ROSS 6 – A bit like the mirror of the team, in the sense that he knows how to find interesting and surprising plays (for the opposing defense), but at the risk of going out of bounds. In the crack occurred at 35 ‘there is alas his hand; on the other hand he has the courage and the desire to take responsibility even during the final sprint. Of course, he has a lot of room for growth but he is already a key man in the team.
WOLDETENSAE 6.5 – When, in the second half, he adds offensive weight to his game, he becomes one of the main protagonists of the Varese evening: he is one of the last to surrender and his third triple is yet another buffer against Brescia’s ambitions. In the first 20 ‘he works well in defense but is transparent in attack; in the interval, however, he finds the turning point.
FROM NICOLAO 7 – The metronome from which, at least tonight, a few more possessions should have passed in the finale. He doesn’t have the ability to invent out-of-the-box baskets like Ross, but he is probably a better manager of the ball and the stopwatch: good combined use but we would have given him more ball in hand. 9 points, 5 assists, one error from the field.
REYES 5 (THE WORST) – If Brown and Owens’ insufficient evidence still contains positive, albeit limited, reflections, there is very little to save on Justin’s evening. A couple of defensive leaps, a couple of rebounded balls and nothing more. Because he often plays without basketball intelligence (the hurried shot at 20 ‘, a couple of avoidable taps when it was necessary to “bring the ball down and try again”) and because in defense, on the bow against Petrucelli, he is not able to even make the tickle the home bomber jacket.
FERRERO 7.5 (THE BEST) – He could shoot with his eyes closed from the tollbooth which would also make a basket. He also enchants the home crowd (who curses him, though … with respect) every time he puts in the archery, even with the defender getting closer and closer. More points than minutes, sensational game. MVP Confident also for our readers #directavn.
Lost opportunity for Openjobmetis: Brescia comes back and wins in the final
BROWN 5 – A hot start that seems to want to “purify” his disqualification then reduced. However, in attack, he stops there and this is not good for one of the designated leaders – even offensive – of the team. More was expected of him, especially when the game becomes more and more robust, instead he does not leave big marks on the game. And indeed, he loses a decisive ball in the final.
CARUSO 6.5 – In the first half, by posting, the starting pivot from Varese because he is on the pitch with attention and concreteness, waving a couple of blocks and working well on rebound. He few points, but he doesn’t have big balls to manage. He drops a bit with the passing of the minutes – he will play 14, perhaps he deserved a few more – but he remains the author of a more than positive test.
OWENS 5 – Still behind, especially against a battery of longs maybe not irresistible but certainly stazzato. A couple of good flashes for the end-of-the-match footage, some good defensive closure with fast feet but the misery of two rebounds the too much greed of wanting to close the high balls with a dunk.
JOHNSON 6,5 – Not a sparkling test, but still a solid match in which he does not find glories from a distance but still manages to invent more than something approaching the basket. Perhaps he should have taken the situation more in hand in the last quarter of the race, but it seems to us that his evening was more useful than harmful.
Brase: “Positive and negative phases, in the second half more difficult to shoot”
