Tonight will be an interesting test bench for Unieuro: in fact, it will also allow us to understand the level of the big names in the green group in view of the post season. Surely, the training coached by coach Franco Ciani is in all respects one of the best equipped teams in a playoff key, although the ranking is conditioned by the three penalty points suffered in the summer, and has nothing to envy to the Lombard trio formed by Cantù, Treviglio and Vanoli Cremona who lead the standings.
Fresh from four consecutive successes, the Turin side can count on a top-tier roster, which can afford to field numerically non-conditioning Americans: the former Ferrara Demario Mayfield brings great consistency in the control room (11 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists average in 28′), while under the basket Ronald Jackson has physical strength, in spite of his size, but certainly not top tier figures (9 points and 5 rebounds per game). The continuous and important contribution of the Italian troops is therefore necessary: Niccolò De Vico and Tommaso Guariglia bring points and great solidity both front and back to the basket (both travel to 14 points and 5 rebounds per game), while Simone Pepe is the gunslinger capable of deciding matches with triples, as he did in the last one on the Assigeco Piacenza field (82-84). But woe to stop here: Federico Poser, on the wing, travels in abundant double figures on average bringing his defense and physicality to his side, while in the control room Matteo Schina and Luca Vencato (over 6 assists on average) bring unpredictability and centimeters.
In short, Turin can count on a deep and varied roster, with numerous alternatives and great widespread quality. Not surprisingly, the Gialloblù are also the best attack in the entire A2, with over 83 points per game and very high shooting percentages, both from 2 (57%) and from the arc (35%). For Unieuro, therefore, it will be a tough and demanding challenge: the push from the Palafiera will be needed, always warm and close to its favorites.
Valerio Rustignoli
