Pesaro –
Coach Scariolo spoke at the press conference at the end of the game: “Congratulations to Tortona for the win. For our part, I think the huge difference is in the clear difference in the percentage of the three-point shot. We got nervous and we shouldn’t have. The defeat belongs to the team. The coach must take responsibility for it. The defeat is the team’s and the victory is Tortona’s that had beaten us in the championship and did it again tonight. We are especially sorry for the fans who came. In the coming weeks we will see a better team in terms of physical condition and cohesion, this is the commitment we make to the club and the fans. We’ll take our lesson and get to work to learn and grow.
Technical nervousness? Absolutely. We weren’t aggressive enough on them and we got nervous, rushing shots at times, I think we could have done more. But if there are shooters with 2 meters of space you have to shoot, mistakes can happen, but we mustn’t get disunited and get caught up in the eagerness to come right back.
Energy? There is no doubt that they played with more energy, we had little in many players but that can’t be an excuse.
Mannion on the bench in the second half? Pretty grey game, I thought I would play with more ready and experienced players, it was a technical choice.”
