Bologna –
Ending the game against Asvel Villaurbanne, coach Sergio Scariolo spoke in the press conference: “First of all, congratulations to Asvel. For sure it was a game with very good intensity in the first half but with a soft third quarter, which I still can’t explain. We didn’t draw fouls and we didn’t take good shots, while they have very good players that we put in rhythm. Bad defeat certainly, but we are at the beginning and we have to stay focused and look ahead. Cordinier in the second half? He didn’t play many minutes by our choice because we decided to use him in the running game, putting Ojeleye in the 4 spot: when we came back from the locker room we decided not to exploit him, but I wouldn’t put the blame for today’s defeat on him. We stopped focusing on our defense and on offense we ended up suffering. The lost balls contributed and not being able to attack in transition but on defense with excellent ‘rim protector’ players complicated our lives. We sinned in inexperience and mole, perhaps deluding ourselves that we didn’t need to push so hard, thinking we had it won. Shengelia’s return? He finished asphyxiated. He lacks match rhythm, but having broken the ice will allow him to add up minutes in the next games.”
