Guillén sees the SPB 2024 semi-final format as attractive / Photo: Gladiadores Press
Ronald Guillén, technical director of Gladiadores de Anzoátegui, expressed his desire for Venezuelan professional basketball to have a more extensive league, as he believes it would be of great benefit.
According to the strategist, a circuit that can last much longer than it currently does would help the development of this sport in the country and many people who, in one way or another, indirectly, work in this field.
“How nice it would be if we could live this excitement, this adrenaline and everything we are experiencing for eight or nine months. It would be wonderful,” said the boss, whose team has so far been the best in the 2024 season of the Professional Basketball Super League (SPB).
Environment
Guillén expressed his wish after the great atmosphere that was experienced in the Luis Ramos gymnasium on the Barcelona-Puerto La Cruz axis, during the match between Gladiators and Marinos de Oriente.
He also described the semifinal format of this season’s competition as attractive, called the Super Round, where five quintets play against each other for two places in the grand final.
He acknowledged that this system is mainly associated with baseball, but insisted that it is “wonderful.” He added that it increases competitiveness and forces teams to have a large roster to handle rotations and breaks, since they play every two or three days, which includes travel.
It is worth remembering that, prior to this stage, the five teams that qualified from Group 1 and Group 2 in the regular season faced each other in direct matches, in what was called the Intergroup Phase. The winners of these matches went on to the Super Round and the two best teams from this stage will fight for the title in the final stage.
Puerto La Cruz/ Javier A. Guaipo
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2024-08-20 14:57:15
