This is how Coach Peppe Poeta commented on the victory over Baskonia: “I’m happy, because in the second half we played well, as we wanted. We held them to 33 points and the attack continued to grind out the game like in the first half. For us it’s a question of continuity, that’s what we haven’t been recently, because we’ve always had the performance. Even today, six men in double figures. It’s the second consecutive victory: in the EuroLeague it’s never easy. We know Booker needs minutes, like Nebo, and it’s no secret that without Josh he generally responds better. I two centers have different characteristics, Nebo gives us more depth, Booker can open up, make “seals”. It’s up to us and our guards to activate them, adapt to their characteristics. Today Flaccadori scored ten points, but since he returned he has always been perfect. Against Partizan he was useful, defending for three minutes on Cameron Paryne. He is an example, whether he plays for three minutes or fifteen he always gives be a defender. Sometimes he did it, now there is a decline, but that’s what I explained to him.
They are Zach LeDay: “He was very intelligent in understanding that if the ball circulates, and we have fluidity, then the ball gets to him even when we don’t necessarily immediately go to the low post from him, because that would make us predictable and stagnant. In the last few games he has always given a lot. I just hope that the injuries allow us to breathe. I’m happy with today’s performance, but Bolmaro and Nebo are two pillars of our defense. And it worries me that without them in two days we will go to Villeurbanne to play another intense match. The EuroLeague is like that.”
On the half-time rant: “I don’t know if it helped. You know how I am but that doesn’t mean that I don’t get angry and that I don’t let it be known. We’ve changed our face but I don’t know if this is the reason. I think the credit goes to the boys who understood what was needed to win the match, to be consistent.”
