The victory against Vigevano allowed La T Gema to sit in first place in the standings, and above all to gain a 2-0 in head-to-head matches which could prove very valuable in a very balanced championship, without reference points, which sees six teams in two points and the top eight in a handkerchief of 4 points. A championship where distractions are not allowed, and where every match makes its own story.
T Gema has understood this and has been proceeding at a steamroller for a few weeks: their fifth consecutive victory came against Elachem, which kicked off a month of January with a very high difficulty coefficient, which will be followed by an equally tough February. But the incipit is to look at one game at a time and therefore all we have to do is applaud a team that won the match against the former league leaders on all levels, dominating in rebounds against a physical team, conceding 69 points to one of the best attacks in the championship and slowly crushing the speed of ideas and thought of a team that was coming off 11 victories in the last 12 games.
And coach Andreazza’s satisfaction is more than justified: “We were good at taming a difficult match – he says – which at the beginning we complicated with a few minutes of blackout. Despite a difficult phase we ended the first quarter only 2 points down, proof that we did not lose our bearings despite having to take measures for the match. Fortunately the negative moment did not last long, from the second quarter onwards we put in place a lot of solidity and variety of solutions, the fact of having 10 players allows us to expand the tactical possibilities and fielding high and low quintets that adapt to the game, and above all to keep a high pace.” It was the opportunity to see the latest arrival, Nicolò Isotta, at work: “He is still far behind – explains the La T Gema coach – he needs to find the match rhythm and understand the team’s needs. But his performance was encouraging, it allowed us to vary solutions and quintets”.
The rossoblù coach then goes on to talk about the individuals: “I underline the great performance of D’Alessandro, who deserved and needed a match like this. His obscure work is very precious, but this time he also scored important baskets. Mattia Acunzo deserves a mention, who had zero points but ten rebounds, a solid game that goes beyond the numbers. In the great performance of the big men I cannot fail to mention Vedovato, an exceptional boy who is proving to be the ideal player for the role we were playing looking, that is, intimidation and effectiveness in the area”. Now La T Gema is waiting for two away exams: on Sunday the trip to Capo D’Orlando and then the trip to Treviglio will follow. One game at a time, as always.
