Sergio Llull's penultimate challenge: this is how he prepared to take the reins after Campazzo's goodbye

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Days before

started his countdown with Real Madrid, when the serious predicament in which the team was going to be left with the departure of his NBA referent was already suspected, Sergio Llull signed the worst game of his career .

That bad morning against Fuenlabrada (10 missed pitches and a PIR of -12) was the opposite of a bad omen.

His particular catharsis turned out.

While speculations about signings or role changes were fired from outside, while thoughtful analyzes multiplied about what would happen in Pablo Laso's team with the feeling of orphan that Campazzo left behind, Llull savored the umpteenth challenge of his career.

He had been aware for a long time, perhaps since last summer, that this moment was coming.

for so much.

He never lacked hunger, but few reacted as voraciously as the Balearic when he was most questioned.

After so many rounds, the solution was at home.

And it has not been long in being verified.

After his serious knee injury in the summer of 2017 and all the physical problems that have been weighing him down afterwards, few players have seen the pandemic break so well.

An F5 in his career in which Llull, who is

- two from Felipe Reyes and three from Rafa Rullán's absolute record - has not wasted time.

While his second daughter, Gabriela, was born, he worked with a double objective.

Extend his career on the way to the 33 years he turned a few days ago and that it did not depend so much on the physical.

To do this, the Spaniard returned to his origins: he placed special emphasis on the technical resources that would save him athletic displays that could make him relapse and the improvement of the shot as a lethal weapon to rescue in his final career.

Back to base

Laso was also aware of plan B. Therefore, once he assimilated that there would be no emergency signings after Facu's goodbye, he never launched alarmist messages.

Obviously,

- who Real Madrid did not want to let Panathinaikos go last summer - and the young Carlos Alocén should take a step forward.

And so it will be in terms of number of minutes.

But the moment of truth, the decisive moments of the meetings, will be up to Llull.

The Menorcan was never a pure director, but he was also decisive in that work.

Without going too far, in the last World gold medal,

or playing alongside him.

So far, the response has been hopeful.

Already in the match that marked Campazzo's farewell, in ACB against Manresa, Llull redeemed himself from that disastrous performance against Fuenla with 17 points.

Later, in Moscow, despite the defeat in extremis, he scored 13 points and distributed six assists.

After the stoppage by the FIBA ​​Windows, 12 points against Baskonia and 19 (with a PIR of 25 and five triples from six attempts) against ASVEL.

On Sunday, in victory number 13 in ACB to remain undefeated leader, eight in Burgos, in a duel in which defenses prevailed.

“He is working well and it shows in the field.

It transmits a lot to the team, ”Laso stressed these days.

Llull ended those four games on the court, in which another particularly striking fact stood out: until yesterday at the Coliseum, he had only lost one ball in 60 minutes on the court.

Obviously, there are aspects still to be polished, gaps that will not be solved in a few days.

Because, as Laso warned, Campazzo is "irreplaceable."

But nobody takes advantage of his resources like the coach from Vitoria, one of the keys to his success.

And the appeal of Llull - who curiously saw these days as his rights in the NBA that he will never play, ended up in the Knicks - is an absolute luxury.

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