Beautiful and terrible. This is how we need to define it Varese Basketball capable of beating Sassari last Sunday playing excellent, high-paced basketball made up of quick plays often ending at the rim or heavy shots at high percentages.
Beautiful, Therefore. However, tremendous because it makes us think of many untapped opportunities for a few points along the way to archive this season in a better way. The main objective remains, that is salvation, it’s really close. In fact, last week’s huge victory in Sardinia has placed Varese safe and only a mathematical combination is still keeping the red and whites in suspense.
The only case in which OJM is still at risk involves an arrival on equal points at 22 with Brindisi and today’s opponent Treviso with Varese who would have to lose by more than 19 points with the Venetians to have the possibility of relegation to A2.
Furthermore, Brindisi is condemned to always win: in this round at home against Venezia, in the next away from home against league leaders Brescia. Calendar anything but easy. From this point of view, Varese was good at exploiting the opportunity with Sassari and taking off the pressure that would have transformed this Varese Treviso in a sort of remake of last year’s Varese Scafati.
One last home match with the obligation to win, but to say goodbye to Masnago with a good result and, at the same time, try to recover as many positions as possible in the standings. Yes, because Varese’s future also depends on a better position in the ranking to be able to hope to obtain the pass for a European cup.
In fact, just two points ahead there is a trio made up of Cremona (1-1 but -6 in the direct match), Scafati (1-1 but -11 in the head-to-head match) e Sassari (2-0) which it would be useful to try to catch up or overcome with a view to improving the current thirteenth place.
From Treviso, capable of winning in Varese under coach Nicola last season, only Zanelli remains, a director whose game we know well and his desire to never give up. Revolution led by coach Vitucci which, to date, has not yielded the desired results in the Treviso area. Together with Zanelli in the direction is the American elf Justin Robinson: 173 centimeters of pure energy that produces 9.1 points accompanied by 4.2 assists per game. Lots of talent on guard with Ky Bowman, one of the many former Brindisi players, who scores 13.8 points per game, two more than last year in Puglia. Another former Brindisi is D’Angelo Harrison, a player with stellar talent, but who lights up intermittently. 12.7 points for him with a modest 28% from 6.75. The class of ’94 changes both Faggian who can also give minutes as a small forward where the starter is Olisevicius. Number 4 starter is Terry Allen, a player who drove the Varese rearguard crazy in the first leg with a performance of absolute depth while his replacement is another former player from Brindisi like Mezzanotte, a big man who opens the field very well with his heavy shot. Under the basket there is the solid Pauly Paulicap8 points and 7.1 rebounds per game, and that Gora Camera also coveted in the summer by Varese. For the former Virtus 3 points in 10 minutes and a lower impact than Ulaneo, chosen by the Varese management to complete the Varese roster.
Watch out for…Osvaldas Olisevicius
Having arrived at the start of the season from Reggio Emilia where he was out of Unahotels’ tactical plans, the Lithuanian is having a great season 15.3 points on average with 39.6% from 3, 5.4 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game. After leaving the Sarunas Marciusonis Academy, he made his debut in Trakai in Lithuania, then 3 years in Pieno Zvaigzdes and in 2017 his first experience abroad with the Wurzburg shirt. But in January he returns to Lithuania. He rose to the next level by signing with the Klaipeda coastal team where he stayed for two years before returning to the Bundesliga with Medi Bayreuth. His performances earned him a call from Reggio where he remained for two years: 16.2 points in the first year marred by a serious injury, 11.7 in the second year in Reggiana jersey. He is certainly one of the most dangerous attackers in our championship, solid like practically all Lithuanians and has a good knowledge of the game. Varese will have to be careful in limiting it.
Matteo Gallo
2024-04-27 10:33:26
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