Silvano Focarelli / TREVISO
The 17 triples strung by Treviso Basket into the Tortona basket are the new company record, which improves the 15 trimmed a year ago in Brescia and two years ago in Rome. And the 8 (out of 10, not even Logan …) of Dimsa cancel the 7 of Imbrò in Brescia.
In addition, the 24 team assists equal those handled in competitions against Virtus and Cantù. Finally, Russell’s rating 27 is his high since he has been in Treviso.
These are the raw figures, sparkling statistics, personal and team records that are undoubtedly pleasing. But that still do not fully explain the formidable performance, ballistic but not only, of Nutribullet the other night on the ground of a team that will certainly cause trouble for everyone, as on the other hand he had shown to do already in the preseason. We are more or less at the level of the memorable evening against Minsk in the Q Round final, maybe even something better.
This is to say that it is nothing new now to see TvB express themselves so well. And it amazes, but up to a certain point, also the tranquility, the serenity with which this team knows how to stay on the pitch, overcoming even the most difficult moments with great confidence. The players seem to have been together for a lifetime and not for just a couple of months. Without ever forgetting that the captain is not there.
«Winning away games, not only in basketball but in sports in general, and with a similar gap is never easy – argues Nicola Akele – we beat an opponent who had shown excellent things in the preseason with a lot of authority. Personally, perhaps I did not expect to win so clearly, but to win anyway yes: we were solid and constant for 40 minutes, good at limiting their offensive qualities and at the same time expressing ours. After a fairly balanced first half, we continued our game to the end while Tortona dropped a lot in terms of intensity ».
Individual exploits aside, this is definitely a team success.
«Absolutely: we have all given our contribution, after all to win so clearly the personal performance is not enough, it was necessary that everyone put his brick. And so it was ».
And you are showing that mentality invoked by Menetti.
«It all starts with a hard core, that is, the five remaining from last year, today four without Imbrò, even if the captain makes himself feel the same. And we know the coach’s playing system well, what he wants from us. It is also important to have hired experienced players such as Dimsa, Sims and Jones, who help the inclusion of young people ».
In fact, the market choices seem to be spot on, you give the impression of feeling really good together.
«Having to start earlier, we had to speed up times with an important pre-season between the Super Cup and the Champions League, which favored the integration of the newcomers. I can say that there is a great harmony between us on and off the pitch, we are really good together. And of course this is noticeable in the game ».
You have best prepared the super-challenge on Saturday night.
«We are aware of our means, we also know what we have to work on: we are playing well but I am convinced that the margins for improvement are considerable, I don’t know how many but we have them, to raise the bar. After all, we are just in the first season of the championship and we tend to improve with the games, as we saw in the last championship. So the goal is to get to the end of the season in the best possible way ».
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