Barça – Madrid, two similar bodies in the same final as always

Here you have, dear reader, the gift of each end of season in Spanish basketball; Indeed, it is the final playoff between Barcelona and Real Madrid.

To present it, it has occurred to us to make an analogy with the human body, the most important piece of equipment that each one of us has at our disposal, and that needs to have at least three organs, or a group of organs, in very good shape to face the challenges More demanding.

Let's go to the most important of all, the decision-making center, the brain of each team. From our point of view, Chus Mateo has a slightly more calibrated 'joystick' so that his different quintets, and their different strategies (including that defensive zone with Tavares acting as an insurmountable wall, which by the way Jasikevicius also tested against Unicaja, with a style more than adjustments), can make differences. In case anyone doesn't remember, Chus probably earned the trust of the bosses by leading the team at this same point last year, after the impact of Pablo Laso's indisposition. Here, therefore, we give an advantage to Real Madrid. But that decision-making center depends on the execution on the track, on the heart of the leader capable of carrying out the strategy on the blackboard.. Choosing Sergio Rodríguez and Tomas Satoransky as the fittest to carry out this function, we continue to think that the brain of Real Madrid starts with a bit of an advantage over that of Barcelona.

Protection against dangers depends on the second group of organs.. That Immune System that we should never neglect. Here it is impossible to compete against a character like Walter Tavares. Madrid has the best inside game in Europe when they are all well. Madrid's defense is capable of biting outsiders so much, because behind it there is always Tavares, Poirier…

Madrid's a priori advantage could be seen, however, nullified by this mixture of morale accumulated by Vesely, Sanli, Nnaji in tough moments against Unicaja (with Jasikevicius using adjustment defenses that have changed trends in matches), with the pressure that the Palau Blaugrana will exert, especially in the first match. The 1-0 could not be considered definitive for a Real Madrid that believes itself capable of everything, but a 0-1 could be for the immune system of the Catalans.

And we have that talent that sometimes allows us to go beyond what the brain believes possible.. That muscular system in shape, capable of completing impossible counterattacks, of maintaining rhythms, of rising above the rival, of scoring triples outside the system. We have seen Mirotic more uncomfortable than usual in this last phase of the season. And he didn't seem quite fine either a couple of games ago Nico Laprovittola. Something better and more regular in their own have been Abrines and Kuric. Even Kalinic, who gave us the feeling that he wouldn't pick Saras as his ideal boss in a workplace climate survey.. On the part of Madrid, to the exuberant Henzonja and Musa and the always reliable Hanga or Causeur, the personal commitment of Yabusele has been added to purge his temporary madness against Partizán. Here we are not able to take sides for any.

This crude medical diagnosis would give a small a priori advantage to the High Performance team of Real Madrid. However, statistics say that in the last 37 years of the ACB final playoff, the regular league champion has won the trophy 20 times. If your brains can't cope with the uncertainty of a forecast, trust that whatever happens in 12 months, you will probably be watching the same ACB League final playoff. With all the good and the bad for the health of the competition.