DJ Strawberry, a UCAM Murcia Club Basketball player who does not know what it is to win in this year 2021 and has seven consecutive defeats in the Endesa League, has said that “veterans have to take command and lead the group to reach the victory “and has also commented that all together can” turn this season around now that we are not in a great moment. “
The 35-year-old American forward, who is facing his first season in Murcia, has spoken at a press conference about the current situation of the university team, which on Saturday will visit Lenovo Tenerife immersed in a bad streak that has led him to be the thirteenth classified with a record of eight wins and 15 losses, just two above the relegation zone to the LEB Gold League.
“The week is going quite well, working hard and trusting the group despite all the injuries we have had and wanting to compete,” the New York player began by saying.
The exterior grana, who has a Cameroonian passport, is not performing at the level expected of him and averages 5.7 points, 1.4 rebounds, 1.7 assists and a PIR of 3 in almost 18 minutes per game in his 18 appearances during the present League.
“I have also suffered some injuries, but I am already 100% and we can turn this season around now that we are not in a great moment and play a good role for both the team and me. Physically I feel fine and I trust myself Even when the coach says my number to jump on the track. The season is very long and I am sure that I will have my opportunity to prove my worth “, he assured.
Regarding his feelings, he has declared the following: “I am a professional and I have to maintain my confidence, otherwise I could not dedicate myself to this. You have to remain stable and when you have the shot launch it with confidence”.
Strawberry, who has said that Brazilian point guard Caio Pacheco and American power forward James Webb III, signed to replace the injured Conner Frankamp and David DiLeo, are “two great players” and added that “the fact that they have come speaks volumes. well of the efforts made by the club “.
In any case, he has remarked that the most veteran have to be the ones who mainly assume responsibility. “We are several experienced players who are in the squad and who have already seen ourselves in a situation like this like Nemanja Radovic, Augusto Lima, Sadiel Rojas, Tomás Bellas and myself and we know how to get out of it. We have to take command and lead the group to victory and forget the last seven defeats, “he said with conviction.
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