The clock phase comes to life with the first of the four events that will lead to the playoffs from Friday to May 1st. Pallacanestro Forlì 2.015 will host the 2B Control Trapani on Friday evening at the Palafiera (duo at 20), which closed the regular season with salvation and ninth place in the standings, 20 points from the first of the green round, the Apu Old Wild West Udine. The team of coach Daniele Parente will present itself strong of the victory won in the derby on the field of the penultimate in the Capo d’Orlando standings, after having gained three consecutive defeats, with the aim of grabbing the playoffs. The Sicilians travel with an average of 72.6 points, with 48% from two and 30% from the arc. Get an average of 34 rebounds per game, 24 of which are defensive. He loses about 11 balls per match and serves almost 14 assists.
The red and white of coach Sandro Dell’Agnello will have to pay attention to winger Marco Mollura, who finished the regular season with 11.3 points, 5.1 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game. Another danger comes from the hands of the American Elijah Childs and the numbers speak for themselves: 14.9 points and 10.4 rebounds his business card, with 40% from three and 54% from painted. Sekou Wiggs makes physicality his strength, 16.5 points, 4.9 rebounds and 2.7 assists per laced. Another who is used to double digits is the play-guard Federico Massone (10.1 points, 4.2 rebounds and 4.1 assists), which coach Parente alternates with Celis Taflaj (9.2 points and 2.3 rebounds on average) . The engine of 2B Control is the playmaker Gabriele Romeo (9.2 points, 2 rebounds and 2.3 assists). Also included in the rotations are Simone Tomasini, Vincenzo Guaiana and Ygor Biordi.
“Trapani is an awkward team to face, you will need great concentration from the” duo ball “and for all 40 minutes – says assistant coach Paolo Ruggeri -. They can field quintets capable of opening the field with their danger from the perimeter, and they have players of great temperament and determination. The defensive transition, and the ability to exploit our physicality will be among the keys to the match. We are in the final sprint and we must collect as much as possible from this clock phase. “
“It will be the first match of the clock phase and we will face a team that we have never met before – these are the words of Davide Bruttini -. We know that they often play with small quintets and that they are very aggressive, and we will have to be ready. putting as much intensity throughout the game and paying attention to any atypical solutions. We want to continue the positive path we have had in recent weeks, even starting from a better approach to the match, doing better than what happened in the last match against Ravenna “. The race will be broadcast live on MediaSport: Channel 402 DTV (MS Sport), Channel 814 of Sky (MS Channel), Channel 54 of Tivusat (Ms Channel).
