Reyer disaster: he squanders 13 points ahead and loses to Taliercio with Bursaspor

On the second day of Eurocup the orogranata “manage” in the enterprise to score 5 points in the last 10 ‘by suffering a partial of 24-5

Reyer is not yet a team. This is the bitter observation at the end of the second round of Eurocup. Bursaspor was certainly not a top quintet, beyond the snipers Freeman and Needham, but the De Raffaele quintet managed, despite having had 13 points ahead on several occasions, to lose (62-70). From 57-44 on 29 ‘he suffered a Turkish half of 26-5.

This is unacceptable for an ambitious team like Reyer. In the last 10 ‘Venice has succeeded in the enterprise, so to speak, of scoring only 5 points. The problems are many, starting with playmaking: at the moment Phillip seems inadequate to De Raffaele’s game. The team seems to suffer greatly from the absence of its charismatic captain, Michael Bramos. The orogranata, as usual, were stubborn with the three-point shot, getting a bad 4/24, not counting 50% from the line and 21 turnovers. The coaching staff will have to analyze why the team often goes out in the last period.

Good start. The cut-outs of the Turks are difficult to interpret and the greens go to 9-7 thanks to a partial 4-0, concluded by Guven. Venezia responds with the usual perimeter game: from the bow, Vitali, the first shot does not fail, the second does. Brooks gives the first snatch with 5 points in a row, but Needham responds from the arc and is 17-14 at 7’24 “.

The problem is that the Turkish guns, Freeman and Needham keep hammering from the bow. At 45 ”from 10 ‘the 2-7 run was served after a dunk by Hayes for the 20-21 of the Bursa quintet. It takes a step back from Daye to fix the score in the first quarter at 22-21 for Reyer.

Anger Stone. Entering Stone’s parquet increases the defensive intensity. Echodas also rises in tone, but Bursaspor always remains in the game. Freeman places the bomb of the advantage, Daye takes care of bringing the orogranata forward with 4 points in a row (30-28). Stone proves to have a warm hand even from the bow and is 33-29 at 16’33 “.

De Raffaele finds countermeasures to Freeman with Brooks. And, after the twist, Watt, completes the half-time of 11-1 for the 37-29 with 3’33 “from the interval. Two three-point games from Bursaspor reopen the games, but Echodas and Tonut are deadly (6 points in a row), including 4 in transition. A partial 8-0 that does not allow replies and allows De Raffaele’s boys to go to the interval on + 11 (45-34). And Stone’s defensive block is a delight for the Taliercio crowd.

Drop in 20 seconds‘. Vitali takes a rebound and leans against the basket: it is 49-36. But Freeman and Needham continue to be relentless from the arc. The Alimpijevic area does not scare Reyer who chooses penetrations. Vitali is particularly reactive, wins a rebound in defense and throws De Nicolao in transition who takes the foul.

Compared to the second quarter there is little score, Freeman brings the Turks back to 10, Watt thinks, with a three-point game, to return the +13 to Venice. Reyer continues with amnesia, Sanders seems distracted. It takes a transition, finalized by a dunk of Watt to restore breath to the orogranata typhus. At 30 ‘it is 57-46: a third disappointing period ended with 12-12.

Disaster. The last period begins. Five points from Turen and a triple from Freeman give the Turks -3. Watt tries to patch it up, but Reyer isn’t there.