Sassari –
Coach Banchi’s words in the post-game in Sassari: “A tough game as expected, it turned out to be difficult, also complicit in not being able to curb the inspired morning by our opponents, who found the basket with continuity. I hoped that we had directed the game differently when then on +5 there was an important counter break, I don’t want to say decisive because obviously, in the final, there were a series of episodes in the last two minutes, which could have rewarded one or the other team. As far as we are concerned, the analysis stops at the fact that we were not able to hold Sassari to any realization regimes in terms of numbers, percentage and type of conclusion, as much as we would have needed to do. These are difficult contests to prepare for, complex to play, with opponents who must be given credit for putting this long period of preparation to good use, making themselves very ready, responsive, aggressive. We were only able at times to replicate and at certain moments to direct the game as we would have liked and unfortunately in the final we recriminate for not having the precision, to resolve the match differently. The numbers do not lie, a very inspired day by Jefferson, an overall percentage from the field that leaves little hope when you concede 93 points to your opponents, symptomatic of the fact that for a team of our type it becomes complex to find a solution. I don’t know it thoroughly to judge, today we played a very inspired game, when you shoot with certain percentages and play with this level of aggressiveness and energy you have to give credit to your opponents. For us it is a constant condition, when a team like Virtus plays against any opponent on any court it is a boost of motivation, confidence and opportunity for any opponent. It is a condition that we are quite used to coping with, I stop at an analysis of what our performance was, I give credit to the opponents, I have to reflect on what we could and should have done to control this game better and differently.”
