At 20.30 the Bakken Bears compete for the final at TvB. Menetti does not trust: “It’s the Danish Olympia, they are strong and experienced”
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And this time it’s really tough: the level in the semifinals rises considerably, to go to the last act of this Champions League Qualification Round tonight at Palaverde Nutribullet will have to give something more than the other night. Because the Bakken Bears are clearly stronger than the English and indeed this can already be considered a final: let’s not make the mistake of thinking that Danish basketball is to be underestimated, this is a real opponent, which will make TvB sweat. And whoever passes will have a good chance, on Friday, of entering the Cup draw. «I have already said it and I repeat it: European basketball has grown in recent years – points out coach Max Menetti – Bakken is a bit like the Olimpia Milano of Denmark: about twenty championships won, history and tradition. Last year he managed to enter the Champions League groups and then went on to win in Sassari. And above all, it is a team used to playing this type of matches, with a core of national teams that have been together for 5-6 years ».
We must completely forget the first game. «On Monday we broke the emotion, now we have archived the Lions, so maximum concentration on the Bears, that is to know them on the field, understand who are the most dangerous ones, but also focus on the things we will have to do, how to limit mistakes as much as possible. We will have to raise the bar and know that a difficult evening awaits us: the opponent is strong and experienced ». The importance of the game requires that very few of the 1800 tickets remain this time. «Against the Londoners Palaverde provided a beautiful response, the cheering that was there seemed full and the players who arrived this year were surprised by the heat of the south curve. Now, I clearly don’t want to make appeals that might seem pathetic, but if any fans had any doubts, it’s time for them to understand that they have to participate in this dream with us. I have a bit of European experience too, it is not a call to arms but I am sure that Wednesday evening will be worth being there ».
Matteo Chillo also agrees on the need to be able to turn the page as soon as possible: «Now we really have to reset everything because we haven’t done anything yet. The qualifying rounds are like this: we must take what we have done good, but above all reflect on what we have done wrong and try to fix it as soon as possible. We still have a few hours to prepare and field the best of us. Many close matches at the beginning of the month were important to give us rhythm and to get to know each other, but obviously we have been together for a month and the process is still in progress ». The presale for today’s two matches (at 17.30 there is Tsmoki Minsk-ZZ Leiden), is open online and in the Vivaticket stores in Treviso and the Province.
Meanwhile, the Basketball League has announced the dates and times of the Supercoppa Final Eight: TvB will face Milan in Casalecchio on Saturday at 6 pm, that is the day after the possible final of the preliminaries, on Friday evening at 8.30 pm. Since these are games that are all played in a single day, this time there is no possibility of postponement. In other words, if tonight goes as everyone hopes, the team will be forced to two races from inside and outside in less than 24 hours. It’s today’s basketball, baby. –