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57 points conceded on average in the two friendlies against Kapfenberg and Ferrara, 58 in Naples: defense is definitely the best department so far of a Nutribullet that today at 17 is on stage at the PalaLeonessa in Brescia, reached yesterday by train from Campania.
Should another success arrive then, with two matches at Palaverde next Tuesday and Thursday respectively against Germani (6.30 pm) and Gevi (21), the passage to the quarter-finals of the Super Cup will be anything but a mirage; in case of defeat watch out for waste. As you can see, with races every two days without the possibility of training, they are rhythms already from the week of the European Cup, which obviously will be very useful in view of the upcoming Qualification Round in the Champions League, but in the meantime coach Menetti expects that the concentration is entirely directed to this demonstration, which must not be a training session for Europe.
Having started off on the right foot gave the Biancocelesti a good boost, whose performance comforted more in defense, which forced Uglietti and his teammates to shoot 42% from the field and take 10 rebounds less than in attack: “We went down on the parquet in Naples and the team played hard – explains Henry Sims, the best in the field at Papabarbuto – Everyone did their job, at least for three quarters and a half. I think that in the final of the last quarter we could have played a little better but we arrived, everyone was concentrated and gave their contribution and we got the victory ».
Regarding the attack, which closed with 46.5%, it must be said that Russell and Bortolani, especially the second (who today returns to his stadium last season), have shown that they have not disposed of the ailments that had made him jump Borgoricco’s friendly: it is reasonable to think that, as soon as the play and the starting guard have re-established the offensive potential, where in addition to Sims Dimsa is also distinguishing himself, he will benefit from it.
«We did positive things and other less-cut things short by Max Menetti-I saw a good concentration, even with some flaws that we can contain. But in any case there is not much time to correct the defects, we must do it immediately. How to put more courage and energy on the offensive level, where we tried a lot but we were less effective than in defense. In any case, it was an important victory, which must give us confidence and also arrived with a fair gap, despite the fact that we threw some points away at the last minute ». As mentioned today, Germani makes its debut in the event and knows that the qualification (whoever wins the group gets Milan) passes through its internal success: it is a team that has changed a lot, last year there are three left, namely Burns, Parrillo and the eternal David Moss, 38 years old. Also new is the coach, Alessandro Magro. The last appearance of the Lioness on the field was on August 28 in the scrimmage against Efes Istanbul lost 97-71: there were no Burns, Parrillo and Petruccelli. This time Brescia will certainly be an opponent tougher to face, a decisive test, almost a direct confrontation between what seem to be the best equipped teams to compete for the primacy of the group. We will certainly know more about Treviso Basket tonight.
YOU PLAY A: Brescia, PalaLeonessa, 5 p.m.
GERMANI Gabriel, Moore, Mitrou-Long, Petruccelli, Della Valle, Eboua, Parrillo, Cobbins, Biatcha, Burns, Laquintana, Rodella, Moss. All. Lean
NUTRIBULLET Russell, Bortolani, Imbrò, Casarin, Chillo, Sokolowski, Sims, Dimsa, Jones, Akele, Faggian, Poser. All. Lost.
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