Riso Scotti, Ducarello does not cry on himself “With San Miniato we are always in the game”

The coach from Pavia: «We conceded too many 3-point shots but the team never gave up. The future? All finals “

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Ugo Ducarello returns to the defeat in San Miniato, before concentrating on next Sunday’s match of Riso Scotti against Cecina at PalaRavizza (ball at two at 6pm). “We knew that in Tuscany it would be a difficult match because we were playing against the second in the standings – observes the coach from Pavia – the first quarter was balanced, then we got too distracted, with 20 turnovers, a statistical number too important, even because in the match plan I had advised myself to be careful. San Miniato was good at taking advantage of it and we struggled to try to recover. In any case, I see the glass as half full, because the team never gave up, it was in the game, even if we suffered too many negative partial points ». San Miniato has shot from three points with very high percentages. «It’s a key to the match – underlines Ducarello – it was also my fault, because normally the Tuscan team shoots with 28% from three. Our idea was to defend the painted as much as possible by giving something to certain players, but when Candotto scored a triple on the first attempt, he took confidence and everyone else with him. At that point everything became more difficult, because even those who came off the bench tried and scored. I tried to alternate the zone with the man to take away the rhythm, but it didn’t always go well. We made mistakes on defense, while for three we struggled against their pressure. The next step we have to take is to gain confidence in the triples without being disheartened after a mistake on an open shot, always avoiding forcing ».

Pavia is now expected from two consecutive home games, with Cecina and Libertas Livorno. «By now every match is a final – warns Ducarello – we have understood this after Empoli. The points weigh a lot, we must be careful at all. If we underestimate Cecina just because she is penultimate, it risks getting complicated ». –