Bologna –
Coach Luca Banchi spoke in press conference after the game with Tortona : “A demanding schedule, which forces us to find the energy to play every night. In the first minutes today we had objective difficulties, lost balls, defensive errors: we then grew exponentially, I liked the level of energy put on the court. This then allowed us to continue on that track, reaching a lead that seemed reassuring: the game seemed closed to us and we lifted our foot off the accelerator too much, with macroscopic errors especially on offense at a moment in the game when you need cynicism and experience to close it out. Shengelia’s gesture of asking for applause for Zizic? It was a gesture to be appreciated, there is affection among the boys and also esteem, there is a need for some to feel the warmth and closeness of the fans. Answers must be given on the field, working seriously and giving concrete answers. Morgan. This is a very high level, this is the first time he is measuring himself in such a context as the main point guard: he still struggles a bit to get into the game, we talked about it, his approaches to the game deserve something more but this is part of his character and character. We have to figure out how we can help him and how he can help us: then he experiences moments of competitive trance where his qualities testify to why he is here. We try to ride him for what he can give at certain junctures. Staying on a full score is not obvious and trivial, I told the guys as well: tonight I tried to change quintets to try to keep the proper energy, it’s complicated because to that you have to add quality in the game. It’s not easy even for experienced players at this level but we keep pushing and making progress.”
