GRANADA (FIBA Basketball World Cup) – Spain won’t play Brazil until Day 3 of Group An activity of the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup, yet Rudy Fernandez has an arrangement as a main priority on the best way to beat the South Americans.
To start with, the Real Madrid expert says, Spain’s barrier will need to stop FC Barcelona point watch Marcelinho Huertas and make Tiago Splitter’s life in the paint more troublesome.
“Splitter is playing at abnormal state, truth be told, he has recently won the NBA ring with his group (San Antonio Spurs),” said Fernandez, who completed scoreless in a 88-82 thrashing to Brazil at the 2012 the London Olympics.
Over the past season, the Spain wing confronted Huertas on various events in the ACB Liga Endesa too the Euroleague.
So he comprehends what it takes to square off the Brazilian: “Marcelinho Huertas is an incredible player, who can likewise score. I have endured against him in the recreations against FC Barcelona this season.
“We will need to stop these two players, who are key for the Brazil diversion, however we can’t neglect his partners, for example, Nene Hilario and Leandro (Barbosa) – who are additionally playing at abnormal state – or whatever other player.
“South American groups have a tendency to play more physical amusement, which makes them harder rivals,” included the 29-year-old.
Spain open their home World Cup battle at Palacio Municipal de Deportes in Granda on Saturday night against the FIBA Asia champions from Iran, before undertaking Egypt on Day 2.
In principle these two groups are the Group An underdogs. By the by, Fernandez says they ought not be released without seeing them play.
“We need to admiration our rivals. I would deceive you in the event that I said that a diversion against these groups infer the same level of inspiration of playing against the USA.
“Anyway they can amaze different groups, that is the reason we ought to play centered to annihilation them.”
Hamed Hadadi, the first Iranian player to play in the NBA, will lead the charge for Iran and Fernandez knows how profitable he is.
“For all that he did, the NBA was a positive for him. Presently he is existing an alternate experience, and the extent that I know he is doing admirably,” he said.
Indeed the developing number of Egyptian players going along with US schools, to seek after their scholastic and ball profession, got Fernandez’s consideration.
“I think it is a decent thought for adolescent global players to join a school to get instruction,” he said.