En the the 60s, 70s and 80s, Milan was one of the greatest powers in European basketball. In those years forged a legend around his team with players who then dazzled in basketball FIBA after passing through the NBA What Bill Bradley o Bob McAdoo and with players who have been pure Italian basketball legend like Dino Meneghin or Mike D’Antoni.
But after winning his third European Cup in 1988, and being a semifinalist in 1992, Olympia disappeared from the European concert in a traverses the desert that has lasted 29 years. That is the time that has elapsed since his last Final Four to which he has returned as a great after successfully culminating a sports project that started three seasons ago.
During some phases of the regular league, the Milan it has been one of the teams that has done the best basketball. True to the style of his coach, Ettore Messina, The Italian champion is the team that has taken care of the ball the most, the leader with the fewest losses, and one of the best shot, second in percentage of triples with the team’s historic top: 41%.
This is the huge obstacle that awaits Bara in the semifinals. The Milan may have hungrier than many of his rivals in Cologne for the time they have been away from the European elite.
And to regain its greatness, the team leaders fall back on a Sergio Rodriguez which is still one of the best bases in Europe. Accompanied by stars like the former Bara, Malcolm Delaney, Kyle Hines who has already been Euroleague champion with CSKA, Luigi Datome, who traded Turkey for his native Italy to return to Final Four, or players with a lot of points in their hands like Zach Leday, Jeff Brooks, Kevin Punter o Shavon Shields.
With all this, the Milan wants to fly again in Europe, is fourth in the bets. That indicates the biggest challenge ahead of you in three days.
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