Mumbru on replacing Laso in Madrid: 'It doesn't even cross my mind' / News - Basketnews.com

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Tomorrow, Bilbao Surne Basket coach Alex Mumbru receives a tribute in that sounds like a farewell, with the retirement of his 15th jersey. When he hung up his boots in 2018, it was only a simple event, because the team was eliminated in ACB League and there wasn't much desire to party.

Now he is going to retire the shirt, four years later, and it sounds like the end of an era after 9 seasons as a player and 4 as a coach.

Real Madrid crisis and doubts about the figure of their coach, Pablo Laso, have sparked rumours about possible candidates to take over his chair, and one of the names that have appeared in Real environment is Mumbru. But he has denied any approach. "To question Laso seems utopian to me. He has won everything, he has been in all the finals, playing well. It seems totally absurd to me", he said in a blunt tone toAS.com.

The option of coaching Madrid, at least at the moment, is not on his mind: "It hasn't crossed my mind, nor do I even consider it. Putting the figure of Pablo into question is not just a mistake, I just don't know what else he has to do. Maybe he has to win seven NBA rings! He's won it all. There's nothing to discuss."

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