After the 2021 Pre-Olympic and Olympic and European 2022 versions, the 2023 World Cup will be an Italy without Nico Mannion. No blue, after an all too complicated season, for the now former Virtus Bologna point guard, who is taking a summer away from basketball on the hardwood floor waiting for better times (and a hope of being able to show off more at Baskonia than he was able to do in black and white).
Per Gianmarco Pozzecco it is now a question of having to make up for a weapon which, in the best conditions, is able to shuffle the cards without too many compliments. In particular, Poz (and Meo Sacchetti before him) used it to be able to change pace, in particular by suddenly changing the speed of the game when necessary. A factor, this, that made it a perfect alternative to Marco Spisso or especially to Alexander Pajolawho are completely different players by type.
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What fate now for Italy? The dilemma is legitimate, because it involves maintaining a group with two point guards (and therefore sending only Spissu and Pajola to the World Cup in the Philippines, Indonesia and Japan) or leaving the setting unchanged with three point guards, thus inserting Matthew Spanish. Which, moreover, has a certain need to be accredited even in a similar context: after all, according to the radio transfer market, he is expected from an ever closer agreement with Alba Berlin, alias first career experience in the Euroleague where they have already landed in the past Simone Fontecchio and Gabriele Procida.
Speaking of guards (although Procida is a 2-3), a possible choice of only two point guards could open up a space here next to the aforementioned former Fortitudo Bologna and Cantù and Stefano Tonut. Sure, that could be one more spot to use for one in between Woldetensae and Visconti, but it could also happen that Pozzecco tries to have more dimension near the basket. And, at that point, he can re-enter the game in a broad way, for example Luke Severini. In any case, there will be only three cuts to be made by the blue coach. Not simple, it must be said, but they will be accomplished. And, in a little while, the round of friendlies will give him many indications.
Credit: Ciamillo
2023-07-31 21:35:00
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