26 games in six days, the exhausting madness of European basketball: "The calendar will not give of itself"

The entanglement comes from afar, but the panorama due to the coronavirus and the forced postponements due to contagions in the teams aggravates the situation (although this week none of the scheduled games responds to a cancellation).

For years, the different levels of European basketball have insisted on squeezing the calendar, overexploiting their resources (the players) and looking the other way (on the contrary) when they are asked to account.

In this forward movement of

weeks of absolute madness arise like the current one.

A blessing for the hobbyist (with plenty of free time, yes).

Although you need a sketch not to get lost.

Because in the next six days, from Tuesday to Friday, 27 games are played with the presence of Spanish teams.

plus the one corresponding to European competitions, the Euroleague and Eurocup and the Champions League organized by FIBA.

A puzzle that needs to be cleaned up.

Before, the complaints.

Those issued this Monday by

(ABP), although their criticisms go more to the current situation due to COVID and the postponements, to the fact that all competitions have maintained "the same competition system", than to Deep inside the affair.

For the association chaired by Alfonso Reyes, this fact "has not been the most appropriate decision to ensure the health of the protagonists."

"In our sport, in a few weeks, the calendar will not give of itself and solutions will have to be found. The complicated bobbin lace that will have to be done to play all the initially planned matches will put the involvement of the fans to the test, who will not You will know which day or which competition that match belongs to, the logistical capacity of the leagues to relocate and find free dates and of course, the health of the players and the overload will be unfortunately tested once again, this time even more concentrated of parties ”, they protest.

Joventut and Valencia

To begin with, this Tuesday,

starts

with the matches of the teams that are scheduled for the Euroleague on Thursday and Friday.

Thus, at 6.30 pm Real Madrid, undefeated, visits Betis (with only one victory in their six games, as they have one postponed).

And then, at 9:15 p.m., UCAM Murcia-Barça and Obradoiro-Valencia (all in Movistar).

But also, two matches of European competitions: MoraBanc Andorra-Lietkavelis (8:00 p.m.) of the Eurocup and Bilbao-Pinar Karsiyaka of the Champios (8:30 p.m., both on DAZN).

On Wednesday 28 the party does not decline, up to five more meetings with Spanish teams.

And that, because of the coronavirus, the San Pablo Burgos-Brindisi of the Champions League, scheduled for Thursday, was postponed due to the outbreak in the Castilian squad.

Two others from Liga Endesa -Baskonia-Manresa at 6:30 p.m. and Estudiantes-GBC at 9:15 p.m., Movistar) and three from Eurocup (Unics-Joventut at 5:00 p.m., Ulm-Unicaja at 7:15 p.m. and Gran Canaria-Trento at 9:00 p.m. h., DAZN).

On Thursday, already with

, more.

CSKA-Valencia (6:00 p.m.) and Real Madrid-Bayern (9:00 p.m., both on DAZN) and ACB's Bilbao-Andorra (9:15 p.m., Movistar).

And to finish off, on Friday, another four duels.

Euroleague Baskonia-Barça (9:00 p.m., DAZN) and Zaragoza-Unicaja (6:30 p.m.), Fuenlabrada-Joventut (9:15 p.m.) and Tenerife-Gran Canaria (9:15 p.m., all in Movistar).

Of course, the weekend is played in full, if the coronavirus does not prevent it, the day 9 of the ACB, with two matches on Saturday and seven on Sunday, in the morning and afternoon.

And with two highlights: Valencia-Real Madrid (6.30pm) and Tenerife-Barça (8pm).

In total, 27 encounters.

Most Spanish teams will play three in six days, the rest, at least two.

Who takes the cake?

The

is not bad

, which on Wednesday visits Kazan, on Friday Fuenlabrada and on Sunday, already in Badalona, ​​receives Estudiantes.

Nor does Valencia, which visits Santiago on Tuesday, Moscow on Friday and receives Madrid on Sunday.

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