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Troy Caupain turns against Würzburg in the last quarter and thus secures Ratiopharm Ulm a victory, which is not a matter of course due to several failures
Pit Meier
There are some things that are difficult to predict for a layperson and probably also for a trainer. For example, Troy Caupain’s performance in the Bundesliga basketball game between
Würzburg and
Ratiopharm Ulm. For three quarters of the time, the American in the Ulm dress seemed to have caught a very used evening: Caupain only had six points and five ball losses before the final section in the statistics sheet. But when it came down to it, he shouldered the responsibility and secured his team with 13 points in the last quarter the 90:77 victory, which was anything but natural that evening.
The clear role of Ulm favorite was put into perspective by various personalities. It was known in advance that Christoph Phillips would be absent due to problems with the adductors. However, the club did not communicate that Thomas Klepeisz was hit again badly in the Eurocup game in Montenegro last week. In preparation it was a broken hand, this time it is an injury on the right shoulder. The Austrian followed the game in Würzburg with his arm in a sling, according to the club, he will be absent for several weeks. Since Klepeisz occupies a foreigner position, the question of a subsequent obligation arises even in economically difficult Corona times. On top of that, center Dylan Osetkowski also called in sick shortly before the game on Saturday on the Ulm side.
For Ratiopharm Ulm it wasn’t about a beauty award
Under these circumstances, it was not about winning a beauty award for Ratiopharm Ulm and the team did not even submit an application. “But in the end we managed to win the game,” said Andreas Obst, who, unlike Caupain, played well in all four quarters and scored reliably – contrary to his actual preferences and habits, even near the basket. A very small Ulm team with Caupain, John Petrucelli, Patrick Heckmann, Kristofer Krause and Trey Landers finally played out the decisive 71:58 lead with a 9-0 run in the first two minutes of the last quarter. Apropos Landers: The 22-year-old young professional did not deliver a completely inspiring performance in Würzburg. But he made his best game so far in the Ulm jersey with seven points and five rebounds.
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In any case, the Würzburg team lost three times in the cup against Bamberg, Ludwigsburg and also
Ulm also this game in the last quarter. Trainer Denis Wucherer put it this way: “In the first stressful situation we fell apart and did a lot of nonsense again.”
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