Sokolowski and Imbrò still don’t want to throw in the towel «A few mistakes for the free players weigh. But now we are at Palaverde “
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The glass half full: with Akele non-existent, Russell, Sokolowski and Logan very mixed and the usual defensive rebound pain, we went so far from the company. Just a slight collective improvement, a few less carelessness and you go race-four. The glass half empty: Mekowulu has played the game of his life, it is difficult for him to be able to repeat himself at these levels. We have had and missed the great opportunity, it is hard to have another chance now to beat a super-battleship full of talent and experience, which at 2-0 will hardly miss the opportunity to end the series immediately.
These are the currents of thought of the supporters after the 80 minutes in Bologna. Maybe there would be a third one, the middle one, and that is that Treviso has now understood how to do it, has taken measures to a Virtus that is not unbeatable and is serenely preparing for another hard battle, aware, however, that in order not to go immediately on vacation she will be forced to raise the bar again. After all, we always play to win, not to lose honorably, even the realistic Menetti said: “The praise is good but the reality is that we are down 0-2”.
Of course, it’s not over here, the playoffs are full of more or less unexpected resurrections and De ‘Longhi is teased by the idea of bringing Virtus to a race four, on Wednesday, which would give Belinelli and his teammates all the pressure in the world. «We fought, proving to be able to compete to the last – is the opinion of Michelino Sokolowski – we could also win without too many mistakes in the free throws and some communication problems (read misunderstanding about a couple of passes, ed). Now in the competition we have to continue to defend well and aggressively, not allowing Bologna to play at its pace ».
Captain Matteo Imbrò is neither overly demoralized nor overly confident: «Let’s say that a bit of regret remains, like the satisfaction of having put Segafredo in difficulty. We all know that at this point we can safely play it, perhaps improving in the management of some choices at the end ». What are you referring to? «Well, my free mistake maybe for a bit of a hurry, some wrong communication, but it can be. It is clear that certain errors are paid for, especially if you have players like Teodosic and Belinelli in front of you ». And what do you expect tomorrow night at Palaverde? «The playoffs are completely different from all the others, and they are also different from each other. For our part we will need to raise the level of our basketball, eliminate certain errors, put more physicality, improve in some offensive reading and in defense not to allow easy baskets. We will take the field to win, as always. And above all we firmly believe that the series does not end on Monday ». –