"They are a team that plays very short possessions. You have already seen their scoring in the two games they have played: they are averaging 102 points per game," the red-and-black coach explained about the newly promoted Galician side, which has retained the core of last season's team and its playing philosophy. "This year, the ACB is being played at a very high pace, and Leyma is the fifth team in the competition that plays the most possessions," the Basque coach noted.
Despite the strong start to the season, García de Vitoria believes Casademont must correct the mistakes that condemned them in their last game against Valencia: "You are managing the game well, within what you want, and then we make five consecutive defensive mistakes that condemn us. That is where we have to improve." He added what he considered the most positive aspect: "I really liked that after losing to Valencia the other day, the team was upset, and I really liked seeing the team upset during the week because they thought, or had the feeling, that they could have won it."
UNDER CONSTRUCTION
In this regard, the Basque coach also stressed the need to continue building a competitive team capable of recovering from difficult situations while maintaining its ambition: "I want to see a competitive Casademont, one capable of recovering from negative situations, continuing to help one another and maintaining our energy, while continuing to have that ambition to compete and win." "It is true that, unlike most teams, we are a completely new team, and the process takes us longer," he added.
On a personal level, the coach said he was satisfied with the work and connection he sees within the team. "I am happy, I am pleased with the players, and we are working well. This is an opportunity I have been waiting for many years to make the most of and do well," said the coach of a Casademont side looking to carry those positive initial feelings into a game in which containing Leyma Coruña's offensive pace will be one of the major challenges.
