Bologna –
Coach Scariolo spoke in the press conference after the win with Sassari: “I would say three very good quarters and a poor second quarter. In general we had a good defensive hold, with some smears I would say all concentrated in the second quarter. We should make really different comments on the game: I’m very happy with the three quarters, very unhappy with the second quarter, in the regular season it can happen, in the playoffs you can’t afford it. I’m glad I left on the court in the final the players who returned today, they were then the ones who widened the margin and closed the game: from this point of view it’s comforting that those who didn’t do well in the first half did well in the second half. Sassari is a good team, with a lot of potential and deserving of the ranking position they have. We are satisfied with another win that we score in the standings. The second quarter? The players who came in were not up to it, then afterwards they redeemed themselves largely in the second half. If we look at the plus minus of the first and second half of the same players it is obvious what I am saying. In the first half we created so many opportunities and missed them, counterattacks in superiority and we didn’t score, then afterwards the opponent is a team that does very well in transition in attack. A foretaste of the playoffs? Our physicality was below our possibilities, especially compared to what we will have to do in the playoffs. We need to grow in continuity, there is no doubt that by getting Cordinier back and with the growth of Abass and Pajola we will grow in that respect as well. Shengelia? He was a little fatigued in the final, he took a small hit and luckily there was no need to bring anyone in from the bench in the final.”
