Bologna –
It’s true what it’s true what we’ve seen so far, today’s Varese is all to be discovered and under the historical vaults of Masnago it will present itself to Segafredo in a renewed look. Three victories in a row, noble scalps of Trento and Venice, two months to become the most unsettling team in the championship: six exits (Amato, Wilson, Egbunu, Kell, Jones and Gentile) often towards ambitious shores, from John Egbunu’s Hapoel Jerusalem, to Trey Kell’s Milan, up to Jalen Jones’ Bourg, Virtus’ travel companion in Eurocup, or Alessandro Gentile’s Brindisi.
A lot of new pieces too, it will be necessary to keep an eye on them, for this new Openjobmetis led by the small but deadly point guard Marcus Keene (19.9 points and 41.5% from three) with the guard Anthony Beane (13.5 points) to arm the perimeter, the expert Estonian shooter Siim-Sander Vene, at his third experience at the foot of Sacro Monte after the 2017-2018 and 2019-2020 seasons, and Justin Reyes, at his absolute debut in Serie A. Last arrival in order of time, the Puerto Rican is a class ’95 skilled in the open court and in one-on-one, in the G League he traveled to 14.6 points (40% from 3) and over 4 rebounds. In the area, Paulius Sorokas (7.9 points and 6.9 rebounds), the young prospect Guglielmo Caruso and Giancarlo Ferrero stand out, who from this restyling comes out again as a tactical “four”. Even off the court Varese completes its non-trivial multinational project: new is the general manager Michael Arcieri, new is the coach Johan Roijakkers, in place of Adriano Vertemati, intriguing debutant in Italy with a substantial German experience between Göttingen and Brose Bamberg. Driven by the strength of recent results, Openjobmetis remains the first team for offensive rebounds (11.9) and the most difficult to attack from distance (just 32.1% allowed in triples).
