Whether Udine has really pulled the plug to focus on tomorrow’s match already in the middle of the third period of Sunday’s match at the Pala Galassi or not, only the future of the semi-final will tell and it’s still a matter of goat’s wool. It is because in fact Unieuro did the same after the siren in the 30th minute and it took just over 25 minutes to make it clear how much, at least in the first two games, its mental and organizational superiority was clear.
The first 80 minutes are important
Two games, which absolutely does not mean that this fact already gives the red and white the pass for the final against Vanoli Cremona. In basketball the direction of the wind is always changing like in the open sea and in order not to suddenly find yourself stranded, you need to know how to direct the sails, understanding that at the “Carnera” you will need to demonstrate that you are good at sailing even upwind. Forlì can do it, it has already done it many times in this wonderful year and it will try tomorrow. With many fans following her in Friuli and many others who will return to fill the Cineflash of Forlimpopoli.
Therefore, Unieuro will not lack cheering, on the sidelines and from a distance, which so far has been winning the match against the Apu precisely on one of the opponents’ favorite terrains. One of those fields on which Udine had to find and enforce advantages and which, instead, has seen all the predictions, roles and hypothetical values overturned.
The alleged advantages of Udine
It is the terrain of physicality on which the Juventus team had to excel for centimeters of longs, half-longs and outsides, muscles and athletic skills. The exact opposite is happening because Udine is unable to make this advantage count neither in defense (where the area is prey to the centers and penetrations of the red and white wingers), nor in attack where only Ethan Esposito is showing continuity of performance. The statistics of the first two races are a perfect picture of what the series is saying in this respect.
What the numbers say
Unieuro, which also writes a very modest 22.9% from the arc, is winning thanks to a myriad more shots than its opponent: 150 against 118. Why is this happening? For two reasons. The first is the very low number of turnovers, only 16 in two matches against the 27 of the guests; the second are the rebounds: 94-76 the balance and above all 28-10 that of the offensive caroms. 31% of red and white shooting errors are followed by the conquest of an attacking rebound. It is a very high percentage in itself, especially if compared with the 15% of Udine. Above all, however, Unieuro maximizes these second chances, scoring 36 points from second shots against just 8 of their opponents. An abysmal difference that shows all the difference in intensity and energy between the teams.
The area that was to be conquered by the Old Wild West, is instead a possession of Forlì: 78 points in two matches scored inside the “painted” against 60 of the Friulians. The rest is done by the bench, an aspect on which Forlì has excelled since the beginning of the championship: 70 points signed by whoever takes over against 38. Confirming these trends or seeing them subverted: the future of the semifinal depends on this.
2023-06-06 05:37:01
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