a physical prodigy, the American makes a difference in this category.

Unai mendikote
Gijón Basketball Circle
36 mi, 15.1 pt, 8.2 re

It would be a sin to leave out the currently most valued player in the group and that is why it enters among these five names before players that we want to mention such as triplist Greg Gantt (Inherit COB), Miki Ortega (the magician of Damex UDEA Algeciras), Diogo Brito ( self-confidence for CB Morón) or the duo of Clínica Ponferrada CDP formed by Dani Manchón and Adam Fravert. In a team from Gijón where several players add up many minutes (Libroia, Greenaway, Javi Lucas), the young Basque player takes advantage of his versatility. He has never had a problem taking responsibility and has been solid in shooting, even from afar, showing great activity on the rebound and a lot of mobility when playing. The Swiss army knife that the Gijón team needs.

Jeff Solarin
Zamora falls in love
31 mi, 15.8 pt, 7 re

Five seasons later, the paths of Solarin and his coach Saulo Hernández come together again in Plata. After his good season in Gold, he was surprised not to see him in that category, being a luxury for Silver. After an uneven start for the team, Bobby Harris and Bakumanya have arrived to accompany Solarin, who is a true pylon hammer, attacking from outside, running the track, rebounding and providing intensity at every moment. A gift for fans of this category.

Mirza Bulić
Grupo Alega Cantabria CBT
30 mi, 16.5 pt, 4.3 re

It is difficult to see a player of the quality of Bulić in Silver, but the project of Grupo Alega Cantabria CBT brings together several elite players such as Sans, Čizmić (what a season of yours!), Sierra, Alo Marín … Orphans of Granado and with Koné still recovering sensations, Bulić had to alternate the ‘four’ and the ‘five’, doing a lot of damage with his mobility game and ease of launching. His ability to add and rebound make him a top level player.

Coreontae DeBerry
Tizona University of Burgos
25 mi, 13.5 pt, 7.2 re

The Burgos team is not being very regular, but little by little it tries to warm up with the veteran flavor of its squad plus the electric game of the base Dídac Cuevas and a ‘five’ reference like DeBerry. We already warned in preseason that, if he coupled, he would be a powerful mass finishing in the low post and with his fierceness in the offensive rebound. A player to lean on to make a difference.