However, the dismissal of the 59-year-old Bahian coach offers different readings, according to the parties involved.
While the Argentine Confederation (CAB) informed through a brief statement that the technical director had “verbally advanced his removal”, different sources of the activity consulted by Télam realized that García “did not leave, they kicked him out”.
The body that governs the destinations of basketball activity in the country added that the reasons for “Che’s” decision were preserved “for privacy.” He also remarked that the also former coach of San Lorenzo, Boca Juniors and Peñarol, from Mar del Plata “was not part of the delegation that traveled this Tuesday afternoon to Brazil to play the AmeriCup,” the text said.
“Che” García, who had assumed the position of coach at the head of the albiceleste team after the departure of Sergio Hernández, after the Tokyo Olympics in the second half of 2021, led the team on Monday night in victory against the Bahamas, 95-77, at the Islas Malvinas Sports Center in Mar del Plata.
However, according to what was provided by a spokesperson to Télam “The relationship between the players and the coach was somewhat tense during the game. And not only because of what happened during the game but because of other events that took place during the concentrations and on previous trips. Things were no longer in the best way.confided the spokesman.
Another source consulted said that “Che” García is going through “a complex situation personally,” so it is understood that “he was asked, in a good way, to step aside in office.”
To endorse this assessment, the specialized outlet Solo Basket, through its YouTube channel, reported on Tuesday that “it was the Argentine Confederation that made the decision not to continue the relationship with the coach.”
In the press conference after the meeting in Mar del Plata, García had indicated that “the idea is firm” in relation to the collective operation of a team that still exhibits chiaroscuro so far in the present tie for the Japan-Philippines World Cup. -Indonesia 2023.
“This group is humanly very good. And basketball-wise it is improving”, added “Che” in his serene speech, after the match at the Mar del Plata Sports Center.
Most of the Argentine players (Facundo Campazzo, Nicolás Laprovíttola, Marcos Delía, Carlos Delfino, Gabriel Deck, Juan Pablo Vaulet, José Vildoza and Nicolás Brussino) traveled from Mar del Plata to the Jorge Newbery Airport, on an Aerolineas Argentinas flight in the one that the outgoing coach was not.
Although, in advance, it was known that coach Gonzalo García, his Staff assistants and the other basketball players called (Leandro Bolmaro, Juan Francisco Fernández, Tomás Chapero and Tayavek Gallizzi) had to “travel by bus first, because it was scheduled to be done in two batches”, according to another source consulted.
The albiceleste squad traveled to Recife on Tuesday and did so with Gonzalo García, Néstor’s assistant, at the head of the delegation. “For the AmeriCup, Gonzalo García will be the provisional coach, with Leonardo Gutiérrez as collaborator,” said the same spokesperson.
For a moment there was speculation that Pablo Prigioni, who served as a kind of assistant in the match against Canada (87-99) a week ago, would take the place of Néstor García, but the current collaborator of the Minnesota coaching staff The NBA’s Timberwolves “will remain in the United States developing other particular issues.”
Argentina will start the AmeriCup dispute this Saturday at 1:40 p.m. against the Virgin Islands, in a match that will be played at the Geraldo Magalhaes stadium in Recife.
Source: Ambito
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