After the win against Reyer, coach Scariolo spoke in press conference: “A beautiful comeback, a great way to beat a great team like Venice. We were good at not losing our heads when we went down a lot in the score. Many players put in a real desire to win the game and in the end I think we won with merit. I say this to praise Venice: having beaten them five times out of five makes me proud, because Reyer is a team of absolute respect, they’ve been playing together for a long time and they have a very good organization and this rarely happens at this level. Now let’s reset and think about the EuroCup. The first place in the standings? It means that we didn’t do so bad. Obviously we’ll stop for a second and a half to look at the standings. We have to grow and put in new players. We want to be more and more a team with a lot of options, not dependent on someone, also because if someone is left on the bench nothing happens because there is someone of the same level on the field who can help win the game. Today we played the decisive moment of the game with a very atypical quintet that gave us a lot of energy: I think the work to be done now is on an individual level, to make everyone understand what they can give to the team. There comes a time in the season when you have to get off your butt and play to win.”
